Travelers make their way to trains in Grand Central Station, New York November 22, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:04am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shaky economy notwithstanding, Americans intend to travel farther and spend more in 2012, according to a nationwide poll. Long-haul bookings to ...Read More
Travel experts say burdensome visa requirements hurting economy State tourism officials say easing visa requirements for overseas visitors could boost the Colorado ski industry. By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Tourism is expected to grow about 3.3 percent annually during the next two decades, with international arrivals passing the 1 billion mark for the first ...Read More
By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor Travelers fretting about the hazards of air travel — missed connections, lost bags, etc. — can rest easy on at least one front. According to a just-released analysis from Ascend, a London-based aviation consulting company, flying is safer than ever. “We still have a few days left but, provisionally speaking, ...Read More
Europe’s anticarbon crusade failed to extend the Kyoto Protocol this month, but the boys in Brussels don’t give up easily. Now Europe may kick off a trade war with its new scheme to tax airlines on carbon emissions. The rule, which goes into effect January 1, will apply to all airlines regardless of nationality and ...Read More
Parlez vous Français? Sprechen sie Deutsch? Now might be the time. There’s a habit among Colorado skiers to think that their mountain is the center of the universe. And while Vail may be the “best place on the planet” and Arapahoe Basin is where “the true hardcores hang out,” there’s another option to consider. And ...Read More
Even before next week’s fare rises, an annual season ticket between Woking and Waterloo – including a central London transport pass costs £3,268. A French commuter travelling from Ballancourt-sur-Essonne to Paris faces an annual bill of £924.66. Even this is proving too much for some, with Parisians threatening a fare strike. Meanwhile a German going ...Read More
A glaring failure by almost all European countries to check passports against an international database of lost and stolen travel documents is leaving the Continent vulnerable to a terrorist attack on the scale of the Madrid train bombings, the head of Interpol has warned. In what he said he hoped would not be his “last ...Read More
NEW YORK — Stocks closed lower Wednesday after Europe’s central bank disclosed figures suggesting that banks in the region were becoming increasingly reluctant to lend to each other. The S&P 500 is now negative for the year again, after barely turning positive Friday. The European Central Bank said the continent’s banks parked $590.72 billion with ...Read More
Panama, Courtesy of Panama tourism It’s almost a new year, and a survey of 640 travel agents from the Travel Leaders network has identified trends for 2012. Answers are based on actual bookings. The results: More international travel: More Americans are traveling farther, with bookings up to Europe, Asia and Australia. More families are traveling together overseas. Closer to ...Read More
Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:35pm EST * FTSEurofirst down 0.7 pct * Trading is choppy in light volume * Auto sector falls 3 pct on profit taking By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – European shares tracked Wall Street into the red in light trade on Wednesday, with auto makers the steepest fallers as ...Read More