by Princine Lewis | Posted on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 — 11:44 AM (image courtesy of Rick Steves) Rick Steves, author of more than 50 European travel guidebooks and host of the public television series Rick Steves’ Europe, will discuss how thoughtful travel expands our world view and shapes how we address the challenges confronting ...Read More

By SLOBODAN LEKIC The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The number of commercial flights in Europe will continue to fall this year because of the continent’s economic troubles, air traffic agency Eurocontrol said Wednesday. The agency forecast there will be a total of 9.7 million flights across Europe in 2012, 1.3 percent less than last year. ...Read More

The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany — A German labor court has ordered Frankfurt airport ground workers back on the job after sporadic strikes over the past week caused hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at Europe’s third busiest hub. The Frankfurt court ruled Wednesday in favor of airport operator Fraport AG and airline Lufthansa, which ...Read More

February 28, 2012, 5:22 PM EST By Ari Levy (Updates with closing share price in second paragraph.) Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Priceline.com Inc., the biggest U.S. online travel agency by market value, reached the highest in more than a decade after fourth-quarter profit and sales beat analysts’ estimates. Priceline gained $41.22, or 7 percent, to ...Read More

Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:43 pm | Updated: 12:28 am, Wed Feb 29, 2012. Famed travel writer Rick Steves will be speaking at Vanderbilt next month as part of “Rick’s Road Trip USA”, a cross-country tour that will take him to twenty cities in twenty days.  Steves is the author of over fifty European ...Read More

February 27, 2012, 6:23 PM EST By Ari Levy (Updates with profit forecast in sixth paragraph.) Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — Priceline.com Inc., the biggest U.S. online travel agency by market value, reported fourth-quarter profit and sales that topped analysts’ estimates after expanding into more countries and taking market share from rivals. Sales climbed 35 percent ...Read More

By Bloomberg News Samsonite International SA, the world’s largest maker of branded luggage, expects the European travel market to retreat in the first six months of the year and then begin to recover. “Maybe in the first half it will go back slightly but I think in the second half of this year and next ...Read More

February 27, 2012, 12:33 PM EST By Sarah Shannon Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Samsonite International SA, the world’s largest maker of branded luggage, expects the European travel market to retreat in the first six months of the year and then begin to recover. “Maybe in the first half it will go back slightly but I ...Read More

– Stocks edge lower amid concerns over euro-zone’s bailout program – Stocks ease off session lows after data show pending home sales grew last month to the highest level in 21 months – Reading on Dallas manufacturing rises more than expected – Europe markets drop as G-20 defers decision on euro-zone aid NEW YORK (Dow ...Read More

There’s more to Rick Steves than the go-to guy for advice on traveling Europe on a budget. The National Public Television and radio personality is a quiet humanitarian, a devout Lutheran and leans toward a more liberal philosophy when it comes to his political views, such as being pro-choice and decriminalizing marijuana for responsible adults. ...Read More