Michelin declares Tokyo culinary capital
Leading restaurant guide Michelin has declared Tokyo to be the world’ culinary capital – for the second year running. The city’s dining venues were awarded 227 stars in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2009, meaning that it placed ahead of ...
by Dave Humphries November 21st, 2008
AirTran expecting loss for fiscal year
The parent company of Orlando, Florida-based AirTran Airways has said that it expects the airline to post its first yearly loss since 1999. Arne Haak, the company’s CFO, reported at the Imperial Capital Global Opportunities Conference in New York that ...
by Dave Humphries November 19th, 2008
US regulators toughen rules on pilot rest periods
In the face of major opposition from the airlines involved, U.S. regulators have instituted rules aimed at reducing the potential hazards caused by pilot fatigue during long-haul international flights. Nearly 18 months of debates on the issue ended with ...
by Dave Humphries November 17th, 2008
Strike causes third day of delays at Alitalia
Alitalia had to cancel more flights on Wednesday as the protest by some of its pilots and flight attendants entered its third day. By 0830 GMT, 18 flights had been cancelled, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. On Tuesday, the airline ...
by Dave Humphries November 13th, 2008
Global tourism affected by economic slowdown
For the past three years, the number of tourist arrivals internationally has risen by an average of seven per cent per year, but according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the number will most likely be only two ...
by Dave Humphries November 11th, 2008
Britain sees first steam train in 50 years
Rail enthusiasts lined the platform at York station on Tuesday evening to see Britain’s first steam train in a half century begin its return journey to the coast. The Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam train, called the Tornado, left its ...
by Dave Humphries November 6th, 2008
New Scotland ferry terminal planned
The end of November should see plans lodged for south-west Scotland’s new Stena Line ferry terminal. The company’s plan is to relocate its Irish Sea operations from Stranraer to Old House Point in Cairnryan, at an estimated cost of as ...
by Dave Humphries November 4th, 2008
Airports expanding worldwide at a bad time
Airports in countries across the globe have initiated expansion projects over the past decade that have included constructing new runways and terminals geared toward handling increased passenger and freight traffic that seemed destined to continue growing. Many of the development ...
by Dave Humphries October 31st, 2008
LAX landing system problem causes flight delays
Early on Tuesday morning the rate of flights coming in to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) fell from 68 to 32 per hour, which led to delays that averaged nearly 40 minutes. The instrument landing system at the airport ...
by Dave Humphries October 29th, 2008
Ryanair closes base at Valencia
Following a dispute with the local council, Ryanair has closed its operational base in Valencia, Spain, meaning the loss of 70 flights each week. The Irish budget carrier’s decision will impact 10 routes that connect Valencia with the UK airports at East Midlands, Liverpool and Stansted – routes that
by Dave Humphries October 27th, 2008
Financial crisis to slow US domestic travel
Global Insight, a leading international company providing economic and financial analyses and forecasts, has released an update of its publication, U.S. Travel Insights, for the 3rd quarter of 2008, calling for a decline in the number of domestic trips, and ...
by Dave Humphries October 23rd, 2008
Qantas reports decline in demand
Reuters has reported that the chief executive at Qantas, Geoff Dixon, is saying that although the carrier is experiencing a weakening of demand in all classes of travel, the airline is holding up better than many others. Dixon was speaking at the launch of its new A380 superjumbo service to
by Dave Humphries October 21st, 2008