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3,2008
American Trans Air suspended all passenger service as of last night.
If you are holidng ticket and you paid with a credit card, please contact
the card issuer to see about getting a refund which may be possible.
If you purchased a package you may be better off -
Some tour operators will allow you to use the value towards another airline
to your vacation spot.
Hawaiian Airlines is to start Oakland -
Honolulu service next month.
Northwest Airlines is to reduce domestic
service to some destinations,
retire older planes as well as increase the the fuel surcharges.
AIR FRANCE-KLM may re-start merger talks with Alitalia.
When AF/KL walked out of the talks due to problems with the unions,
Italy finally realized that the only other option for Alitalia was bancruptcy.
March 31, 2008
ALOHA AIRLINES is suspending all passenger service after today!
If you are holding a an Aloha Airlines or code share with Aloha Airlines ticket,
call your travel seller or the Credit card company that you used to pay with now.
London Heathrow Terminal 5 has had svereal problems since it opened last week.
All long haul international fligths are operating as scheduled, and domestic
European flights schedules are being increased since the reduction last week.
Make sure to check which terminal and if your flight is
operating on time before
you leave for the airport by calling the airline directly.
March 29, 2008
British Airways' London Heathrow Terminal 5 opened this morning.
Most of if their flights will be moved here over the next months, but not all.
Likewise, most other airlines are changing terminals as well,
so do not forget to reconfirm which terminals your flights will be depart from and
arrive to.
Average connecting time to/from Terminal 5 will be 2 hours.
March 20, 2008
British Airways has increased their stake in Iberia, but not said wether
they want to buy all of the Airline.
Emirates Airlines are starting non stop flights between
Los Angeles and Dubai
in September 1, 2008.
The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777 and will take 16 hours.
March 12, 2008
CitizenM hotels offering minimal space
with affordable luxury are
to open across Europe starting in 2008 with the Amsterdam Airport location.
Sheraton will become all non smoking in
it's US, Canada and Caribbean
locations starting on December 31, 2008
New non stop flights from
London/Heathrow starting in April, will be to:
Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Newark, New York-JFK
and Seattle
W Hotels will open a new hotel in
Downtown New York in 2009
There is now one website that will help you with
information about
400 US and Canada airports - www.aci-na.org
Marriott is introducing a boutique
concept called Edition.
100 location to open in major cities in the US and Europe starting 2009.
January 12, 2008
Delta and Northwest Airlines are in advanced talks about a possible
merger, however neither will comment publicly.
Singapore Airlines will start flying
from Houston to Singapore via Moscow.
American Airlines is adding San Salvador
flights from its hub in Dallas.
KLM will start flying non stop from
Dallas to Amsterdam this spring.
Meanwhile at London Heathrow;
Starting 29 March, British Airways will move most of its flights to Terminal 5
while Air France and KLM will move to Terminal 4.
Renovations and closures of Terminals 1, 2 and 3 will
occur, so please reconfirm
which terminal will be used by your airline.
December12, 2007
Spring
and Summer special fares are here now, so do not delay.
The airlines experienced a great year even though the fuel costs
increased, thanks to very full planes.
This
does not look to change for the 2008 as most airlines are scaling
back their expansion in the new year.
The
fares have to be purchased by 31 January and most airlines are
planning on fare increases of 5-10%.
European
tours and pre-booked city packages have become
even more attractive because of the value of the US Dollar.
Holland
America Line is introducing their new Signature-line ship,
the 2104 guest Ms Eurodam. The new ship will feature a contemporary
décor and offer three alternative restaurants.
The vessel will cruise in Europe, Canada/New England and finish the
year in the Caribbean.
Norwegian
Coastal Voyage has been renamed to their original name -
Hurtigrutten, but they still offer excellent north and southbound
coastal cruises along the Norwegian coast.
You
can do the full journey or just a few ports depending on your schedule.
Starwood
Hotels are introducing their new extend stay brand, the Element.
Grand
Californian Hotel at Disneyland in Anaheim is undergoing an expansion
of rooms by 30% as well as addition of Disney Vacation Club Villas to be
complete by 2009.
Royal
Lahaina Hotel on Maui, Hawaii started a 330 million renovation of the resort.
Now the Main Tower has been completed including upgraded hotel rooms with
designed teak furniture, high-definition flat-screen televisions, IPod, MP3
player ports and complimentary high-speed internet access.
Yotel, Cabin hotel in Terminal 4 at London/Heathrow
is now open.
Amsterdam's
Schipol Airport will be 100% smoke free on 1 January, 2008
31 August, 2007
Alitalia Airlines said that they are looking into reducing international
service from its Milan/Malpensa hub.
Cost reductions will also include reduction of staff and aircraft.
The Priztker Family has sold of USD1 billion worth of
shares of its controlling
stake of the Hyatt hotel chain.
A shortage of pilots due to downsizing at most airlines
may see more cancellation
of flights in the future.
27 July, 2007
V Australia has received approval from Australia.
Once the US approves them, they will start Non Australia-US non stop flights.
Virgin America can finally start flying.
First cities are San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas
Summer Film festival:
LOCARNO - August 1 to 11
www.pardo.ch
Norwegian - August 17 to 24
www.filmfestivalen.no
Sao Paulo - August 23 to September 1
www.kinoforum.org
Venice - August 29 to September 8
www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival
San Sebastian - September 20 to 29
www.sansebastianfestival.com
26 June, 2007
New flight routes from Major Carriers:
Virgin Atlantic - Chicago to London
Delta Airlines - New York to Bucharest
Air France - Seattle to Paris
JetBlue - San Francisco to Boston and New York to Nantucket
EasyJet - Berlin - Venice
Jail to Luxury Hotel
Boston Jail to open as The Liberty Hotel later this summer
July 29 - Tour de France finale in Paris
August 1-5 - Main Lobster Festival
1 June, 2007
Northwest Airlines reconstruction completed
Yotel is now taking reservations for
their London Gatwick Airport in terminal hotel rooms
for stays starting in July. Yotel Heathrow will open in September.
The rates start at GBP25 for 4 hours and GBP55 for overnights
Read more at www.yotel.com
7 May, 2007
United Airlines has opened sales on Los Angeles - Hong Kong and Washington Dulles
- Rio
MaxJet - discounted all business class
Airline is starting non stop service
between Las Vegas and Los Angeles and London.
Delta Airlines has emerged from
Bankruptcy and is reducing its flights to Acapulco and Ixtapa.
6 April, 2007
Aeroflot has add their bid for Alitalia Airlines.
Sheraton Four Point is upgrading its properties and adding locations in
New York (Soho, Time Square), Chicago and Philadelphia.
New chain, Citystay hotels will open
locations in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Washington DC and Miami.
5 March, 2007
This past weekend, America West discontinued the HP designation
on tickets
and converted all flights to US - US Airways.
Disney Cruises are building two new
ships to add to their existing two.
They are still in the planning stage regarding ports, but the US West Coast and
Mediterranean are likely destinations starting 2011.
14 February.07
Bush proposes a change of tax to pay for the Traffic
Control Centers.
The plan is to scrap the per seat cost, but base it on per aircraft and time of day.
Southwest was again the top in the on-time performance in
2006
1 - Southwest - 80.5%
2 - US Airways - 76.9%
3 - Delta - 76.3%
You can now hire a chauffeured car service
using a Hybrid car in the Bay Area -
including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose
Spirit Airlines has cut free checked
bags to one per person.
31 Jan.07
US Airways offer to purchase of Delta has been cancelled.
Look for no smoking in most public areas in France in 2008.
Emirates Airlines will be the first
airline to offer use of cell phones
on all flights.
SN Brussels and Virgin Express
are merging into Brussels Airlines from March 2007.
British Airways is upgrading their
Business class section - Club World
on their Boeing 747 and 77 planes and even increasing this section on some planes.
IPOD able listening/video viewing will arrive soon on select flights
on Continental, Delta, Emirates and KLM.
10 Jan.07
United was awarded a new route to China by DOT yesterday.
The airline plan to start flying daily from Washington Dulles to Beijing
within 90 days.
Jetblue will start several daily flights
from San Francisco to New York
and Boston on 3 May, 2007.
9 Jan.07
Do not forget - A passport will be required to travel abroad!
See http://www.usps.com/passport/
The Italian government has opened bidding for the
purchase of Alitalia Airlines.
28 Dec.06
Virgin America did not receive an approval from DOT to start flying within the
US,
but they say that they will repeal with a restructured application within 2 weeks.
The airline is based in San Francisco and have already received 9 planes for
proposed trans-continental flights.
22 Dec. 06
Varig Airlines of Brazil is leaving the Star Alliance in January, 2007
Delta Airlines' unsecured creditors will hire Gordon Bethune, former
Chairman of Continental Airlines, to help evaluate options for control of the airline.
United is still talking with Continental
as well as keeping an eye on Delta.
Both airlines offer an extensive network of flights to Latin America.
19 Dec. 06
JetBlue is removing one seat row from their Airbus 320 planes,
which will be completed by March, 2007.
This will save the airline money due to lighter load and add more leg room
for the passengers.
13 Dec. 06
United Airlines is in talks with Continental Airlines about a
possible merger.
AirTran is in talks with Midwest Express about a possible
merger.
British Airways are revising
their check bag policy for travel after 12 February, 2007
Checked bag allowance for economy passengers will be one bag weighing max 50lb.
Excess weight will not be allowed.
For exceptional items that weigh between 50lb and 99lb, e.g. musical instruments,
electric wheel chair and some sporting items, there will be extra charges.
British Airways must be notified about this at least 24 hours prior to departure.
Extra suitcase charge will be GBP30 for short flights,
GBP60 for medium flights
and GBP120 for long flights (US to London)
GBP = British Pounds - today GBP1 = USD2.06
Small discounts will be giving if paid on line prior to departure.
Please note: This is only for British Airways for now,
but all airlines will most likely follow.
Make sure to check with your airlines directly.
4 Dec. 06:
Delta Airlines is to rearrange its New York - Chicago
flights;
Reducing La Guardia - O'hare flights and increase La Guardia - Midway
and JFK-O'hare for connections to their International flight from JFK
South African Airlines is introducing 4 times weekly
service from Chicago O'hare
starting in May 2007
1 Dec. 06:
American Airlines has equipped more than 365 of its check-in
kiosks
with passport readers for their international travelers.
More airport locations are to follow in the coming year.
From now on British Airways will only allow seat
assignments for
discounted economy tickets at time of check in. (on-line or at the airport)
30 Nov. 06:
Starting next year you will need a passport to travel to any country outside the US.
29 Nov. 06:
Iberia is considering joining Air France/KLM or Lufthansa,
due to a rift in the alliance with British Airways.
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