Are we really the stereotype of the “ugly American” when we travel? According to a new survey carried out by LivingSocial and Mandala Research we seem to be. And worse, it was predominately Americans ranking their fellow countrymen.Read article
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Protesting delayed payment of salaries and allowances, a section of Air India pilots today warned they would not undertake flying duties from April 1, 2012 if their dues were not cleared by then. The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), which represents the pilots of pre-merger Air India, has shot off letters to Ajit Singh, Minister of […]
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The mysterious departure of foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) workers facing trial in Egypt has left many questions unanswered with no one claiming responsibility for the decision to lift the travel ban. The NGO case continues to strike a nerve in Egypt’s political and judicial arena as well as the general public. Egypt imposed travel bans […]
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Air Canada’s machinists, baggage handlers and cargo agents have issued a strike notice for Monday. The airline said that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), which represents the airline’s approximately 8,600 mechanics, baggage handlers and cargo agents in Canada, said that it will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The strike […]
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ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia Airlines pilots and mechanics are on a 24-hour strike over alleged poor management and resulting losses. Around 50 percent of flights are expected to be grounded by the action. Read article
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TORONTO — Air Canada is threatening to lock out its pilots next week in the midst of the spring break holiday for thousands of families in Ontario after making what it described its “final and best” contract offer. The airline set a deadline of 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, the same time as a strike […]
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Transport union RMT is to ballot its members at Tubes Lines for industrial action in a row over equal pension and travel-pass rights. Tubes Lines was bought by Transport for London (TfL) in a £310 million deal in May 2010, but its employees – including ex-Alstom staff at the Stratford Market depot – do not […]
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Air traffic controllers in two of Cyprus’s airports are set to go on strike. Controllers at Larnaca and Paphos airports will stop working for four hours beginning at noon today, with more strikes planned for March 7, 12 and 15. Read article
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A group of ground staff at Frankfurt airport is beginning a new three-day strike in a long-running pay dispute.The GdF union called the strike from 9 p.m. Sunday (2000 GMT; 3 p.m. EST) until 5 a.m. Thursday (0400 GMT; 11 p.m. EST Wednesday) after the latest talks collapsed. It follows a three-day strike last week […]
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with winter officially beginning later today, it is high season for vacations in the caribbean . but be warned, the region’s high rate of crime is spilling over into the tourist areas on many islands. michelle kosinski is in miami. reporter: you just think paradise, right? but would you believe that as a region, the […]
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