Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Dec.1 : Police here are ascertaining if the terrorists who attacked southern Mumbai used Malaysian travel documents to facilitate their entry into that...

Travel has become more localised within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and there is a shift away from business class use, as travellers respond to fears of a recession, according to...

DETROIT -- When the men who run Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. return to Washington later this week to seek government loans, they'll make sure traveling by corporate jet...

The tourists chatting in multiple languages in the piazzas, bars and shops of Rome belie a more somber mood at the ancient city's hotels.Luigi Rinaldi, concierge of the Hotel de la Minerve next to...

SEOUL -- Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines has begun direct regularly scheduled flights between Kaohsiung and Seoul in an expansion of its current charter service on the route, according to an airline...

ANCHORAGE -- The head of the Alaska Democratic Party charged Gov. Palin on Monday with spending too much time on the road engaged in partisan politics and not enough time taking care of business at...

Miami-based Oceania Cruises confirmed a failed pirate attack on its ocean liner Nautica in the Gulf of Aden over the weekend, saying the ship was fired upon but managed to outrun its assailants. Two...

Cruise lines, navigating a dreadful economy and tight-fisted consumers, are rolling out a bounty of bargain fares to fill their ships.With many deals matching the sort of deep discounting the...

(BRUSSELS) - The European Union on Monday increased its duty-free allowances for travellers arriving in the 27-nation bloc, with rules eased for wine and perfume but not for cigarettes. Under the...

A combination of a recessionary economy and sinking fuel prices is yielding complex results for the airline industry. Jet fuel prices as of Dec. 1 were down 8.5 percent from a week ago, to the...

MUMBAI: Tata group's Indian Hotels dipped over four per cent, while Oberoi Group flagship EIH Ltd fell nearly six per cent in the early trade on Monday as negative sentiments after the terror...

Twenty-nine British holiday-makers were on board a cruise ship targeted by pirates off the coast of Somalia at the weekend, it emerged last night. Pirates tried to approach the Nautica, with more...

Hawaiian Airlines has released red hot fares to six key destinations on the US west coast- Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego. The “Catch the Wave”...

NEW YORK - In the past decade, India has gone from a place that relatively few Americans visited to one of the top international destinations for U.S. residents — ahead of other locales like...

Under this 7-year GMA, ATR will handle the repair of equipment and line replaceable units, as well as the inventory of spare parts. Mr. Mohd Roslan Ismail, Senior General Manager (Engineering &...

Petebridge LLC for $1,095,000, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. YTB also said it plans to sell 10 acres of land near its headquarters in Madison County,...

iReporters shared photos of protesters, stranded passengers at Bangkok airports Thousands of demonstrators blockaded the main international airport Monday "People without tickets have no chance...

By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--Three of the victims of the Taj Mahal hotel terrorist killings in Mumbai, India, last week were the sister and...

By Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times, TexasMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 30--| JUAREZ -- This holiday shopping season is not as joyous as it used to be for a Juarez tourism industry struggling to...

By Jay Ermis, The Huntsville Item, TexasMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board of directors meet at 3 p.m. today at City Hall to consider two hotel projects...

By Angela Woodall, The Oakland Tribune, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--Bay Area hotels are in neck-and-neck competition to woo overnight visitors. But in that struggle to lure tourism...

By Lily B. Libo-on, Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 30--DUBAI -- Dubai is among the few countries in the world with leaders who believe that travel and...

By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 27--Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday downgraded Station Casinos' probability of default rating from Caa2, or...

The developers of a Merriam retail project lost about $4.4 million in incentives tied to not paying about $25,000 in delinquent taxes. Last week,...

By Andrew Kirk, Park Record, Park City, UtahMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--Vacation rental properties are a $25 billion business. Property management companies, however, are often small...

By David Hanners, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--A former manager of the restaurant at the swank Hilton Minneapolis was fired after she came upon members of...

board of directors by Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson. Trager’s term will end July 15, 2012. Trager currently serves as a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’...

By Edith Brady-Lunny, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 26--BLOOMINGTON -- The Parke Hotel & Conference Center has paid off a list of liens and settled lawsuits...

Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--DUBAI -- Dubai hotels are expected to reduce their carbon emissions by 20 per cent in 2010 as part of the...

By Sean Kinney, Florida Keys Keynoter, MarathonMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 30--The Southernmost Hotel Collection has just finished a massive renovation on its Southernmost on the Beach...

If you want to thaw out this winter, head to Arizona's Valley of the Sun, where you can still enjoy a great vacation without breaking the...

By Habib Shaikh, Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 27--JEDDAH -- The General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA) plans to establish three mega...

By Mary Ellen Podmolik, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas ratcheted up its battle with Donald Trump, claiming the hard-charging developer...

Australians stuck in Bangkok have been warned not to run up expenses in the hope it will be covered under travel insurance. Hundreds of Australians caught up in a siege of Thailand's main airports...

By Preston Sparks, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--In the midst of a sour economy, local tourism figures -- which can correlate to more money being spent at area...

By Jamar Younger, The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--A fire burned two buildings Friday at a historical North Side lodge that had been closed for more than three...

By Ann Marie Somma, The Hartford Courant, Conn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--Vyto Treciokas will cut you a deal on a room at the Terra Motel on the Berlin Turnpike, but he won't rent by the...

By Beth J. Harpaz, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 30--NEW YORK -- When the economy was booming, many hotel companies began building new properties. Some...

By David Damron, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 30--ORANGE COUNTY Orange County Commissioners are going in slightly different directions on how to handle publicly...

By Kevin Amerman, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--The Maryland man woke up in his Upper Macungie Township hotel room to his pounding heart and clouded mind....

By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--Amid the economic gloominess, Park City is on the verge of becoming more opulent. Two luxury hotel brands with...

By By Sebugwaawo Ismail, Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--RAS AL KHAIMAH -- RAK Tourism, the organisation tasked to support, promote and attract...

By Bruce Daniels, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 28--Edward Lockett Jr., the first executive director of the Navajo Nation Gaming Regulatory Office, has resigned, and...

The Times of IndiaMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 28--BANGALORE: The city's luxury hotel properties are on red alert and have beefed up security, with some putting in place over four levels of...

GE ) CFO and top members of GE Capital are scheduled to talk tomorrow about the company's fundamentals and actions taken to improve Capital's positioning in 2009 and beyond. Inch thinks a...

By Chuck Darrow, Philadelphia Daily NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--WHO KNOWS if the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribe of Indians would have built its recently opened Mohegan Sun at Pocono...

By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Lisa Black, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--A Chicago couple were rescued by Indian commandos after spending more than 40 hours holed up in a...

By Andrew Kirk, Park Record, Park City, UtahMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29--An environmental group promoting conservation by ski resorts in the West rated Park City Mountain Resort as the...

By Mark Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 30--KISSIMMEE There was some horse trading going on at Kissimmee City Hall last week. With all the commission seats set,...

Albuquerque Journal, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 1--AAA has awarded 10 hotels and seven restaurants in New Mexico the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Rating for the year 2009. Lodgings at...