April 7, 2014

Lufthansa pilot strike already costs over 75M Euro

Lufthansa says a 3-day walkout by its pilots, which ended Friday after grinding its operations to a standstill, could cost it up to 75 million Euros ($103 million).  The airline had to cancel 3,800 flights during the strike, but with…

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Airbnb Challenged in their Hometown, San Francisco.

Airbnb hosts are again being put to the test, this time in the birthplace of the popular traveler’s accommodations site, San Francisco.  According to lawyers cited, all rentals under 30 days duration are illegal in The City.  Read more here .

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Panama adds a subway to its canal

Panama has just opened Central America’s first-ever subway, a 14km line with about a third of the line underground. It’s expected to cut commuting times and reduce congestion…and may also help the current president get his chosen successor elected….

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Florida wants you to come see the doctor

Florida legislators are pushing legislation that would encourage medicla tourism to Florida. Travel to seek medical care is a $10 to $60 billion industry worldwide, and they believe Florida would be an attractive destination.   One legislator…

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Climate Change and European Tourism

The travel industry site Skift is continuing a series assessing the effects of climate change on travel, and has concluded that changing climate over the next 50 years may shift tourism from southern to northern Europe in the summer, but may have…

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Panama adds a subway to its canal

Panama has just opened Central America’s first-ever subway, a 14km line with about a third of the line underground. It’s expected to cut commuting times and reduce congestion…and may also help the current president get his chosen successor elected….

Read More

Florida wants you to come see the doctor

Florida legislators are pushing legislation that would encourage medicla tourism to Florida. Travel to seek medical care is a $10 to $60 billion industry worldwide, and they believe Florida would be an attractive destination.   One legislator…

Read More

Climate Change and European Tourism

The travel industry site Skift is continuing a series assessing the effects of climate change on travel, and has concluded that changing climate over the next 50 years may shift tourism from southern to northern Europe in the summer, but may have…

Read More