December 11, 2015

Will sunken treasure mean more tourists for Colombia?

Colombia has found a 1708 shipwreck, believed to be the most valuable sunken treasure ever, off the coast of Cartagena. The treasure is worth $2 billion or more, and has been the object of searches and claims almost since the day the ship, the San Jose, was sunk by a British ship that was trying to take its cargo. Now that Colombia’s President has announced the find, can gold- and thrill-seeking scuba divers be far behind? Even the chance of a doubloon or two might be enough to perk up…

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Star Alliance adds junior partners to extend its network

Star Alliance has begun to extend its reach to more places by inviting a select group of smaller and low-cost carriers to its network as “Connecting Partners.” First to join is South Africa’s Mango Airlines. The carriers to be added are “friends of the family” that already work with Star Alliance’s 28 existing members. In many cases, they may even be subsidiaries of Star carriers, such as Lufthansa’s Germanwings. Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab’s statement spoke of convergence between the…

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Will sunken treasure mean more tourists for Colombia?

Colombia has found a 1708 shipwreck, believed to be the most valuable sunken treasure ever, off the coast of Cartagena. The treasure is worth $2 billion or more, and has been the object of searches and claims almost since the day the ship, the San Jose, was sunk by a British ship that was trying to take its cargo. Now that Colombia’s President has announced the find, can gold- and thrill-seeking scuba divers be far behind? Even the chance of a doubloon or two might be enough to perk up…

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Star Alliance adds junior partners to extend its network

Star Alliance has begun to extend its reach to more places by inviting a select group of smaller and low-cost carriers to its network as “Connecting Partners.” First to join is South Africa’s Mango Airlines. The carriers to be added are “friends of the family” that already work with Star Alliance’s 28 existing members. In many cases, they may even be subsidiaries of Star carriers, such as Lufthansa’s Germanwings. Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab’s statement spoke of convergence between the…

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