Tea Party gets the Royal Caribbean treatment with a cruise dubbed The WND Tea Party at Sea

Tea Party gets the Royal Caribbean treatment with a cruise dubbed The WND Tea Party at Sea

The WoldNet Daily is sponsoring a cruise dubbed The WND Tea Party at Sea aboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas this coming September 19th – 26th, 2010. The WoldNet Daily, also known as the WND is sponsoring the Royal Caribbean cruise as a setting for “true patriots who are passionately committed to the principles [...]

Government may remove BP oil cap in anticipation of tropical storm

Government may remove BP oil cap in anticipation of tropical storm

The Gulf of Mexico region is preparing for the worse as a tropical storm could force the government to remove the BP oil cap that has so far contained the release of oil from the Deepwater Horizon well. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami there is a cluster of thunderstorm converging in the [...]

Spike in near-collisions involving airliners raises concerns

Air Traffic Controller

Last week a United Airlines flight waiting to land at Reagan National Airport came within less than a mile of a business jet that was climbing after taking off from another nearby airport. The United Airlines pilot can be heard on an air-traffic-control recording saying to his controller, “That was close,” according to Rep. James [...]

Airlines raise more money through fees – House Democrats consider taxing them

airline fees

There’s no doubt that the number of fees airlines are charging passengers has increased significantly over the last few years and not House Democrats are considering legislation that would tax the fees airlines are collecting on the fees. Airlines have added fees on numerous items and service recently including paying for meals, pillows, blankets, headphones, [...]

Little recourse when airlines delay or cancel flights

cancelled flights

Several years ago back when bags flew free and meals were included with certain flights the airlines would also do more for passengers if a flight was cancelled or significantly delayed. It used to be common for stranded travelers to get a somewhat fair compensation for when the airlines were at fault for a cancellation [...]

Alaska Cruise Association drops suit against the state after reaching a compromise

Juneau Alaska Cruise

JUNEAU, Alaska – Several cruise lines which had been fighting the state of Alaska over a per passenger head tax have dropped their suit after reaching a compromise with state legislators as reported by MSNBC. According to an article in the Anchorage Daily News, Governor Sean Parnell met with several cruise line executives and expressed [...]

A total eclipse is on the horizon

solar eclipse

LOS ANGELES (CA) – If you want to see a total eclipse of the sun you’ll need to make some travel plans. A total eclipse of the sun will only be visible to a rather narrow area of the earth’s southern hemisphere this year. The moon’s shadow will obscure the sun across the south pacific, [...]

You too could be flying your car like George Jetson by 2011

Transition Flying Car

WOBURN (MA) – Science fiction shows and cartoons like George Jetson have been promising us flying cars for decades, but Terrafugia (ter-ra-FOO-gee-ah) a company out of Woburn Massachusetts is finally making that a reality. Terrafugia, been working closely with the FAA have since cleared hurdles that will now make it possible for a person to [...]

Sharp fee increases coming for U.S. Passports

U.S. Passport

There are some big price increases when it comes to US passports starting July 13th. If you already have a passport you’ll see your renewal fees shoot up to $110 from $75, according to the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. If you’re getting a new passport adults will see a jump in price [...]

Google jumps head on into online travel by purchasing online travel firm ITA Software

Google - online travel ecosystem

Google announced that they are serious about getting into the online travel market by offering $700 million cash for ITA Software which is a key travel search software firm. ITA currently provides airline flight information that is used by Google’s search competitors such as Bing. For Bing (a Microsoft Search Engine) this must be disconcerting [...]

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