Posted by Samuel Riker
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Saturday, July 17th, 2010
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, [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Sunday, July 11th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
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, [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted by Samuel Riker
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Monday, July 5th, 2010
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 [...]