Travel Stories and News for 5/19/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/19/2009

New Zealand Launches Hookup Airways | Autopia | Wired.com
Love is in the air — Air New Zealand, that is. The Kiwi carrier has launched Matchmaking Flight to bring lonely travelers together. After all, what better way to get to know The One than sharing a 13-hour flight on your first date?

Luxury Hotels: 10 of the World’s Most Expensive Resorts
Most of us have simple demands when it comes to travel lodging– a bed, a bathroom, a TV and wi-fi. There are others, however, whose demands far eclipse the simple convenience of your basic hotel room. When the world’s most wealthy travelers take a vacation for their own, they are treated to suites that cover entire floors of a hotel building, rooms that include a personal butler, hell– some even come with their own private helicopter. Take a peek into the experience of the world’s most wealthy travelers.

Hotel crime rises in recession, but hotels say they’re still safe – USATODAY.com
Mary Catherine Tubbs was an experienced hotel manager, but that didn’t save her from becoming a crime victim at a hotel 10 years ago.

Airplane seatback pocket a no-stow zone – Travel – LATimes.com
I was on a Southwest flight recently, and the flight attendant said that folks could not put their laptops in the seatback pocket. Why not?

How To Take A Vacation You Can’t Afford – Forbes.com
Everyone (who still has a job) is working harder than ever, and taking blissful time off–even for a long-weekend–seems somewhere between risky and unthinkable. Surely, paying customers will grow impatient, work will pile up and prospective clients might dangle. If you’re gone, who will tamp out the flames when something inevitably goes wrong?
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