Travel News and Stories for 09/16/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel news and stories from 09/16/2009.

American Idylls: Our National Parks The transcendent, still-wild network of national parks may be America’s greatest gift outright to Americans. But as Sue Halpern reports, the monumental system, crumbling and compromised, demands rescue by each generation—including ours. Plus: The 10 greatest parks and how to visit them.
http://www.concierge.com

Are Winter Sports A Threat To Alpine Wildlife?
As the global warming factor is rapidly increasing day-by-day, people are still not taking concern for environmental protection? At least this is what seems today due to the present deteriorating conditions.
http://www.travelfront.com

Hey travelers, who owns your Internet phone call? Hint: it may not be you Internet-based telephony services like Skype and Google Voice are a lifesaver for travelers, who can make reliable and inexpensive voice and video calls from almost anywhere on the planet. But who actually owns the data from these calls?
http://www.elliott.org

Eat Like the Queen in Victoria Victoria, B.C. might be known for its gardens and English charm, but it also has a bursting foodie scene, especially when it comes to seafood.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

Play With Richard Branson’s New Toy For $88,000 Per Week
Who doesn’t dream of owning a lush private island in the Caribbean? Perhaps Virgin Group head honcho Richard Branson, who has been living the dream since 1979, when he purchased Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands and turned it into a private resort.
http://www.jaunted.com

Half Of Jet Airways’ Pilots Call In Sick, Attempt To Form Union India’s third largest airline Jet Airways has been going through some troubled times lately. From selling off planes to fight economic woes and having to cut prices by 40% to try and get some more passengers on board, they have drawn the short straw in terms of airline luck this year.
http://www.jaunted.com

French Discourage Kissing In Order To Curb Swine Flu Spread
Just when we were coming around to the idea of being rude by not returning handshakes and thereby steering clear of Swine Flu, the French had to go and ruin all our fun.
http://www.jaunted.com

American Airlines to start collecting full name, gender and date of birth info from passengers Want to fly on American Airlines? Starting Tuesday, Sept. 15, you will need to provide your full name as it appears on your driver’s license or other government ID, plus your gender and date of birth, to buy a ticket, the airline announced today.
http://travel.latimes.com

Jet makes fiery emergency landing in Germany A passenger jet made an emergency landing Monday on a protective layer of foam at Germany’s Stuttgart airport after having problems with its landing gear.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

The 7 Best Places to Skydive Around the World There are only two to three seconds of pure terror: the moment you launch yourself from a perfectly good plane 4,000 meters in the air to the instant your body reaches terminal velocity – about 200 kph.
http://www.vagabondish.com

A cruise for divorcees? That’s the plan at one company Themed cruises have popped up for just about every niche group imaginable in recent years, from jazz lovers to nudists. The latest gee-whiz offering: Cruises for divorcees.
http://www.usatoday.com

Virgin America designs a low-cost airline for business travelers “Most low-cost airlines begin life serving leisure destinations and budget-conscious consumers, but one recent start-up is bucking the trend.
http://blogs.usatoday.com

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