Travel News and Stories for 10/13/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on October 13th, 2009

Below is a list of travel news and stories for 10/13/2009

Where You Can Score a Free Honeymoon
Marriage on the rocks? Honeymoon by the beach: Malaysia state offers free vacations to couples
http://abcnews.go.com

What Could Have Been
Germany and Japan have something in common — and we’re not talking about World War II here. At EPCOT’s World Showcase, these two pavilions harbor remnants of an EPCOT that could have been … and, tantalizingly, almost was
http://epcot82.blog.com

Sarkozy Approves Air Asia X’s Low-Cost Flights To Paris
Go get ‘em low-cost carrier Air Asia X is taking another step towards world domination—well, their words were "global expansion"—with the big announcement that they have now received approval to start up cheap long-haul flights from Kuala Lumpur to Paris.
http://www.jaunted.com

The Airline Holiday Travel Grinch Strikes Again
We thought this would happen, and we’re not too thrilled about it: The holiday surcharge that was introduced last monthon some airlines has slowly crept into new dates as well. At first it was just Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day; however, now it seems like every major holiday except for Flag Day is associated with a $10 each way fee.
http://www.jaunted.com

U.S. Virgin Islands celebrates new United States quarter with 25-cent hotel rooms
If you thought the $19 “Survivor” offer from San Diego’s Rancho Bernardo Inn during summer was cheap, here’s a new travel deal that will really surely raise an eyebrow. Not $10. Not $5. Not even as low as $1 per night. Believe it or not, nine properties in the U.S. Virgin Islands are offering rooms [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

Lufthansa to launch in-flight Web, phone system
Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Monday it will develop with Panasonic Corp. a service to offer passengers in-flight Internet and cell phone connections.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

The world’s strangest monuments
From a baby-eating sculpture in Switzerland to Mongolia’s giant statue of Genghis Khan, the world’s weirdest monuments display local quirks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

America Is the “No Vacation Nation”
A 2009 survey from Expedia found that 1/3 of employees don’t take all of their vacation time. While this speaks (to a certain degree) to how individuals make personal choices, there might be something else underlying our reluctance to hit the road.
http://www.vagabondish.com

Lost City Of 25,000 Man-Hungry Swedish Lesbians Grinds China’s Internet To A Halt
China is on fire with a rumor that Sweden is hiding a town of 25,000 sex-hungry erstwhile lesbians, where the gates are guarded by Amazons who savagely beat intruders and where residents are let out only occasionally to dabble with men.
http://www.vagabondish.com

Outback Australia: Big Fun in Little Alice
It’s rare that a town with a population under 30,000 is known by everyone in a country as big as Australia. But Alice Springs is no ordinary town. It’s defined less by its size and more by its location and quirky nature.
http://www.gadling.com

South by Southeast: how to budget for long-term travel
Welcome back to Gadling’s new series about Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. Starting in October, I’ll be spending the next four months traveling through this much-discussed destination.
http://www.gadling.com

Princess targets families with new cruise tour in Alaska
Princess is aiming squarely at the family market with a new cruisetour of Alaska that includes everything from a jetboat ride to panning for gold.
http://www.usatoday.com