Travel News and Stories for 10/29/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on October 29th, 2009

Below is a list of travel news and stories for 10/29/2009

Is This The Best Hotel in America?
Louisville’s 21c basks in glow of No. 1 ranking in survey of top US hotels.
http://abcnews.go.com

Who Should Get to Board the Plane First?
Virgin America is testing letting passengers without carry-on bags board first.
http://abcnews.go.com

Gaza’s only natural freshwater source in danger of collapse
The aquifer has been in decline for years. Gaza faces a "pending environmental disaster". "Water is life," Action must be taken now, "so that we can prevent future problems with Gaza becoming uninhabitable".
http://news.bbc.co.uk

15 Great (Stupid) Restroom Signs
This is what happens when you rely too heavily on freetranslation.com. However, the whole no standing in the toilet facing the wall thing I have no explanation …
http://www.bannedinhollywood.com

And the award for worst airline CEO goes to …
United Airlines’ Glenn Tilton. He was the third-worst chief executive officer, according to a new employee poll conducted by Glassdoor, a company that conducts online salary surveys.
http://www.elliott.org

“They laughed at me and told me to move to the end of the counter”
He was traveling from Toronto to Rochester, NY, with a stopover in Buffalo on Greyhound, and not only did the motorcoach leave after its scheduled departure time, but the driver also got lost — he took the wrong highway exit.
http://www.elliott.org

To Tour or Not to Tour?
I’ve found that bonding with your tour-mates can be nearly as fascinating as exploring the destination itself.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

San Francisco: When Bridges Attack: SF’s Bay Bridge Closes Indefinitely
Where you perhaps planning on driving over to Oakland from San Francisco to check out why we named Oakland as one of the Five Cities With A Bad Rap worth visiting? It’s too bad you’ll be cut off from the goodness for who knows how long, after steel cables snapped last night, hitting three cars on the roadway below and stopping up traffic for over two hours.
http://www.jaunted.com+

Air France Pilots Having Trouble Focusing On Priorities After Criticism Over Safety Practices
The blame game in that horrible crash of Air France Flight 447 is intensifying, even while everyone admits they still have no idea what caused the disaster. The latest dust up involves management taking some potshots at Air France pilots for their attention to detail, and the pilots responding with angry statements.
http://www.jaunted.com

Travel to Mayan ruins in Copan, Honduras: a twist on your average hotel deal
With all the travel deals around these days, a traveler can be picky. If you’re like me, it’s easy to pass on deal after deal with the thinking that there’s got to be something better down the line. Now, better might mean more luxurious for the price of $100, or it might mean a more [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

Tips for healthy, happy travels
Don’t let the fear of getting sick paralyze your travels. Tips on how to combat jet-lag, avoid getting sick, and more.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

So, you think you’re tough? How about a vertical marathon?
You may be able to run 26 miles, but can you climb 73 stories? Singapore’s Swissötel is holding its annual vertical marathon next month to, once again, test human strength and endurance
http://www.gadling.com

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