Travel News and Stories for 11/04/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on November 4th, 2009

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Below is a list of travel news and stories 11/04/2009

Hard Times in the City of Sin
The bar on the 64th floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel offers what could arguably be the best view of Las Vegas at night. A mile-long strip of brightly colored neon lights and gigantic, floodlit casinos glitters through the bar’s floor-to-ceiling windows. Still, as you survey the otherwise dazzling city of nocturnal light, you can see conspicuous patches of darkness dotting the landscape.
http://abcnews.go.com

Ex-Pilot Lives in Brazilian Airport After Being Dumped
A 46-year old German citizen has taken temporary refuge at the airport terminal in Campianas, Brazil after finding himself out of money and down on his luck, reports the Associated Press on October 29th. According to airport employees, Heinz Muller allegedly flew to Rio de Janeiro on October 2nd for a romantic rendezvous with a local women he met..
http://travel.aol.com

The World’s Most Terrifying Towers & Glass Balconies
Whether you’re clinging for dear life to a rickety wooden rainforest observation tower or staring straight down through a glass floor at city streets thousands of feet below, frighteningly tall spires and lookouts give us humans a look at our environment that our ancestors would never have imagined possible.
http://webecoist.com

Plane passenger accidentally activates ejector seat & lives
A civilian passenger in an air force display plane accidentally activated the ejector seat while reaching for something to steady himself during a mid-air manoeuvre.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk

World Series Travel Tips
Going to the World Series this year? Whether you’re a Phillies or Yankees fans (I’m just upset my hometown Nationals forgot how to play ball this year), here are some tips on traveling in both cities.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

Spring In New Zealand Brings Extreme Biking, Surfing And Golfing
With sunshiny days flooding into the southern hemisphere, New Zealand is getting ready to host a whole bunch of sporting events that will no doubt attract a few tourist-fans too. Whether you’re into tough endurance sports, sedate strolls or hitting the waves, there is an event to suit your New Zealand plans.
http://www.jaunted.com

Travel + Leisure online airport guide to restaurants, shops and bars
It’s a common dilemma when passing through an airport: What should I eat? Where’s the bar? Are there any good gift stores, because I forgot to get my kids/spouse/mother something on my trip. If you’re racing through the airport with 20 minutes before boarding or stuck on a layover for four hours — Travel + [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

Delta flight returns to Phoenix after bird strike
Authorities say a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Utah has safely returned to Phoenix after one or more birds hit the aircraft.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

Medical Tourism Booms In Ghana, Of All Places
The west African country of Ghana hasn’t been too high up on our list of wanna-visits, although its position improved a lot when we heard Ghana is the second highest producer of cocoa – maybe that chocolate bar we just downed came out of Ghana. Anyway, Ghana is actually going for a different target now: the health tourist.
http://www.jaunted.com

First space hotel to open in 2012
Adventurous travelers hoping to one day go into space received good news yesterday when the Barcelona based company behind the Galactic Suite Space Resort announced that their orbiting hotel will open for business in 2012, ushering in a new era in travel.
http://www.gadling.com

Laptops to be banned in cockpits?; Labor-friendly rule proposed for union votes; Anchorage airport overhaul
Here is the Tuesday morning news round-up. It includes recent aviation-related stories posted on USATODAY.com. The stories listed below include …
http://blogs.usatoday.com

Frequent-Flier Superhero To The Rescue
Having trouble using your miles to fly when and where you want to? For years now, Condé Nast Traveler readers have emailed me asking me to point them to a human being who can help them redeem their considerable airline mileage for the international flights they need.
http://www.concierge.com