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World Briefs Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:33AMA new arrival among the gargoyles grinning down from Lyon’s majestic St Jean Cathedral has perturbed some hardliners.
No chips, no jobs as plant sits idle Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:03PMMillions were invested to make the world's first baked stackable potato chips in job-starved Mahnomen.
Annual madness at travel fair Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:09PMCROWDS thronged the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair at the Putra World Trade Centre in hopes of scoring good deals on travel packages.
Croatian coast: A great place to learn to dive Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:01PMOn the Istria Peninsula in northern Croatia sits the Adriatic Sea port of Pula. From the produce stalls to the fish markets, prices are cheap and the locals friendly. It is easy to get around and explore the city center, which includes excavations of ruins that are still turning up new discoveries.
Early pre-Labor Day business along Crystal Coast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:48PMStorm has passed & monetary impacts appears to be over
How Much Will Labor Day Road Trip Cost? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:38PMFind out how much money you're likely to spend in gasoline on your road trip this Labor Day weekend by using this calculator.
Hotel 'won't be a burden on taxpayers' Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:10PMChristchurch developer Dave Henderson says his Hotel So will not cause the taxpayer financial agony.Henderson, with companies in receivership after trouble at the funky Cashel Street hotel, borrowed more than $20 million from...
Now, this Irishman ran a budget airline... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:30PMWhy does every plane have two pilots?" asks Michael O'Leary, chief executive officer of Ryanair, the largest low-cost airline in Europe. Wearing sneakers and jeans, O'Leary is pontificating in his office on the outskirts of Dublin...
Concept of distance is different on island Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:13PMHow far is it from Windward Hills to Barrigada?
A hotel room with a back problem Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMCall it a budget-traveller's maxim: if you can afford the hotel, the room is likely to be less than comfortable.
Hyatt O'Hare workers stage one-day strike Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:16AMHundreds of workers at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont walked off the job this morning, staging a one-day strike to protest understaffing and the lack of a new contract.The hotel has been "chronically understaffed" for months, said Annemarie Strassel, spokeswoman for Unite-Here Local 450, which represents roughly 400 housekeeping and bellmen, convention service and banquet workers at the ...
Price hikes on staple foods trigger riots across world Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:05AMJohannesburg -- A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry -- and erupting in anger -- in the world's poorest countries.
Little country limbers up Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:10AMThe fledgling nation has a packed schedule of adventures and races to showcase its natural assets, writes Jock Cheetham.
Crowne Plaza Lead Investor: Bankruptcy Filing Was Measure To Protect Mortgage; Hotel Is Strong Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:06PMThe owners of the Crowne Plaza hotel filed for bankruptcy protection as an emergency measure to prevent a "hostile takeover" of the delinquent mortgage, and intend to remain open, the lead investor said.
We love soaps Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:01AMA look ahead to tonight's soaps.
Kate Moss goes nude for jewellery ad Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:51AMLondon, Aug 30 : Supermodel Kate Moss has shed her clothes for a new ad campaign for a jewellery line.
Pilgrim's progress Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:44AMConcerts and cuisine boost Spain's ancient camino
An aristocrat lifts her skirts Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:08AMLime Wood mixes Regency heritage and a grand rural setting with a thoroughly modern mood and achingly chic interiors, writes Saska Graville.
Lee educators see less travel Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:33AMSelf-imposed and state-mandated travel restrictions have sharply reduced Lee County school employees' need for out-of-town trips.
Sea and tee in South Carolina Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:15PMWhen I think of Myrtle Beach, Kiawah Island or Hilton Head Island, I associate them with world-class golf. It wasn't until I saw the Grand Strand and the South Carolina islands that I appreciated their beach attributes.
Limited few serve rising demand for low-cost accommodation Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:22PMBEIRUT: Luxury accommodation is a vastly over-represented market in the capital, with the plethora of high-class hotels bearing witness to the phenomenon. But while the city's wealthier visitors are more than adequately provided for, there are many people for whom indulging in such extravagance isn't an option. The relative calm in the region
Travel to Toyko on the cheap Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:32AMTokyo -- One of the most fascinating things about Tokyo is the way it combines both the ancient and the modern. Or rather, the way it doesn't combine them at all, so the new and the old are side by side everywhere you turn.
Online campaign to release radical Muslim cleric Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:33AMIslamic hardliners have launched a full-scale campaign in cyberspace seeking the release of Indonesia's best-known radical cleric.
A more convenient era for travelers Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:19AMTraveling abroad used to take effort and patience, but now everything is just a mouse click away. Still, efficiency doesn't mean the experience is less meaningful. This summer, we swapped houses for seven weeks with people in France. It was a glorious holiday. Until we bumped into some old friends.
Visiting old and new Tokyo on the cheap Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:10AMOne of the most fascinating things about Tokyo is the way it combines both the ancient and the modern.
Want to travel smart? Read this Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:30AMSavvy traveller: Andrea Perchotte has drawn on two decades of expertise in travelling and working in the travel industry to pen a pocket guide for smart travelling.
Foreign tourists filling up hotels again Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:37PMTALLINN - The hotel market in Estonia, and particularly its capital Tallinn, has, not surprisingly, improved dramatically following the country’s independence from Russia in 1991. In Tallinn itself, the promise of a cheap holiday and a good night out, together with the city’s rich medieval history, has drawn in the tourists and steadily increased demand for rooms.
County sues travel sites over taxes Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:42PMHamilton and two other Ohio counties lost millions of dollars, a lawsuit alleges, when Priceline.com, Hotels.com and other online travel companies didn't pay the governments enough taxes on rented hotel rooms.
The $200 hamburger and capitalism’s other true costs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:52PMValue meal? When you factor in all production costs, maybe fast food isn’t so cheap. Photo by Lord Phillock. Courtesy Wikimedia.org After reading his latest book, one gets the impression that author Raj Patel is fond of underdogs, long shots and impossible tasks.
Not all wines get better with age Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:14PMYou probably know, or think you know, that fine wine gets better with age. But how do you know that? It is probably not by tasting a large number of fine wines of various vintages.
Cheap meals put 'bums on seats' Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:41AMA CHEAP chew “chow-down” is shaping on Toowoomba's inner city streets.
Report: NYC, Philly, Detroit Top Bedbug List Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:16PMMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A leading pest control company has released a list of the 15 most bedbug-infested cities, and New York, Philadelphia and Detroit have scratched their way to the top.
LowFares.com Surpasses One Million Subscriber Milestone Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:30AMGrowth in Subscribers Validates LowFares.com's Ability to Save Time and Money
Tokyo offers much to enjoy Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:49AMOne of the fascinating things about Tokyo is the way the new and the old are side by side everywhere you turn.
Vine talk: Not all wines get better with age Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:09AMNEW YORK, Aug 24 – You probably know, or think you know, that fine wine gets better with age. But how do you know that? It is probably not by tasting a large number of fine wines of various vintages. Instead, you’re just taking it on trust, often from the kind of wine snobs who will sniff and swirl and spit a wine, but now swallow it, and declare ...
Mukesh Ambani a socialite, Anil an ascetic: Book Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:10AMHamish McDonald, whose book on the saga of Reliance was banned in 1998 in India after the corporate house moved court, has come out with the poser in his book -- Mahabharata in Polyester: The Making of World's Richest Brothers and Their Feud -- to be released on September 1 in Australia.
Vine talk: Not all wines get better with age Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:30AM(Felix Salmon is a U.S.-based financial journalist and a Reuters blogger http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/. The opinions expressed are his own)
Vine talk: Not all wines get better with age Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:05AMYou probably know or think you know that fine wine gets better with age.
The Eastbourne area of England offers opera, scenery and good deals Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:30PMFrom the garden of our vacation cottage, we look across to the English Channel and have a good view of a cliff-top lighthouse that survived practice shelling in the Second World War.
Time is on investors' side Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:02PMThe stock market is in short-term disarray, but big buying opportunities are emerging for long-term investors.
Tokyo, old and new, can be enjoyed on the cheap Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:02PMDan Strumpf This July 5, 2010 photo shows the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo. Round out your tour of old Tokyo with a visit to the Imperial Palace in the city center. The royal family no longer lives here, but it's still a great way to see the way Japanese royalty lived in the old days.
In porn, a story of Iraq's politics Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:09PMBAGHDAD (AP) — The nude women on the DVD cover in a Baghdad street stall say it all: Change, whether you like it or not, is afoot in Iraq.
Baghdad's X-rated movie market rises from the ashes Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:24PMBAGHDAD: The nude women on the DVD cover in a Baghdad street stall say it all: Change, whether you like it or not, is afoot in Iraq. Hundreds of porn DVDs are stacked elbow-deep on a wooden table in Jassim Hanoun's ramshackle stall on a downtown sidewalk. His other tables have Hollywood blockbusters, such as "King Kong." It's the sex, however
Turnaround Plays And Buy-Rated Stocks In Industrial And Multifamily REITs Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:48PM67 WALL STREET, New York - August 23, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its REITs Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The ...
Tokyo, old and new, can be inexpensive Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:36PMTOKYO - One of the most fascinating things about Tokyo is the way it combines both the ancient and the modern. Or rather, the way it doesn't combine them at all, so the new and the old are side by side everywhere you turn.
More Maltese this year in Gozo for Santa Marija holidays Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:04PMStatistics from the Ministry of finance show that more Maltese have traveled to Gozo during the week of the Santa Marija feast. Illum journalist Miriam Dalli spoke to the Gozo Tourism Authority for further details on the where the Maltese spent their holiday.
“A third of Swiss hotels must close” Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:49AMThe Swiss hotel industry might be picking up, but the head of the Swiss Hotel Association believes more than a thousand hotels might not survive the next ten years.
Dream bed Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:53AMWHO SPENDS P280,000 to P600,000 on a bed frame and mattress? Someone who obviously values his sleep. The reasoning goes, if youre the kind of person willing to pay for the privileges of a first-class business ticket and a penthouse suite at a five-star hotel, why skimp on your bedroom at home? Take the Tempur Scandinavian Supreme Bed (a complete set -- pillows and cover included -- costs around ...
Revenge of the hotel clerks: five things they'll do to difficult guests Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:39AMIf you think your hotel clerk is out to get you, you might be right.
Kauai is the gem of Hawaii Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:58AMIt's the smallest. The oldest. The wettest. Its volcanic peaks are low, green-cloaked, worn down and scalloped by wind and rain. Kauai. My favorite of the four main Hawaiian islands. The most lush, low-key spot in the world with a ZIP code attached...