Posts Tagged ‘Travel’

TRAIN FARES TO INCREASE

Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:42

Travel with domestic passenger trains and city trains will be more expensive by an average of 16 percent, Serbian Railways stated. The last time domestic travel prices were increased was two years ago.

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MARCH 8: PROPERTY FIRMS, TRAVEL INDUSTRY, COSCO, GENTING

Monday, March 8, 2010 0:47

Last Friday, Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index (.FTSTI) rose 0.8% to 2,790.29 points. Financial stocks such as DBS (DBSM.SI), and Singapore Exchange (SGXL.SI) may be inspired by gains on Wall Street as US employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month and consumers showed signs of shedding their penny-pinching ...

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WESTMINSTER TRAVEL RECORDS 27% RISE IN NET PROFIT OF $2.6M

Monday, February 8, 2010 14:33

Westminster Travel says it posted a 27% rise in net profit attributable to equity holders of the company to HK$14.1 million ($2.58 million) in HY2010 from HK$11.1 million in HY2009, due to the non-recurring professional expenses incurred for the listing of the company in HY2009. Read more...

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JAILED PHILIPPINE SENATOR A BIG SPENDER ON TRAVEL

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 0:00

A jailed Philippine senator claimed thousands of dollars in travel expenses while languishing in prison on rebellion charges, making him one of the most expensive lawmakers in the country. Antonio Trillanes, who stands accused of leading a failed 2003 coup against President Gloria Arroyo, was

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OBAMA TO TRAVEL TO INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 0:00

US President Barack Obama will travel to Indonesia with his family next month, returning to the country where he spent four years as a child, the White House said on Monday. Obama, who has referred to himself as "America's first Pacific president" because ...

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MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT WON’T TRAVEL TO PRIZREN

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:11

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has refused to attend an informal meeting of leaders from several countries scheduled for January in Prizren. Albanian language newspapers in Priština write today that the "informal summit, planned to be held on January 7 and 8 in Prizren, is organized by Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu".

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VISA-FREE TRAVEL BECOMES REALITY

Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:57

As of midnight last night, Serbian citizens with biometric passports can travel throughout the EU Schengen area without visas. To celebrate the occasion, the government organized and paid for 50 citizens to take a trip around Europe. Their plane took off at midnight last night.

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EIGHT IPHONE APPS TO EASE HOLIDAY TRAVEL STRESS

Monday, November 23, 2009 21:08

While companies like Google are working to make the travel season less stressful by offering free WiFi in airports across the country, Apples App Store is doing its part as well, with applications aimed at keeping travelers occupied and informed as they wait for their sure-to-be-delayed departure time. Here, eWEEK ...

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OBAMA HEADS TO ASIA, BREAKS FOREIGN TRAVEL RECORD

Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:02

US President Barack has travelled to more countries in his first year in office than any of his predecessors and now, will undertake a nine-day tour of Asia. Since taking office, he has made seven foreign trips and visited 16 countries, three of them twice. The Asia trip will take him to ...

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SERBIANS TO TRAVEL WITHOUT VISAS STARTING DEC. 19?

Thursday, November 5, 2009 15:23

The EU Council of Ministers has harmonized its position to cancel visas imposed on the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia on Dec. 19, Beta reports. The news agency is quoting its sources in Brussels who said that this was a unanimous position taken by EU states' ambassadors with the ...

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES $25 FARE SALE AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH THURSDAY

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 20:41

Feeling like flying? On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines announced a one-way fare sale that will allows travelers to purchase tickets for than it cost to eat out at a four-star restaurant. According to a press release from the discount airline, the Southwest 72-hour “4th Quarter Sale” allows guests traveling 375 miles or ...

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INDIA ADVISES CITIZENS AGAINST TRAVEL TO PAKISTAN

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 0:00

India has advised its citizens against travel to Pakistan, citing security reasons, the home (interior) ministry said on Tuesday, as ties between the two nuclear rivals continue strained. Thousands of Indian pilgrims, mainly Sikhs, travel to Pakistan's Punjab province, home to some of

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SWINE FLU MAY SLOW GROWTH IN KEY U.S. INDUSTRIES, WARNS EXPERT

Friday, September 25, 2009 5:06

Swine flu may slow growth in key industries in America, says a health economist. Dr. Bryce Sutton, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business, reckons that H1N1 influenza may stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009. “Tourism and travel are vitally important sectors ...

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SIKKIM TRAVEL AGENTS FEAR DIP IN TOURIST ARRIVALS FOLLOWING CHINESE INCURSIONS

Friday, September 18, 2009 5:15

Travel agents in Sikkim are a worried lot, as they fear a dip in domestic tourist arrivals in the state following the tension that prevails after reports of Chinese incursion and aggression along the international border. “From the tourist point of view the tourism movement…there seems to be lot of fear ...

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EU CRITICISES PROPOSED US TRAVEL FEES, WARNS OF RETALIATION

Saturday, September 5, 2009 0:00

The European Union has sharply criticised a US congressional proposal to charge a $10 fee to some visitors to the United States. If it becomes law, the EU says some US travelers to Europe could face retaliation. The fee now under consideration in Congress would ...

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TADIć, ŠUTANOVAC TRAVEL TO TRIPOLI

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 14:27

Serbia is honored to have been invited to attend the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Libyan revolution, says President Boris Tadić. Tadić said that he would be meeting with Libyan President Moammar Gadaffi during his stay in Tripoli, as well as with other heads of state and government attending the ...

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LIVING THE 2-HOUR WORKDAY: WHAT IS A TRAVEL BUFFER & HOW CAN YOU CREATE ONE

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 1:15

Towards the end of my trip around the world in 2008 I started to lose interest in seeing the typical tourist spots, even if the destinations were exotic countries or ancient monuments from cultures long passed. After visiting many amazing buildings and sites in cities like Edinburgh, London, Brussels, Paris, ...

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PRESIDENT, DEFENSE CHIEF TRAVEL TO LIBYA

Monday, August 31, 2009 15:28

President Boris Tadić and Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac will travel to Tripoli for Tuesday's celebrations of the 40th anniversary of Libyan revolution. Their trip comes on Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi's invitation.

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17 TIPS TO SELL TRAVEL ON EBAY

Monday, August 3, 2009 18:55

Becoming a seller on ebay can be daunting. Becoming a travel seller can be impossible, unless you know the secrets. My tips on selling on eBay can apply to all categories of items, but some steps are unique to selling travel. The travel industry is highly regulated ...

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SUMMER VACATION?

Monday, August 3, 2009 18:34

The summer is now two thirds over so have you taken your vacation yet? The costs have many people backing off of those far away destination places as well as the expensive place such as Disney World; however, having just talked to one who came from there, the lines wouldn't ...

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