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Snow and ice blanket Britain
Heavy overnight snow in Britain severely disrupted road, rail and air travel Sunday, The Telegraph reported.

Drivers were forced to spend the night in their cars as the snow brought traffic to a...


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Gilani to travel to Qatar over Taliban office set up talks
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar on Monday for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials have said. ...
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville lose 1.5 mln in their property company
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, who had set up a Cuban Group to invest in hotels and other properties, have lost almost 1.5 million pounds in the company.

The company set up by the duo recorded losses...
China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax
BEIJING -; China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change. ...
Indian Foreign Minister to Travel to China Next Week
New Delhi, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Indian Foreign Minister, S. M. Krishna, will travel to China on Tuesday to relaunch bilateral relations and agree details of Chinese President Hu...
Lucio Tan May Be Ready To Sell Loss-Making Philippines Airlines
Image via Wikipedia Philippine tycoons are circling Philippine Airlines (PAL), a loss-making asset in Lucio Tan’s corporate empire. Potential buyers for Tan’s majority stake include food...
China Bans Airlines From Joining EU Aviation Emissions System
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China banned airlines from taking part in a European Union carbon-emissions system designed to curb pollution, saying the program violates international...
Send us your favourite travel photo.
Send us your favourite travel photos for possible placement in one of the leading hotel & travel news portals on the web.4Hoteliers.com serves a global audience of hospitality, hotel and travel...
Aruba offers Super Bowl losers a consolation trip
The Dutch island of Aruba has a creative campaign to stir interest in the Caribbean island.It's cheering up Super Bowl losers -- the New England Patriots -- with a winning offer: a free stay on...
Venice rebels against cruise ship intrusions
wrecked vessel Underwater operations have resumed aimed at readying the shipwrecked Costa Concordia for the removal of tons of oil from its tanks. After days of stormy weather, seas off the Tuscan...
Navy asked to make room for Sydney cruise boom
Garden Island 2011 The New South Wales Government is in talks with the Royal Australia Navy to free up space in Sydney Harbour for the city's booming cruise ship industry.Ports Minister Duncan...
Europe’s cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
One of the first questions a potential travel trailer buyer will ask is whether his late-model family vehicle can tow the RV. If the family vehicle can’t pull the trailer, then the decision to...
Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
One of the first questions a potential travel trailer buyer will ask is whether his late-model family vehicle can tow the RV. If the family vehicle can’t pull the trailer, then the decision to...
China bans airlines from paying E.U. carbon tax
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's aviation regulator has banned domestic airlines from participating in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, according to a report Monday by the...
China says its airlines will not pay EU carbon tax
China has banned its airlines from paying charges on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union, state media reported Monday. The charges that took effect last month are aimed at curbing...
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract
LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a...
China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges
AFP © <p>An airliner flies into Hongqiao International airport in Shanghai in January 2012. China's airlines are banned from paying charges on carbon emissions imposed by the European...
Skiing: American Julia Mancuso wins World Cup super-G race
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany o Julia Mancuso's wait for her first win of the season is over. Lindsey Vonn will have to wait a little longer to break another...
Norovirus strikes 3rd American cruise ship
A stomach virus has stricken people on a third American cruise ship. Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Sea left a couple of hours late on Saturday because of the norovirus outbreak, Port of New...
Self-serve kiosks are the new look for American Airlines at LAX
The lobby makeover that included the installation of 36 kiosks was not a way to cut back on staffing, airline officials say, but ticket agents are unhappy about the...
Bed and breakfast – and yoga and cookery
Though many bed and breakfasters wouldn't feel they'd had their money's worth unless they'd tucked into the full monty, others are relishing increasingly exotic breakfasts. Amid...
Lakshadweep: All quiet on India's secret islands
Kadmat is the centremost island in the Lakshadweep archipelago, a low-lying chain of islands, atolls and reefs off the coast of Kerala. Belonging to India, the Lakshadweep islands are part of the...
Virus strikes cruise ship out of New Orleans
Port of New Orleans spokesman Chris Bonura said Sunday that Royal Caribbean's "Voyager of the Sea" left a couple of hours late on Saturday because of the illnesses.WDSU-TV reports that...
China bans airlines from paying EU carbon
The official Xinhua news agency reported the ban on Monday, quoting the Civil Aviation Administration of China.The EU imposed the tax with effect from January 1, but more than two dozen countries,...
Service for Minn. couple missing in cruise disaster
Jerry and Barbara Heil, of White Bear Lake, are the only Americans missing in the Jan. 13 wreck. Italian authorities called off the search for victims early last week due to the danger to rescue...
Airline Bankruptcy - how to pay back travel agents?
Recent events once again show that all airlines should provide free comprehensive insurance coverage against the consequences of their possible insolvency. If a travel agent goes bankrupt IATA may...
LAN Airlines Joining American In Terminal 8 At New York JFK
LAN Chile, LAN Peru, and LAN Ecuador – will co-locate in Terminal 8 with American at New York JFK, making LAN the fourth oneworld carrier, besides American, to operate from the terminal,...
Travel To The UK In Style With British Airways' Upgrade Offer
British Airways are giving customers the opportunity to fly First class, with an exciting premium upgrade offer. Customers can book a Club World Business class return ticket from Sydney to London...
China bans airlines from joining EU emissions scheme
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government said on Monday it will ban the country's airlines from participating in a European Union scheme to charge for carbon emissions from flights into and...
2 Florida cruise ships riddled with norovirus. Anyone surprised?
Noroviruses like cruise ships. Current and recent passengers on two Princess Cruise Lines ships can now attest to this personally. More than 200 people on the Ruby Princess and the Crown Princess,...
Virus Strikes Cruise Ship out of New Orleans
A stomach virus has stricken people on a third U.S. cruise ship, with a vessel sailing from New Orleans delayed by norovirus. Port of New Orleans spokesman Chris Bonura said Sunday that Royal...