http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/-t1.htm All news related to the travel industry. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:08:01 GMT 10 http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/14/44/90/90/eae211.gif http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/-t1.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/garden-route-your-top-pick-t1622.htm Shevy Simon Williamson July 26th, 2010 It is South Africa's most beautiful stretch of road and immensely well travelled. Stretching from Mossel Bay to Port Elizabeth, the Garden Route has wowed local and foreign tourists for years with its stunning route which hugs the coast with slight interjections inland. Stunning towns, beaches, holiday locations, party zones and family-friendly spots are scattered along the N2 between Mossel Bay and PE. You know it and we know it - the Garden Route rocks. And ... Travel News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:08:01 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/garden-route-your-top-pick-t1622.htm#51819 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/garden-route-your-top-pick-t1622.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/air-traffic-controllers-warn-of-more-strikes-t1603.htm Shevy FLIGHTS in and out of Greece will again be disrupted on July 25 when air traffic controllers go on strike over a state reform plan. The strike is planned to last for a day. Meanwhile travellers to and from Spain have been warned to expect even more summer disruptions after air traffic controllers held an ‘undercover’ strike in protest against new working conditions. It led to massive disruptions including flight delays and cancellations. The Syndicated Union of Air Traffic Controllers ... Travel News Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:56:53 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/air-traffic-controllers-warn-of-more-strikes-t1603.htm#51487 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/air-traffic-controllers-warn-of-more-strikes-t1603.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/take-off-for-the-new-gatwick-t1336.htm Shevy GATWICK Airport has revealed its new brand identity, signalling the beginning of a £1bn plan to transform the airport. The new development plan will be rolled out over the next two years, delivering new, modern facilities throughout the airport. From July, passengers flying through Gatwick can enjoy the new state-of-the-art inter-terminal shuttle. At the same time a new extension to the airport’s North Terminal will be ready to welcome passengers. At check-in there are already more ... Travel News Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:24:51 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/take-off-for-the-new-gatwick-t1336.htm#36968 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/take-off-for-the-new-gatwick-t1336.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/cruise-ship-catches-fire-t1147.htm eek Rescuers evacuated around 600 tourists and crew from a German cruise ship docked in a Norwegian fjord on Sunday after its engine room caught fire, emergency services said. "There is a fire onboard the MS Deutschland. It originated in the engine room (and) has entailed such a heat development that it has been necessary to evacuate almost everyone from the ship to land," Per Fjeld, the regional rescue service spokesman, told AFP. "We have so far not received reports of any ... Travel News Tue, 25 May 2010 10:01:51 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/cruise-ship-catches-fire-t1147.htm#30871 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/cruise-ship-catches-fire-t1147.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/the-wheel-of-excellence-t1236.htm eek The giant Observation Wheel, a first for Cape Town and South Africa, is a unique way to savour panoramic bird’s-eye views of Cape Town, Paarl, Table Mountain and Robben Island. Sporting 36 fully-enclosed cabins, friends and family can sit back and savour the city skyline on the 20 minute round trip. For those who want to ‘glam’ up the experience, champagne and canapés are also available in one of the exclusive VIP cabins. The Wheel also offers two wheel chair friendly and accessible ... Travel News Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:32:33 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/the-wheel-of-excellence-t1236.htm#33725 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/the-wheel-of-excellence-t1236.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/great-prices-for-inflight-wi-fi-in-sa-t1216.htm eek WirelessG announced earlier this year that it was planning to launch its Fli G-Connect service - Africa’s first inflight Wi-Fi Internet-access solution – later this year. The new inflight Wi-Fi service will provide all passengers with a Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) enabled laptop or mobile device access to standard Internet services such as websites, e-mail, Skype and social networking services. Inflight Wi-Fi Pricing Good news for South African consumers is that the cost of inflight broadband ... Travel News Mon, 31 May 2010 11:01:22 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/great-prices-for-inflight-wi-fi-in-sa-t1216.htm#32901 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/great-prices-for-inflight-wi-fi-in-sa-t1216.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/oil-closes-singapore-beach-t1192.htm eek Public beaches stained by an oil slick from a tanker damaged in a collision off Singapore have been closed ahead of the island's summer school holidays, officials said on Thursday. A chocolate-like film covered a stretch of water along the popular East Coast Park after crude from Tuesday's collision slipped out of a floating cordon at sea. Officials maintained that most of the spill was still far from the shores of the city-state, which has one of the world's busiest ports and expects 11.5 ... Travel News Thu, 27 May 2010 14:54:31 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/oil-closes-singapore-beach-t1192.htm#32473 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/oil-closes-singapore-beach-t1192.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/oktoberfest-ups-prices-t1193.htm eek Germany's world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival has upped the price for its huge mugs of amber nectar to almost €9 for this year's 200th anniversary event. A "Mass" ("measure") of beer, a litre, will cost between €8.30 and €8.90 at the event in the southern German city of Munich from September 18 to October 4, up from between €8.10 and €8.60 last year. Last year the festival attracted 5.7 million visitors from around the world, down from six million in 2008 ... Travel News Thu, 27 May 2010 14:55:29 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/oktoberfest-ups-prices-t1193.htm#32474 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/oktoberfest-ups-prices-t1193.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/no-bikinis-in-barcelona-t1140.htm eek Authorities in Barcelona, fed up with tourists wandering the streets in their swimming costumes, are preparing a massive campaign to convince them to put on clothes when they leave the beach. "We want to make people understand that it's an attitude that we don't like, that it's not banned or punishable but that it's something we don't think is civil," a spokeswoman for the city hall said Friday. Municipal authorities in the seaside Spanish city have already printed posters ... Travel News Mon, 24 May 2010 12:26:38 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/no-bikinis-in-barcelona-t1140.htm#30587 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/no-bikinis-in-barcelona-t1140.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/stay-away-from-bangkok-t1113.htm eek Britain urged its nationals to avoid travelling to Bangkok under any circumstances Wednesday, saying the risks had increased because of the "unpredictable violence" across the Thai capital. Enraged protesters went on a rampage of arson and looting in Bangkok after an army assault on an anti-government rally left at least six people dead and forced their leaders to surrender. "The Foreign Office is now advising against all travel to the city of Bangkok in view of the highly ... Travel News Fri, 21 May 2010 07:03:01 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/stay-away-from-bangkok-t1113.htm#30035 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/stay-away-from-bangkok-t1113.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/iceland-volcano-ash-cloud-airline-passengers-face-further-misery-t1076.htm eek Delays were still expected at airports throughout the country despite a last minute block being placed on industrial action planned by BA cabin crew strike and an overhaul of aviation “no fly” rules to reduce future airspace closures caused by Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano. Officials on Tuesday admitted disruptions would likely continue for most of the week. Airlines were struggling to return schedules to normal after plumes of thick ash drifted over the continent, closing major airports ... Travel News Tue, 18 May 2010 08:36:47 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/iceland-volcano-ash-cloud-airline-passengers-face-further-misery-t1076.htm#28369 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/iceland-volcano-ash-cloud-airline-passengers-face-further-misery-t1076.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/breaking-news-ba-strike-called-off-t1073.htm Shevy Breaking news: BA cabin crew strike called off BRITAIN’s High Court has approved British Airways’ injunction against a 20-day walk-put by its cabin crew members. In a statement the airline said that they are delighted that Unite’s plans for extreme unjustified strike action cannot go ahead. “We are sorry the court judgment cannot undo the disruption already suffered by some of you who were due to travel during the early days of the union’s industrial action. We have now started ... Travel News Tue, 18 May 2010 06:43:16 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/breaking-news-ba-strike-called-off-t1073.htm#28277 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/breaking-news-ba-strike-called-off-t1073.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/are-our-airports-safe-t1054.htm eek With less than a month to go until hundreds of thousands of spectators flood into South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, an Eyewitness News investigation has highlighted weaknesses in security at the country's airports. Over the past few months reporters from Eyewitness News, the broadcast news partner of iafrica.com, have managed to board flights while armed with steak knives, syringes, screwdrivers, pairs of scissors and razor blades. But despite this, airport authorities, FIFA and the ... Travel News Mon, 17 May 2010 08:56:16 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/are-our-airports-safe-t1054.htm#27960 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/are-our-airports-safe-t1054.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/carnival-names-new-cruise-ship-t1034.htm Shevy CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has announced that its new ship will be called Carnival Breeze. It will join the fleet in spring 2012. The 3 690-passenger cruise ship will be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the builder of the Carnival Magic (debuting in Europe May 1, 2011) As the third ship in the Dream-class, guests can expect all the amenities on the Carnival Breeze that they've come to love on the Carnival Dream. Features include expansive, modern facilities for children and teens, a ... Travel News Thu, 13 May 2010 07:55:57 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/carnival-names-new-cruise-ship-t1034.htm#27081 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/carnival-names-new-cruise-ship-t1034.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/plane-from-sa-crashes-t1025.htm eek A plane that took off from Johannesburg has crashed just outside Tripoli. The Libyan-based Afriqiyah Airline has confirmed to Eyewitness News that one of its aircraft, flight number 8U771, went down as it was trying to land at Tripoli Airport. It is understood 94 of of those on the flight were passengers and 11 were crew members, but the airline itself is not able to confirm any deaths. Meanwhile AFP report that an eight-year-old Dutch child survived the crash. A statement on the ... Travel News Wed, 12 May 2010 08:15:44 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/plane-from-sa-crashes-t1025.htm#26622 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/plane-from-sa-crashes-t1025.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/colosseum-sheds-plaster-t1014.htm eek A slab of ancient lime plaster fell off the Colosseum, one of Rome's most popular tourist sites, on Sunday but visitors were not at risk, officials said. "Around 6am three plaster fragments came undone from the gallery of the central aisle of the amphitheatre near the equestrian statue," a statement by the city's archaeological department said. Despite the incident involving a piece of less than one square metre the Colosseum will remain open to the public. Humidity and temperature ... Travel News Tue, 11 May 2010 10:10:23 GMT http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/colosseum-sheds-plaster-t1014.htm#26303 http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/colosseum-sheds-plaster-t1014.htm http://www.eae2.com/travel-news-f49/staten-ferry-crashes-t1013.htm eek
Weather conditions were favorable at the time of the crash and human or mechanical error appeared to be the culprit behind the rough docking at the popular tourist attraction.

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