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Picture the business traveler who has already passed through security only to discover a flight delay of several hours. At most airports, such a traveler has few options: wandering through the nearby shops and restaurants, waiting in a chair near the gate or, for a fee, waiting in an airline lounge.

This was the situation in which Rossana Magalhaes found herself recently when her flight was eight hours late leaving Atlanta.

“I walked and took naps sitting up, had about five cups [...]

Amusement parks settle with tickets

PITTSBURGH — People who used a credit card to buy tickets to three Pittsburgh-area amusement parks may be eligible for free tickets under a class-action lawsuit settlement.

The settlement was prompted by a federal lawsuit filed in August against Palace Entertainment Holdings LLC by a man who says his credit card receipt at Idlewild Soak Zone park near Ligonier contained his credit card’s expiration date. That violates federal laws meant to protect credit card customer from [...]

By Mischelle Esguerra on Dec 30, 2011 in Business, Lifestyle, Travel, World • No comments

New Year Sales 2012 Ads of EmiratesImage Credit: www.emirates.com

Emirates Airlines is celebrating New Year 2012 by offering discounts on airfares to more than 100 cities when booking from now until January 9, 2012, according to reports by several international news sites, December 30, 2011.

Based on reports, Emirates Airlines revealed customers can save up to 25% off all published first class, business class and economy class fares departing between [...]

30 December 2011
Last updated at 19:20 ET

By Stephanie Hegarty
BBC World Service

When Concorde was decommissioned in 2003, supersonic air travel became a thing of the past. But work has begun on a passenger aircraft that could go further and faster – flying from Europe to Australia in four hours. Will it ever become a reality?

The European Space [...]

Is your airplane seat assignment sacred?

That’s what Dennis Palkoner wants to know. 

Palkoner and his wife are both elite frequent fliers and often receive first-class upgrades for their flights.

Lucky them, right? The only problem: often the upgraded seats are not together.

In an email to msnbc.com’s Overhead Bin, Palkoner said that when this happens his strategy is to “politely ask the person in the seat next to our upgraded seat if they will switch seats so my wife and I can sit [...]

Emirates Airline has announced discounts of up to 25 percent on flights to more than 100 cities as part of a New Year promotion.

The Dubai carrier said it is celebrating the New Year by offering the discounts on bookings until January 9.

Customers can save up to 25 percent off all published First Class, Business Class and Economy Class fares departing between January 22 and June 30 2012, when travelling round-trip to any destination on Emirates’ extensive global network, the airline [...]

Emirates Airline has announced discounts of up to 25 percent on flights to more than 100 cities as part of a New Year promotion.

The Dubai carrier said it is celebrating the New Year by offering the discounts on bookings until January 9.

Customers can save up to 25 percent off all published First Class, Business Class and Economy Class fares departing between January 22 and June 30 2012, when travelling round-trip to any destination on Emirates’ extensive global network, the airline [...]

News Release, 29 December 2011

Emirates Gets
2012 Off To Flying Start With Global Sale

Emirates, one of
the world’s fastest-growing international airlines, is
celebrating the New Year by offering exceptional discounts
on airfares to more than 100 cities, when booking from now
until January 9, 2012*.

Customers can save up to 25
percent off all published First Class, Business Class and
Economy Class fares departing between January 22 and June
30, 2012, when travelling round-trip to any destination on
Emirates’ extensive global network.

Round-trip
fares from New Zealand include Australia [...]

With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about mishandled bags in 2010 — about 2 million reports in all.

But did you know that when your luggage is lost by an airline, federal regulations allow you to collect up to $3,300 in compensation for what’s missing? Airlines don’t exactly advertise that prominently. [...]

(Reuters) – With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about mishandled bags in 2010 – about 2 million reports in all.

But did you know that when your luggage is lost by an airline, federal regulations allow you to [...]

Business News of Tuesday, 27 December 2011

Source: GNA

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Accra, Dec. 27, GNA – Emirates Airlines is offering its customers exceptional discount on airfares to more than 100 cities from now until January 9, 2011 to welcome the New Year.

Customers can save up to 25 per cent off all published First Class, Business Class and Economy Class fares departing between January 22 and June 30, 2012, when travelling round-trip to any [...]

Posted at: 12/26/2011 6:50 PM

| Updated at: 12/26/2011 11:31 PM

By: Berkeley Brean | WHEC.com

The man charged almost $700 to change his flight for his father’s funeral finally gets an apology. And we get an explanation.

This is a story we’ve been following for a week now and it got more than 120,000 hits on our website.

Last week, we told you about Continental Airlines trying to charge a $675 change fee for a man who wanted to stay in Rochester for his father’s [...]

Tracy Montross, special assistant to Mayor Anthony Foxx, embarrassed her boss and demeaned his office when she threatened leaders of Charlotte’s International Cabinet in November for failing to upgrade the mayor to first-class on a trip to China.

Montross told CIC officials in an email from China on Nov. 14 to “please expect hell” with upcoming budgets after she requested in vain that the CIC reimburse Foxx for the cost of his first-class [...]

TORONTO–(BUSINESSWIRE)–

Travelzest
plc (LSE:TVZ.L):

itravel2000,
a Travelzest
company, has arranged for great savings opportunities for Canadian
travellers this holiday season with the launch of its Pre-Boxing
Week Sale. Great offers, special incentives and discounts will be
[...]

A North Vancouver law firm specializing in class action lawsuits has filed court documents against four cellphone companies over “system access fees.”

Poyner Baxter filed the proposed class action lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court Dec. 16 against Rogers Communications Inc., Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., Telus Corporation, Fido Solutions Inc. and their subsidiaries on behalf of all cellphone customers in B.C.

If the claim is successful, it could be worth up to $1 billion, said lawyer Jim Poyner. The law firm first looked [...]

My husband is a very frequent flier. In fact, he travels so much that he uses the super-secret United security entrance and is more likely than not upgraded on every flight. While I often enjoy these perks, along with free checked baggage and access to the airline lounge, they can prove problematic at times. This summer was one of those times.

In early July my husband and I packed for an extended weekend in St. Louis [...]

(Reuters) – With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about mishandled bags in 2010 – about 2 million reports in all.

But did you know that when your luggage is lost by an airline, federal regulations allow you to [...]

(Reuters) – With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about mishandled bags in 2010 – about 2 million reports in all.

But did you know that when your luggage is lost by an airline, federal regulations allow you to [...]

KNUTSFORD , England , December 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

A leading in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider has given an educational presentation to the Latin American movie and TV industry at the Ventana Sur event in Buenos Aires .

IFE Services, a leading in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider, gave a presentation at this year’s Ventana Sur show in Buenos Aires to help Latin American film and TV show producers put their content on-board aircraft.

The company, which has more [...]

KNUTSFORD , England , December 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

A leading in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider has given an educational presentation to the Latin American movie and TV industry at the Ventana Sur event in Buenos Aires .

IFE Services, a leading in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider, gave a presentation at this year’s Ventana Sur show in Buenos Aires to help Latin American film and TV show producers put their content on-board aircraft.

The company, which has more [...]

Hit or flop, it no longer matters. India’s multiplex marketers are putting more bottoms on seats by offering other forms of entertainment.

Stretch back to see the movie on fully reclining seats equipped with airline-style remote. Press the button and a liveried waiter discreetly materialises to serve you iced tea and gourmet pizzas. Replete with food and film, you waddle across to the movie memorabilia shop where books and DVDs are stocked.

A luxurious experience, indeed. But it comes [...]

Very soon, you will be able to book your tickets not just on the basis of the fare in a particular class of travel, but on the basis of other features too. These features include leg space for a particular seat, type and age of aircraft, historical load factor of the flight besides others.

The Civil Aviation Ministry is already working on a proposal to facilitate booking on the basis of historical data on time performance [...]

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Inside Emirates’ A380

A flight attendant poses behind the bar in the rear of the business class section of Emirates’ Airbus A380. Photo: Reuters

Emirates is set to fly its flagship Airbus A380 superjumbo to and from Melbourne next year, giving local travellers a taste of inflight opulence that only Sydney [...]

NEW YORK , Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL – News) today introduced sale fares between New York ‘s LaGuardia Airport and destinations nationwide, as it celebrates a significant expansion at the airport planned for spring and summer 2012.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO )

A few sample sale fares, which are currently available, include:

* Additional taxes/fees/restrictions/baggage charges may apply. Fares are valid in either direction.  Fares are each-way. Round-trip purchase [...]