Archive for March, 2005

Lights . . . Camera . . . Leone! Once Upon a Time in Italy . . . The Westerns of Sergio Leone in Los Angeles

From July 30, 2005, through January 22, 2006 One of the largest and most elaborate museum exhibitions ever organized to honor a single director.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: United States West

Break Away This Spring Or Treat Mom To An Early Mother’s Day Present With An Immersion Weekend Package in Chicago

Visitors can book a pre-planned Chicago getaway to explore the city’s celebrated arts offerings, in-depth and behind the scenes, by calling 1.877.CHICAGO and asking about Immersion Weekends, or visiting www.877CHICAGO.com

March 31, 2005   Posted in: United States Central

Nevada Travel Roundup – A Monthly Digest Of News That Relates To Tourism

Nevada welcomed a record 50.5 million visitors in 2004, a milestone for the state’s tourism industry that surpassed projections announced late last year. NCOT had projected in December that visitor volume would reach 50 million for the year, but final reports showed the number of visitors was 50,549,455, more than a half-million higher than expected.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: United States NorthWest

Private Operators should not be canniblising the routes of IA and AI

“The boards of Indian Airlines and Air India will meet soon to discuss the initial offers of the Airlines,” the said statement had been given by the Union Minister of Aviation, Praful Patel, on the sidelines of a seminar organized by Assocham.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

City of Sydney marks Butt Free City campaign

The City of Sydney recently held a Butt Free City environmental campaign with seven other Australian capital cities to encourage smokers to be more concerned about how they dispose of their butts.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Australia

Hawaiian Airlines looks to stay in bankruptcy longer

Following a judge’s decision Tuesday to force a contract on pilots to mid-April, Hawaiian Airlines plan to emerge from bankruptcy by Friday has been postponed. Judge Robert Faris sternly recommended for both sides to comprise.  “I wish everyone the best in resolving this matter consensually.  That would  be better for everybody,” he said.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Gay tourists denied entry to Nevis

Nevis, West Indies (eTurboNews) — The West Indies Tourism Minister Malcolm Guishard Wednesday expressed his concern over the events surrounding the incident on March 23 when a ship, the Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship, S.V. Polynesia, chartered by the Gay Naturist International organization was refused the right to disembark passengers to Nevis following the Port Authority’s [...]

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Caribbean

95,000 Americans traveled to Kenya in 2003 despite advisory

Repeated and sharply worded, travel warnings by the US State Department have failed to dissuade US citizens from visiting Kenya, according to statistics compiled by the Kenyan embassy in Washington.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Africa

Teamsters Overwhelmingly Ratify Agreement with Continental Airlines

Teamsters employed across the country by Continental Airlines, Inc. today ratified contract modifications by an overwhelming margin. Approximately 3,430 aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) and related workers are covered by the agreement.

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Gay Naturist International organization Statement from Malcolm Guishard, Minister of Tourism, Nevis, West Indies

The Minister of Tourism, Malcolm Guishard, today expressed his concern over the events surrounding the incident on March 23rd involving the Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship, S.V. Polynesia.  The ship, chartered by the Gay Naturist International organization, was refused the right to disembark passengers to Nevis following the Port Authority’s routine customs clearance procedures. 

March 31, 2005   Posted in: Caribbean