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ID: The Stupidest Rental Car Story You May Hear This Year
Jaunted &bull Jan 30, 2012
We often wonder if one week will ever pass in which theres just not some totally obscure travel story. This week isnt going to be it, as weve already found the winner for a huge "WTF." A Houston woman was… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Room
- Houston
- Rental car
- Travel
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New York: Two Minutes of Time-Lapse from a Hall at Houston Airport
Jaunted &bull Jan 30, 2012
While we freely admit that when it comes to airport time-lapse videos, ones of airplanes zipping around that tarmac are definitely our favorite. Travelers toting carry-ons and last-minute purchases in plastic bags littler the scene. Ross had some nerve sitting… Full Story »
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Foreign travel requires documents be in order
SF Gate Travel &bull Jan 27, 2012
Q: I'm an Indian national residing in the United States. I was scheduled to fly from Houston to Mumbai on British Airways recently. My itinerary involved a short stopover in London. Full Story »
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Guessing Where Virgin America Flies Next
Things in the Sky &bull Jan 16, 2012
I've been thinking about these and taking a guess is pretty tough, mainly because I think Virgin will serve nearly all of these cities at some point. Our strong sense is we'll add one major East Coast business market next… Full Story »
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Sat Deployment Dropped From NASA Cargo Demo
Aviation Week &bull Jan 4, 2012
HOUSTON - Under a new scheduling strategy, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Orbcomm, Inc., have agreed to pull the prototype for a second-generation data relay satellite from the upcoming NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) demonstration 2/3 mission targeted for a Feb. 7 liftoff. A… Full Story »
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Letters: Elite Flier Status
NYTimes Travel &bull Dec 29, 2011
To the Editor: Re "Save your Elite Flier Status While You Can" (Practical Traveler, Dec. 18), I was seven segments short on Continental to get platinum status (you need 90 segments or 75,000 miles), so I did a crazy mileage… Full Story »
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More Americans to hit the road this holiday, AAA predicts
USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Dec 22, 2011
Airlines for America, the U.S. airline industry's trade group, is forecasting about 43.3 million air travelers during the 21 days surrounding Christmas and New Year's, a 1% drop from the same period last year. It would be the smallest number… Full Story »
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Friendly faces offer intimate look at new cities
MSNBC Travel &bull Dec 16, 2011
But the Global Greeter Network, an association of programs around the world that pairs local residents with travelers, aims to change that. Greeters informally share favorite local haunts and undiscovered neighborhoods, much like they would for friends or family members.… Full Story »
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End of tummy trouble? Norovirus vaccine in works
MSNBC Travel &bull Dec 9, 2011
The future of cruising may not include obsessive hand sanitizing and bouts in the bathroom while everyone else is onshore. That's because a research team at the Baylor College of Medicine is hard at work on -- drum roll, please… Full Story »
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Houston is 6th U.S. city to land A380 flights
USAtoday.com- Today in the Sky &bull Dec 8, 2011
That will come Aug. 1, when German carrier Lufthansa says it will start using A380s for its daily service between Frankfurt and Houston Bush Intercontinental. Lufthansa currently uses Boeing 747-400s on that route. The other U.S. airports that already have… Full Story »
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Las Vegas Monorail Welcomes 50 Millionth Rider
Business Wire Travel News &bull Dec 2, 2011
Cabrera, a resident of Houston, Texas. Vegas Convention Center over the course of each four-day event. Ingrid Reisman, vice president of corporate communications for the Las Vegas Monorail Company, presents a gift basket filled with Las Vegas prizes and souvenirs… Full Story »
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Houston, Tampa on Top 5 hotel markets list
USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Dec 1, 2011
That's because Houston and Tampa rank highest on the Top 5 list of U.S. hotel markets expected to experience the biggest recoveries next month in terms of occupancy. Before I reveal the Top 5 and Bottom 5 for December, I… Full Story »
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FAA: United, Continental now a single airline
USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Nov 30, 2011
Or, as The Associated Press puts it, "the so-called single operating certificate means that, as far as the FAA is concerned, United and Continental are one airline." The Houston Business Chronicle notes "the change will affect pilots, who ... AP… Full Story »
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Hotel Development Strategy Announced for $10 Billion Springwoods Village Mixed-Use Community
Business Wire Travel News &bull Nov 28, 2011
I-45 and The Hardy Toll Road in north Harris County. For more information on CDC Houston, Inc.' Full Story »
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Mars Science Lab Focus For Planners
Aviation Week &bull Nov 23, 2011
HOUSTON - NASA's Human Spaceflight Architecture Team members will be among those watching closely as the agency's ambitious $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission unfolds, hopeful the long mission delivers a bounty of scientific and engineering findings that improve their… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Bahamasair
- Houston
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Where's the best green bean casserole? Try Houston
Chicago Tribune Travel &bull Nov 23, 2011
Houston might be green bean casserole heaven. Where else would chefs work hard to provide an upscale (read: adult) version of the gloppy Thanksgiving staple made from canned mushroom soup, milk, green beans and French-fried onions. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Ansett Australia
- Houston
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Space Station Crew Makes Safe Descent
Aviation Week &bull Nov 23, 2011
HOUSTON - Three U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts descended safely into Kazakhstan late Nov. 21, ending their 167-day Expedition 29 duties aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz 27 mission spacecraft carrying Mike Fossum, Sergey Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa landed… Full Story »
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Stormy weather threatens Thanksgiving flights
USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Nov 22, 2011
The busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period got off to a bumpy start for some airline passengers thanks to poor weather across parts of the eastern half of the United States. Five of the nation's busiest airports were reporting weather-related delays… Full Story »
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Soyuz Crew Reaches ISS
Aviation Week &bull Nov 16, 2011
HOUSTON - The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft delivered three U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station early Nov. 16, briefly restoring the orbiting science laboratory to full six-person operations for the first time in two months. Dan Burbank, who… Full Story »
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NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson buys a Hilton hotel
USAtoday.com Travel (Hotels) - Top Stories &bull Nov 16, 2011
The former center for the San Antonio Spurs is adding hotel co-owner to his resume. This week, Hilton Worldwide announced that the Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund, co-owned by Robinson, acquired a majority share in the Hilton Garden Inn Houston… Full Story »
