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Residents near Serbian “magic” mountain cash in on Mayan apocalypse tourism

As beautiful as the Carpathians are, do you really want to begin the apocalypse near them in a high-priced former communist hotel?

Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair is worst short-haul airline according to UK travel magazine readers

And yet people continue to fly Ryanair at such record numbers it's in a position to buy rival Aer Lingus if only the enemies the airline has made along the way would step aside.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

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American, US Airways merger decision could come as early as next month

Even if the two companies come to a decision, it will take years before the actual "merger" happens, following regulatory clearances and then systems, operational, and employee integration.

Mary Schlangenstein, Jeffrey McCracken & Beth Jinks, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Qantas-Emirates deal cleared by Australian regulators, but for 5 years instead of a decade

Qantas can breathe out a bit with this clearance, even though the time frame in which it has to prove that its deal with Emirates is better than older one with BA is a shorter one than it wanted.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tea tourism on the rise in India as health conscious visitors seek new lands

Denis D Gray, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hilton Head collects $150,000 from vacation rental owners after identifying VRBO “properties of interest”

The free tax ride may be over for vacation rental owners listing their properties on sites such as VRBO and HomeAway.

Brian Heffernen, The Island Packet Online | 11 years ago

Hotels

Marriott isn’t interested in user reviews on its hotels’ websites — at least for now

Marriott is fine to go its own way, but while they're worried about the influence of the one negative comment among 20, it's forgetting the reassuring power that 19 real people can have on a potential customer's decision making process.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Man faces 31 years in prison for fabricating tour operator and scamming elderly tourists

This is a tourist’s worse nightmare, and likely happens more often than people realize. The problem is amplified abroad where language barriers and foreign laws make it more difficult to take action.

Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press | 11 years ago

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Get ready to drool: The Daily Meal compiles a list of Europe’s 101 best restaurants

The cuisine offered in France, Spain, and Italy is enough to get tourists from around the world to book a ticket and lists like this serve to fuel future tourist’s plans.

Richard Vines, Bloomberg Muse | 11 years ago

Airlines

Three strikes and you’re out, Boeing! A third Dreamliner 787 reports electrical issues

The jets’ deployments haven’t been slowed by the first few reports of manufacturing problems, but Boeing could have a much bigger issue on its hands if this continues as new airlines takeoff in their Dreamliners.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

TripAdvisor rates Top 10 airport hotels, but Google thinks some are middling

TripAdvisor uses the wisdom of the crowds in picking its top 10 airport hotels, but Google's review ranks are much thinner.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago