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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Utah Independent.com http://www.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/10/id/7efe203e304dfafb/ en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:34 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:34 -0500 30 The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) will set up a committee to help restore the Haitian cultural heritage damaged in a devastating earthquake in the Caribbean nation. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/610722/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/610722/cs/1/ Delhi Police arrested three Peruvian nationals, including a woman, on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in stealing foreigners' belongings from star rated hotels in the national capital. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/610713/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:10:02 -0500 ANI http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/610713/cs/1/ 10/03/2010WASHINGTON, United States -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday (March 9th) that Greece has been added to the list of countries whose citizens do not need visa... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992431/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:24 -0500 Southeast European Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992431/ WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995141/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:47 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995141/ Miami International Airport spokesman Greg Chin says American Airlines flight 683, bound for Santiago, made its way to the runway at about 11:50 a.m. Wednesday. But after leaving the gate, the pilot s... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995142/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:46 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995142/ HONOLULU - Hospitality Advisors LLC says hotel occupancy in Hawaii increased during four of the past five months, indicating the market is beginning to recover. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995143/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:45 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995143/ NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Virgin Vacations has put together the perfect packages for those theater lovers seeking to spend some time in London's West End. Booking your trip is the ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992411/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:36:36 -0500 Market Wire http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992411/ CAL ) has renewed its partnership as the official airline of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) special events. "Continental Airlines is proud to support the NAHJ's efforts to pr... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992281/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:36:33 -0500 Market Wire http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992281/ WOODSTOCK, VT--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - The Woodstock Inn & Resort, Woodstock, Vermont is once again offering an easy, vacation getaway deal with rates starting at just $139 per night. Loca... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992157/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:36:30 -0500 Market Wire http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992157/ More cruise lines now offer shipboard wedding packages, amenities and wedding planning services, including legal marriages performed by ships' captains. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995140/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:23:57 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995140/ annual shareholders meeting March 10. Called the Disney Premier Passport, the $700 pass includes unlimited access to Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort in California, said a report on the... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992615/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:23:56 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992615/ LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Disney reached its goal Tuesday of getting 1 million people to sign up for a day of volunteer work in exchange for a free one-day ticket to a Disney park. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995144/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:32 -0500 USA Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32995144/ Runway closure, rule on tarmac delays and possible exemptions likely to snarl air traffic JetBlue, Delta seek exemptions at JFK to a three-hour delay rule going into effect in April Airlines: Bad weat... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992612/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:14:14 -0500 CNN http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992612/ Boeing 737, which was to have taken off shortly before noon for Santiago, Chile, returned to Gate D37. More than 120 people were on board, according to WSVN. The airline said it was not known when the... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992285/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:02:26 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992285/ Boeing 737, which was to have taken off shortly before noon for Santiago, Chile, returned to Gate D37. More than 120 people were on board, according to WSVN. The airline said it was not known when the... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992286/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:02:26 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992286/ SAN DIEGO, Calif. - (Business Wire) Chris Schlerf, food and beverage director for Hornblower Cruises & Events in San Diego, received this year’s Gold Key Award from the San Diego County Hote... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992523/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:48 -0500 Earth Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992523/ AMR Corp. , confirmed Wednesday that airlines in the oneworld Alliance are willing to lease some of their slots at London’s Heathrow Airport to help secure antitrust immunity from the http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992369/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:40 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992369/ Fees charged by airlines and the lack of leg room on airplanes are two of air travelers’ biggest complaints about flying, according to a new study. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992283/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:36 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992283/ Hawaii hotel occupancy grew 3.4 percentage points to 66.5 percent in January — the fourth occupancy increase in the past five months. However, as compared with the same month last year, room ra... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992415/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:34 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992415/ Lee Corrigan, organizer of the Baltimore Under Armour Running Festival, was joined by a number of city officials at a press conference Wednesday at City Hall. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992395/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:32 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992395/ Palm Beach County’s lengthy pursuit of a convention center hotel is one step closer to reality. Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to support a deal with Related Cos. ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992414/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:30 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992414/ Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 15 percent in February compared with the same month last year. However, for the 12 months ending in February, total passenger traffi... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992416/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:22 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992416/ By Rachana Dixit, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--The Charlottesville Planning Commission has recommended approval of a permit that would allow for the... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992420/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:12 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992420/ By John Wisely, Detroit Free PressMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--The Michigan Gaming Control Board approved a tax rollback for Greektown Casino on Tuesday, creating a boost to the casino's b... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992419/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:11 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992419/ By Bill Ruthhart, The Indianapolis StarMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 9--Centaur Gaming, the parent company of the Hoosier Park horse track casino in Anderson, announced Monday it would file for... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992421/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:11 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992421/ By Alan Yonan Jr., The Honolulu AdvertiserMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--Hawaii's hotels are seeing more evidence that a long drought in bookings may be over, with the average occupancy rate... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992422/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:11 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992422/ By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--The Strip will go dark the evening of March 27, as the annual Earth Hour event comes to Las Vegas for a second yea... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992423/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:11 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992423/ By John Sharp, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--PEORIA -- The Downtown Marriott Hotel project still is a $102 million venture, the developer of the project said Tuesd... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992424/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:10 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992424/ By Tyra M. Vaughn and Cara R. Anthony, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--YORK -- Williamsburg-area hoteliers are hoping a new tourist information center will be th... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992426/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:10 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992426/ By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 10--His critics, including rival Donald J. Trump, have labeled him an opportunist more interested in short-term profit... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992428/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:10 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992428/ By Aviv Levy, Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 9--Sources inform "Globes" that real estate company Mishorim Development Ltd. (TASE:MSHR), controlled by president Gil Blutri... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992425/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:09 -0500 Hotel Online http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992425/ DOW JONES NEWSWIRES U.S. airlines' overall work force shrank 3.2% in January compared with a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992278/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:37:09 -0500 Morning Star http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32992278/ You'll still have to take off your shoes when you go through airport security. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that technology currently available doesn't allow screeners to ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988871/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:43:11 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988871/ X-51 WaveRider , a hypersonic cruise missile that would reach speeds of up to Mach 6. But it looks like the WaveRider’s debut flight will have to wait while some technical issues are addressed. ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32991689/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:17:07 -0500 Wired News http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32991689/ MITO, JAPAN — The diktat from the governor was the kind of sweeping order that gives Japanese bureaucrats heart attacks: plans for a three-story airport terminal, painstakingly laid over years, ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988997/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:44 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988997/ Voters in two East Valley communities approved raising bed taxes to support tourism marketing initiatives. According to unofficial Maricopa County Election results, Scottsdale’s Proposition 200... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988998/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:17 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988998/ has proposed a settlement regarding the fate of the President Casino. The commission is expected to announce details of the settlement this morning. The President Casino was the only item on the com... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988969/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:15 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988969/ North Kansas City Casino & Hotel came out the winner in February among the Kansas City area’s four riverboat casinos, the only one to post a year-over-year increase in revenue. Harrah&rsquo... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988970/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:12 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988970/ Hilton Worldwide will build a Home2 Suites hotel in Woodbridge, the new brand's second location planned for the Washington area. The hotel will be located near the Potomac Mills outlet mall on Te... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988999/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:10 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988999/ posted a smaller profit in its most recent quarter Wednesday, falling short of analysts' expectations. The Broomfield-based ski-resort and hotel operator again cited a dropoff in real estate clos... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988723/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:08 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988723/ In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, the Celebrity Mercury cruise liner makes a port call in Charleston, S.C. More than 400 passengers were sickened by the norovirus on a Celebrity Cruise lines ship in m... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985946/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:03:06 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985946/ For our honeymoon, my wife, Shannon, and I considered a two-week trip to Greece, but instead we decided to go really big and circle the globe. In 2004, we left our wedding reception wearing backpacks ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985969/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:02:42 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985969/ BANGKOK - Tourists in the Thai capital should brace for more traffic than usual and avoid sites near anti-government protests this weekend that authorities fear could turn violent, the government spok... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988259/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:02:38 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988259/ HotelsCombined.com , the world's leading hotel meta-search engine, announced today their partnership with Carlson Hotels Worldwide, the internationally renowned hotel company incorporating Regent&#174... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985750/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:32 -0500 Market Wire http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985750/ First lady Michelle Obama and inaugural dress designer Jason Wu look at the inaugural gown she wore to the inaugural balls and is now on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988260/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:44:46 -0500 USA Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32988260/ Delta Airlines Inc. said severe storms in February led to the cancellation of 7,000 flights, or about 3.2 percent of its system capacity. During that time, the airline canceled more than 90 percent of... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985755/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:07 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985755/ annual visitors guide is entering the digital age. In addition to distributing 125,000 copies of its 2010 visitors guide, the bureau is introducing an interactive, online guide. “The new onlin... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985756/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:05 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985756/ said Wednesday that Verge has won a fan vote to become the name of the new alternative music and modern rock festival to be held at the Summerfest grounds. The organizers of Summerfest also announced... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985757/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:00 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985757/ Greece has been added to the US Visa Waiver Program, allowing its citizens to travel to the United States for 90 days at a time without a visa, the US Homeland Security Department said Tuesday. The a... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32986426/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:18 -0500 The Independent http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32986426/ Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass strike. Ballot results being ann... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985397/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:08:11 -0500 Ananova http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985397/ By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Some steep discounts are available to air travelers in the next two days in what one industry analyst calls "the first big summer fare sale" of the year. AirTran sparked... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982711/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:09:05 -0500 News Channel 5 http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982711/ Brussels- Competitors will get their say as to whether concessions offered by a cooperative effort of three airlines go far enough toward preventing that group from jointly dominating the transatlanti... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982710/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:27 -0500 Earth Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982710/ Towers on the Grove LLC in which it will be the exclusive sales and marketing agent for 137 condominium-style units in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The property will be re-flagged as Wyndham Vacation Res... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32983261/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:59:00 -0500 Business Journal http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32983261/ Mayes chronicled her decision to buy and restore a villa near the town of Cortona in "Under the Tuscan Sun," which became a best-selling book and the basis for the 2003 movie of the same nam... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32983262/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:51:26 -0500 CNN http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32983262/ New York (CNN) -- A New Jersey man who breached airport security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32983263/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:51:24 -0500 CNN http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32983263/ MITO, JAPAN — The diktat from the governor was the kind of sweeping order that gives Japanese bureaucrats heart attacks: plans for a three-story airport terminal, painstakingly laid over years, ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982825/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:46:21 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982825/ W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, announced an industry first with the appointment of international stylist and fashion authority Amanda Ross as the brand’s first... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982610/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:44 -0500 Dubai Chronicle http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982610/ We are off to Sardinia for a blast of early summer sun, a school-holiday escape from another wet British bank-holiday weekend. We are dreaming of blue skies and bluer seas, seeking shelter from the bu... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985077/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:25:14 -0500 The Independent http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985077/ CORPUS CHRISTI — Vacation Station camps will be offered March 15-19 for youths 5 to 13 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Galvan Elementary, 3126 Masterson Drive, and Magee Intermediate School, 4201 Ca... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985076/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:31 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32985076/ Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass strike. Ballot results being ann... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982823/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:24 -0500 Ananova http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32982823/ The geographical depth and diversity of the Leading Hotels collection coupled with golf in some of the world’s great golf destinations will make Leading Golf a most compelling offer for golfers http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979834/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:38:29 -0500 PR Web http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979834/ Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass strike. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979814/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:09:49 -0500 Sky News http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979814/ HONG KONG, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Hong Kong raised its travel warning alert for Thailand on Wednesday as antigovernment protests are being planned in the capital city Bangkok. The Thai gove... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32980049/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:43:43 -0500 Breitbart http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32980049/ Hundreds waited until midnight to sign up on line for a limited number of tours of the nuclear reservation that will be available from April through September. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979550/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:42:57 -0500 USA Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979550/ Friends of Animals is calling for a tourism boycott of Alaska over a recent decision to allow wolf trapping near Denali National Park. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979549/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:42:56 -0500 USA Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979549/ By TOM HALLMAN JR.THE OREGONIAN MOUNT HOOD, Ore. -- Jackie Patching stepped off a school bus Tuesday morning and paused, tentative when her feet slid on the snowy Teacup Lake Nordic Ski Area parkin... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979548/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:08:44 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32979548/ By TOM HALLMAN JR.THE OREGONIAN MOUNT HOOD, Ore. -- Jackie Patching stepped off a school bus Tuesday morning and paused, tentative when her feet slid on the snowy Teacup Lake Nordic Ski Area parkin... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32976988/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:33:58 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32976988/ TAIPEI, Taiwan - (Business Wire) The 2010 Winter Olympics recently held in Vancouver, Canada, reminded us how “hot” winter sports are. Despite the fact that not everybody can name more tha... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32977458/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:56:40 -0500 Earth Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32977458/ SHANGHAI -- China Southern Airlines, the China's biggest carrier by fleet size, said Tuesday it plans to raise 10.75 billion yuan (US$1.6 billion) to repay bank loans and replenish its capital. The co... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973214/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:29 -0500 The China Post http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973214/ IDNIANAPOLIS(AP) Win or lose the Horizon League championship game, Butler was headed to the NCAA tournament. Still, the 12th-ranked Bulldogs felt something was missing from their resume. On Tuesday n... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973494/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:39:11 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973494/ The CEO of Air Canada launched a blistering attack on recent efforts by Emirates Airlines to expand its services to Canada, saying the impact of allowing the Dubai-based airline to increase its servic... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973216/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:37:24 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973216/ M ost eastern resorts have good tree skiing. Check out the trail maps or, better yet, hire an instructor or guide for the day. Some resorts, like Stratton, have free guided tours that can take you the... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32974892/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:26:52 -0500 Boston Herald http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32974892/ Elaf Group of Companies, a business organisation serving the Saudi Arabian travel, tourism and hotel industries, has pointed out that improving packages, services and products from key industry player... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973379/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:09:33 -0500 AME Info http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32973379/ International passenger traffic has climbed over the past few months, and analysts say Asia's airlines are likely on a fast track to recovery as fare prices edge higher and as http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32970717/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:40:47 -0500 Morning Star http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32970717/ Europeans are more willing to travel for their holidays in 2010 than they were in 2009, thanks to the ongoing economic recovery, a survey released by the European Commission showed on Tuesday.Some 80 ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32970800/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:38:56 -0500 People's Daily http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32970800/ (RTTNews) - The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said that air travel will begin rebounding slowly in 2010 and predicted slow growth over the next two decades. In its annual forecast, the ag... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32968509/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:59:44 -0500 RTT News http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32968509/ OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has made light of Australia's travel warnings for Indonesia at a lunch for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32968698/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:29:34 -0500 The Daily Telegraph http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32968698/ Geneva - The Swiss design team Rinspeed has presented a mini electric car called the UC? with an innovative design enabling it to be driven on and off trains travelling between urban centres. Very sim... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32966453/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:12:26 -0500 Earth Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32966453/ The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) which ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32963339/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:44:12 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32963339/ Regent Seven Seas Cruises has climbed out of the GFC bigger and better than before, attributing its’ 2009/10 growth to better decisions made during the crisis. Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Sr. Vi... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32963479/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:37:28 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32963479/ A bylaw that would have limited short term rental of homes in Tofino was defeated Tuesday by the district council.The proposed bylaw would have stipulated that the owner of a residential short-term re... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32965806/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:02 -0500 Times Colonist http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32965806/ In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Rosa, the county accuses Vacation Rentals USA owner Joann Beckman of fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion. Beckman closed the rental compa... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32965209/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:06:28 -0500 5PIX http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32965209/ Getting first dibs on exit-row seats in coach cabins has long been one of the top perks for passengers in elite-status programs, which typically allow members to reserve those seats, if available, whe... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962449/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:10 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962449/ Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that technology currently available doesn't allow screeners to adequately examine what is in someone's shoes while the person is wearing them. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962450/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:09 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962450/ Flight attendants at American Airlines may vote to strike against the Fort Worth-based carrier after "lock-down" negotiations with a federal mediator failed to produce a contract agreement. ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959760/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:48:07 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959760/ CHICAGO — Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. has named a new chief financial officer. The company - a real estate investment trust with properties in the U.S., Mexico and Europe - said James Mead'... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959886/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:43:56 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959886/ U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Public Affairs Press Release March 8, 2010 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Travel to Brazil to Meet with Key Leaders to Strengthen Bilateral, Commercial ... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959887/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:26 -0500 America.org http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959887/ The restaurant touts itself as the oldest pancake house in Tennessee. It turns 50 on March 17, and will celebrate by using the original menu and charging 1960 prices — mostly under $1. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962451/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:38:52 -0500 USA Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962451/ Many of Dublin's most iconic sites can be found situated close to the River Liffey, including U2's former recording studio, Windmill Lane. By Peter Morrison, AP http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962452/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:38:51 -0500 USA Today http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32962452/ "I can tell you we are conducting a closed review of a small group of agencies," said a Hilton spokesman. "It's a great opportunity for us to find a partner who can support our global presence." It... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959751/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:22:49 -0500 Ad Age http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959751/ When you are in a vehicle that moves continuously with relatively slow and prolonged motion, the organ of balance in their inner ear may be affected, causing motion sickness. Motion sickness is like... http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959826/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:05:40 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959826/ Terror suspect Tracing the path of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a wealthy banker’s son, prestigious London college grad and now an accused terrorist. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959175/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:03:11 -0500 MSNBC http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959175/ Mike and Amy Braswell, founders of ScenicRentals.com, are taking a road trip across the Southeast U.S. to scout vacation by owner rentals for the website. http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959176/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:38:14 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.utahindependent.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7efe203e304dfafb/id/32959176/