http://monoadivino.org Travel America, Travel Asia, Travel Canada, Travel Europe Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:16:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The controversial transatlantic tie-up between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia has won final approval from the US Department of Transport, some 14 years after it was first proposed. The green light clears the ways for the three carriers to jointly set prices, sell tickets and schedule flights through their ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/22/tie-up-in-airlines/ The tally of plane orders by the close of third day of the Farnborough Airshow has passed the $25 billion mark, as a resurgent commercial aviation sector offset severe cut backs to government defence expenditure. Though the show remains a long way off the record-breaking $88.7 billion of bookings announced at ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/21/25-billion-at-farnborough-airshow/ Hotels are usually classified by a five-star scale. The best hotels get 5 stars and the worst get 1. De luxe hotels and luxury spa break become more and more popular nowadays. They serve only luxury clients. North American hotels are used to be divided by belonging to a prestigious ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/14/the-convenience-of-hotel-vacation-pt-2/ Winter is not perpetual and a new tourist season will come in summer. Millions of people will take vacations and live in hotels. But many of them do not clearly understand the difference between 3 and 4 stars hotels. Why is it advantageous for hotels to raise stars sometimes? ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/14/the-convenience-of-hotel-vacation-pt-1/ Brazilian President Lula launches “Brazil is Calling You” campaign in Johannesburg, following South Africa officially handing over the keys to Brazil as the next host nation of the FIFA World Cup. The new campaign, titled “Brazil is calling you! Celebrate life here”, consists of movies, images and social media elements ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/09/brazil-campaign-of-the-world-cup-2014/ Boat passengers in the European Union are to see their rights enhanced in the event of delay or cancellation following a decision by the European Parliament. At present ferry passengers have the right to a refund or a space on a later sailing if their journey is disrupted. However, airline ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/08/boat-travel-protection-in-europe/ Over one million holidaymakers have visited South Africa for the FIFA World Cup officials have confirmed, with a late surge expected as the tournament enters its final week. According to immigration records compiled by the South Africa department of home affairs, the total number of arrivals during June totalled 1.3 ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/05/one-million-tourists-in-south-africa/ Google has marked its entry into the travel search market by buying the aggregator ITA Software for $700m (£461m). The cash deal, which represents the six-largest in Google’s history, will position the technology giant against the likes of Expedia, Cheapflights, Kayak.com and Microsoft’s Bing Travel. Although an unknown name to ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/02/google-in-travel-search-market/ A congressional committee has voted to lift the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba. The House Agriculture Committee voted 25-20 to allow travel to the island and to expand U.S. exports there. Though the vote is only a first step toward Congressional approval of the changes, supporters view it as ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/07/01/will-usa-ban-travels-to-cuba/ Africa’s top destinations and leading travel operators are preparing to battle it out on Wednesday July 7th as the World Travel Awards comes to South Africa. Taking place at the Sandton Conventon Centre, Johannesburg, the World Travel Awards Africa and Indian Ocean Ceremony offers participants a chance to win one ... http://monoadivino.org/2010/06/25/world-travel-awards-in-africa/