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BA cabin crew to strike for 7 days(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-12 22:14:46)
AP - British Airways PLC cabin crew announced plans Friday to strike for seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travelers ahead of the Easter holidays.
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Encore: Historic SC theater reopens in Charleston(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-12 19:37:32)
AP - The Dock Street Theatre in Charleston's historic district, on the site of America's first theater, is reopening after a three-year, $18 million renovation.
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Gastroenteritis strikes cruise ship in Brazil(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-12 19:30:49)
AP - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.
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Savannah, Ga., square destroyed in 1950s reopens(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-12 17:06:48)
AP - For more than 55 years, Savannah counted Ellis Square among its lost historic treasures.
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Senate seeks to boost regional airline safety(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-12 13:50:37)
AP - The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that killed 50 people.
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Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile drive(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-12 13:47:21)
AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
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3rd Tokyo airport opens to fanfare and criticism(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-11 14:00:15)
AP - Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity — and heavy criticism that it's a wasteful project expected to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast.
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World airlines see blue skies ahead(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-11 13:57:51)
AP - Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday as it halved its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion.
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Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 21:17:56)
AP - Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the National Mall.
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When to make a federal case out of airline error(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 20:56:39)
AP - So the airline lost your luggage. Should you make a federal case out of it — literally?
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Milwaukee museum to show Raphael painting(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 19:39:22)
AP - Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last United States' appearance likely for many years at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
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Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 19:29:30)
AP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.
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DC Holocaust museum passes 30 million visitors(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 18:52:54)
AP - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says 30 million visitors have now come through its doors.
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Report indicates hotel market beginning to recover(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 18:51:48)
AP - Hospitality Advisors LLC says hotel occupancy in Hawaii increased during four of the past five months, indicating the market is beginning to recover.
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Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourism(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 13:53:27)
AP - Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday.
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BA, American, Iberia to cede airport slots(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 13:51:29)
AP - British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to give away takeoff and landing slots at London and New York airports to soothe European Union antitrust worries, EU regulators said Wednesday.
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1 million volunteers register for free Disney tix(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-10 02:03:53)
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.
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Amsterdam airport tightens security after sting(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-09 22:51:20)
AP - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport — the departure site for the Detroit underwear bomber — tightened security Tuesday after journalists orchestrated a sting operation that smuggled bottles of liquids onto planes bound for London and Washington.
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Delta talking to other carriers about alliances(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-09 22:49:43)
AP - Delta Air Lines Inc., still smarting from its failed bid to lure Japan Airlines into a partnership, is talking to other carriers about expanding its global alliances, a senior executive said Tuesday without giving specifics.
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Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2010-03-09 22:48:48)
AP - A graduate student from China who slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and leading to worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday and apologized publicly for the first time.