Tour Operators

Amphibious tours for city waterways

channel4.com     Aug 18, 2008   1 related          

Last Modified: 18 Aug 2008 Source: PA News With Belfast spending yet another summer under water a local tour operator has stolen a march on the competition by splashing out £2 million for a fleet of amphibious buses. The city...                    

Research and Markets: European Online Travel Overview Third Edition

tmcnet.com     Aug 18, 2008   2 related          

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e5ad2/european_online_tr) has announced the addition of the "European Online Travel Overview Third Edition" report to their offering. This report...                    

Record number of cruise ships in Canadian Arctic this summer

canoe.ca     Aug 17, 2008   1 related          

By Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS Polar bears and glaciers may be icons of northern climate change but they are also swelling the sails of Nunavut's tourism industry. A record number of cruise ships are plying Canada's Eastern...                    

Inca Trail: Heavy load for porters

suntimes.com     Aug 17, 2008          

WARMIWANUSCA, Peru -- Porters on the famed Inca Trail trek to the jungle-shrouded ruins of Machu Picchu recall the fleet-footed chasqui -- Inca messengers who darted over the vast road network of South America's most powerful...                    

Russians' In-Resort Spending Far Outweighs that of British and German Tourists

prweb.com     Aug 17, 2008          

Research by lastminute.com show Russian holidaymakers' willingness to spend big means hoteliers are now targeting the Russian market by offering its tour operators far better deals than they do to British and German operators....                    

Lifecare International together with IHI/BUPA introduces affordable premium travel health...

ameinfo.com     Aug 17, 2008          

United Arab Emirates: Lifecare International, one of the UAE's most reputable providers of health and travel insurance, announced the launch of affordable premium travel health insurance, responding to the significant increase...                    

Tour flight supervision inadequate

adn.com     Aug 15, 2008   1 related          

Inadequate supervision of the flight tour industry in Southeast Alaska by the Federal Aviation Administration contributed to a fatal crash in Misty Fjords National Monument that killed five people last summer, according to a...                    

New Charming Asia GoldValue Tours Target the Budget Traveler

pr.com     Aug 15, 2008          

With interests to travel to Asia rising up to an all-time high, Charming Asia announces its new tour series to target the larger pool of budget and casual travelers. El Monte, CA, August 15, 2008 -- -- Charming Asia, travel and...                    

IBS Software bags 5-year Kingfisher deal

thehindubusinessline.com     Aug 15, 2008   12 related          

Aims to garner $100 million a year from the product. Bangalore, Aug 14 IBS Software Services, which has bagged a five-year contract from Kingfisher Airlines for its iCargonet software, aims to garner $100 million a year from...                    

Feds order firm to sever ties with Houston bus operator

chron.com     Aug 15, 2008   110 related          

Federal regulators on Thursday ordered a San Antonio firm tied to a Houston bus operator involved in last week's deadly crash in Sherman to sever its relationship with the troubled motor carrier. The Federal Motor Carrier...