Train station installs giant slideTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:45PMGIANT adult slide labelled the "transfer accelerator" installed at Dutch train station to help commuters get to their train quicker.
Pilots at Qantas set for actionTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:14AMPilots at Australia's Qantas airline agreed today to make in-flight announcements about the company's plan to outsource labour by hiring crew from mainly Asian destination countries with lower wages and weaker union rights.
UnhappenIt Bridges the Apology Gap between Business and CustomersTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:05AMThe concept of effectively apologizing to customers when businesses fail to live up to service expectations gets a boost from the academic community. UnhappenIt continues to lead the way in helping business meet this challenge – especially for small businesses who have limited resources. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8649025 ...
US city hit by giant dust stormMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:36PMA giant wall of dust has swept through the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, turning the sky brown, endangering drivers and delaying flights. Related Stories Stage collapses at Cheap Trick gig European debt deal 'attainable' Spacecraft orbits massive asteroid Nasa spacecraft orbits massive asteroid Shuttle quits space station forever
Hotel towel, air con? That'll cost extraMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:20PMCHAIN that hits guests with fees for towels, TV and housekeeping to offer cheap rooms in Australia - just don't expect service.
“The hungry do not build five-star hotels”: Israel TodayMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:57PMAt night and on Friday morning, July 8 at Ben Gurion Airport was silent and calm. Part of the police, strapped to prevent “left-wing provocation” dismissed to their homes, said, “Yediot Aharonot”.
Travel: Do frequent-flier programs work for you?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:55PM$4 billion Airlines' annual profit a year combined from program partnerships, which tops reported revenue from baggage fees. 90 million The number of estimated U.S. frequent-flier members.
Earnings Preview: AMR expected to post 2Q lossMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:11PMAmerican Airlines boosted traffic in June, something its biggest competitors failed to do, yet American parent AMR Corp. is still expected to report a second-quarter loss on Wednesday.
Earl Ofari Huthinson: Obama Has No Choice But to Tap The Fat CatsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:04PM*The news reports that President Obama was courting large campaign donors stirred complaints that this will put him he even deeper into political hock to fat cat donors and the corporate rich if re-elected. This was the oft-heard knock against Obama in 2008. A study by the nonpartisan Campaign Finance Institute did confirm that a [...]