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 IOL: Eight die as trucks collide on N2
Eight people were killed and three others were hurt when two trucks collided on the N2 road between Butterworth and Idutywa, Eastern Cape police have said.
 bizjournals: Concerns grow over city's museum funding
Concerns are growing over the potential impact of declining tax revenue on publicly funded arts projects being built uptown.
 Financial Times: Cameron plans tax breaks for savers
DavidCameron yesterday mapped out his vision of an almost utopian British economy emerging from the recession, inhabited by thrifty citizens employed in "green tech"...
Financial Times: Volvo tie-up lifts Clean Air Power
Shares in Clean Air Power, the Aim-listed maker of equipment that enables trucks to run on a mixture of liquefied natural gas and diesel, rose 14 per cent to 14½p...
Financial Times: The slow line to high-speed rail
The British (or, to be precise, the English) hate grands projets so much that we sneeringly use the French phrase to describe them. Yet our attitude to France's...
Financial Times: Europe's big three airlines scramble for supremacy
The international airline sector lost $5bn last year and the industry's association IATA expects it will lose at least $2.5bn this year. This, together with the global...
Financial Times: Putin orders cut in Ukraine supply
Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister, yesterday ordered Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, to reduce gas supplies to Ukraine bound for Europe in a move that...
Financial Times: Collapse of power lines on rail tracks is probed
Rail experts were still investigating yesterday how overhead power lines came to collapse across all four tracks of Britain's busiest main line on Sunday, causing...
 The Scotsman: Bus boss Shaw joins board
ABERDEEN bus and rail giant FirstGroup yesterday appointed Nicola Shaw to the main board. Shaw, who is managing director of First's UK bus operations, joins the board as d
AllAfrica: Nigeria: Nimasa, Isan Partner to Phase Out Single Hull Tankers
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Indigenous Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (ISAN) have set up a joint technical committee to harmonize modalities for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) regulation 13G which borders on the Phase-out of single hull tankers from Nigerian waters.
Holiday travel down at S. Fla. airports
301 Moved Permanently
Clean Air lines up power deal with Volvo Trucks
All Nippon to scrap A380 plans
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Barrington tries to bar railway takeover
Southern floods force rail service suspensions, school closures
BNSF to Report Fourth-Quarter Earnings January 21
Rail route aims to turn back time
Stimulus assistance to State transport bodies welcomed
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·Tunisia: Easy Jet to Launch Service in 2009
The newspaper Le Temps reports in Monday's issue that the UK- based low-cost airline, Easy Jet has submitted a request to Tunisia 's civil aviation authorities (OACA) to operate a service from certain European cities such as Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt to respectively Tunis, Monastir and Djerba.
·Nigeria: Citizens Spend N35 Billion On Pilgrimages
IN fulfilment of religious obligations, Nigerians spent a total N34.63 billion in 2008 on pilgrimages to holy sites in Saudi Arabia and Israel, especially Mecca and Jerusalem. Of this amount, the Muslim annual pilgrimage cost the nation a total N29.7073 billion, while that of Christians cost the national economy N4.93 billion.
·Nigeria: FG Moves to Save Local Travel Agency Business
The federal government has announced that it would commence the shutting down of all ticket sales offices of all operating foreign airlines in the country this new year to save the travel agency business in the country.
·Nigeria: Tomorrow's Leaders for Tourism
WHILE less endowed countries reap bountifully from tourism, especially in the last four years due largely to the unprecedented growth (over 900 million international arrivals recorded in 2007 with improvement expected in 2008 when the final result is released) in the industry, Nigeria, which is known for its huge resources is yet to explore the underbelly of the industry.
·Rwanda: Gov't to Reform Rwandair and Improve Air Transport - Official
The government is set to introduce new operational standards for Rwandair Express and make it "an airline of choice by focusing on safety and quality service".
·Rwanda: Tourism Sector Setting the Pace
It was revealed this week that Rwanda's earnings from the tourism sector had increased by 54 percent.
·Zimbabwe: 'ZNA's Presence Gave Pageant National Outlook'
THE participation of the Zimbabwe National Army's Presidential Guard at the Miss Tourism Zimbabwe pageant last week was aimed at showcasing the winner as a truly Zimba-bwean beauty queen, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority chief executive Mr Karikoga Kaseke has said.
·Zimbabwe: Miss Tourism Winners Still to Receive Prizes
THE 2008 Miss Tourism Zimbabwe winners will only receive their prizes in the first quarter of the year, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority said yesterday.
·Nigeria: NLC, Women, TUC and Others Protest State of Benin-Ore Road
THOUSANDS of youths and women, in collaboration with the Edo State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Civil Society Organisations, yesterday, protested the deplorable state of the Benin-Lagos expressroad and the Benin-Okene expressroad.
·Rwanda: Tourism Grows Rapidly
The Rwanda tourism sector recorded a massive 54 percent growth in 2008, generating about $214 million, $17 million more than what was raised in 2007, an official end of year statement from the Rwanda Office for Tourism and National Parks (ORTPN) reveals.
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·Fairmont to open new Zimbali development
The famous hotel operator, Fairmont, is to open a range of upmarket properties at the Zimbali Coastal Resort on the north coast.
·Gorging on adrenalin
Adventure tourism hits Oribi, writes Jan de Beer.
·Thai this for something different
South Africans are familiar with the stunning azure sea and beaches to the south of the country, but there is an "alternative Thailand" waiting to be discovered, writes Wren Mast-Ingle.
·Tourism growth in SA double that of world
South Africas growth in the number of international visitors was almost double that of the rest of the world in 2005 and the Western Cape experienced the highest-ever number of tourists in its traditionally off-season, according to Cape Town Routes Unlimited.
·Galway comes out of its shell during festival
Buck Maguire goes to Ireland for the 52nd annual Galway Oyster Festival and rates it as the best entertainment in the world.
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·Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler
You are not very likely to wander into Svitavy by chance. Located on boththe major road and railway line connecting Moravia and eastern Bohemia, formost people Svitavy is just a name on their itinerary. But if you do comeand take a closer look, you’ll find a little town proud of its past andworking for a better future. Once an important town for Moravia’s textileindustry, re-populated after the expulsion of Svita ...
·KonopiÅ¡tÄ› Chateau
The Czech Republic is famous as a country of castles but this week I had achance to visit one that is truly exceptional: the renowned KonopištěChateau, found just 40 kilometres south of Prague. Konopiště, togetherwith its wide surroundings and gorgeous interiors, is of courseparticularly famous for its ill-fated last owner – the heir-apparent tothe Austrian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, assassinated, toge ...
·Slavonice: a South Bohemian renaissance town off the beaten track
It is a very crisp autumn day here in South Bohemia. And I’m slowlytrundling towards Slavonice, which is in the very far south of thiscountry, right on the Austrian border. I’m in a modern-looking, but asyou can probably hear, rather shuddery sort of train. And I’m headingtowards this stunningly pretty Czech town, which I hear, in recent years,has become something of an artists’ colony. So, I’m off to find ...
·Czech Airlines flying high after eighty-five years
The Czech national airline ČSA is celebrating its 85th birthday thisMonday. Today, the carrier flies to destinations spanning from Athens toZagreb, and ranks amongst the Czech state’s most valuable assets, butwhat about back when it first began? Company spokesperson DanielaHupáková describes the airline’s humble beginnings:
·ÄŒeský Dub in the Middle Ages
For this week’s Czechs in History I’ve brought you somewhere rather special – one of my favourite places in the Czech Republic – Český Dub. And I’m sitting here at about 10 at night, exhausted after a hard week’s work, just about to go to sleep in the local museum, whichis all rather scary and exciting because there are things like suits of armour downstairs, which I am hoping won’t come to life when ...
·Veltrusy Chateau
In this edition of Spotlight we visit Veltrusy Chateau, a gorgeous summerestate found north of the Czech capital. Founded in the 1700s by Czechnobleman Václav AntonÃn Chotek, Veltrusy is far from an obviousdestination, but is well-worth a day-trip. The castle grounds boast a 300hectare park along the Vltava River, with numerous paths leading amongancient trees to pavilions, a bridge or two and various monuments. Th ...
·The Jan Hus Church in New York – a remnant of the Upper East Side’s Czech past
The Jan Hus Presbyterian Church and Neighborhood House is to be found onthe Upper East Side of Manhattan. It takes its name from the great Czechreligious reformer Jan Hus, who was burned at the stake in 1415 andinfluenced the later Protestant movement. When the church was establishedin the 1870s, it was one of the hubs of a large Czech community that inthose days totalled thirty or forty thousand people.
·Carp tasting in TÅ™eboň
One of the highlights of my week was a visit to Třeboň, South Bohemia, inpursuit of carp on Monday. I had high hopes for the town itself, with allof my colleagues gasping on a monthly basis at the fact that I stillhadn’t been there, and pressing upon me that I really must. I had lesshigh hopes for the carp, which my grandfather pulls a face at each time Imention, before unfailingly grumbling how this traditional ...
·Czech spas branching out into pampering weekends
Ever feel like a relaxing massage? Well, you’re not the only one; thenumber of people visiting Czech spas has risen in the first six months ofthis year by 5.5 percent. And according to the Czech Association of TravelAgents, more visitors than ever are going for a weekend of pampering,instead of a longer, curative stay. To find out more, I spoke to KláraNydlová, a manager at the Richmond Hotel in one of the countr ...
·The days are numbered for Prague’s largest railway yard
The oldest and largest railway yard in Prague is soon to disappear. It willbe replaced by a modern development with shops, apartments, offices and allkinds of other facilities as investors are ready to pour money into thearea. In this edition of Spotlight, we look at the past and the future ofthe Bubny railway yard in Prague.
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·Concerns grow over city's museum funding
Concerns are growing over the potential impact of declining tax revenue on publicly funded arts projects being built uptown.
·Nashville hosts 25 conventions in January
Music City will welcome 25 conventions with 64,000 attendees during the month of January, topping both of the past two months.
·American, American Eagle: Traffic is down
American Airlines Inc. and American Eagle released traffic reports on Monday that show the airlines with higher percentages of plane occupancy in December but less traffic in terms of passenger miles flown compared to the same period last year. (AMR)
·Airline seats to Hawaii will decline
Scheduled airline seats to Hawaii between January and March are expected to drop 16.1 percent compared to last year.
·Allegheny County won't appeal drink tax ruling
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato said Monday he will not appeal a judge's decision barring the county from using excess revenue from the so-called drink tax for purposes other than the Port Authority.
·Hawaii stocks mixed as Wall Street pulls back
Hawaii stocks were mixed Monday as Wall Street slipped as investors remain cautious about the economy. (CPF) (AXB) (BOH) (MLP) (HE)
·US Airways joins lawsuit against FAA
US Airways Group Inc. has joined six other airlines in a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration. The carriers are opposing new safety rules aimed at pilot fatigue on international flights. (CAL) (AMR) (JBLU) (LCC)
·Toyota will make payments to Mississippi
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said the state will recoup some of the money it put toward Toyota Motor Corp.’s automobile assembly plant in Blue Springs, despite the project’s delay, according to a Mississippi Development Authority release.
·CSX rethinking Greenbrier resort
CSX Corp. is seeking Goldman Sachs & Co.’s advice on what do with its five-diamond West Virginia resort that lost $35 million last year.
·Tourism spending down, prices up
As the economy spiraled into disarray in the third quarter of 2008, Americans cut back sharply on tourism and travel spending.
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