Canada’s air transportation and accommodation industries are expected to stage slim recoveries this year, although the strong Canadian dollar will benefit the former while weighing on the latter, the Conference Board of Canada said Tuesday.
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The domestic aviation is set to be the only sector to benefit from this June’s World Cup as Kenya Airways remains upbeat about the African airlines this year owing to the expected surge in passengers going in and out of South Africa.
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Despite extensive spending since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, it was something simpler that averted disaster on a Christmas Day flight to Detroit: alert and courageous passengers and crew members.
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It now seems that air travel over the holiday season will fall by 2.5 percent when compared to last year. The Air Transport Association of America said that it expects 41 million passengers to fly on United States airlines over a 21 day period from December 17th to January 6th. The busiest travel days are expected to be Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday after Christmas on December 26th through the 28th.
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Thinking of Africa? The first thing to come to our mind while thinking of Africa is an African Safari, the warm cape beaches, the untamed beauty of Kruger National Park, the roar of an African Lion or the gigantic African Elephants….but 2010 is going to give our thoughts a whole new dimension. (continue reading…)

It was announced on October 13 that Oxford, one of the most popular tourist destinations in England, will receive its first international flight this December.

Baboo, an airline based in Geneva, Switzerand, which regularly serves 19 destinations in Europe, will operate weekly flights from Geneva beginning Saturday December 19. Prices begin from £78 (€84) each way, all taxes and fees included.
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Korean and Turkish aviation authorities have agreed to increase weekly flights between Seoul and Istanbul to seven times a week from the present four times.

The two sides also decided to introduce the multiple designations of airlines.

The decision to that effect was made during the bilateral aviation talks held in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 1, 2009.
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With the holiday season just around the corner, consumers may be getting a break on airline ticket costs.

farecompare.com said that holiday airline tickets will be priced lower this season than last year.

Consumers have been hit with many airline surcharges recently, but oil prices are down 15 percent as compared to last year leading to ticket price reductions.
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Is it too early to buy tickets for Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday travel?

I know, lots of folks are still figuring out where to go — or whether to go somewhere — for Labor Day weekend. And nobody wants to be the dope who jumps too soon only to miss a deal on cheap airline tickets a few weeks later.
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