Côte d’Ivoire: On 2 March 2011 the U.S Department of State issued an updated Travel Warning for Cote d'Ivoire, which reads in part as follows: "The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against traveling to Cote d'Ivoire. Read more

Air India Pilots Strike March 9: Air India's flight operations could face a major disruption on March 9 if a section of its pilots go on strike as planned. Read more

Mideast Protests: A look at anti-government protests, political unrest and key developments in the Middle East as March 2. Read more

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New Passport Forms in Effect Mar 1, 2011

Applying for or renewing a passport? New forms as of 3/1. Use the passport wizard to find out what form you need. Read more

Report Shows Cutting Business Travel Cuts Corporate Profits

Travel is an investment that leverages the top line, not a cost center that cuts the bottom line. Put it another way: The return on investment for travel averages 20:1 in gross profits. Read more

Budget Cuts Could Lead to Longer Airport Waits

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Wednesday that travelers could face longer waits to get through airport security if Republican-proposed budget cuts are adopted. Read more

Airlines Raise Fares for the Sixth Time This Year

Airfares at major U.S. airlines are climbing again, continuing a dizzying pace of nearly weekly increases on both penny-pinching vacationers and expense-account corporate fliers. Read more

Southwest Recovering from 2 Glitches that Snarled Flights and Web Access

Southwest Airlines is recovering from two unrelated computer outages Tuesday that caused the carrier’s online reservations systems to crash and briefly snarled its flight operations. Read more

American Airlines Cuts Planned Passenger-Capacity

Facing higher fuel prices, American Airlines says it's going to fly a little less than it expected this year. American parent AMR Corp. still plans to grow in 2011 as travel demand rebounds, but not as quickly. Read more

Dramatic Chinese Airport Development Plans

Chinese airport development is set to take place at an astonishing rate over the coming five years, according to the latest information supplied by officials.Read more 

US Airport ATC Errors Increase

Air traffic control errors at US airports exceeded the 1,800 mark during 2010, according to data published at the end of February 2011. Read more

High Oil Price Cuts Airline Profits by Almost 50%

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its airline industry outlook for 2011 to $8.6 billion from the $9.1 billion it estimated in December 2010. This is a 46% fall in net profits compared to the $16 billion (revised from $15.1 billion) earned by the industry in 2010. Read more

Carry-on Bags Costing TSA Millions a Year

Choosing to carry your luggage onto a plane instead of checking it with an airline might save you a few bucks at the ticket counter but it's costing taxpayers about a quarter-billion dollars a year. Read more

Obrycki’s at BWI (Gate B-11) makes Frommer’s List of Top Ten Airport Restaurants in the US.

New York, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. all had winning restaurants. How many have of these have you tried? Read more

All Amtrak Northeast Corridor Trains to Get Free Wi-Fi in 2011

Following the well-received introduction on high-speed Acela Express trains between Boston and Washington, D.C. and last month’s addition of AmtrakConnect® on Amtrak Cascades trains in the Pacific Northwest, Amtrak has set the stage for further expansion of its popular on-board free Wi-Fi service in 2011. Read more

Japan Gets Up To Speed With New Bullet Train

Japan launches a new version of its high-speed bullet train this weekend. Named Hayabusa - it means peregrine in Japanese - the new train has an operating speed of 185mph. Read more

Start-up Room 77 lets you see your hotel-room view before you arrive

Ever walk into your hotel room and let out a sigh of extreme sadness when you saw the view of an ugly concrete parking garage? If you answered yes, then you'll definitely want to know about Room 77. But does it have a practical use? Read more

Some Luxury Hotels Renting Rooms by the Hour

A few posh spots offering day rates for weary shoppers, power nappers, couples Some luxury hotels are embracing the example of cheaper motels and letting guests rent rooms by the hour. Manhattan's upscale Le Parker Meridien, where rooms with a view of Central Park normally start at $379, recently touted an eyebrow-raising Valentine's Day promotion — $150 for a four-hour stay between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Read more

Car Rental Majors: the 2011 Crystal Ball

I love public companies for the fact that they're beholden to their shareholders on a quarterly basis. This allows geeks like me to dig into the conference calls and pull out tidbits of information to serve up to you folks. This is each company putting their best foot forward, so take it for what it is. Read more

Get to Your Meeting Refreshed After a Long Flight

Be Relax Services at DeGaulle and Orly Airports in Paris provide beauty and massage services to relieve stress. Read more