http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com Great Last Minute International Flight Deals! Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.51 en-us http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/airport-cleared-for-take-off/ After years of construction, dust and scaffolding, it appears that the patience of tens of thousands of air travellers has paid off, writes Kevin Ritchie. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/madonna`s-`sticky-and-sweet-crew-to-quit/ Madonna`s `Sticky and Sweet` touring crew are threatening to quit. Some of the 250 staff on the tour claim they are being treated like 'second class citizens' after being given cheap hotel accommodation - while Madonna stayed in an £11,000-a-night castle after her recent show in Nice, France. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/madonnas-crew-to-quit/ Madonna's 'Sticky and Sweet' touring crew are threatening to quit. Some of the 250 staff on the tour claim they are being treated like "second class citizens" after being given cheap hotel accommodation - while Madonna stayed in an 11,000-a-night castle after her recent show in Nice, France. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/women-trafficked-to-singapore-lured-into-prostitution/ Singapore pubs and bars. Singapore is an attractive destination for prostitution, experts said, because women can enter without a visa on cheap flights Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/ryanair-sees-drop-in-ticket-touts-as-eu-ends-probe/ Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair said on Tuesday it was winning its battle against ticket touts, and the European Commission said it had ended a probe into the carrier over the conflict. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/starwood-launches-no-blackout-flight-rewards/ At a time when booking an airline reward seat is challenging, Starwood is stepping in with a new twist on its Starwood Preferred Guest program. Today, it officially unveiled a special area on its spg website, where you can redeem... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/budget-airline-succumbs-to-high-fuel-price/ THOUSANDS of passengers scrambled to rearrange travel plans on Friday after the sudden collapse of trans- Atlantic budget airline Zoom, amid concerns that hundreds would not get their money back. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/imploding-alitalia-could-strand-thousands-of-israelis/ Israelis who traveled to the Far East and South America with low-cost Alitalia airline tickets purchased months ago could be stranded overseas if the struggling airline halts operation, warn Issta and Ophir Tours ticketing agencies. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/kilpatrick-can-take-off-tether-but-cant-travel-outside-detroit-area/ Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner has just ruled that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick can take off a tether he has worn since last month, but said he still cannot travel beyond the tri-county area. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/napoli-fans-travel-ban-after-chaos-of-roma/ Napoli fans will not be allowed to travel to their club's away games this season after violence marred Sunday's Serie A opener at AS Roma. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/aaa-labor-day-travel-expected-to-dip/ Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/rice-to-travel-to-libya/ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to travel to Libya this week. It is the first visit to the country by a U.S. secretary of state since 1953. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/kuala-lumpur/ THERE are those among us who have had on occasions flown to Kuala Lumpur for a short visit. Invariably, we would return to mumble their distaste for the nation?s capital city. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/winter-travel-fewer-flights-elusive-bargains/ Last year, Nikki Frahm, operations manager at Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Forest Lake, Minn., arranged a February vacation for a family of four to Ixtapa, Mexico. They enjoyed the trip so much that last month, they called Frahm and asked her to sign them up for the same vacation this year. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/for-parents-of-college-freshmen-first-test-is-on-economics-of-travel/ Still struggling to recover from tuition sticker shock, parents of college freshmen are now confronting a new economic hurdle: the rising costs of moving their children to campus. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/major-airlines-including-american-begin-flight-cutbacks/ By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News tmaxon@dallasnews.com The Associated Press contributed to this report. Fewer flights will be available to U.S. travelers this month as airlines begin trimming their schedules to cope with high fuel costs and growing losses. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/gop-slouches-toward-st-paul/ http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Not long ago, you might have foreseen the Republican pilgrimage to St. Paul, Minn., as having all the brio of the Bataan Death March. Surprise! Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/can-you-travel-for-less-than-you-live-on-at-home/ Budget travelers dispel the myth that you can't afford a grand tour around the world. Last year, after a farewell Mexican dinner, my friend Barbara Green gave hugs goodbye to her friends in New York, got on a plane for Quito, Ecuador, and took off with plans for a months-long vacation. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/aa-asks-to-delay-new-china-route/ American Airlines has asked the Department of Transportation for permission to delay the launch of its Chicago-to-Beijing service by a year. Citing high fuel costs and concerns about the economy, AA now wants to start that route on April 4,... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteinternationalflights.com/for-u.s-airlines-no-end-in-sight-to-fuel-cost-struggles/ U.S. airlines had hoped for a fresh start in September, with streamlined schedules and smaller fleets that were meant to help them cope better with the high cost of jet fuel. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0000