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Flight Crew Union UFO Raise the Possibility of Strike after Negotiations Fails with the German Airlines Lufthansa

The main flight crew union, UFO rejects Lufthansa, German airlines' latest offer. The official of the group threathens to strike.

Nov 02, 2015 10:47 AM EST


Delta Air lines' Diamond Medallion, Best Benefits and Rewards

For the loyal Delta flyers, passengers have experience this rewarding spending program from SkyMiles. Here are the best offered rewards and benefits from the highest tier, Diamond Medallion.

Nov 02, 2015 10:41 AM EST


Airbnb Spends $8 million campaign to stop San Francisco measure to limit short-term rentals

Airbnb spends more than $8 million for a campaign to stop Proposition F, an initiative in San Francisco that would limit short-term rentals.

Nov 02, 2015 10:32 AM EST


Vodafone admits hackers gained access to almost 2,000 customer accounts

Vodafone announced that hackers gained access to 1,827 accounts that belong to its customers. Vodafone admitted Saturday that hackers gained access to almost 2,000 accounts that belong to its customers.

Nov 02, 2015 10:18 AM EST


Airport Lounges: Abu Dhabi Terminal 1 and 3 Etihad First & Business Class Lounge

Etihad is now offering their Premium Lounges in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi airport. And now many travelers are discovering the service and facilities offered in Etihad.

Nov 02, 2015 10:02 AM EST


Chipotle shuts all stores in Seattle, Portland due to E coli outbreak

Chipotle Mexican Grill closed 43 Chipotle restaurants in Pacific Northwest region due to an outbreak of E. coli bacteria.

Nov 02, 2015 9:50 AM EST


Nanjing Sifang Art Park: Nanjing, China's One of a Kind Art Park and Museum

Nanjing City's work of art pride, the Nanjing Sifang Art Park was designed by internationally known architectures. The building has unique features and shape and one architectural wonder of the country.

Nov 02, 2015 9:49 AM EST


Finger Lakes Vintners to NYC Mayor: "Send us your tourists, not your trash”

The winemaker has made a new label for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called "No Trash! de Blasio Blush." And some Finger Lakes vintners and activists have shared their opposition with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal.

Nov 02, 2015 9:30 AM EST


American Airlines Miles Offers: Top 5 uses of AAdvantage Miles

Travelers consider American miles as their favorite mileage currencies. Moreover, numerous users already redeemed millions of miles using AAdvantage from their own travels world-wide.

Nov 02, 2015 9:20 AM EST


Asian Water Adventures: Kayaking, rafting, and canoeing in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has numerous potential for whitewater rafting and kayaking, but it seemingly remains undeveloped.While in Kyrgyzstan, many travelers would try water rafting, kayaking, and canoeing in the whitewater rapids.

Nov 02, 2015 9:05 AM EST


Top Sheraton Hotels in the US with great Amex offers

With Amex offer, clients have picked their top Sheraton Hotels within the United States. They seem to book these hotels whenever they travel and want to stay in a hotel that they could use their Amex offer at.

Nov 02, 2015 8:59 AM EST


Ride Sharing App-Based Company Uber, Lyft and SideCar to Operate in Chicago City Airport and Tourists Areas

Ride Sharing Companies, Uber, Lyft and Sidecar are granted to operate their services in Chicago. The said companies will be allowed to pick up riders on the Chicago city's airport and tourist attraction areas.

Nov 02, 2015 8:57 AM EST


United Continental holds airport job cuts to ease labor tension

Yielding to the labor tensions, United Continental Holdings Inc has decided to hold the outsourcing exercise for time being. The Chicago-based airline has been slashing jobs and replacing them with outsourced workers. This has created unrest among employees and workers' unions started protesting it. in a latest decision, the airline announced that it stoped the outsourcing activity until 2017.

Nov 02, 2015 8:54 AM EST


New crowdfunding norms to push US start-ups

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the new rules on crowdfunding facilitating startups to mobileze funds from individual investors and non-accredited investors as well. The with a majority voting of three to one.

Nov 02, 2015 8:43 AM EST


Delta Airlines to Terminate Atlanta-Dubai flight route on February 2016

Delta Airlines will end their flight services in Atlanta-Dubai route in February 11, 2016. The US major carrier announce on their website regarding the termination of the flight operation on the said route.

Nov 02, 2015 8:43 AM EST


China's Newly Opened Communist Party Theme Park, Received Mixed Criticism from Social Media

The Cinese government build and opened a Communist Party Theme Park. They aimed to help visitors to teach and better understand the commounist party core values and concepts.

Nov 02, 2015 7:14 AM EST


Mexico's Eden, Holbox Island an Ideal Travel Destination

The Holbox Island or the Isla Holbox is considered as the Eden paradise of Mexico. It is also an ideal place for mexican vacation for tourists craving for a nice "low-sound, low-rise" place.

Nov 02, 2015 6:52 AM EST


Hyatt Hotel Group on Merger Negotiations with Starwood Hotel

The American Hotel Company, Hyatt is in merger talks with Starwood Hotel. At least three Chinese firms were also reported vying each other to purchase Starwood that owns famous luxury hotel brands.

Nov 02, 2015 6:31 AM EST


South Dakota's Tourism Skyrockets through Landmark Anniversaries and Events

US state South Dakota's tourisms boost up after their popular landmarks celebrated its aniversaries and held events in the city. The event aniversary attract a great number of tourists this year and officials hope it will be the same next year.

Nov 02, 2015 6:14 AM EST


Singapore Cuisine: Authentic Singaporean Hawker Foods To Die For

Singapore offers great hawkers that provide great options for travelers searching for cheaper foods in the country.

Nov 02, 2015 5:31 AM EST


Puerto Rico Power Agency to Get Extension from Bondholders to Pay $8 billion Debt

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority gets an extension from its bondholders to negotiate how it would restructure its $8.3 billion debt.

Nov 02, 2015 4:43 AM EST


Electrolux AB down after US Justice Department's refusal

Electrolux AB fell in the US trading after the US Justice Department rejected a proposal to resolve the Swedish company’s antitrust lawsuit that would block the $3.3 billion acquisition of General Electric’s household-appliance business.

Nov 02, 2015 3:54 AM EST


Smartphones outpace PCs among US adults: Pew study

The latest study done by Pew Research Center shows that computer ownership among people under 30 is fast dropping, while smartphone ownership is increasing. Almost one-third of US adults own a smartphone, 45 percent own tablets, 40 percent own consoles and 14 percent own portable consoles.

Nov 02, 2015 3:17 AM EST


LinkedIn beats expectations as its stock gets 12% boost

LinkedIn announced the third quarter financial report that is better than analyst expectations. The company's shares jump 12%.

Nov 02, 2015 3:11 AM EST


Pfizer and Allergan is in talk for a merger

Pfizer and Allergan are currently in a preliminary stage for the biggest merger deal in the pharmaceutical industry. However, there are still lots of problems that need to be solve including the tax inversion accusation made by politicians in the US.

Nov 02, 2015 2:24 AM EST


PetroChina Q3 profit slips on oil price rout

China's biggest oil company PetroChina recorded 81.4% fall in profit for the third quarter indicating 52% below the analysts' forecast. The continuous fall of oil price impacted the performance of the company. Analysts expect rebalancing of oil price in next 12 months.

Nov 02, 2015 2:20 AM EST


Virgin America beats forecast in Q3

Virgin America has surpassed market estimates in revenues for the third quarter of 2015 as it posted $71.9 million revenues as against the forecast of $67mn. The US-based airline operator indicated that earnings per mile may fall in the fourth quarter owing to increasing competition and falling airfares.

Nov 02, 2015 12:25 AM EST


SolarCity reported $114 Million in Q3 2015 Earnings, beating analyst $111 million forecast

SolarCity beats analysts’ expectations announcing a $144 million increase in revenue in the third quarter of this year, as analysts only projected $111 million.

Nov 01, 2015 10:05 PM EST


Microsoft Band 2: You must sweat the small stuff

Microsoft launches the Microsoft Band 2, the new generation of fitness and tracker. It has upgraded design and features including additional sensor for better performance.

Nov 01, 2015 9:53 PM EST


GoPro misses revenue targets on sluggish sales, marketing mistakes

Wearable cameras manufacturer GoPro's results missed the market forecasts. Despite 43 percent growth in reenues, GoPro couldn't meet the forecast as sales on new products were not encouraging. However, the company sees growing demand in overseas markets such as Japan, South Korea and China.

Nov 01, 2015 9:13 PM EST


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