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Entries from June 2008

Travel Tools: ChaCha

April 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Hello Travelers!
Here is an interesting concept. Have a reliable friend at home that you can call or text at any time to get information that you need. True, this power could be used for a number of things including getting stats about your favorite players, learning the score of the game, finding out [...]

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Tags: Travel technology · Trend

April 5, 2008: Skybus is Out of Business

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Bummer!  It would have been good if they would have been able to make it fly, but Skybus- the Columbus, Ohio budget carrier in business since May 22, 2007 -has just posted this announcement on their website:
Skybus Airlines will cease all operations effective Saturday, April 5.
Skybus struggled to overcome the combination of rising jet fuel [...]

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Tags: Airlines

Update Berlin April 2, 2008: New strikes averted

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

A new strike by Berlin public transport workers has been canceled at the last minute.
In a high-level meeting just after midnight early morning April 2 Berlin transportation leaders (BVG) and public worker’s union Verdi agreed to talk in a long-running wage dispute and agreed there would be no strikes during this round of negotiation.
BVG, which [...]

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Tags: Berlin · Germany · Transport