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17
Jul

NYC: La Guardia, JFK: workers at BA/UA subcontractor vote Monday re strike next week

Airport workers prepare to strike, claim bosses threatened to fire them over wage push Workers at JFK and LaGuardia Airports are preparing to walk off the job next week, saying bosses threatened to fire them after they pushed for better wages.  Airport security officers, baggage handlers and cabin cleaners who work for Aviation Safeguards, a […]

15
Jul

Italy: Venice: cruise ship departures

Passengers travelling on cruise ships departing from Venice on July 16 are advised to show up early for their cruise departure due to maritime strike….. Thursday, July 16, 2015:   Some maritime personnel will be on strike for 12 hours (no further details are available). Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your […]

14
Jul

Small Ship Active Holidays

Lots of people think that active travel is only (what we call in the business) “land based vacations.” In fact there’s a ton of really interesting cruises you can do under the active travel umbrella, and in some very cool destinations too. These small ships are for you if you are a convivial person who […]

13
Jul

Top 5 Active Festivals

1) Brazil (Rio De Janeiro – Carnival) The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent every year and considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets. Explore the city by day and revel in with the locals at street parties by […]

13
Jul

Italy: strike update

Alitalia                  Tuesday, July 14, 2015                   Some Alitalia personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, from 00:01 to 24:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight. ________________________________________ Meridiana                         Tuesday, July 14, 2015                   Some Meridiana personnel will be on strike for 8 hours, from 10:00 to 18:00. […]