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Jan

Review of MSC Yacht Club Cruise

Recently I was able to take a Mediterranean cruise in the Yacht Club section of MSC, this is similar to “first-class” and provides a middle-ground for those cruisers who want upscale amenities and services, but find some of the other ships a bit to geriatric. This would be a great solution for the younger luxury […]

17
Jan

Argentina: Ash closes Bariloche airport

Ash closes Argentina airport days after its re-opening BBC.com: Jan 16 A cloud of ash caused by a volcano in Chile has closed an airport in neighbouring Argentina just days after it had re-opened. The closure of the airport in Bariloche comes three days after flights had resumed following a seven-month suspension due to the […]

17
Jan

Travel Alerts from Ottawa

Switzerland ? Exercise normal security precautions World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place from January 25 to 29 in Davos in the canton of Graubunden, south-east Switzerland. Special security measures will be in place. Security zones will be identified and barriers erected in the region and between Zurich and Davos. Restricted […]

17
Jan

Porter Airlines: Advisory: Fog

Travel Advisory Weather Advisory for Toronto (YTZ), Ottawa (YOW), Montreal (YUL), Newark (EWR), Windsor(YQG), Chicago(MDW) – Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 Porter Airlines advises all passengers to confirm their flight status prior to arriving at the airport. Delays and cancellations may occur. Passengers can check flight status details below and make inquiries about flight changes, based […]

16
Jan

Italy: Planned strikes for Jan 27

Several transport bodies in Italy have announced possible strike action on January 27. Alitalia: 13h30-17h30 Gesap Palermo: 12h00-16h00 Meridiana PilotsL 24-hours Società Aeroportuali Lazio: 13h10-17h30 A strike must be announced and because of the “announcement effect”, a strike call can cause considerable disruption, even though the strike itself is cancelled. Travelinfo.ca