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Travelinfo.ca: LOUISIANA has declared a state of emergency as it prepares for a tropical depression to bring up to 38cm of rain over the weekend. Tropical Depression 13 – to be named Lee if upgraded, as expected, to a tropical storm – is creeping north through the Gulf of Mexico. Offshore platforms for Exxon Mobil, […]

Travelinfo.ca: GERMANY has backed down on plans to install full-body scanners at airports after testing showed technology to be inaccurate at times. Sources said nearly half of those scanned were incorrectly flagged during a 10-month testing phase. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said Wednesday that two trial machines installed at Hamburg airport returned too many false […]

We came across this fantastic video that provides a great perspective on how our clients should approach their Winter Vacations for 2012. We understand that you want to get the best price possible, however waiting until you think the price is going to drop is dangerous.  First, the price *could* go up.  It is not […]

Uganda – Exercise high degree of caution Landslides have killed several people in an eastern district of Bulambuli, about 300 kilometres east of Kampala. Travellers should keep informed of regional weather forecasts, avoid disaster areas and follow the advice of local authorities. Go to voyage.gc.ca for more information on these advisories or call 1-800-267-6788 in […]

Accuweather.com: Aug 29, 5:20 am: …….as of Monday, EDT, Tropical Storm Talas was centered near 23.8 north and 140.1 east, or about 820 miles south of Tokyo, Japan. The storm was drifting northward at 2 mph. Maximum-sustained winds were near 65 mph with gusts as high as 80 mph. Talas is expected to continue moving […]

Reuters: WASHINGTON – New York-area airports reopened on Monday as U.S. airlines gradually restored more flights to their operations throughout the Northeast that were halted by Hurricane Irene. New York subways also resumed service, gradually at first, after weekend closure, as did passenger rail Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Philadelphia. Amtrak service […]