Cabin crew give airline deadline to avoid strike Cabin crew at Lufthansa say they will strike on July 1 unless the airline makes concessions over pay and pensions. The UFO union has given Lufthansa a deadline of June 30 to meet their demands. Lufthansa has been in lengthy talks with groups of employees as it […]
TORONTO (June 24, 2015) – Vision Travel has been honoured with an historic first. It is the first Canadian travel agency to be included among some of the top producing and fastest growing travel agencies on Travel Weekly’s annual 2015 Power List. The Power List offers an authoritative ranking of the largest travel agencies in […]
The Chilean government is forcing more than 900 industries to temporarily shut down in the face of an air pollution emergency in the capital city of Santiago, according to a Reuters report. The country’s Environment Ministry declared the official emergency on Monday. It will last 24 hours, but can be extended if the situation doesn’t […]
Keep calm and carry on that big carry-on. That’s the latest message from the global airlines group that has backed down on plans to bring in standard sizes to ensure carry-on luggage was smaller. The International Air Transport Association, which represents 250 of the world’s airlines, said Wednesday that it was halting the rollout of […]
On June 12, 2015, two TrenItalia employees were brutally assaulted after a controller requested to see tickets onboard a Trenord train near Milan. The attack has put TrenItalia workers in a state of alarm. In protest, TrenItalia employees will be on strike from 9am to 5pm on June 16, 2015, requesting more police presence as […]
TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities in western Indonesia on Monday evacuated hundreds of villagers living near a volcano that is spewing hot ash down its slopes almost daily. Government volcanologist Gede Suantika said at least 28 hot ash avalanches occurred Monday at Mount Sinabung on Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s main islands. There are […]