Many types of online businesses come and go in the blink of an eye. But the trillion-dollar travel industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds, creating a big demand for specialized services.
* Cox & Kings plans flotation on Bombay stock exchange * Says plans to raise about $100m through IPO PEWSEY, WILTSHIRE - Venerable 250-year-old British travel firm Cox & Kings is planning an IPO on...
* Nearly $500 million settlement at issue * Case concerned Johns-Manville Corp (Adds details) WASHINGTON, June 18 - The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday for Travelers Companies Inc, one of the largest U.S. property and...
UNITED NATIONS, June 11 - Reactions to the World Health Organization's declaration of a flu pandemic must be grounded in science and avoid arbitrary limits on trade and travel, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said...
GENEVA, June 11 - World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan said on Thursday her agency would work with the World Trade Organisation and others to ensure nations do not impose travel and trade bans over...
CHICAGO, June 1 - Fees charged by the four U.S. online travel agencies to book most flights could be a thing of the past as the companies, hungry for market share, try to make their...
SYDNEY, May 25 - Australia's Qantas Airways has scrapped first class on some routes, as the global economic downturn grounds many travellers and makes others think twice about paying for a little in-flight luxury. Qantas...
* Orbitz, Expedia fee cuts were supposed to be temporary * Travel bookings mostly down in second quarter * Once demand perks up, agencies may reinstate fees slowly CHICAGO, May 13 - U.S. online travel...
NEW YORK, May 12 - Lower gasoline prices and bargains on lodging and other travel deals will raise U.S. Memorial Day weekend travel by 1.5 percent this year from 2008, travel and auto group AAA...
* Border crossings unusually quiet * White-gloved travelers, taco vendors BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 30 - Mexican doctors in surgical masks screened travelers crossing the border by foot into the United States on Thursday for signs...