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Some travelers canceling plans to visit India
NEW YORK - In the past decade, India has gone from a place that relatively few Americans visited to one of the top international destinations for U.S. residents -- ahead of other locales like Brazil, Switzerland and Greece.
Nations:Spain India U.S. Brazil Switzerland Canada Activities:2008 Mumbai Terror Attack
2008-12-01
Thousands of foreigners stranded in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister stayed away from the capital Monday, unable to quell a political crisis that has paralyzed his government for weeks and shut down the city's two main airports and stranded 300,000 foreigners.
Nations:Thailand France Activities:2008 Thai Political Crisis
2008-12-01
Dubai property giant sacks 500 as finance crisis bites
DUBAI (AFP) - The Dubai property giant behind such grandiose projects as a one-kilometre tower and artifical palm-shaped islands said on Sunday it has fired 500 staff as the global economic crisis begins to bite in the oil-rich Gulf.
Nations:United Arab Emirates Activities:2008 Global Recession Source:(AFP)
2008-11-30
More Americans stay home for the holidays
CHICAGO - Travelers breezed through airport terminals Wednesday and drivers cruised open roads, the effects of a sour economy blamed for keeping people closer to home at the start of the annual Thanksgiving rush.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Global Recession
2008-11-26
Roads, skies to be less crowded over Thanksgiving
CHICAGO - Despite plummeting gas prices and unusual last-minute holiday deals on airplane tickets, more people are expected to stick close to home this Thanksgiving.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-26
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