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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: Beaches, Mitt Romney, Transportation Industry, Green Monster, Hotels and Accommodations
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Inflight Wi-Fi provider Gogo dusts off IPO plans
Itasca-based inflight Wi-Fi provider Gogo dusted off its plans to go public on Monday, saying it is seeking to raise between $165 million and $187 million in an initial public offering. Gogo, which as of the end of April had its WiFi system installed...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Best and Worst Airlines
The peak travel season has begun, bringing with it crowded planes and higher fares. Consumer Reports has just released its latest airline ratings. They’re based on input from more than 16,000 subscribers. The list of complaints is long. A full...
Tags: Travel, Air Transportation, United Air Lines, Consumers, U.S. Airways
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United's social media efforts getting off the ground
Above downtown Chicago, on the 28th floor of Willis Tower, United Airlines employees stare at double-paneled computer monitors and communicate with the world without speaking. Members of the social media team at United are sometimes dealing one-on-one...
Tags: Air Transportation, Istanbul (Turkey), Continental Airlines, O'Hare International Airport, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress to be sold at auction
Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress -- the one she wore as an 18-year-old when she married Conrad Hilton Jr. in 1950 -- is slated to be sold at auction at Christie's in London on June 26. The gown, a gift to Taylor from MGM and designed by costume...
Tags: The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Lance Armstrong, Auction Service, Entertainment
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Harris: Network, net worth can be built on passions, author writes
Take out a pen and write down the three things you're most passionate about — no more than one or two words each. Mine are journalism, technology and watching plays. Where those three passions overlap, Porter Gale writes in "Your Network is Your...
Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Social Media, Authors
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Sentinel exclusive: Orlando International, carriers fight over rent, expansion plans
Nearly a year's worth of talks have broken down between leaders of Orlando International Airport and its biggest, most important airlines over how much rent and other fees the carriers must pay — costs that ultimately could be passed on to...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, British Airways Plc, Economy, Business and Finance, Orlando International Airport, Finance
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Justin Bieber going to space on Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Zap2itJustin Bieber has been on a bit of a tear in 2013, so the only natural next step was for him to travel into space. Richard Branson, the Virgin Group mogul worth upwards of $4 billion, announced on Twitter Wednesday (June 5), "Great to hear @justinbieber...Tags: Richard Branson, Space Programs, Twitter, Inc., Justin Bieber, Science and Technology
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Justin Bieber to go speeding into space on Virgin Galactic
Justin Bieber in outer space? We imagine that's right about where his Calabasas neighbors would like to see him these days. Bieber and manager Scooter Braun have signed up for a Virgin Galactic suborbital flight, Virgin founder Richard Branson...Tags: Social Media, Richard Branson, Dwayne Johnson, Google Inc., Justin Bieber
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Boeing moves past 787 Dreamliner grounding, speeds up production
After months of headaches brought on by its 787 Dreamliner jet, Boeing Co. is now back on track and even speeding the production rate of the new airliner. The aerospace giant said it has increased the production rate of seven airplanes per month at...
Tags: Boeing Co., United Air Lines
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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, France, Richard Branson, Air France-KLM
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Cannes bidder pays $1.5 million for Leonardo DiCaprio space trip
Zap2itHow much would you pay to travel to space? Now, how much would you pay to travel to space with Leonardo DiCaprio? One lucky person at the Cannes International Film Festival paid $1.5 million for that honor. The prize was up for auction at the amfAR...Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Travel, Brad Pitt, Richard Branson, Trips and Vacations
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