Stories discussed in this podcast are from the Travelography Twitter Blog for the week of 27 October 2008. This podcast is also available at Blubrry.com and Travelgeography.info.
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Forget the tired tracks you’re used to hearing. Here are 25 inspiring
songs that will have you hitting the road. - from the BraveNewTraveler
blog
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A major north Queensland tourist island is demanding compensation from
the state government for dumping a croc on its beach. The government
research program that unleashed the crocodile on Magnetic Island will
be reconsidered,...
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Rivals such as Cathay Pacific have been boosting flights into Australia
to reduce the impact of falling demand, especially for corporate
travel, on other routes....a 34 per cent fall in the Australian dollar
against the greenback since July had also offset most of the benefits
to Qantas of a recent fall in jet fuel prices.
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The UK government has backed down on aviation and shipping, agreeing to
include both in the Climate Change Bill's 80% emissions reduction
targets. They had planned to let the industry grow as much as it liked
while cracking down on other sectors, but changed their mind when faced
with a major backbench rebellion.
So in theory aviation emissions will have to reduce by 80% - and, as
there are no sustainable fuels in the pipeline, that should mean a lot
fewer flights.
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By the end of 2010, passengers should be able to keep liquids as they
go through checkpoints... The restrictions are also likely to be eased
in airports of other countries that adopted similar liquid restrictions
two years ago after authorities disrupted an alleged plot to bomb
trans-Atlantic flights with liquid-based explosives,...
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Some airlines, including Miramar-based Spirit Airlines — whose scales
at Fort Lauderdale passed inspection only 53 percent of the time and
therefore ranked among the worst performers — allow their ticket agents
to waive the fee for passengers with baggage weighing 1 or 2 pounds
over the limit.
