Travel news/2009

December US, Bali Warn of Possible New Year's Eve Terror Attack (31 December 2009) Tavern on the Green to close (31 December 2009) Security Heightened on Airline Travel after Thwarted Terrorist Attack (28 December 2009) Auschwitz Entry Sign Recovered (22 December 2009) Chavez Proposes to Rename Angel Falls (20 December 2009) Winter Snows Cause Traffic Chaos in Europe (20 December 2009) Heavy Snow Socks Northeastern U.S. (19 December 2009) Hokuriku, Noto, no-go in Japan (18 December 2009) Auschwitz Entryway Sign Stolen (18 December 2009) British Airways strike halted (17 December 2009) Bitter Cold Across Canadian Prairies (15 December 2009) Reservations to See Shroud of Turin Begin (December 2009) [[Travel news#Civil unrest in Andhra Pradesh|Civil unrest in Andhra Pradesh]] (11 Dec 2009) World's largest cruise ship embarks on maiden voyage (5 Dec 2009) Medellín dedicates Christmas 2009 to waters (1 Dec 2009) November Al Qaeda Kidnaps Four in Mauritania, Mali (29 November 2009) Russian Train Explosion Leaves 22+ Dead (27 November 2009) Overcrowded Ferry Capsizes in Bangladesh (27 November 2009) Walt Disney World's Space Mountain re-launches (21 Nov 2009) Riots Prevent Entrance to Kathmandu (10 Nov 2009) Largest Disney Cruise Ship Accepting Reservations Two Years Early (9 Nov 2009) Severe Flooding in El Salvador (8 Nov 2009) Electricity Rationing Causes Blackouts in Ecuador (8 Nov 2009) Love is in the Air Over Milwaukee (1 Nov 2009) October Continental Changes Alliances (25 Oct 2009) Turkey, Armenia Agree To Bilateral Relations (10 October 2009) St. Petersburg Skyscraper Approval Sparks Protests (10 October 2009) Rio de Janeiro Chosen to Host 2016 Summer Olympics (2 October 2009) IOC convenes in Copenhagen today to select host of 2016 Summer Olympics (2 October 2009) China and America Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Communism (1 October 2009) Colombia expects 470,000 cruise passengers the coming year (1 Oct 2009) September Fallingwater to open to overnight guests (24 September 2009) Pittsburgh Hosts G-20 Summit (24-25 September 2009) Floods Hit Southern United States (22 September 2009) Earthquake hits Eastern Bhutan (21 September 2009) Samoa Switches Driving Side from Right to Left (14 September 2009) Dubai Metro Opens (10 September 2009) August Yosemite rockfall forces hotel evacuation (26 August 2009) Wildfires in Greece (23 August 2009) New Rapid Transit Line connects Vancouver, Airport (17 August 2009) Boston welcomes Southwest Airlines (August 16, 2009) Lowell Quilt Festival Opens (6 August 2009) Earthquake Shakes Mexico (3 August 2009) Subway Collapse Kills Two Workers in Xi'an, China (3 August 2009) Voting for the World's New Seven Natural Wonders Begins (August 3) Madonna in Saint Petersburg (2 August 2009) July Contract Awarded for First Segment of Moscow-St.Petersburg Motorway (July 27 2009) World Outgames 2009 (25 July 2009) Wikitravel is 6 years old (24 July 2009) Pennsylvania Celebrates 150 Years Since the Discovery of Oil (23-26 July 2009) Longest Eclipse of this Century Passes Over Japan (22 July 2009) Tourists Warned of Thailand Airport Scam (21 July 2009) Mauritania to Hold First Post-Coup Elections Today (18 July 2009) Strikes Shut Down West Bengal (17 July 2009) Suicide Bombers Attack Two American Luxury Hotels in Indonesia (17 July 2009) Pan-African Culture Festival Underway in Algiers (5-20 July 2009) Airline for pets takes first flight (14 July 2009) Fatal accident on the Walt Disney World monorail system (5 July 2009) Independence Day Marked with the Reopening of the Statue of Liberty Crown (4 July 2009) GlobalGiving.co.uk launches 'Acts of Kindness Travel Competition (3 July 2009) UNESCO Welcomes 13 New World Heritage Sites, Including 3 New Nations (3 July 2009) The Tall Ships' Races 2009 (2 July - 3 August) Roskilde Festival 2009 (2 July 2009) Delta Becomes First US Carrier to Serve Six Continents (1 July 2009) June Southwest bites into the Big Apple (28 June 2009) Volvo Ocean Race finish (27 June 2009) New Acropolis Museum Opens (20 June 2009) Paris Air Show Marks 100 Years This Week (15 June 2009) Seven of Nine Tourists Kidnapped in Yemen Found Dead (14 June 2009) Election Results Spark Rioting in Tehran (14 June 2009) Large Funeral, Uncertain Future in Store for Gabon (12 June 2009) Tourists to Colombia up 11% (14 June 2009) We know why you fly to Santa Fe (11 June 2009) Left-wing Europeans, Hezbollah Lose Sunday Elections (7 June 2009) Gabon President, Africa's Longest Serving Dictator, Dies (7 June 2009) Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport opens (4 June 2009) Kenyan Officials Angered As US Gov't Cancels First Direct US-Kenya Flights in 20 Years (4 June 2009) Pittsburgh Offers Direct Flights to Paris (3 June 2009) Al-Qaeda Kills British Tourist Captured in Niger (3 June 2009) Delta Air Lines Expands US-Africa Service (1 June 2009) AeroMexico announces new flight between Mexico City and Medellín, Colombia (1 June 2009) Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts Today (1 June 2009) New Documentation Requirements for US Border Crossings (1 June 2009) May Niger President in Power Grab, Opposition Gears for Reprisals (26 May 2009) Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Closed After Alleged Terrorist Attack (26 May 2009) Australia Worries More Rain Could Worsen Flooding (25 May 2009) Brazil Reeling From Severe Floods in Northeast and Droughts in the South (20 May 2009) Osaka-Kobe Area Hit By Swine Flu Fears (18 May 2009) Saint Petersburg and Pskov has a direct railway connection (31 May 2009) Swansea Bay Film Festival (30 May - 6 June 2009) Sayonara, Mickey Mouse Revue (25 May 2009) Scotland Regains Direct Ferry Connection From Continental Europe (18 May 2009) Two of Okayama's International Villas Saved from Closing (16 May 2009) Smithsonian Museum hosts Sleepover Sweepstakes (16 May 2009) China Commemorates First Anniversary of Sichuan Earthquake (12 May 2009) Goma, DRC On Alert As Nearby Volcano 'May Erupt Soon' (10 May 2009) Pakistan Launches Major Offensive against Taliban (8 May 2009) S.California Sees Large Wildfires (8 May 2009) Violence Surges in Chad, Blamed on Sudan (7 May 2009) Georgian Unrest Continues (7 May 2009) Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents Meet, Discuss Nagorno-Karabakh Situation (7 May 2009) A new seaport of Saint Petersburg (4 May 2009) LAX welcomes Allegiant Air (1 May 2009) France Sees Union Anti-Sarkozy Marches Today (1 May 2009) April Virus Suspected in 60 Mexico Deaths; Sparks Fear of Pandemic (25 April 2009) Saint Petersburg's Marble Palace opens its Winter Garden (24 April 2009) It's Death's Throes for Sri Lanka's Separatist Tamil Tigers (23 April 2009) [[Travel news#Auckland Is On the North...an Unnamed Island?|Auckland Is On the North...an Unnamed Island?]] (22 April 2009) In Saint Petersburg opens the Marble Palace's Winter Garden (24 April 2009) Kyoto Commemorates 650th Anniversary of Muso Daishi (March 24 - May 10) South Africans Head to Polls (22 April) Change Is: Adding More Fees - Delta Adds Baggage Fee for International Travel (21 April 2009) Roses, London and Copenhagen home of the worlds best restaurants (21 April 2009) Great Wall Even Greater (21 April 2009) Walt Disney World's Space Mountain closes (19 April 2009) New Limits Set on Antarctica Tours (18 April 2009) New Law Extends Canadian Citizenship to 'Hundreds of Thousands' (18 April 2009) Earthquakes Hit Afghanistan, 22 Dead, 200 Homes Destroyed (17 April 2009) Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Threatens Rare Wildlife (13 April 2009) After Five Days, Thai, Georgian Protests Have No End in Sight (13 April 2009) Thai Protests Return to Bangkok, Turn Violent (13 April 2009) Protests in Pakistani Balochistan Next Few Days (11 April 2009) More Metro for Brussels (9 April 2009) Thai PM Declares National Holiday Friday As Massive Protests Expected (9 April 2009) Strike Closes Eiffel Tower for Second Straight Day (9 April 2009) Protests in Georgian Capital May Continue for Days (9 April 2009) Indonesians, Algerians Head to the Polls Today (9 April 2009) Protests Today in Moldova, Thailand Capitals (8 April 2009) South-Central Africa Sees Worst Flooding in 50 Years (7 April 2009) Powerful Earthquake Shakes Central Italy (6 April 2009) Seville opens metro line (3 April 2009) Cambodian Troops Fire at Thais Near Historic Palace (2 April 2009) March US May End Cuba Travel Restrictions (31 March 2009) Dutch Tourists Kidnapped in Yemen (31 March 2009) Eiffel Tower Turns 120; Gets Fresh Paint, Renovated Restaurant (31 March 2009) United Airlines Begins New Daily Service to Moscow, Sydney, & Melbourne (29 March 2009) Mayotte Votes to Become France's 101st 'Departement' in 2011 (29 March 2009) Air India's Star Alliance membership (29 Mar 2009) Formula One World Championship Begins (29 Mar 2009) Referendum Being Held in Mayotte (29 Mar 2009) Alaskan Volcano Erupts (24 March 2009) First Iraq Tourists Since 2003 (22 March 2009) Soap Nation Tour kicks off with LA–Mexico cruise (20 March 2009) Undersea Volcano Erupts, Powerful Quake Strike off Tonga (19 March 2009) France Sees Nationwide Strikes, Again (19 March 2009) Washington, D.C. Has Higher HIV Rate than Many African Nations (17 March 2009) Coup in Madagascar Claims Presidency (16 March 2009) Tourists Killed in Yemen Explosion (15 March 2009) US Landmark to Get New Name (12 March 2009) Southwest Airlines lands in Minneapolis (8 Mar 2009) Changes to Saint Petersburg subway map (7 Mar 2009) Laos gets a train line (6 Mar 2009) 2009 World Baseball Classic Begins (5 Mar 2009) Mexican Drug Cartels May Have 100,000 Soldiers (3 March 2009) Spirit Airlines to offer direct flights between Medellín and Florida (1 Mar 2009) February Bangladesh Faces Violence in Face of Spreading Mutiny (26 Feb 2009) Blast Kills 1, Injures 17 in Cairo Bazaar (22 Feb 2009) French Caribbean travel alert (21 Feb 2009) FIFA World Cup South Africa Tickets Sales/Lottery Begins (20 February 2009) Mexico, Mexico City 'Kidnapping Capitals of the World' (20 Feb 2009) 2009 Winter Universiade Begins (18 Feb 2009) Several US-Mexico Border Crossings Blocked By Protesters (17 Feb 2009) Lithuania Celebrates a Milestone (14 Feb 2009) Plane Crashes Near Buffalo, 50 Dead (13 Feb 2009) Volcano Spews Ash Over Tokyo (2 Feb 2009) Heavy Snow Disrupts England, Wales Travel (1 Feb 2009) January US Dollar Now Legal, de facto Currency in Zimbabwe (30 January 2009) Alaskan Volcano Near Eruption (30 Jan 2009) Colombia welcomes JetBlue (29 Jan 2009) Tampa to host Super Bowl XLIII (25 Jan 2009) Washington DC packed for inauguration of Obama (20 Jan 2009) Queensland Tourism Offers 'Best Job in the World' (15 Jan 2009) Colombia to have longest cable cart system in the world (25 Jan 2009) Continental US Faces Deep Freeze (15 Jan 2009) Heathrow's Controversial Third Runway Approved (15 Jan 2009) New Requirements for US visa-free travel (12 Jan 2009) Global Warming? Alaskans Disagree With 2 Weeks Near -50ºC (12 Jan 2009) Colombo Explosion as Sri Lankan Army Captures Rebel Stronghold (2 Jan 2009) Disney Debuts American Idol Attraction (1 Jan 2009) Transport Fares in Saint Petersburg Raised (1 Jan 2009) Currency Changes (1 Jan 2009)