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American Airlines Flying Katrina Relief Missions Over Labor Day Weekend


lines dispatched three aircraft to New Orleans Saturday -- all of them manned by volunteer crews -- to pick up flood victims and fly them to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. American will fly similar missions Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Each MD80 aircraft will make two trips each da ... Full Article

U.S. Airlines Respond to Erroneous Reports of Flight Cancellations


sport Association said U.S. airlines are not canceling flights as a result of fuel shortages induced by Hurricane Katrina, contrary to some initial media reports. "Reports of significant flight cancellations are just plain wrong," ATA President and CEO James C. May said. "It is in fact true that ... Full Article

 

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Vacationers Assist in Work Project to Promote Conservation in Nambia


SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA (10/06) – The northwestern region of the Namib Desert in Namibia, an area known as Damaraland, is home to approximately 600 desert-adapted elephants and a group of subsistence farmers who compete for the area’s water supply. In an effort to manage a co-e ...

A Very Special Christmas Festival on Kauai


For nearly 40 years, first on Oahu and then 18 years on Kauai, a woman by the name of Josie Chansky opened her home to neighbors, strangers, tourists - everyone and anyone. People just started showing up on her lawn and then at her door. They wanted to see all the Christma ...

i-to-i Travel Launches Meaningful Train Tours across Asia


riential travel provider i-to-i is offering people a journey with a difference with the launch of its latest travel and volunteer combo -- meaningful train tours. There will be a choice of two 15-day tours running through either China or India. The tours will offer a uniq ...

American Airlines Flying Katrina Relief Missions Over Labor Day Weekend


lines dispatched three aircraft to New Orleans Saturday -- all of them manned by volunteer crews -- to pick up flood victims and fly them to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. American will fly similar missions Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Each MD80 aircraft wi ...

Carnival Cruise Lines to Resume Operations From Mobile Sept. 3


Carnival Cruise Lines will resume operations from Mobile's Alabama Cruise Terminal with a five-day voyage departing Saturday, Sept. 3. The 1,452-passenger Holiday, which earlier this week was rerouted to Tampa as a result of Hurricane Katrina, will depart Tampa tomorrow, ...

Redfish Rally to Benefit Hurricane Katrina Victims


T WIRE) -- 08/31/2005 -- WHEN: September 8, 2005 at 7 PM WHERE: Redfish Seafood Grill and Bar Locations: SCOTTSDALE - Redfish Seafood Grill and Bar 7401 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd ...

Angel Flight(R) America Hurricane Katrina Disaster Airlift Headquarters Relocates


(R) America's (AFA) disaster response mission coordination operation has relocated to the airport in Addison, Tex. today. Angel Flight Coordinator Jerry Dorre, who has been working non-stop on the ground in Baton Rouge for the last week, has been named the Director of the An ...

U.S. Airlines Respond to Erroneous Reports of Flight Cancellations


sport Association said U.S. airlines are not canceling flights as a result of fuel shortages induced by Hurricane Katrina, contrary to some initial media reports. "Reports of significant flight cancellations are just plain wrong," ATA President and CEO James C. May said. ...

Impact of Katrina on National Economy Likely to Be Limited


Although the human tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is enormous and property damage immense, economists from Standard & Poor's feel the impact on the nation's economy is likely to be limited. "The near-term disruption should reduce GDP in the current quarter, but by less than ...

AirTran Airways Extends Flight Cancellations to Gulfport/Biloxi and New Orleans Due to Hurricane Katrina


everity of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, AirTran Airways has suspended service to Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss., and New Orleans, La., through Wednesday, September 7, 2005. The airline is providing customers that are booked for travel to/from these destinations with multiple reboo ...

Shari's Restaurants Honor Extreme Service


The employees of Shari's Family Restaurants are spending 2006 focusing on "Extreme Service" and their mission to provide every guest the highest level of service during each visit. As part of the extreme service campaign, Shari's has chosen to honor other organizations that ...

Bringing Coffee to the Troops: Volunteers Help to Setup a Coffee House in Iraq


For U.S. troops in Iraq, getting the comforts of home, like a good cup of coffee, has been a constant struggle. Suzelle Aguirre, a volunteer with Soldiers' Angels, got a request from SFC Rick Weiss for help setting up a coffee house in Iraq, and she worked to make it happen. ...

AirTran Airways Delivers 52,000 Pounds of Supplies to Hurricane Victims on the Gulf Coast


ays, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AAI) , today operated two humanitarian aid flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Gulfport/Biloxi Regional Airport on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As the largest all-jet carrier serving Gulfport/Bilo ...

Angel Flight(R) America Reunites Hundreds of Hurricane Katrina Victims With Their Families


Angel Flight(R) America (AFA), a national organization dedicated to serving people in situations of compelling need by arranging free air transportation through volunteer general aviation pilots, continues to work around the clock assisting Hurricane Katrina victims. Ange ...

Finding Inspiration and Self-Empowerment Through Volunteer Tourism in Africa


Rising Hollywood Star, Angie Ruiz, Creates Programs to Build Better Lives for Tanzania’s Masai Communities and Asks Others to Volunteer to Make a Difference September 26, 2005 - San Francisco, CA - Not just another pretty face...and definitely not your typical Hollywood s ...

National Sun Safety Campaign Gears Up for Thousands of Coconut Grove Arts Festival Visitors With Free Family Education and Activities


e Arts Festival visitors can learn more about family sun safety and good skin health by participating in the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) free interactive educational exhibition, held outside the entrance to the Festival, Saturday, February 18, 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday, ...

Black Oak Casino Benefits Tourism in Tuolumne County


sino is proving to be more than the most exciting new attraction in the Sierra foothills, it is becoming a major benefit to the economic and tourism development of Tuolumne County. "The tourism industry in Tuolumne County is extremely fortunate to have Black Oak Casino as ...

America West Supports Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort


Airlines (NYSE:AWA) today announced it is encouraging its FlightFund members to participate in the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina by offering members 500 miles for every $50 donation made to the American Red Cross relief efforts. The offer is good through Oc ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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