Category: Travel

Thomas Cook sees turbulence ahead in ‘unpredictable’ travel market

But chief executive Peter Fankhauser said: "This remains a highly competitive – and, at times, unpredictable – market, as the disruption in the airlines sector in recent months demonstrates." He said the group continued to see "significant margin pressure in holidays to Spain, our largest […]

Police in China are scanning travelers with facial recognition glasses

The Wall Street Journal reports that Beijing-based LLVision Technology Co. developed the devices. The company produces wearable video cameras as well and while it sells those to anyone, it’s vetting buyers for its facial recognition devices. And, for now, it isn’t selling them to consumers. […]

Skiers ply streets of Paris as snow snarls travel, causes 740-km in traffic jams

PARIS – Skiers swished down the hilly streets of Montmartre in Paris on Wednesday, taking advantage of heavy snowfall that otherwise spelled misery for thousands of travelers. Nearly 2,000 people in the Paris region had to spend Tuesday night in their cars, according to police, […]