Allegiant Airlines to fly to Niagara Falls from St. Pete. Direct Air out of Niagara Falls will be getting a little competition this winter as low cost airline Allegiant plans to begin flights on December 15 from St. Petersburg, Florida to Niagara Falls. In case you‟re wondering – yes, its Canadians they're after.
The Niagara Falls destination has been popular for Direct Air, with flights from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport just 40 miles from St. Pete-Clearwater. According to reports at Niagara Falls International nearly 70% of the passengers using the airports are Canadians living in southern Ontario. That's quite a market for both Direct Air and Allegiant.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
RUSSIA PLANS TO OPEN A SPACE HOTEL BY 2016
Are you always looking for that unusual vacation destination?
A Russian company announced its plan to open a space hotel on the orbit by 2016. The facility should accommodate up to seven guests. Today Russia is the only country that can deliver people to the orbit.
The lack of competition is seen by many experts as a good opportunity for Russia to develop space tourism. The developers believe that they will open the space hotel for the first tourists in 2016. They also stated that hotel will be much more comfortable than the International Space Station. The tourists in weightlessness will be able to choose the position of their bed – vertical or horizontal. Food will be delivered from the earth, and warmed up in microwave ovens. The project developers plan to abandon the lyophilized (dried) food in tubes and to replace it with delicacies such as braised veal with mushrooms, mashed white beans, potato soup and plum compote. The guests will also have available ice tea, mineral water and fruit juice; however alcohol will be strictly prohibited. Nevertheless, it should be noted that such a space trip will be very expensive. For five-day stay in orbit hotel tourists will have to pay around USD 170 000, plus at least another USD 800 000 for the shuttle transfer to the hotel. With no doubt the fare could further rise due to increased cost of fuel, which is so common in civil aviation.
Courtesy of YYZ Travel Group Business First October 2011 Newsletter.
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