FBI agents searched travel agency where young Somali men tried to buy ticketsMINNEAPOLIS — The FBI has searched a Minneapolis travel agency where two young men who are believed to have traveled to Somalia tried to get tickets to leave the U.S. Japanese police raid climbing tour operator after 10 senior citizens die in mountainsTOKYO — Japanese police raided the offices of a tour organizer Saturday on suspicion of negligence after eight senior citizens died of apparent hypothermia in cold, wet weather during a climbing tour of Japan’s northern mountains, officials said. Japanese police raid climbing tour operator after 10 senior citizens die in mountainsTOKYO — Japanese police raided the offices of a tour organizer Saturday on suspicion of negligence after eight senior citizens died of apparent hypothermia in cold, wet weather during a climbing tour of Japan’s northern mountains, officials said. United Airlines passing credit card fees to some travel agents, citing high costsDALLAS — United Airlines has caused an uproar among travel agents with plans to force them to the pay credit-card fees when their customers buy tickets with plastic. Swine flu casts shadow over early signs of economic recovery; fears over travel, tradeLONDON — Uncertainty over the swine flu outbreak cast a shadow over the struggling global economy Monday, raising fears that that the spread of the virus could harm trade and tourism and undermine businesses just as they begin to rally. Swine flu spurs Asian investor, business caution amid fears of pandemicHONG KONG — Asian investors sent airline stocks tumbling, travel agencies suspended tours and restaurants pulled pork from their menus as a deadly flu outbreak stirred fears of a pandemic. With airline booking fees on vacation, travelers might want to revisit online travel sitesMINNEAPOLIS — Airline booking fees charged by Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia are on vacation through May. That’s giving travelers who had avoided those sites a reason to reconsider. |