Travel news/2008
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December
edit- Winter storms pummel Canada & US (22 December 2008)
- Medellín inaugurates Colombia's most spectacular Christmas (21 December 2008)
- Saint Petersburg subway is growing (20 December 2008)
- More flights between Taiwan and mainland China (15 December 2008)
- Riots across Greece (09 December 2008)
- World's Largest Ice Rink opens (03 December 2008)
November
edit- Terrorist attacks in Mumbai (26 November 2008)
- Crisis in Bangkok (26 November 2008)
- ABC hosts final Super Soap Weekend (15 Nov 2008)
October
edit- World's largest airline prepares for takeoff (29 Oct 2008)
- Farmfair 2008 (31 Oct 2008)
- Sterling Airlines declares bankruptcy (29 Oct 2008)
- JFK Airport icon re-opens (22 Oct 2008)
- New mosque in Grozny (17 Oct 2008)
- Tijuana Tequila Expo returns (15 Oct 2008)
- Dubai Terminal 3 opens (14 Oct 2008)
- Fort Worth Alliance Air Show (11 Oct 2008)
- Aruba Music Festival (10 Oct 2008)
- Long Beach gets longer (9 Oct 2008)
- No more Helsinki-St. Pete ferry (8 Oct 2008)
- Paris Motor Show (4 Oct 2008)
Paris/15th arrondissement
- Singapore Beer Festival (2 Oct 2008)
- This Is Not Art (2 Oct 2008)
- Chinese National Day (1 Oct 2008)
September
edit- Delta-Northwest merger closer (26 Sep 2008)
- State Fair of Texas (26 Sep 2008)
- Disney's Pleasure Island closes (28 Sep 2008)
- South African Parks Week (22 Sep 2008)
- Russia and Israel: a mutual visa-free travel (20 Sep 2008)
- San Sebastian Film Festival (18 Sep 2008)
- Hurricane Ike, strikes texas coast (13 Sep 2008)
- Airport, train strike in Thailand (4 Sep 2008)
August
edit- Zoom goes zip (29 Aug 2008)
- Bibles seized in China (18 Aug 2008)
- Changing of the Guards in Saint Petersburg (9 August 2008)
- Utah arch collapses (9 Aug 2008)
- War in Georgia (8 August 2008)
July
edit- Travel warning: Hurricane Dolly (23 July 2008)
- New Disney hotel in Tokyo (9 July 2008)
- Continental changes alliances (7 Jul 2008)
- Taiwan-China flights start (4 Jul 2008)
- Big Sur ablaze (3 Jul 2008)
June
editMay
edit- New Bangalore airport opens (23 May 2008)
- The launch of Japan Travel Guide JTB on Second Life” (20 May 2008)
- China visa regulations tighten (8 May 2008)
- Cyclone causes havoc in Myanmar (4 May 2008)
- More JetBlue flights to Long Beach (1 May 2008)
April
edit- Nationwide shuts down (29 Apr 2008)
- Eos goes Bye (28 Apr 2008)
- India-Bangla trains (14 Apr 2008)
- Oasis HK dries up (9 Apr 2008)
- Three US airlines cease operations (6 Apr 2008)
- Transport taxes in Saint Petersburg was raised (1 Apr 2008)
March
editFebruary
edit- Riots in Belgrade (24 Feb 2008)
- Database failure (22 Feb 2008)
- Total lunar eclipse (20/21 Feb 2008)
- The Lantern Festival Starts In Taipei (16 Feb 2008)
- Fire Destroys Seoul's Iconic City Gate (11 Feb 2008)
- Singapore Zoo's icon dies (8 Feb 2008)
- Carnival de Binche (3 Feb 2008)
- New ferry for Robben Island (1 Feb 2008)
- Monte Carlo Las Vegas Update (1Feb 2008)
- Mickey celebrates the Year of the Mouse (1 Feb 2008)
January
edit- Las Vegas hotel burns (25 Jan 2008)
- New Terminal Open at Mexico City's Benito Juarez Airport (16 Jan 2008)
- No Match in Paris (1 Jan 2008)
- Cyprus, Malta go euro (1 Jan 2008)