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March 1, 2010 Print Edition
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(03-01-2010) When Bob Weiss took over the then-named Air Travel Journal in 1983, it was an eight-page tabloid with a circulation of 7,000....
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(03-01-2010) Dear Reader:
As the new owner and publisher of Travel New England, I would like to say hello -- and welcome you to our world....
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(03-01-2010) The fifth installment of Winter Restaurant Week Boston will arrive on March 14....
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(02-16-2010) Southwest Airlines will begin Philadelphia flights from Logan Airport on
June 27 with five daily roundtrips....
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(02-15-2010) The first round of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) stimulus funds for rail projects across the country has been announced and the ...
Amtrak's Downeaster
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(02-15-2010) It’s going to take a little planning to navigate the Terminal B Garage at night this spring....
Solar panel installation on the top of the Terminal B Garage is ongoing. The left portion of the photo shows installed panels while the right shows shells where solar panels will soon be installed. (Photo by Aaron Barrera).
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(02-15-2010) Gliding in over the harbor, the Airbus 380 landed at Logan at 2:20 p.m....
The new Airbus A380, capable of flying more than 450 passengers, made its first landing at Logan Airport on February 8. The plane was carrying cargo for underwater explorations. Several foreign airlines will be using JFK Airport in New York for international arrivals. The plane will only be coming to Boston, if diverted here for weather or other special situations. (Photo by Darryl Sarno).
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(02-15-2010) It’s a battle shaping up between Delta Air Lines and JetBlue with some key moves as the last weeks in February fly by....
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(02-15-2010) Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on February 9 that it will retain its membership with the oneworld airline alliance....
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(02-15-2010) Massport and Logan Airport wants everyone to know that the military passing through Boston is welcome....
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(02-15-2010) The Limoliner luxury bus service betweeen Boston and New York City has added later weekend departures from both cities....
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(02-15-2010) The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) has chosen Chicago-based Levy Restaurants to replace Aramark as its food and beverage partner ...
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(02-15-2010) By the time the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Breakfast got underway at the Westin Copley Place with Governor Deval Patrick as the speaker, ...
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(02-15-2010) The weather was in a deep freeze and the invitation to attend the press trip to the Seventh Annual Mohegan Sun Wine Festival offered a timely ...
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(02-15-2010) Winter in the City
Travel New England and Equity Office Properties will host Winter in the City on Tuesday, ...
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(02-01-2010) The bankruptcy of Japan Airlines (JAL) last month will eventually affect Logan International Airport....
What becomes of Japan Airlines will have an effect on the prospect of nonstop Boston-Asia service at Logan Airport. (Photo by Darryl Sarno).
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(02-01-2010) As the New England winter rolls on, the prime time for travel bookings is upon us....
Another traditional New England winter has taken hold and many prospective vacationers are looking into warm weather trip options. Over the next couple of months, there are several travel shows around the region offering vacation planning and booking. Pictured above is one of those warm weather destinations, Seven Mile Beach in Negril, Jamaica.
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(02-01-2010) A group of 27 individuals picked by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to explore and discuss opportunities with ...
Discussing future expansion of the BCEC are these task force committee members:(l-r) Massport Director of Development Lowell Richards, Massport CEO Tom Kinton and Paul Guzzi, co-chairman and president of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
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(02-01-2010) WASHINGTON – The American Bus Association (ABA) held its annual convention and marketplace at the Gaylord National Hotel here last month and ...
Characters from the Six Flags Park celebrate the new look of Peter Pan buses at the American Bus Association Marketplace in Washington last month. Peter Pan will be starting service from South Station to the Agawam Six Flags Park this spring. It also provides Logan Airport service from Providence, Fall River and Newport.
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(02-01-2010) As January came to an end, Johnny Greene, of ETS, Inc....
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(02-01-2010) The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveiled designs for a $118 million expansion with a new wing, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano....
A rendering of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum expansion plans.
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(02-01-2010) Coming up on February 12, the Vancouver area welcomes the 2010 Olympic Winter Games for 17 days of winter sports....
Olympic ski jump course at Whistler Blackcomb (Photo courtesy of VANOC/COVAN).
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(02-01-2010) There is a movement in the Boston area. Responsible disposal has begun to take hold, but there is room for improvement....
Pictured above at Boston University and Harvard University are two solar compactor units with attached recycling receptacles. (Photos by Aaron Barrera).
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(02-01-2010) “I want to go up there!” was the quote from my almost three-year-old son and his cousin of the same age, when they saw a ski lift for ...
At left, a Cranmore "I Wanna Ski" instructor leads one of our preschoolers off to the lift during her first-ever lesson and at right, the other is fitted for his first set of skis.
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(02-01-2010) Plans for a new passenger terminal at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis are expected to happen, though the $20 million project has been held ...
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(01-15-2010) As the first month of the new year reaches its midpoint, travel industry numbers for 2009 have begun to filter in....
Whether it was air, rail or bus, Logan Airport (top center) and South Station (rail bottom left and bus bottom right) all started to show passenger gains late last year and expect more business in 2010.
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(01-15-2010) It was a quiet tribute to fallen soldiers and Massachusetts technology in the Delta hangar at Logan on January 12....
Delta's hangar was the scene as the State Police showed off their new bomb detection robot. The machine built by Black-I Robotics in Massachusetts is operated by remote control from longer range than was previously possible with similar equipment.
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(01-15-2010) The so-called “Wave Season,” the busiest time of the year for cruise bookings, is now in full swing....
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(01-15-2010) Last month’s announcement of the suspension of CAT fast ferry service between New England and Nova Scotia was not good news for ...
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(01-15-2010) The date was January 7. The time was 5 p.m. The place was Dine Boston, the restaurant in Terminal E....
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(01-15-2010) The issue of high-speed rail is again heating up as funds for distribution of the first of the high-speed rail stimulus money is expected ...
We will soon learn what high-speed rail projects will receive the green light with U.S. government stimulus funds. Pictured above is an Acela Express train, which runs on the only high-speed route in the country, Boston-Washington, D.C.
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(01-15-2010) Express lift to slopes
For those snow sport enthusiasts without wheels of their own, there are several transportation ...
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(01-15-2010) Certain events are wintertime regulars....
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(01-15-2010) January 15 is the first anniversary of the Miracle On The Hudson when US Airways pilot Captain Chesley Sullenberger landed his plane in the water ...
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(01-15-2010) Peter Pan Bus Lines showed off its new look for the first time at the American Bus Association Marketplace in Baltimore this month....
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(01-15-2010) At the 14th Annual “Taste of Eastie,” was held on January 12 at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport, local restaurants featured samplings ...
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(01-01-2010) It’s time to get serious about security....
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines were big news in 2009 when they moved forward with plans to merge. Northwest played a part in the Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack. Above, a Northwest aircraft sits at its gate at Logan Airport with the Boston skyline in the background.
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(01-01-2010) While 2008 was a tumultuous time, such a description would be an understatement for 2009....
The Tall Ships visited the Port of Boston this summer, and, on the first day, were welcomed by rain. Pictured here, the Libertad, an Argentine vessel, is in front of Logan Airport. (Photo by Aaron Barrera).
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(01-01-2010) Amtrak, along with Boston hotels, got a late year travel boost for the National Hockey League’s Winter Classic outdoor game scheduled for ...
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(01-01-2010) On December 16, 2009 at 10:27 a.m....
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(01-01-2010) MassDOT Takes Over Tobin Bridge
January 1 marked the end of an area for Massachusetts and Massport....
The Tobin Bridge, seen here from the Independence Wharf Observation Deck at 270 Atlantic Avenue, officially moved to state control beginning January 1. (Photo by Aaron Barrera).
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(01-01-2010) Marketing took a first class seat in the movie “Up In The Air....
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(01-01-2010) Consumers won a big Christmas present when the U.S....
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(01-01-2010) January 29, 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the interactive show, Shear Madness, the longest running production in American theatre history....
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(01-01-2010) It’s about 45 days until spring training begins for the Boston Red Sox....
Wally grabs attention at the opening of Jerry Remy's Sports Bar at Logan.
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(01-01-2010) Sonesta Hotel, Orlando will become the first U.S. property of the Boston-based hotel corporation in its new franchise program....
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(12-15-2009) Deregulation, imagination and modernization are the watchwords of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) over the last 50 years....
A new day dawns at Logan Airport as Massport finishes its 50th year operating at both the airport and seaport. Logan has seen a number of new low-cost carriers, including Virgin America, pictured in the foreground.
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(12-15-2009) Now the radio broadcasting partner of Gil Santos, “The Duke” as he is better known, has been involved with the New England Patriots ...
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(12-15-2009) Top 10 changes at Logan Airport in the last 10 years:
10. Flat beds on international flights
9....
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(12-15-2009) Despite losing billions in the last decade, people still like starting airlines....
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(12-15-2009) The director for Massport’s maritime operations is looking ahead for more business at the Port of Boston....
Cargo handling is also big for the Port of Boston at the Connelly Terminal in South Boston
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(12-15-2009) Department of Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan officially joined the Massport Board at its November 18 meeting....
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(12-15-2009) Below you will find the airline shares of passenger traffic at Logan Airport for 2007....
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(12-15-2009) JetBlue Adds Maintenance Hanger
Not only is JetBlue increasing passenger flights, it is now starting to do ...
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(12-15-2009) David and Linda Paresky put travel agents on the map with Crimson Travel in Cambridge in the ‘70’s and ...
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(12-15-2009) No travel company in New England has sent more passengers to Logan Airport than TNT Vacations....
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(12-15-2009) “The best thing that ever happened in the travel business is when they put wheels on bags” said one of the sages of the travel ...
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(12-15-2009) On November 2, the brand new Massachusetts Department of Transportation held its first board meeting....
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(12-15-2009) According to figures projected by American Express, business travelers can expect to pay more next year, even as companies attempt to hold down ...
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Blog by our Publisher Bob Weiss...
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News shorts from the South Station area and MBTA subway lines ...
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News on airports around the six-state region..
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News shorts from Logan Airport...
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Monthly column by our publisher Bob Weiss...
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News shorts from Logan Airport...
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News shorts from the South Station area and MBTA subway lines ...
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Monthly column by our publisher Bob Weiss...
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HR news from the region's travel & tourism industry...
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This Issue...
March 1, 2010
vol 38, no. 5
Classifieds
Real Estate Listings
Bloggin' Bob
Lead Articles
Monthly Features:
Airport Passenger Numbers
Logan Log
Station Stops
So What Else Is New?
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