Familiar faces leave as company restructures

Chris Rivers, Ron Heuer, Sarah Chatburn, Oylian Yee Savedra

04 SEP 2008: Not the best of times for everyone at Thomas Cook as the company restructures and some familiar names will be missing from the company roster. In Toronto,  Chris Rivers vice president at Network is leaving, as is Ron Heuer, though he’ll be staying around for awhile longer working on a project for the company.

Tropical storm Hanna takes aim at Bahamas after drenching Haiti

04 SEP 2008:  Tropical storm Hanna knocked out power to the southern Bahamas on Wednesday and officials from Nassau to South Carolina warned residents to prepare for possible evacuations as it moves north and grows into a hurricane.

Eat. Sniff. Push!

04 SEP 2008: Three snippets you might find interesting. United has reunited with its overseas meal plan – that idea to dump meals just didn’t fly.  You don’t want to go nose to nose with Jet Blue these days, and in Australia, a woman makes her first flight just that much more special by having a baby on board.

Lesbian couple jailed for kissing on Dubai beach

04 SEP 2008: The Dubai Court of Appeal has found a lesbian couple guilty of kissing on a public beach and upheld a one-month jail sentence for the 30 and 36 year old women who both pleaded not guilty. They will be deported after serving their jail terms.

And begging to get caught

04 SEP 2008: This is a cautionary tale that has a lesson for both sides.  Travellers, packing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery in your checked in luggage is not the wisest move you can make.  And, baggage handlers, if you’re going to moonlight as thieves, don’t be so damn stupid and obvious about it.