6 FEB: Holland America has reportedly kicked a passenger off a ship for failing to take part in a mandatory muster drill.

6 FEB: American Airlines parent AMR Corp has shrugged off reports that it’s a takeover target, saying it plans to exit bankruptcy as a stand-alone carrier and will even consider making acquisitions after that.

6 FEB: Hungarian national airline Malev suspended operations early on Friday local time, leaving more than 7000 passengers and blaming what it called an "unsustainable" financial situation.

6 FEB: Tasmanian airline TasAir Pty Ltd has gone into voluntary liquidation, with some customers stranded on King Island after the carrier grounded its planes, the ABC reported Saturday.

6 FEB: A man jumped from Royal Caribbean superliner Allure of the Seas on Saturday as it headed to the Mexican port of Cozumel during an all-gay Caribbean sailing.

6 FEB: A UN agency wants big ships banned from Venice.

6 FEB: Renault Eurodrive is waiving normal collection and return fees in eight European countries for certain leases booked this month.

6 FEB: A woman tourist kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt said her captors were ‘’very nice’’ and she was treated like family.

2 FEB: Controversial comparison website TripAdvisor has suffered a blow, with Britain’s advertising watchdog ruling that the site cannot guarantee that the reviews posted by consumers are all genuine.

2 FEB: Suddenly everyone wants to set up a travel agency. The Travel Compensation is fielding a flood of inquiries at what is normally a quiet time of the year.