Joe Pike

Tim McGraw will anchor the next Country Cruise Getaway scheduled for January 28–31, 2007, headlining a concert onboard Carnival Cruise Lines' newest ship, Carnival Liberty, during a three-day Bahamas cruise.

According to the Associated Press, in a cost-cutting move, Delta Air Lines is looking for bidders for its regional jet service.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Orlando International Airport will generate additional revenue for airport projects by levying an additional $1.50 in fees for travelers starting next year.

A bankruptcy judge has approved an agreement to allow Delta Air Lines to pay $9 million in pension obligations to a group of retired pilots, the Associated Press reports.

Dutch police arrested 12 passengers who were behaving suspiciously on a Northwest Airlines flight to Mumbai, India, which returned to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam shortly after takeoff on Wednesday under F-16 fighter-jet escort, the Associated Press reports.

As Northwest Airlines flight attendants threaten to start random walkouts as early as 9 p.m. Friday, a court is expected to hear the company's appeal to block the strike earlier that day, the American City Business Journals reports.

According to the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska voters appeared to narrowly approve a ballot measure Tuesday that places a $50-per-passenger cruise tax.

The fourth tropical depression of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, to be given the name Debby, is expected to become a tropical storm as it is approaches the Cape Verde islands, Reuters reports.

As part of an initiative to demonstrate its appreciation of travel agents, Royal Caribbean International is selecting an agent to serve as godmother of the line's newest Freedom-class ship, Liberty of the Seas.

South African Tourism is launching a series of agent workshops in eight cities in a partnership with more than 35 suppliers and operators, September 12–21.