Travel News: Week of August 7, 2013

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Top Travel News

• Major fire closes international airport in Nairobi
• Which country gets the most tourists?
• Delta Launches Los Angeles to San Francisco Shuttle
• FAA urges foreign airlines to use GPS landing system at San Francisco airport in wake of deadly crash
• Woman Tries to Board LGA Flight Wearing Pumps with Gun Heels
• US Airways to join oneworld alliance by 2014, exec says
• United Airlines plans to retire Boeing 757-200s from its domestic fleet by the end of 2015
• Air Serbia debuts this fall, backed by Etihad Airways
• Delta Passenger Abandons Baggage to Avoid $1,400 in Fees
• Alaska Airlines tests “dual-boarding” for faster exits

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• Rio de Janeiro’s World Cup and Olympic hostels boom
• Airlines are constantly tweaking their method for getting you on the plane and seated quickly
• You do what for a living? 7 strange hotel jobs
• Airlines have holiday secrets: Great prices on premium European travel

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