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Explosive detection technology can identify substance in latest airline bombing attempt

PETN has been confirmed as the explosive material that was used in the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airline flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day. PETN is a highly explosive chemical that typically exists in powder form.

According to Craig Cummings, CEO of SpectraFluidics and former senior vice president at defense giant SAIC, it is difficult to detect using conventional airport scanning and inspection technology. "However, our detection technology is able to detect PETN and RDX - another difficult-to-detect explosive agent - at parts-per-trillion levels in air. To the best of our knowledge, no one other than SpectraFluidics can make that statement," he said. His company has successfully completed its latest series of development tests involving the detection of trace levels of the explosives PETN, RDX, TNT and ammonium nitrate.

SpectraFluidics' sensing technology can detect individual explosive molecules in the air emanating from either a passenger or their luggage, without the use of time-consuming and expensive swabs or reagents. It does not rely on a difference in density between the hidden explosive and the human body, nor does it require the hidden explosive to be visible on a whole body scanner - or subject a passenger to a "virtual strip search." Finally, it is expected to cost a fraction of competing scanning alternatives.

SpectraFluidics' first commercial product - scheduled for release in 2010 - can be configured as either a portal type of system or a hand-held device. The company also plans units for retrofitting existing airport scanners and other screening hardware already installed in the market. Ultimately, the devices will provide unparalleled, real-time sampling and detection of trace amounts of explosives in either vapor or solid phase, with minimal user interaction.

The technology was invented at the University of California, Santa Barbara, by professors and researchers from the mechanical engineering and chemistry departments. The inventors licensed the intellectual property from the University and formed SpectraFluidics to commercialize the technology. Since that time, SpectraFluidics has captured two US Army development and engineering contracts plus an investment from Cycad Group.

Travel gurus predict trends for 2010

The travel gurus are reading their crystal balls for the new year, and here are some of their predictions.

From Hotelier.com :

• Holidays in the Far East are a sure winner for 2010. Prices have come down drastically and the new style Boutique hotels who have started to evolved are a real treasure. Kog Samui is one of the destinations we predict to be tops ths coming year.  Great Holiday Bargains Worldwide

From Travelocity.com's Genevieve Shaw Brown:

• Airfares are going up, but hotel rates are going down.

• Resorts in popular destinations dependent on air travelers — Caribbean, Hawaii — will be particularly good values.

• All-inclusive resorts will gain popularity with budget-conscious travelers.

• Booking early is the best way to get the lowest airfare. Capacity cuts means airlines have more pricing power than 2009.

• Vacation packages will be the best overall value. Hotels are not keen to lower their standalone rates, but will do so as part of a package. Travelers who bundle flight and hotel will save the most.

From Hotwire.com's Clem Bason:

• Travel sales will remain flat; travel deals will continue to improve.

• Hotel prices will continue to drop. Deal-hunters should watch markets such as Las Vegas, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco, where Hotwire expects unsold inventory could be sold at up to 55% off.

• Air prices will stay flat, as capacity cuts offset the slow recovery in business travel, leading to price stability.

• Car rental prices will be high, with few deals and some sold-out locations. Use less-expensive brands such as Payless or Advantage and rent from off-airport locations to save money.

• Get savings from vacation packages, with discounted deals online.

• Price differences between five- and four-star hotels will get smaller.

From JWT (J. Walter Thompson):

• Look for more airlines offering annual subscriptions for checked luggage, like United's $249 yearly fee.

• Travel marketers may target folks who've lost their jobs but have some money tucked away, by pitching adventures that will help them re-evaluate their lives.

• You've heard of staycations; what do you think of haycations? These are interactive farm stays where city-dwellers gather their own eggs, make cheese and even learn to butcher an animal.

• Airlines will move closer to using plant-based bio-fuels in commercial jets.

• Business travelers will start bundling several short trips into one longer trip with several stops, to save time and money.

Hospitality Job Watch!

As we say goodbye to 2009, there is great news for anyone interested in a career in hospitality... Whitbread, the giant company which owns many familiar names, including Costa Coffee and Premier Inns, says it will be recruiting about 1,000 people in the year ahead with expansion plans which include 150 new coffee shops and 12 new hotels.

These hotels will offer a total of 600 jobs, including roles in reception, front of house and housekeeping as well bar and kitchen workers.

Confirmed openings include Cardiff Central in February, Birmingham in April, plus two in September - Newport in Gwent and Burgess Hill in West Sussex, which is set to be a "green" hotel, with solar panels, low-energy lighting and cavity walls stuffed with sheep's wool!

Whitbread is also recruiting people to work behind the scenes at its contact centre near Luton, in Bedfordshire, manning the phones to respond to customer enquiries.

The company is looking for people who are flexible about working hours and keen to deliver great service.

You can find out more about these career opportunities by visiting www.whitbread.co.uk and clicking on the Careers and Jobs tab.

Last year Costa Coffee launched 150 new stores, and this year it hopes to match that figure opening around three new stores every week. There are openings in each cafe for a store and assistant manager, and for team members who'll work flexible hours.

Want to escape the nineto-five in 2010? The Youth Hostel Association is recruiting assistants to work in its 200 hostels across the country. Assistants live in the hostels working five days a week meeting guests, cooking and cleaning. Visit www.hokey-cokey-jobs.co.uk.

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Is Israel on its way to becoming a golf empire?

According to the Tourism Ministry and the Israel Land Administration the answer is yes.

The two have recently devised a plan to build 16 new golf courses across Israel. Construction will span 15 years and the project is estimated at NIS 760 million – roughly $200 million.

Investing the golf courses may result in a 20% increase in hotel occupancy and the average amount of money spent by tourists visiting Israel may double form $1,000 to $2,000.

Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov said that encouraging golf tourism would, in turn, encourage local and foreign investments. Misezhnikov predicts thousands of golf aficionados will visit Israel every year, which will help it compete against other Mediterranean Basin nations which have established themselves as local golf attractions.

Annual golf tourism revenues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa come to $2.7 billion.

Tourism Ministry and Israel Land Administration officials will be scouting for potential sites over the next few months. Initial plans include constructing golf courses in Eilat and the Dead Sea in the south, Tiberias and Hatzor HaGlilit in the north and Savyon and Rishon Lezion in central Israel.