December
[edit source]- US, Bali Warn of Possible New Year's Eve Terror Attack (31 December 2009)
- Tavern on the Green to close (31 December 2009)
- Security Heightened on Airline Travel after Thwarted Terrorist Attack (28 December 2009)
- Auschwitz Entry Sign Recovered (22 December 2009)
- Chavez Proposes to Rename Angel Falls (20 December 2009)
- Winter Snows Cause Traffic Chaos in Europe (20 December 2009)
- Heavy Snow Socks Northeastern U.S. (19 December 2009)
- Hokuriku, Noto, no-go in Japan (18 December 2009)
- Auschwitz Entryway Sign Stolen (18 December 2009)
- British Airways strike halted (17 December 2009)
- Bitter Cold Across Canadian Prairies (15 December 2009)
- Reservations to See Shroud of Turin Begin (December 2009)
- [[Travel news#Civil unrest in Andhra Pradesh|Civil unrest in Andhra Pradesh]] (11 Dec 2009)
- World's largest cruise ship embarks on maiden voyage (5 Dec 2009)
- Medellín dedicates Christmas 2009 to waters (1 Dec 2009)
November
[edit source]- Al Qaeda Kidnaps Four in Mauritania, Mali (29 November 2009)
- Russian Train Explosion Leaves 22+ Dead (27 November 2009)
- Overcrowded Ferry Capsizes in Bangladesh (27 November 2009)
- Walt Disney World's Space Mountain re-launches (21 Nov 2009)
- Riots Prevent Entrance to Kathmandu (10 Nov 2009)
- Severe Flooding in El Salvador (8 Nov 2009)
- Electricity Rationing Causes Blackouts in Ecuador (8 Nov 2009)
- Love is in the Air Over Milwaukee (1 Nov 2009)
October
[edit source]- Continental Changes Alliances (25 Oct 2009)
- Turkey, Armenia Agree To Bilateral Relations (10 October 2009)
- St. Petersburg Skyscraper Approval Sparks Protests (10 October 2009)
- Rio de Janeiro Chosen to Host 2016 Summer Olympics (2 October 2009)
- China and America Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Communism (1 October 2009)
September
[edit source]- Fallingwater to open to overnight guests (24 September 2009)
- Pittsburgh Hosts G-20 Summit (24-25 September 2009)
- Floods Hit Southern United States (22 September 2009)
- Earthquake hits Eastern Bhutan (21 September 2009)
- Samoa Switches Driving Side from Right to Left (14 September 2009)
- Dubai Metro Opens (10 September 2009)
August
[edit source]- Yosemite rockfall forces hotel evacuation (26 August 2009)
- Wildfires in Greece (23 August 2009)
- New Rapid Transit Line connects Vancouver, Airport (17 August 2009)
- Boston welcomes Southwest Airlines (August 16, 2009)
- Lowell Quilt Festival Opens (6 August 2009)
- Earthquake Shakes Mexico (3 August 2009)
- Subway Collapse Kills Two Workers in Xi'an, China (3 August 2009)
- Madonna in Saint Petersburg (2 August 2009)
July
[edit source]
- World Outgames 2009 (25 July 2009)
- Wikivoyage is 6 years old (24 July 2009)
- Pennsylvania Celebrates 150 Years Since the Discovery of Oil (23-26 July 2009)
- Longest Eclipse of this Century Passes Over Japan (22 July 2009)
- Tourists Warned of Thailand Airport Scam (21 July 2009)
- Mauritania to Hold First Post-Coup Elections Today (18 July 2009)
- Strikes Shut Down West Bengal (17 July 2009)
- Pan-African Culture Festival Underway in Algiers (5-20 July 2009)
- Airline for pets takes first flight (14 July 2009)
- Fatal accident on the Walt Disney World monorail system (5 July 2009)
- The Tall Ships' Races 2009 (2 July - 3 August)
- Roskilde Festival 2009 (2 July 2009)
- Delta Becomes First US Carrier to Serve Six Continents (1 July 2009)
June
[edit source]- Southwest bites into the Big Apple (28 June 2009)
- Volvo Ocean Race finish (27 June 2009)
- New Acropolis Museum Opens (20 June 2009)
- Paris Air Show Marks 100 Years This Week (15 June 2009)
- Seven of Nine Tourists Kidnapped in Yemen Found Dead (14 June 2009)
- Election Results Spark Rioting in Tehran (14 June 2009)
- Large Funeral, Uncertain Future in Store for Gabon (12 June 2009)
- Tourists to Colombia up 11% (14 June 2009)
- We know why you fly to Santa Fe (11 June 2009)
- Left-wing Europeans, Hezbollah Lose Sunday Elections (7 June 2009)
- Gabon President, Africa's Longest Serving Dictator, Dies (7 June 2009)
- Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport opens (4 June 2009)
- Kenyan Officials Angered As US Gov't Cancels First Direct US-Kenya Flights in 20 Years (4 June 2009)
- Pittsburgh Offers Direct Flights to Paris (3 June 2009)
- Al-Qaeda Kills British Tourist Captured in Niger (3 June 2009)
- Delta Air Lines Expands US-Africa Service (1 June 2009)
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts Today (1 June 2009)
- New Documentation Requirements for US Border Crossings (1 June 2009)
May
[edit source]
- Australia Worries More Rain Could Worsen Flooding (25 May 2009)
- Osaka-Kobe Area Hit By Swine Flu Fears (18 May 2009)
- Swansea Bay Film Festival (30 May - 6 June 2009)
- Sayonara, Mickey Mouse Revue (25 May 2009)
- Two of Okayama's International Villas Saved from Closing (16 May 2009)
- Smithsonian Museum hosts Sleepover Sweepstakes (16 May 2009)
- Goma, DRC On Alert As Nearby Volcano 'May Erupt Soon' (10 May 2009)
- Pakistan Launches Major Offensive against Taliban (8 May 2009)
- S.California Sees Large Wildfires (8 May 2009)
- Violence Surges in Chad, Blamed on Sudan (7 May 2009)
- Georgian Unrest Continues (7 May 2009)
- A new seaport of Saint Petersburg (4 May 2009)
- LAX welcomes Allegiant Air (1 May 2009)
- France Sees Union Anti-Sarkozy Marches Today (1 May 2009)
April
[edit source]- Virus Suspected in 60 Mexico Deaths; Sparks Fear of Pandemic (25 April 2009)
- Saint Petersburg's Marble Palace opens its Winter Garden (24 April 2009)
- It's Death's Throes for Sri Lanka's Separatist Tamil Tigers (23 April 2009)
- [[Travel news#Auckland Is On
the North...an Unnamed Island?|Auckland Is Onthe North...an Unnamed Island?]] (22 April 2009)
- In Saint Petersburg opens the Marble Palace's Winter Garden (24 April 2009)
- Kyoto Commemorates 650th Anniversary of Muso Daishi (March 24 - May 10)
- South Africans Head to Polls (22 April)
- Roses, London and Copenhagen home of the worlds best restaurants (21 April 2009)
- Great Wall Even Greater (21 April 2009)
- Walt Disney World's Space Mountain closes (19 April 2009)
- New Limits Set on Antarctica Tours (18 April 2009)
- New Law Extends Canadian Citizenship to 'Hundreds of Thousands' (18 April 2009)
- Earthquakes Hit Afghanistan, 22 Dead, 200 Homes Destroyed (17 April 2009)
- Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Threatens Rare Wildlife (13 April 2009)
- After Five Days, Thai, Georgian Protests Have No End in Sight (13 April 2009)
- Thai Protests Return to Bangkok, Turn Violent (13 April 2009)
- Protests in Pakistani Balochistan Next Few Days (11 April 2009)
- More Metro for Brussels (9 April 2009)
- Strike Closes Eiffel Tower for Second Straight Day (9 April 2009)
- Protests in Georgian Capital May Continue for Days (9 April 2009)
- Indonesians, Algerians Head to the Polls Today (9 April 2009)
- Protests Today in Moldova, Thailand Capitals (8 April 2009)
- South-Central Africa Sees Worst Flooding in 50 Years (7 April 2009)
- Powerful Earthquake Shakes Central Italy (6 April 2009)
- Seville opens metro line (3 April 2009)
- Cambodian Troops Fire at Thais Near Historic Palace (2 April 2009)
March
[edit source]- US May End Cuba Travel Restrictions (31 March 2009)
- Dutch Tourists Kidnapped in Yemen (31 March 2009)
- Eiffel Tower Turns 120; Gets Fresh Paint, Renovated Restaurant (31 March 2009)
- Mayotte Votes to Become France's 101st 'Departement' in 2011 (29 March 2009)
- Air India's Star Alliance membership (29 Mar 2009)
- Formula One World Championship Begins (29 Mar 2009)
- Referendum Being Held in Mayotte (29 Mar 2009)
- Alaskan Volcano Erupts (24 March 2009)
- First Iraq Tourists Since 2003 (22 March 2009)
- Soap Nation Tour kicks off with LA–Mexico cruise (20 March 2009)
- Undersea Volcano Erupts, Powerful Quake Strike off Tonga (19 March 2009)
- France Sees Nationwide Strikes, Again (19 March 2009)
- Washington, D.C. Has Higher HIV Rate than Many African Nations (17 March 2009)
- Coup in Madagascar Claims Presidency (16 March 2009)
- Tourists Killed in Yemen Explosion (15 March 2009)
- US Landmark to Get New Name (12 March 2009)
- Southwest Airlines lands in Minneapolis (8 Mar 2009)
- Changes to Saint Petersburg subway map (7 Mar 2009)
- Laos gets a train line (6 Mar 2009)
- 2009 World Baseball Classic Begins (5 Mar 2009)
- Mexican Drug Cartels May Have 100,000 Soldiers (3 March 2009)
February
[edit source]- Bangladesh Faces Violence in Face of Spreading Mutiny (26 Feb 2009)
- Blast Kills 1, Injures 17 in Cairo Bazaar (22 Feb 2009)
- French Caribbean travel alert (21 Feb 2009)
- FIFA World Cup South Africa Tickets Sales/Lottery Begins (20 February 2009)
- Mexico, Mexico City 'Kidnapping Capitals of the World' (20 Feb 2009)
- 2009 Winter Universiade Begins (18 Feb 2009)
- Several US-Mexico Border Crossings Blocked By Protesters (17 Feb 2009)
- Lithuania Celebrates a Milestone (14 Feb 2009)
- Plane Crashes Near Buffalo, 50 Dead (13 Feb 2009)
- Volcano Spews Ash Over Tokyo (2 Feb 2009)
- Heavy Snow Disrupts England, Wales Travel (1 Feb 2009)
January
[edit source]- US Dollar Now Legal, de facto Currency in Zimbabwe (30 January 2009)
- Alaskan Volcano Near Eruption (30 Jan 2009)
- Colombia welcomes JetBlue (29 Jan 2009)
- Tampa to host Super Bowl XLIII (25 Jan 2009)
- Washington DC packed for inauguration of Obama (20 Jan 2009)
- Queensland Tourism Offers 'Best Job in the World' (15 Jan 2009)
- Colombia to have longest cable cart system in the world (25 Jan 2009)
- Continental US Faces Deep Freeze (15 Jan 2009)
- Heathrow's Controversial Third Runway Approved (15 Jan 2009)
- New Requirements for US visa-free travel (12 Jan 2009)
- Disney Debuts American Idol Attraction (1 Jan 2009)
- Transport Fares in Saint Petersburg Raised (1 Jan 2009)
- Currency Changes (1 Jan 2009)

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