THE FALL OF THE LOONIE Winners and losers

The loonie fell below the 70-cent US mark Tuesday for the first time in 13 years. In its wake, the rapidly dropping dollar is leaving a roster of winners and losers in Canada. Here's a look at who is benefiting - and who is hurting:

Passengers of NexusTours are now able to access free Wi-Fi during airport transfers or en route to and from excursions. The destination management service offers multiple types of transportation and this new capability allows passengers to stay connected in transit.

Heavy snowfall and strong winds have hit the Russian capital, slowing traffic and causing numerous flight delays.

Drinkers at a dusty Outback pub raised their beer glasses Tuesday to the pub's most famous visitor, David Bowie. More than three decades ago, the musician made the 650-kilometre drive from Sydney to the tiny outpost of Carinda in parched western New South Wales state to shoot the video for his 1983 hit “Let's Dance” at Carinda's only pub.

Transat A.T. Inc. is looking for buyers for some of its European operations but expects to maintain transatlantic service by its airline and Transat Tours Canada.

It seems not a week can pass without passengers causing on board disturbances and flight diversions. The latest involves a 35-year-old Israeli man, Michael Lavarov who is facing charges after an Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to New York had to divert to St. John's, Newfoundland.

Bangkok's main international airport issued an apology after a snake was found on a luggage cart in the terminal over the weekend and startled passengers in the arrival hall.

Americans who don't have the latest driver's licenses will have a two-year reprieve before their IDs are rejected at airport security checkpoints. Many travellers had been worried that the Transportation Security Administration would penalize them because of a federal law requiring newer, more-stringent IDs at the start of this year.

Pack away the nipple tassels and dismantle the floats: carnival has been cancelled. Towns and cities across Brazil are being forced to scrap the annual carnival parade as the country is braced for what is expected to be the worst recession since at least the 1930s.

Government officials in Edinburgh wants to levy a bed tax to help pay for the city’s international festivals. As much as they are trying to make it happen, the Scottish tourism industry is fighting to turn it down.

Stripping a woman of her airport security clearance based only on contacts police say she had with criminals they would not identify was unfair and unreasonable, Federal Court heard Monday. Her lawyer argued that the government's decision, which cost Ayaan Farah her US Airways job at Toronto's international airport, should be set aside.

An explosion rocked Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square, close to the world famous Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, this morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others.