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Delta to offer Wi-Fi on mainline domestic fleet
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 5:02pm GMT
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it will offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by the middle ...
2008 Olympic host does an about-face to prepare for Games
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 3:58pm GMT
The gleaming marble floors, mirrored steel fixtures and soaring atrium at the new Capital International Airport terminal offer ...
With high gas prices, more thrifty car renters think small
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 3:57pm GMT
John Fischer, owner of a consulting firm in Houston, booked a midsize rental car with Avis for his trip to Orlando last month. ...
JetBlue Airways to charge $7 for pillow, blanket
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 12:44pm GMT
JetBlue Airways said Monday it will begin charging customers for pillows and blankets.
Old West trail ride follows historic route in South Dakota
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
A Fort Pierre-to-Deadwood trail ride, recreating a trek taken by thousands who traveled the route more than a century ago, is ...
Hospitality training helps Denver prep for Democratic convention
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
The Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau has trained taxi drivers, hotel employees, restaurant workers and airport employees ...
Waterfalls make Oregon state park a photographer's paradise
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
An hour into your visit to Silver Falls State Park, you start to notice the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between waterfalls.
JetBlue Airways to charge $7 for pillow, blanket
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 2:59pm GMT
JetBlue Airways said Monday it will begin charging customers for pillows and blankets.
Las Vegas bets on environmentalism
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 2:41pm GMT
The popular image of this desert gambling mecca is that of indulgence and indiscriminate consumption. Words that rarely come ...
Will fares go so high that only the rich can fly?
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 11:52am GMT
Deregulation of the airline industry 30 years ago made air travel affordable to most Americans. Rising airfares threaten to again ...
Las Vegas bets on environmentalism
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 11:51am GMT
The popular image of this desert gambling mecca is that of indulgence and indiscriminate consumption. Words that rarely come ...
Gettysburg to host bluegrass festival
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Gettysburg is hosting an annual bluegrass festival not far from the historic battlefield.
National Trust accepting 'Distinctive Destinations' nominations
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The organization looks for communities that offer unusual cultural and recreational experiences, along with a commitment to historic ...
Few get to airport by bus, train
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 4:00am GMT
The USA may have the world's largest airport network, but it lags far behind Europe and Asia in getting passengers to and from ...
Airport Check-in: Atlanta's airport is world's busiest in '07
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 2:54am GMT
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, which served 89 million passengers last year, was the world's busiest airport in 2007, says Geneva-based ...
N.J. mayor who dissed Staten Island makes amends
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 8:27pm GMT
The New Jersey beach town mayor whose use of ethnic slurs and stereotypes in a newsletter aimed at summer renters caused an uproar ...
'Twilight' time at famed Fallingwater
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 8:16pm GMT
Fallingwater holds its annual Twilight Tour on Aug. 23, offering visitors the chance to view the historic house, grounds and ...
Tourists step off the beaten path to experience Peru's culture
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 5:46pm GMT
As travel to the Andean nation booms, an increasing number of travelers are participating in community-based tourism.
Life on Vacation: Drink in the homegrown atmosphere of Sonoma County
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 2:33pm GMT
For years, Sonoma has been called the "next Napa," a reference to its more developed sister valley in the nation's top winemaking ...
'Anne of Green Gables' still rules Prince Edward Island
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 1:02pm GMT
It has been 100 years since Prince Edward Island native Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables, about a spirited red-pigtailed ...
Northwest Airlines to add $80 fuel surcharge for 2009 flights
Posted:
July
31st
, 2008, 9:40pm GMT
Northwest Airlines Corp. confirmed on Thursday that it will add fuel surcharges of up to $80 for many domestic round-trip tickets.
Ewan McGregor takes the 'Long Way Down'
Posted:
July
31st
, 2008, 9:37pm GMT
Ewan McGregor trades a lightsaber for a BMW motorcycle in Long Way Down, a documentary series about biking from Scotland to South ...
Hotel deals urge travelers to stay in state, not at home
Posted:
July
31st
, 2008, 8:36pm GMT
Hotels across the USA are giving state residents special breaks to encourage vacations despite high gas prices and a weakening ...
10 great festivals to cure the summertime blues
Posted:
July
31st
, 2008, 8:29pm GMT
Music festivals are to summer what rock is to roll. USA TODAY gets the lowdown on late-summer and fall festivals from Rolling ...
Atlanta tops list of the world's busiest airports
Posted:
July
29th
, 2008, 4:58pm GMT
Nearly 4.8 billion passengers took to the air last year, with Atlanta's Hartsfield International atop the list of the world's ...
Taxes add up for travelers
Posted:
July
29th
, 2008, 4:15pm GMT
A study released today by a business travel group shows that travelers and company budgets are hit hard by taxes.
US Airways' frequent-flier cutback sparks protest
Posted:
July
29th
, 2008, 1:15pm GMT
An influential frequent-flier advocate is publicly taking US Airways to task for killing a major perk in its frequent-flier program.
UNESCO adds 27 sites to the World Heritage list
Posted:
July
29th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in July in Quebec City to add the 19 cultural sites and eight natural sites to the list.
Michigan village holds a rubber ducky extravaganza
Posted:
July
29th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The village of Bellaire in Northern Michigan is holding its Rubber Ducky Festival, Aug. 6-17, including a race in which 2,000 ...
Chanel art exhibit to land in New York's Central Park
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
A spaceship-like art pavilion will land in New York's Central Park this fall, the latest stop in a worldwide tour meant to pay ...
Florida lighthouse lost to the sea now stands again
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
The lighthouse fell over in 2005, smashing to pieces in the gulf. Members of the St. George Lighthouse Association decided to ...
Emirates takes delivery of its first A380, orders more Airbus planes
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 8:53pm GMT
Emirates Airlines took delivery Monday of the first of 58 Airbus A380 superjumbo planes it has ordered and said it had signed ...
10 great haunts for seekers of the paranormal
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 2:31pm GMT
With The X-Files: I Want to Believe opening in theaters, now is as good a time as any to seek a paranormal experience of your ...
Experts seek cause of Qantas jet explosion
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 1:46pm GMT
Investigators found fragments that appear to bolster the theory that an oxygen tank exploded on a Qantas jet, forcing it to make ...
U.S. eyes Qantas probe into bottles in wake of 747 blast
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 1:44pm GMT
U.S. aviation regulators are monitoring the investigation into an explosion that ripped a hole in the side of a Qantas Boeing ...
Public tours resume at Arkansas hydroelectric plant
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Tours at at Bull Shoals Dam have resumed on a limited basis because of continuing security concerns after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mario Andretti to be guest of honor at historic Monterey auto race
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Mario Andretti will be the guest of honor at this year's Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, taking place Aug. 15-17.
Airport Check-in: In translation, on arrival
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 7:00am GMT
With international arrival traffic up 16% from 2007, Seattle-Tacoma has seen increasing demand for its phone translation service. ...
U.S. eyes Qantas probe into bottles in wake of 747 blast
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 4:21am GMT
U.S. aviation regulators are monitoring the investigation into an explosion that ripped a hole in the side of a Qantas Boeing ...
Stop a speculator, save an airline?
Posted:
July
28th
, 2008, 2:52am GMT
Regulating the oil futures market is unlikely to bring sustained and substantial relief to a desperate airline industry.
Oxygen tank explosions eyed as Qantas jet hole culprit
Posted:
July
27th
, 2008, 3:46pm GMT
Australian investigators were exploring the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded midflight on the Qantas jumbo ...
Drunken passengers force flight to land in Germany
Posted:
July
27th
, 2008, 12:50pm GMT
Two drunken British women went on a rampage on a charter plane, hitting one flight attendant with a bottle of vodka and trying ...
Buddhist festival parades are Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
The annual Esala Perahera festival is a parade of whirling dancers, costumed elephants, stilt walkers and fire throwers.
Salman Rushdie, Tiki Barber scheduled to appear at National Book Festival
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
The Library of Congress is organizing the festival for Sept. 27 on the National Mall.
Life on Vacation: Lush island harbors luxury amenities
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 8:59pm GMT
St. Lucia is small, rugged, mountainous and lush think Hawaii without the luaus.
10 great haunts for seekers of the paranormal
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 6:06pm GMT
With The X-Files: I Want to Believe opening in theaters, now is as good a time as any to seek a paranormal experience of your ...
Union votes for Lufthansa strike
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 4:45pm GMT
Germany's biggest airline faced a major strike by its ground and cabin crews next week after union members voted overwhelmingly ...
More road trip horror stories from our readers
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 3:36pm GMT
In 2005, my wife, Susan, and I and another couple decided on a Scandinavian driving trip vacation.
Road trip horror stories
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 3:36pm GMT
USA TODAY travel staffers as well as some of our readers share their favorite tales of road trips gone awry.
Union votes for Lufthansa strike
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:58pm GMT
Germany's biggest airline faced a major strike by its ground and cabin crews next week after union members voted overwhelmingly ...
Road trip horror stories
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:52pm GMT
USA TODAY travel staffers as well as some of our readers share their favorite tales of road trips gone awry.
Even Southwest's outlook is uneasy for 4th quarter
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 2:51am GMT
Buffeted by stubbornly high fuel prices and a soft economy, U.S. airlines are facing such a tough outlook next quarter that even ...
Grilled cheese vies to be the greatest thing on sliced bread
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 2:38am GMT
The humble sandwich has been making its way onto menus of well-heeled restaurants, and it isn't the simple sandwich your mother ...
Road trips have come a long way
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:52am GMT
"Staycations" notwithstanding, most Americans still take to the road for their family sojourns.
More road trip horror stories from our readers
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:30am GMT
In 2005, my wife, Susan, and I and another couple decided on a Scandinavian driving trip vacation.
Volunteers give air travelers a hand out of the blue
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:18am GMT
Volunteers are trying to offset the shrinkage of customer service by roaming the nation's airports, looking for passengers to ...
'Mamma Mia!' What a setting for a film!
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:09am GMT
The new movie version of Mamma Mia! is winning universal raves for its sun-dappled Aegean setting.
Agents of celebration for FBI centennial
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:07am GMT
One Washington attraction is commemorating the FBI's 100th birthday with a new exhibit.
The Model T marks its own milestone
Posted:
July
25th
, 2008, 12:02am GMT
Ford's Model T is marking its centennial with a celebration at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Ind.
10 great haunts for seekers of the paranormal
Posted:
July
24th
, 2008, 11:53pm GMT
With The X-Files: I Want to Believe opening in theaters, now is as good a time as any to seek a paranormal experience of your ...
Life on Vacation: Lush island harbors luxury amenities
Posted:
July
24th
, 2008, 11:46pm GMT
St. Lucia is small, rugged, mountainous and lush think Hawaii without the luaus.
NYC lawyer sues Delta over delayed, stressful trip
Posted:
July
24th
, 2008, 10:19pm GMT
A New York City lawyer is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. for $5 million, claiming the carrier's incompetence and indifference left ...
Alaska tourist attacked by grizzly bear near lodge
Posted:
July
24th
, 2008, 9:52pm GMT
A 21-year-old woman was attacked by a grizzly bear about 25 yards from an Alaskan lodge.
Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' heads for Broadway
Posted:
July
24th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Jill Santoriello has been working on her stage version of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities for a long time since Ronald ...
Midwest Airlines announces cut to schedule
Posted:
July
21st
, 2008, 1:10pm GMT
Citing the struggle with rising fuel costs, Midwest Airlines has announced it will cut its flight schedule, dropping flights ...
Denali National Park tests hybrid buses
Posted:
July
21st
, 2008, 11:11am GMT
For years, visitors wanting to see Denali National Park's grizzly bears, moose, sheep and caribou have had to ride school buses ...
English heritage group says neglect, weather and even rabbits put historic sites at risk
Posted:
July
21st
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
English Heritage has surveyed about 70,000 buildings, monuments, parks, battlefields and shipwrecks and says one in 12 is in ...
Airport check-in: Birmingham may honor civil-rights pioneer
Posted:
July
21st
, 2008, 5:39am GMT
In a meeting earlier this month, the Birmingham Airport Authority approved a proposal to rename it Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International ...
Beijing: No flights during Olympics opening
Posted:
July
19th
, 2008, 5:57am GMT
Airlines are being told to stay away from Beijing's airport during the opening ceremony of the Olympics and further scrutiny ...
Travel + Leisure ranks the world's best cities, hotels, airlines
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
Savannah, Ga., has made it on to Travel + Leisure's list of top 10 cities in the U.S. and Canada for the first time.
Hotels splurge on pools to make a bigger splash with guests
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 5:56pm GMT
Hotel pools are going off the deep end when it comes to luxury, novelty and entertainment.
Weak dollar drives up cost of studying abroad
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 4:29pm GMT
The dollar has dropped steadily just as more students have been heading overseas.
Life on Vacation: Where waterfronts are plentiful, affordable
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 3:49pm GMT
Second homes are nothing new in the Brainerd lakes region.
Magazine puts the spotlight on Tulsa's Art Deco architecture
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 3:37pm GMT
Preservation magazine profiles the city's deco style in a cover story for its July/August issue.
Mandela's former prison faces challenges as a tourist destination
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 3:22pm GMT
The former prison on Robben Island is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles.
Holiday travel will get costlier
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 2:29pm GMT
If you want to travel during the fall or winter holidays, consumer travel experts say you ought to be checking prices now.
U2's Bono, Edge win Dublin hotel legal battle
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 11:59am GMT
U2 stars Bono and The Edge won a four-year legal battle Thursday to reshape their old-fashioned Dublin hotel, the Clarence, into ...
Pittsburgh forges ahead
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 11:26am GMT
This city is often overlooked and underrated as a travel destination but it has more in the way of diversions than many cities ...
Shop till you drop $500, get free goodies
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 3:05am GMT
In a summer of incendiary gas prices and airfares, even shopping malls are offering incentives to entice tourists.
Could you stand for a cheaper flight?
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 2:56am GMT
How far would some Americans go to save on an airline ticket?
Vegas may be down, but Steve Wynn is looking up
Posted:
July
18th
, 2008, 12:31am GMT
In a year that brought headline-making layoffs at some Las Vegas casino hotels, Strip mogul Steve Wynn has glad tidings.
10 great places to go wild over zoo animals
Posted:
July
17th
, 2008, 11:36pm GMT
Former speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, who has visited dozens of zoos around the world, shares his list ...
D.C. museum puts dirt on display
Posted:
July
17th
, 2008, 9:52pm GMT
Dishing the dirt has a long history in Washington, but the Smithsonian Institution is taking it to new depths.
US Airways pilots: We're pressured to cut fuel
Posted:
July
17th
, 2008, 11:03am GMT
The pilots union for US Airways said Wednesday the airline is pressuring pilots to use less fuel than they feel is safe in order ...
Why time off is time well spent for your health
Posted:
July
14th
, 2008, 5:06pm GMT
Taking vacation days at home or skipping them altogether may increase risk of heart disease, tension, depression, fatigue and ...
FAA announces runway safety improvements
Posted:
July
14th
, 2008, 3:51pm GMT
The Federal Aviation Administration announced measures Monday to improve runway safety, including the installation at major airports ...
Sign language is part of Disney's world
Posted:
July
14th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Shows, parades and other attractions offer American Sign Language Interpretation services for deaf and hearing-impaired visitors.
Alamo survivor's Austin home gets new life
Posted:
July
14th
, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Susanna Dickinson and her daughter were spared by Mexican Gen. Santa Anna, who instructed Dickinson to carry the tale of the ...
Airport Check-in: China adjusts routes for Olympics
Posted:
July
14th
, 2008, 6:07am GMT
In time for the Summer Olympics, flights from Europe now have more direct paths as they fly into some of China's biggest cities. ...
10 great places to flag down a fabulous feast
Posted:
July
13th
, 2008, 6:34pm GMT
The growing demand for fresh local bounty has led to more food trucks and carts working the streets nationwide, especially during ...
Bombardier launches jet to challenge Boeing, Airbus
Posted:
July
13th
, 2008, 2:24pm GMT
Canada's Bombardier announced Sunday that it will build a 110 to 130-seat passenger jet, the CSeries, in a Canadian bid to challenge ...
Transformed Beijing is ready to greet Olympic visitors
Posted:
July
11th
, 2008, 8:50pm GMT
China's capital has undergone a transformation so thoroughgoing that "makeover" doesn't begin to describe the change.
UAL to record $2.6B to $2.7B in 2Q charges
Posted:
July
11th
, 2008, 7:54pm GMT
United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said it will record $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion in accounting charges in the second quarter, ...
California tourism fighting fires, too
Posted:
July
11th
, 2008, 3:44pm GMT
The state's tourism industry is scrambling to reassure vacationers that most hotels, attractions and campgrounds are open and ...
New hotel chains offer eco-chic, hip value
Posted:
July
10th
, 2008, 11:58pm GMT
In a tranquil setting near Minute Man National Historical Park, not far from where the first shots of the Revolutionary War were ...
Books that beat the road-trip blues
Posted:
July
10th
, 2008, 11:56pm GMT
These books might help pass the time on summer road trips both close to home and far away.
Tokyo emerges as global culinary power
Posted:
July
10th
, 2008, 11:49pm GMT
Globe-trotting gourmands deserve a reward for even attempting to tackle this city's Godzilla-sized, peculiar and wholly zen-sational ...
Hop on and head into Harley history
Posted:
July
10th
, 2008, 11:27pm GMT
The Harley-Davidson Museum is stuffed with 150 motorcycles, historical photos and biking apparel.
Life on Vacation: Trail to the west of Vail leads to lofty living
Posted:
July
10th
, 2008, 11:12pm GMT
With "starter" houses in Vail selling well into seven figures, many second-home buyers are flocking to a nearby alternative to ...
Feds probe JFK near-miss claim
Posted:
July
8th
, 2008, 1:11pm GMT
Federal aviation officials were looking into a claim by air traffic controllers that two planes one departing for Chile and ...
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