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Ohio offers Continental $16 million to expand Cleveland hub
Posted: June 27th, 2007, 6:10am GMT
Ohio has offered $16 million in incentives to Continental Airlines in an effort to land an expansion that would add flights and ... -
EU blocks Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus
Posted: June 27th, 2007, 5:58am GMT
EU regulators blocked a hostile bid by low-fare carrier Ryanair for Ireland's Aer Lingus on Wednesday, saying the deal would ... -
Southwest braces for turbulence as it turns 30
Posted: June 27th, 2007, 5:48am GMT
Southwest Airlines once seemed impervious to the turbulence that buffeted other U.S. airlines, but on the eve of its 30th anniversary ... -
Cycling deaths spur safety review of Hawaii volcano road
Posted: June 27th, 2007, 4:01am GMT
Recent biking accidents and deaths on the 10,000-foot winding road down Maui's Haleakala volcano could lead to stricter safety ... -
Key West celebrates Hemingway heritage
Posted: June 27th, 2007, 4:01am GMT
Key West's annual Hemingway Days celebration is scheduled for July 17-22. The festival's main literary event is the announcement ... -
North Carolina links birding sites with statewide trail
Posted: June 27th, 2007, 4:00am GMT
Dozens of sites known to birdwatchers as being packed with rare or popular bird species are now linked in a single trail that ... -
Northwest cancels more than 10% of flights again
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 10:39pm GMT
For the fourth-straight day Tuesday Northwest Airlines cancelled more than 10% of its flights because of a pilot shortage, fueling ... -
Take a hike in Hawaii through Oahu's Koolau Mountains
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 2:00pm GMT
It would be an arduous 2,000-foot climb up more than 3,500 metal steps anchored into a lush green cliff in Oahu's Koolau Mountains. ... -
Paris airport gets new terminal for superjumbos
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 12:30pm GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy opened a new terminal at Paris's main airport on Tuesday which will cater to 8.5 million passengers ... -
America West's first pilot leaves US Airways
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 6:48am GMT
On the reverse side of Randy McNerlin's US Airways employee badge, a pilot number reads in small type: "P0001." In a nod to ... -
New guide highlights '1,000 places' in the USA and Canada
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 4:23am GMT
Patricia Schulz, author of the best-selling guide "1,000 Places To See Before You Die," is hoping readers are as interested in ... -
Family resorts among last of vanishing breed
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 4:00am GMT
For more than a century, parents and children have reconnected at Pennellwood Resort, which during the summer offers getaway ... -
Garlic creates a gastronomic stink in Italy
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 4:00am GMT
Look around the kitchen of Filippo La Mantia's hip restaurant in downtown Rome and you'll see oranges, fresh basil, olive oil. ... -
Virgin to help fliers, private jet charters connect
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 2:29am GMT
For those who can't abide flying with the masses, chartering a private jet may be getting a bit easier, though not necessarily ... -
Northwest's flight cancellations surge
Posted: June 25th, 2007, 9:14pm GMT
Northwest Airlines has canceled more than 850 flights in the past week, mostly because of crew shortages that management blames ... -
Northwest expects $102M in non-ticket revenue this year
Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 9:50am GMT
Fresh out of bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines expects to make $102 million in non-ticket revenue this year from fliers who purchase ... -
Airbus surges past Boeing as Paris Air Show wraps up
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 2:58pm GMT
Airbus ends the 47th Paris Air Show with a total of 425 firm orders, the company said Friday, a monetary and image, boost for ... -
World's most expensive hotel suites
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 2:57pm GMT
Haute hot spots the world over are luring experienced vacationers bored with typical travels, offering deluxe hotel suites that ... -
United: Worker error led to computer outage
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 12:06pm GMT
United Airlines said Thursday that human error caused the computer outage a day earlier that halted all of its departures for ... -
Zeppelin revival over skies of San Francisco
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 10:25am GMT
Start-up plans to offer zeppelin rides and rentals over the San Francisco Bay Areaif the government and investors come through. -
Off-duty cop stops unruly passenger on US Airways flight
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:56am GMT
Tags: travel
An off-duty Benton County sheriff's deputy stopped an out-of-control passenger who tried to open an emergency exit during a flight ... -
Airbus surges past Boeing as Paris Air Show wraps up
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:47am GMT
Airbus ends the 47th Paris Air Show with a total of 425 firm orders, the company said Friday, a monetary and image, boost for ... -
Heathrow's bad connections leave passengers fuming
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 6:08am GMT
Anyone who has changed planes lately at the world's busiest international air hub is likely to have a horror story. Chaos reigns ... -
Airbus overtakes Boeing in plane orders Thursday in Paris
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:58am GMT
Airbus unveiled a raft of orders at the Paris Air Show on Thursday from airlines in Latin America and Asia for its narrow-bodied ... -
Believe it or not, Ripley's returns to Times Square
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 6:55pm GMT
Times Square has long been stripped of its peep shows and related establishments that for decades piqued prurient interests. ... -
National Cathedral celebrates its centennial
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 5:50pm GMT
The Washington National Cathedral, the world's sixth-largest, this year marks 100 years since construction began. The cathedral, ... -
Series finale spurs surge in 'Sopranos' tourism
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 1:57pm GMT
Almost two weeks after the series finale, the addiction to the show seems stronger than ever, with legions of fans making a journey ... -
Continental Airlines apologizes for sewage overflow
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 1:09pm GMT
Continental Airlines is apologizing to its customers for "poor conditions" aboard a transatlantic flight where one passenger ... -
European aerospace company rockets into space tourism
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 12:03pm GMT
Space is becoming less of a frontier, with Europe's aerospace company becoming the latest to propose a way for ordinary people ... -
D-Day visitor's center opens at famed Normandy cemetery
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 10:15am GMT
Photos of fresh-faced privates, wizened U.S. generals and the largest amphibious military operation in history. Dented army canteens ... -
AA pilots oust union president
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 8:41am GMT
Pilots at American Airlines, unhappy over pay and angry at company management, ousted their union's top officers and elected ... -
Passport rule pushed back to next summer
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 7:32am GMT
A new rule starting in January will require U.S. citizens to show two documents a government-issued ID and proof of citizenship ... -
Low-cost airline Zooms into JFK with $199 London fare
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 7:28am GMT
Low-cost Canadian carrier Zoom Airlines makes its first foray into the U.S. market Thursday when it launches a daily flight ... -
Cathay Pacific flight spends 7 hours stuck at gate
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 6:01am GMT
A Cathay Pacific Airways yet spent more than seven hours parked at a San Francisco International Airport gate Tuesday while the ... -
A little prep work can make campfire cooking (almost) gourmet
Posted: June 21st, 2007, 4:00am GMT
If hot dogs and hamburgers don't inspire you to hit the hiking trail and pitch a tent, how about sausage jambalaya bubbling over ... -
Study: Sand causes more beach deaths than sharks
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 5:18pm GMT
Tags: shark
Waves and sharks aren't the only dangers at the beach. More than two dozen young people have been killed over the last decade ... -
Little Rock to mark 50th anniversary of desegregation
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 5:08pm GMT
Tags: rock music
National Park Service Ranger Spirit Trickey feels a special connection when directing tourists down the sidewalk to Little Rock ... -
Computer glitch halts United flights
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 3:32pm GMT
A computer malfunction at United Airlines halted all departures systemwide for two hours Wednesday, the carrier said. The cause ... -
The Tower of London is under siege from neighboring skyscrapers
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 11:18am GMT
It has withstood assaults from renegade barons, rampaging peasants and Nazi bombers, but the Tower of London, one of Britain's ... -
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific to increase flights to New York, San Francisco
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 10:45am GMT
Tags: usa
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will double its non-stop passenger flights to San Francisco and New York in the next few months as ... -
Ski visits were up in Utah, Colorado, down nationwide
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 10:42am GMT
Last winter was a good season for ski areas in Utah and Colorado, but nationwide, ski visits were down, due to warm weather and ... -
Senators told to expect passport delays
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 8:41am GMT
Passport applications will take weeks longer than usual to process through the end of 2007 as workers struggle with a massive ... -
Airbus lands more A350 orders in third day of Paris show
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 8:32am GMT
Airbus booked three more major orders for its A350 XWB aircraft on Wednesday, signing up Russian airline Aeroflot in a firm deal ... -
Southwest wants to sell flights to Europe
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 8:05am GMT
Southwest Airlines is planning to sell seats on ATA Airlines flights from the East Coast to the Caribbean by 2009 and later ... -
TV ads to boost the Bronx's image as a destination for tourists
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:41am GMT
Tags: tv
The time to start planning your vacation to the Bronx is now at least that is the hope of a series of new television commercials ... -
Disney's Haunted Mansion gets a summer makeover
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:41am GMT
The Haunted Mansion at Disney's Magic Kingdom is closed for the summer. The attraction closed for renovations June 6, according ... -
Airbus approved for onboard cellphone system
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 4:10pm GMT
European planemaker Airbus said Tuesday it had received approval from European aviation authorities for an onboard mobile phone ... -
Opera in the Ozarks: See 'Madame Butterfly,' 'Marriage of Figaro' and more
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 12:05pm GMT
The arias from Puccini's Madame Butterfly and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro will be sung from an outdoor stage in Eureka ... -
Hotels take pampering to next level on club floors
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 10:37am GMT
In a world where hotel guests increasingly crave pampering, upscale hotel chains are turning club floors into over-the-top retreats ... -
Milwaukee Public Museum to host controversial 'Body Worlds'
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 4:53am GMT
Tags: Museum Arts
The financially troubled Milwaukee Public Museum has booked a controversial show featuring corpses in an effort to boost attendance ... -
TV ads to boost the Bronx's image as a destination for tourists
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 4:27am GMT
The time to start planning your vacation to the Bronx is now at least that is the hope of a series of new television commercials ... -
Turning trash into treasure: See Boston from Spectacle Island
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 4:17am GMT
Spectacle Island has a swimming beach, five miles of walking trails dotted with gazebos, and a panoramic vista from the highest ... -
Las Vegas Sands' Venetian Macao Resort Hotel to open on Aug. 28
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 4:00am GMT
Las Vegas Sands Corp. said its Venetian Macao Resort Hotel will open on Aug. 28, making it the first property to debut on the ... -
Hotels take pampering to next level on club floors
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 11:31pm GMT
In a world where hotel guests increasingly crave pampering, upscale hotel chains are turning club floors into over-the-top retreats ... -
Airbus boasts $30 billion in deals
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 10:59pm GMT
Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show, stealing some early limelight ... -
Can anyone end epic flight delays at NYC airports?
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 8:59pm GMT
When it comes to getting people to places on time, no airports in the country have done a worse job this year than New York's. ... -
N.H. vs. Vt.: States take tourism competition online
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 5:28pm GMT
Tags: tourism
New Hampshire and Vermont tourism officials are betting a box of Lake Champlain chocolates and a 5 lb. lobster on which state ... -
Sunken Greek cruise ship operators hit with $1.57M fine
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 3:50pm GMT
Tags: cruise
The owners, operator and captain of a cruise ship that hit the rocks off the island Santorini and sank were fined a total of ... -
Airbus grabs orders from US Airways, others
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 11:19am GMT
Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show, stealing some early limelight ... -
Homeland Security opposes passport rule delay
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 10:18am GMT
The Homeland Security Department is vigorously fighting a move by Congress to delay a requirement that U.S. citizens show a passport ... -
Can anyone end epic flight delays at NYC airports?
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 7:12am GMT
When it comes to getting people to places on time, no airports in the country have done a worse job this year than New York's. ... -
Airport Check-in: Luxury parking takes off
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 2:20am GMT
Tags: airport
Airport Garages, a Colorado-based company that sells high-priced indoor parking spaces at or near airports, is expanding. -
United passengers air their bitter grievances
Posted: June 18th, 2007, 1:50am GMT
United Airlines stranded Brenda Kitterman in Mexico. Her ordeal didn't end there. -
Homeland Security opposes passport rule delay
Posted: June 17th, 2007, 10:09pm GMT
The Homeland Security Department is vigorously fighting a move by Congress to delay a requirement that U.S. citizens show a ... -
Homeland Security opposes passport rule delay
Posted: June 17th, 2007, 12:56pm GMT
The Homeland Security Department is vigorously fighting a move by Congress to delay a requirement that U.S. citizens show a passport ... -
Milan airport closes briefly for hunt of pesky hares
Posted: June 17th, 2007, 9:54am GMT
Tags: milan Italy
Wild hares at Milan's Linate airport seem to have only one thing on their mind, and their excessive mating and growing numbers ... -
Clear view: Glass House tours open late architect's world to public
Posted: June 17th, 2007, 9:31am GMT
Tours of Philip Johnson's famous architectural designs offer people the chance to visit his personal home and explore the culture ... -
Sippy-cup fuels security spat at D.C. airport
Posted: June 16th, 2007, 6:56pm GMT
The Transportation Security Administration is denying allegations that an airport screener seized a toddler's sippy cup and mistreated ... -
Venice wants visitors who care
Posted: June 16th, 2007, 11:00am GMT
Tags: venice
A message to visitors to Venice: No bare torsos in St. Mark's Square. No lounging on the monuments. And no feet dangling in the ... -
Local tastes: What's cooking across the country
Posted: June 16th, 2007, 3:08am GMT
From steak in Austin to barbecue Las Vegas, find out what restaurant critics are saying about dining throughout the country. -
Trans-Atlantic rivalry dominates Paris air show
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 4:51pm GMT
The world's biggest air show is bigger than ever this year but the main story hasn't changed: trans-Atlantic rivalry between ... -
Trans-Atlantic rivalry dominates Paris air show
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 4:51pm GMT
The world's biggest air show is bigger than ever this year but the main story hasn't changed: trans-Atlantic rivalry between ... -
Mister Rogers exhibit finds home in New Orleans
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 3:57pm GMT
Mister Rogers is taking his neighborhood to the streets of New Orleans. A traveling exhibit that had visited 31 museums in 22 ... -
House delays rules requiring passports
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 12:51pm GMT
The House voted overwhelmingly Friday to delay for 17 months new rules requiring passports for U.S. land and sea travelers entering ... -
Elite retreats: Vacation spots of the Forbes Celebrity 100
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 9:48am GMT
Celebrities on vacation typically seek relaxationand super deluxe accomodations. Some hotels feature special luxury suites and ... -
Oh, the places you'll go on the Internet
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 9:47am GMT
As cyber worlds like Second Life grow, real-world tourism entities, including tourist boards, hotels and travel agencies, are ... -
Ocean Park takes on Hong Kong Disneyland
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 9:25am GMT
Sometimes, beating Mickey Mouse means schmoozing bankers or lobbying the government for a subway line. Sometimes it means pleading ... -
JetBlue reviews growth strategy again
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 8:08am GMT
JetBlue Airways is in the midst of a second "rigorous" review of its business strategy, but could sell more planes if necessary, ... -
Traveler-based review sites getting more personal
Posted: June 14th, 2007, 11:43pm GMT
About a third of American travelers who research trips via the Web read reviews written by fellow travelers, but may not always ... -
Midwest softens its no-merger mentality
Posted: June 14th, 2007, 9:28pm GMT
Easing its firm anti-takeover stand just a bit, Midwest Airlines on Thursday agreed to let discounter AirTran Airways make a ... -
Vayama.com niches global travel
Posted: June 14th, 2007, 9:00pm GMT
A new airfare booking site is targeting international U.S. travelers with promises of savings by tapping into inventory that ...