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As summer ends, fliers brace for airline changes
Posted: August 30th, 2008, 4:30am GMT
The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic ... -
Critics question Michelin's guide to Tokyo restaurants
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
Michelin's Tokyo guide awarded a whopping 191 stars to 150 restaurants in the Japanese capital, the most number of stars awarded ... -
World's deadliest delicacies
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 8:25pm GMT
Japanese puffer fish is the most notorious toxic food, but it is neither the most powerful nor the most commonly served. And ... -
Las Vegas Star Trek exhibit closing after 10 year run
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 8:23pm GMT
Thousands of fans of the "Star Trek" movie and television franchise are converging on Las Vegas to send off the 10-year-old attraction ... -
N.J. towns close beaches after medical waste washes ashore
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 7:49pm GMT
Medical debris continued to pose problems for the start of Labor Day weekend along some Cape May County beaches. -
More holiday travelers will bypass gas pumps
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 3:28pm GMT
More Labor Day travelers will hop on trains and buses this holiday weekend to avoid high gas prices and hefty airfares, travel ... -
Life on Vacation: Art and soul converge in Santa Fe
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 3:04pm GMT
Compared with other Southwestern cities that have large second-home areas, Santa Fe is still quite manageable. -
Families stretch their physical limits on multisport vacations
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 11:44am GMT
Multi-adventure trips cater to today's appetite for easy-to-organize getaways providing varied physical challenges. -
10 great places you won't forget in the Twin Cities
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 11:08pm GMT
Politics won't be the only game in town when Minneapolis-St. Paul hosts the Republican National Convention next week. -
Vacationers travel roads closer to home to save the summer
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 11:04pm GMT
From Minnesota to Maine, many Americans vacationed closer to home rather than staying at home or traveling longer distances. -
Versace's Casa es su tourist attraction
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 10:53pm GMT
For the first time, the famed Gianni Versace mansion in Miami's South Beach has opened for tours. -
The (digital) graffiti is on the wall in Florida
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 10:52pm GMT
At Alys Beach, a "new urbanism" resort development in Florida, they're welcoming the painters with open arms and white walls -
Popular N.C. beach reopened for vehicles
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 7:07pm GMT
A popular beach on North Carolina's Outer Banks that has been closed to off-road vehicles has been reopened by the National Park ... -
Canadian airline removes life vests to save weight, fuel
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 6:07pm GMT
An official with Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz says the airline is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight ... -
Broadway will have a 'White Christmas' this year
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Irving Berlin's White Christmas has announced it will officially open Nov. 23 four days before Thanksgiving. -
Sheraton has designs on fresh look
Posted: August 26th, 2008, 4:11am GMT
Sheraton, one of the largest hotel chains with more than 400 properties worldwide, is getting an extensive makeover after years ... -
New Mexico farms lets visitors pick their own chilis
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
People have flocked to Joe Lujan's "you-pick" farm in Las Cruces for the past 45 years to hand-pick chili peppers. -
Spanair crash probe to look at pilot reactions
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 5:03pm GMT
Initial reports from Madrid, where 153 people died in a fiery crash just off the runway Wednesday, indicate that an engine problem ... -
Georgia Aquarium now home to the U.S.'s only manta ray
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 4:04pm GMT
The ray, named "Nandi" after the mother of Shaka Zulu, was rescued from shark nets along the South African coast last year. -
Airport Check-in: Northwest orders anti-nuke ad removed
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 12:01pm GMT
In Minneapolis Northwest Airlines, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has ordered an airport advertising ... -
Maine's rugged Bold Coast is an untouched treasure
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Welcome to Maine's Bold Coast, a little-known treasure east of Acadia National Park where the tourist hordes thin out and the ... -
New kayak trail showcases Rhode Island's watery heart
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
With a few strokes of a kayak paddle, Rhode Island's developing Blue Trail offers a new perspective on Narragansett Bay, the ... -
Taste of Newport festival celebrates 20 years
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The Taste of Newport food and wine event celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with tastings and performances Sept. 19-21 ... -
Fliers buy fewer premium seats
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 4:15am GMT
Many travelers are fleeing airlines' premium-seat sections as corporations and entrepreneurs react to higher fares and a stumbling ... -
Americans always make room for dessert
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 5:36pm GMT
No matter how tumultuous the times, the country's pastry chefs, confectioners, chocolatiers and dessert makers have your back ... -
Life on Vacation: A continental lifestyle on our continent
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 5:30pm GMT
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, is a complete four-season mountain community sort of. -
Where the presidential candidates go to unwind
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 4:59pm GMT
As Barack Obama and John McCain head into the election homestretch, Hawaii's Oahu and Arizona's Verde Valley are getting extra ... -
Take a tour of these savory spots
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:06pm GMT
USA TODAY food writer Jerry Shriver sampled 85 treats during a two-week tour of 30 eateries where the end of the meal is the ... -
It's just icing on the cake for Beard winners
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:05pm GMT
USA TODAY talked with Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt, named the nation's best pastry chefs at this year's James Beard Foundation ... -
Americans skip Labor Day trips as costs rise
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 1:40pm GMT
After missing out on summer vacations because of high fuel prices and a weakening economy, many Americans won't be going anywhere ... -
Spanair crash probe to look at pilot reactions
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 11:39am GMT
Initial reports from Madrid, where 153 people died in a fiery crash just off the runway Wednesday, indicate that an engine problem ... -
In Denver, see history that's already been made
Posted: August 21st, 2008, 11:30pm GMT
The American Presidential Experience, a traveling exhibition, includes a full-size replica of the Oval Office. -
Monopoly takes over the world
Posted: August 21st, 2008, 11:30pm GMT
The 22 winning cities in the first global edition of Monopoly, as selected by 5.6 million online voters, were announced this ... -
China ready to compete in next big event: Tourism
Posted: August 21st, 2008, 8:17pm GMT
The reflected glory of the Games has tourism promoters hoping they can parlay the exposure into bookings. -
Jumbo jets become a rare treat
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:18pm GMT
Soaring jet fuel bills are forcing more of the already endangered jumbo jets from U.S. domestic service. -
Parents magazine lists the nation's best science centers
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:17pm GMT
The magazine's September issue has a list of the country's 10 best science centers, with an emphasis on those catering to younger ... -
Airline group expects Labor Day travel decline
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 12:06pm GMT
An airline trade group expects Labor Day travel to drop by 5.7% this year, as rising airfares and schedule cuts keep travelers ... -
Georgia Aquarium to host exhibition of Titanic artifacts
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The exhibition will include interactive displays, videos and recreations of rooms aboard the ship. -
Jumbo jets become a rare treat
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 1:31am GMT
Soaring jet fuel bills are forcing more of the already endangered jumbo jets from U.S. domestic service. -
Denver's parks stretch from city to mountains
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 8:52pm GMT
Denver has 20,000 acres of parks and the bulk are spread through the mountains west of the city. -
Denver museum gets ready for convention with poster show
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 6:51pm GMT
The Denver Art Museum is getting ready for conventioneers with a digital exhibit of political posters. -
Portland is a hub for the car-free and carefree
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 2:48pm GMT
No matter how you choose to get around Portland, Ore., an outpost of half a million free-wheeling souls, car keys aren't required. ... -
Beijing's top tourism sites 'monumental'
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 2:10pm GMT
You don't need a guide book to know four of this city's five "Must Sees" of travel. Just get the boxed set of travel coffee mugs ... -
Owls, hawks and eagles await visitors at South Carolina raptor center
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The Center for Birds of Prey may transport some younger visitors straight to the pages of a Harry Potter book. -
Evansville, Ind., zoo opens Amazon rain forest exhibit
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The Mesker Park Zoo in southern Indiana has opened a new $13 million Amazon rain forest exhibit. -
Airport Check-in: Myrtle Beach cuts landing fees
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 1:02am GMT
Myrtle Beach International has introduced an aggressive incentive program to generate more air service. -
Airport Check-in: Myrtle Beach cuts landing fees
Posted: August 17th, 2008, 11:00pm GMT
Myrtle Beach International has introduced an aggressive incentive program to generate more air service. -
Airlines push for homegrown jet fuel
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 5:00am GMT
With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative ... -
The fall foliage forecast, from Alaska to New England
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
New England's fall foliage typically peaks in late September and early October. But around the country, leaf-peeping season runs ... -
Airlines' rising fees confuse and anger their passengers
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 5:41pm GMT
Rising airline fees reached new milestones last week with a charge for pillows and blankets and record charges for frequent-flier ... -
Life on Vacation: Cape Cod is unique, famous and surprisingly affordable
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 4:25pm GMT
Cape Cod's popularity as a second-home destination is not exactly recent. But what is new are lower prices. -
Pack your million-dollar-travel bags
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 4:10pm GMT
The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi is packing a prosperous punch with its new "Million Dollar Package." -
Portland is a hub for the car-free and carefree
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:14pm GMT
No matter how you choose to get around Portland, Ore., an outpost of half a million free-wheeling souls, car keys aren't required. ... -
American, British Airways try again on trans-Atlantic plan
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 6:49am GMT
American Airlines and British Airways for the third time are seeking government permission to combine their trans-Atlantic operations, ... -
Fliers cheer laptop policy change
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 3:40am GMT
Starting Saturday, some of the nation's airline passengers will not have to remove their laptops at airport checkpoints. -
A Redcoat/Colonial tie weekend in Boston
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 12:51am GMT
Re-enactor Redcoats will pitch tents to re-create Brits camping on Boston Common as they did in the 1775 siege of Boston. -
The 'Outsiders' get in on the inn business
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 11:57pm GMT
Take a bad-boy hip-hopper, a California popster and Marcia Brady, and plop them down in East Tennessee to run a B&B. -
Take a swig of Washington's whiskey
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 11:48pm GMT
Whiskey created at George Washington's reconstructed distillery near his home at Mount Vernon, Va. is on sale. -
10 great places that veer off the beaten path
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 11:17pm GMT
Adventure-travel writer Shannon Stowell shares his list of favorite off-the-beaten-path destinations. -
Fare discounts to Europe come early
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 10:39pm GMT
Scrapped that European summer trip because of pricey airfares? An unusual August fare sale might change people's minds. Airlines ... -
Texas throws a birthday party for LBJ
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 10:21pm GMT
It's only fitting that a larger-than-life figure from a state where size matters would rate a colossal 100th birthday bash. -
London may get a sixth airport
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 3:45pm GMT
London's recently-elected mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday called for a new airport to the east of the city to ease congestion ... -
Fliers without ID placed on TSA list
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 2:38pm GMT
The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without ... -
Delta, Northwest pilots to arbitrate seniority
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:51pm GMT
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines pilots are headed to arbitration to resolve their stalemate over how to integrate their ... -
Virginia vineyard invites guests to a grape 'stomp-off'
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
You can make like Lucy at the Irvington Stomp, an annual harvest festival at the White Fences Vineyard in Irvington, Va. -
Moab festival features three weekends of music
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
The Moab Music Festival's 16th season takes place Aug. 28-Sept. 13. Concerts will be held indoors and outdoors. -
Attendance increases at Kentucky's Lincoln, Davis sites
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 8:45pm GMT
Interest in both Civil War presidents seems on the rise, amid a two-year blitz surrounding Lincoln's 200th birthday next February. -
Adventures by Disney adding South Africa, Alaska, Galapagos
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 8:45pm GMT
Adventures by Disney is adding eight new destinations to its list of family tours. -
Airlines' rising fees confuse and anger their passengers
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 3:51pm GMT
Rising airline fees reached new milestones last week with a charge for pillows and blankets and record charges for frequent-flier ... -
Egypt to make Giza pyramids more tourist-friendly
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 3:35pm GMT
Tourists have long been awed by Egypt's famed Giza Pyramids and irritated by having to fend off peddlers relentlessly offering ... -
Louisville celebrates cultural diversity with WorldFest
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Louisville is hosting its sixth annual WorldFest on Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend. -
VisitBritain offers tips on home exchange programs
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
VisitBritain has some tips for Americans interested in swapping homes as a way to save money on vacation. -
Plan to reroute NYC air traffic challenged
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 4:31am GMT
Some of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods are mounting a fierce legal challenge to block a government plan to untangle air ... -
New jet routes rattle residents
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 3:14am GMT
The possibility that a stream of airline jets may soon be buzzing above wealthy communities such as New Canaan, Conn., and Elizabeth, ... -
Weak dollar sends Americans to European hostels
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
With prices as low as $31 in some of Europe's most expensive cities, hostels are shedding their image of bedbug-ridden dorm rooms ... -
Trail leads visitors to Connecticut's best ice cream
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
A brochure, "Follow the Ice Cream Trail: Sundae Drives," lists 35 places to get your scoops, cones, shakes, rainbow sprinkles ... -
Alaska Air cancels 41 flights due to volcanic ash
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 12:43pm GMT
Alaska Airlines said Monday it canceled 41 flights between Alaska and major West Coast cities because of a rising cloud of ash ... -
Best Buy vending machines will dispense gadgets at airports
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 11:46am GMT
Best Buy Co. Inc. plans to add a dozen vending kiosks inside major airports across the country as part of a new pilot program ... -
Twin Cities' political landmarks can be hard to spot
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
History buffs need determination and imagination to unlock the past in the Twin Cities, the backdrop for the GOP convention. -
New symphony, ballet commissioned for North Carolina art exhibit
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
A new symphony piece and a new ballet will be performed as part of the Nasher Museum of Art's exhibition featuring art during ... -
Convention visitors can explore Denver's wild political past
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Denver's had some political low points that will make for great historical slumming during this summer's Democratic convention. -
Private planes on TSA's radar
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 5:19am GMT
The Transportation Security Administration plans to regulate thousands of private planes now flying with no security rules. -
Airport Check-in: Plans for pet hotel; terminal honors veterans
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 1:46am GMT
Dallas/Fort Worth plans to open a pet hotel. To be situated on the airport's north side, it will cater primarily to passengers ... -
The modern and ancient merge in timeless Hanoi
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:38pm GMT
Strange and sometimes terrible reminders of a beleaguered, war-torn past linger here amid oases of serene beauty. -
Free activities are easy to find in Washington, D.C.
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:17pm GMT
There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage ... -
Web Watch: Find fishing spots, the best hotel rooms
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:28am GMT
TakeMeFishing.org not only shows you where you can go fishing, but details the when, where and how as well. TripKick.com lets ... -
Ads keep free airline mags in seat pockets
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:13am GMT
Unlike free checked baggage, another airline tradition the free airline magazine will likely survive the financial crunch. -
NYC tower will beam with Olympic pride
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:12am GMT
New York's Empire State Building will light it up for the Summer Olympics by illuminating the four sides of the famed tower with ... -
Up go the prices at Orlando theme parks
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:11am GMT
For the second time in just under a year, Walt Disney World in Orlando has increased ticket prices. -
The modern and ancient merge in timeless Hanoi
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 12:55am GMT
Time, timing, timelessness all are heightened in Hanoi. Motorbiking hordes flowing past new luxury hotels and construction sites ... -
Life on Vacation: Your little slice of Paradise Coast
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 12:46am GMT
Named for the Italian bay it evokes, Naples has long been a top second-home choice on Florida's west coast. -
Kayak offers a new fuel cost calculator
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:30pm GMT
Kayak.com has devised a nifty new feature that calculates fuel costs specific to car models and the cities in which they're rented. -
Hotel manager Roberto Wirth, at your servizio
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:23pm GMT
Roberto Wirth, 58, is celebrating his 25th year as general manager of Rome's celebrated Hotel Hassler Roma, which he also owns. ... -
Destination: World's dangerous places
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:08pm GMT
For a certain breed of American traveler, destinations more associated with trouble than tourism are the place to go. -
10 great places to take real comfort in nature
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 9:53pm GMT
Leave the tent behind and add creature comforts to your list of pleasures while exploring the wilderness. -
What if you gave a dinner party and the Axis of Evil came?
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 9:47pm GMT
Chris Fair has whipped up a creative cookbook concept in Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States: A Dinner Party ... -
Survey finds Americans conflicted over in-flight cellphone use
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:34pm GMT
The friendly skies are not so affable when it comes to using cellphones on commercial airliners. -
Drooping dollar makes Mexican vacations more expensive
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:36pm GMT
The dollar has lost nearly 10% against the Mexican peso since January, meaning beach trips south of the border are slipping out ... -
Free activities are easy to find in Washington, D.C.
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 9:03am GMT
There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage ... -
Greyhound scraps ad campaign after Canada bus beheading
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 10:36pm GMT
Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused ... -
Fort Lauderdale liquidators specialize in hotel hand-me-downs
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 9:00pm GMT
AMC Liquidators buys up a hotel's used furnishings at a deep discount, then sells it to another property looking for a deal.