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  • What not to do in New Orleans -

    Grab a cooling Pimm's Cup cocktail, pull up a chair, and we'll show you how it's done down in New Orleans.


  • Vulture tourists, you’re in luck -

    New York City is focusing on marketing itself as a classic, iconic destination, the city’s revamped tourist site, NYCgo, now has prominent sections listing discount offers at theaters, restaurants and hotels, and attractions and museums with free admission. Did you cash in? Last year at this time, well-mannered travelers with spare dollars in their wallets could pick and choose from some incredible recession-fueled deals. It’s not too late.


  • Airlines lobby for help with air traffic upgrades - The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday.
  • At airports, keep taking those shoes off — for now - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that technology currently available doesn't allow screeners to adequately examine what is in someone's shoes while the person is wearing them.
  • When to make a federal case out of airline error -

    When you want to get an issue resolved, travel experts say you should take your grievances to the airline first.Each year, passengers file thousands of complaints about airlines with the federal government. But travel experts suggest going straight to the source.


  • How to survive the airport with kids -

    When flying with kids, give yourself plenty of time.You've spent countless hours preparing the family for the big day, and it has finally arrived. You know you can't plan for everything, but you've planned for what you can.


  • 3-hour rule ready to become reality -

    DOT-imposed rules that could result in stiff penalties against airlines that hold passengers on tarmacs for three hours or more will likely result in more flight cancellations.Starting next month, air travelers will get  protection against tarmac delays of three hours or longer. Whether that’s good, bad or unnecessary is a matter of opinion. By Rob Lovitt


  • JetBlue, Delta ask for tarmac rule exemptions - JetBlue and Delta want temporary exemptions from a new government rule that will limit the time passengers can be held on the tarmac.
  • Ultimate road trip: New Zealand by camper van - With 4,000-foot cliffs and landscapes straight out of the movies, New Zealand's South Island may just tempt you to stay for good.
  • In the footsteps of Moses, climbing Mount Sinai -

    The shadow of Mount Sinai stretches across the valley at the foot of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai peninsula some 240 miles southeast of Cairo. The steeple from a church inside the monastery is seen at right. The monastery, founded in the 4th century in this isolated setting, attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims from all over the world every year. In the Bible, Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. But he was the chosen one, and I am a mere mortal.


  • World’s coolest hot springs -

    Enjoy a splash of history at Britain’s only natural thermal springs—Thermae Bath Spa in Bath, England. The water is believed to have fallen as rain 10,000 years ago—which have vanquished stress for everyone from conquering Celts and Romans (their ancient baths are now a museum) to politicians and poets.Sometimes surreal, always sublime, and occasionally stinky, these 10 steaming pools of wellness are worth a dip.


  • Indonesian villages cashing in on ‘hobbit’ craze -

    80-year-old and 4-feet-tall Victor Jehabut, second from left, who is often claimed by tour guides as a descendant of Homo floresiensis, dwarf cave-dwellers that roamed Flores island 160,000 years ago, walks in his village in Rampasasa, Indonesia. I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island. "You want to see a living hobbit?"


  • World’s most on-time airlines -

    Japan Airlines ranked No. 1, with 90.95 percent of flights less than 15 minutes late.If you traveled to Japan last year, one thing is nearly as certain as a having dined on sushi during your stay: The flights there and back arrived on time.


  • Handling medical emergencies abroad -

    It’s important to carry your health information with you.You can’t plan for the unexpected, but you can be prepared. Learn what health precautions to take before you leave home, and what to do if illness or injury lays you low overseas.


  • Stopped payment on my compensation check - Alaska Airlines pays Ashley Cates $239 when she's bumped from her flight. Then it stops payment on the check. Why? And is there anything she can do to get the money back?
  • 3rd Tokyo airport opens to fanfare and criticism (AP) -

    A Skymark Airlines special plane on a flight from Kobe, Japan, is on the tarmac after landing at Ibaraki Airport near Mito, northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday March 11, 2010. Japan on Thursday opened the country's 98th airport, located near Tokyo's international airport at Narita, with Asiana Airlines operating a daily flight linking Ibaraki and Seoul's Incheon airport and Japan's budget carrier Skymark Airlines setting to fly a daily domestic flight in April. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity — and heavy criticism that it's a wasteful project expected to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast.


  • World airlines see blue skies ahead (AP) - AP - Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday as it halved its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion.
  • When to make a federal case out of airline error (AP) -

    FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo,  Frank Howe, center, uses his cell phone to find information to book a flight to Boston after finding his original flight was canceled by Delta Airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, in Atlanta. Each year, passengers file thousands of complaints about airlines with the federal government, but travel experts say you should take your grievances to the airline first.(AP Photo/Gregory Smith, file)AP - So the airline lost your luggage. Should you make a federal case out of it — literally?


  • Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items (AP) -

    In this March 8, 2010 photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution, a framed portrait of Harriet Tubman by Tarby Photo, Auburn, is seen at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (AP Photo/Michael R Barnes, Smithsonian Institution)AP - Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the National Mall.


  • Milwaukee museum to show Raphael painting (AP) - AP - Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last United States' appearance likely for many years at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
  • 1 million volunteers register for free Disney tix (AP) - AP - Disney reached its goal Tuesday of getting 1 million people to sign up for a day of volunteer work in exchange for a free one-day ticket to a Disney park.
  • Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list (AP) -

    Graphic shows process of determining who gets on the Federal No-Fly listAP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.


  • Michelle Obama donates ball gown to Smithsonian (AP) -

    First lady Michelle Obama stands with the gown that she wore to the 2009 inaugural ball as she donates it to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2010. The one-shouldered, white chiffon gown designed by Jason Wu is becoming part of the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Michelle Obama said Tuesday that she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady.


  • Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourism (AP) -

    In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006, Cambodia children gather to play around the cremation site of Pol Pot, in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, along the Thai border.  Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday, March 10, 2010.  Anlong Veng, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) north from Phnom Penh, finally fell to the government in 1998 aftern nearly 20 years of fighting.  (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday.


  • DC Holocaust museum passes 30 million visitors (AP) - AP - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says 30 million visitors have now come through its doors.
  • Report indicates hotel market beginning to recover (AP) - AP - Hospitality Advisors LLC says hotel occupancy in Hawaii increased during four of the past five months, indicating the market is beginning to recover.
  • BA, American, Iberia to cede airport slots (AP) - AP - British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to give away takeoff and landing slots at London and New York airports to soothe European Union antitrust worries, EU regulators said Wednesday.
  • Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty (AP) -

    Haisong Jiang appears in Newark Municipal Court on a charge of defiant trespassing, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  Jiang is accused of breaching security at Newark Liberty International Airport in January. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Lara, Pool)AP - A graduate student from China who slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and leading to worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday and apologized publicly for the first time.


  • At airports, keep taking those shoes off — for now (AP) - AP - You'll still have to take off your shoes when you go through airport security.
  • Continental CEO will cancel flights before fines (AP) -

    FILE - In this June 5, 2008 file photo, a Continental Airlines jet lands at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers, CEO Jeff Smisek said Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)AP - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.


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