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  • America's best dog-friendly hotels -

    The Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago offers pooches their own bed, gourmet treats, and a water bowl (with bottled water to fill it) while they check out the city views from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Dogs and their owners no longer have to ruff it when they hit the road.


  • Travelers on board for paperless boarding -

    The Transportation Security Administration is conducting a pilot program it hopes will streamline the boarding process, in part by eliminating the need for paper boarding passes.But tech-savvy fliers seek a seamless transition between the security line and jet bridge.


  • Earl sparks port cancellations, itinerary changes - Hurricane Earl has sparked a number of port cancellations and itinerary changes for ships on Canada and New England cruises and transatlantic sailings, as well as vessels based in northeast U.S. homeports.
  • Newsweek: United-Continental merger may up rates - The merger, travel experts say, may result in rate increases and route reductions for the new airline, but despite how this may sound, the purported effects are not entirely a bad thing.
  • Newsweek: How airlines are ratcheting up fees - It seemed so reasonable at first—just a fee, no more than $40, for checking more than the standard two bags. But like a slowly expanding epidemic, the fees gradually started to creep. Here are the main fees to watch out for.
  • JetBlue starts flights between Boston and Phoenix - JetBlue Airways Corp. is starting service between Boston and Phoenix on Thursday, marking its 38th nonstop destination from Logan International Airport.
  • U.S. cautions citizens on India travel - The U.S. asks citizens to be alert and cautious of their security during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, in October.
  • Tourists flee N.C. coast as Earl approaches - Hurricane Earl was barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard Thursday with winds of about 145 mph, as forecasters issued a new warning for Massachusetts.
  • Airlines waive change fees due to hurricane - Airlines began offering passengers a way to change their tickets as Hurricane Earl threatened to disrupt travel along the East Coast.
  • 5 sights to see in Napa Valley for under $25 -

    Heather de Savoye, left, and Amy Hall sample wine following a tour July 14 at the Rubicon Estate Winery in Rutherford, Calif. The winery is owned by Francis Ford Coppola and sits on a portion of the historic Napa Valley property first acquired in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum, founder of the Inglenook Winery. Napa Valley can be expensive, but there are vine values if you know where to look.


  • Cup of tea forces jet's emergency landing - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.
  • Qantas flight returns to SF with engine trouble - A Qantas jet headed for Australia returned safely to San Francisco International Airport early Tuesday after a problem with one of the engines forced pilots to turn back.
  • Utah ski areas add amenities like bubble chair -

    Mike Goar, managing director of The Canyons in Park City, Utah, tries one of the ski resort's new chairs, which can warm up to 55 degrees and have a bubble that swings over passengers like a pair of goggles in Park City, Utah. Utah's fastest growing ski area is adding North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles.


  • Sugarloaf ski area aims to be biggest in East - Maine's Sugarloaf ski area says a planned expansion will make it the largest ski resort east of the Rocky Mountains.
  • Tours along the Miami River full of history -

    Upstaged by Miami's sizzling beaches and ocean views, the Miami River often is overlooked.The Miami River isn't the prettiest body of water in the city. It's not the clearest or the cleanest, and it's certainly not made for swimming. But along its banks are remnants of Miami as it once was.


  • Comair to lay off workers and halve fleet by 2012 (AP) -

    FILE - In this April 13, 2007 file photo, a Comair jet taxis to the terminal at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky. Comair, a regional airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc., said on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, that it will cut its fleet by more than half and reduce staffing over the next two years because its costs are higher than competitors. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)AP - Comair, a regional airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc., said on Wednesday that it will shrink its fleet by more than half and reduce staff over the next two years to cut costs.


  • Tradition ends: No Michigan state fair this year (AP) -

    FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2007 file photo, pigs race at Pork Chop Downs at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit. Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm canceled the fair, saying debt-ridden Michigan could no longer afford to subsidize it. Granholm's decision makes Michigan the only Midwestern state and one of few nationwide without a state fair. The Michigan State Fair had been a state tradition for 160 years. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - Rabbit breeder Rob Usakowski typically spends the week before Labor Day helping his daughters show their Jersey Woolies and Holland Lops at the Michigan State Fair.


  • Utah ski areas add amenities like bubble chair (AP) - AP - Utah's fastest growing ski area is spending millions of dollars to reconfigure the mountain and add North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles.
  • Perfect weather sparks New England tourism rebound (AP) -

    In this Aug. 26, 2010 photo, Dan Horner, left, and Cynthia Belaskie, of Toronto, stroll along the ocean in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The popular tourist haven has rebounded from a dismal 2009 with help from weeks-on-end of ideal weather. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Months of perfect weather in northern New England have helped the region's tourism industry rebound from a dismal 2009, but consumers still wary of the economy have been tight with their money and shopping for bargain-basement prices.


  • Egyptian minister questioned in van Gogh theft (AP) - AP - Egyptian prosecutors questioned the culture minister for three hours over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting that has put him on the defensive over the state of museum security around the country.
  • Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil (AP) -

    In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, workers clear tar balls from Colva beach in Goa, India. Indian navy and coast guard vessels were trying to trace a ship that is believed to have dumped burnt oil about three days ago, said Aleixo Sequeira, the state's environment minister. Wave after wave of tar balls have been floating ashore at Goa beaches for two days, layering the beaches six inches (15 centimeters) deep with semisolid oil lumps after an unknown ship dumped tons of waste oil into the sea off western India. (AP Photo)AP - Wave after wave of tar balls floated ashore Wednesday on the renowned Goa beaches after a ship dumped tons of waste oil off India's western coast, officials said.


  • Corvette tour will lap Kentucky (AP) - AP - A "One Lap of Kentucky" tour sponsored by the National Corvette Museum will take riders on a five-day tour of some of the state's top attractions.
  • In first 8 months, returns good for Kansas casino (AP) - AP - Despite the poor economy, the first state-owned casino in Kansas is exceeding revenue projections and drawing customers from throughout the Midwest, according to lottery officials.
  • Lawsuit: SeaWorld trainer's death traumatized boy (AP) - AP - A New Hampshire family who witnessed a whale kill a trainer at SeaWorld is suing the Orlando theme park.
  • FAA hits American with $24.2 million penalty (AP) -

    In this Aug. 18, 2010 photo, an American Airlines Boeing 757 jet prepares to take off from Miami International Airport in Miami. Federal officials have hit American Airlines with a record penalty of $24.2 million over maintenance lapses that caused thousands of canceled flights in 2008. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - Federal officials are seeking a record penalty of $24.2 million against American Airlines over maintenance lapses that caused thousands of canceled flights in 2008.


  • War planes to be the star in WWII museum expansion (AP) -

    This artist rendering provided by Boeing shows what the US Freedom Pavilion will look like upon completion at The Boeing Center in New Orleans. Construction of the new $35 million exhibit will be formally announced Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. One of Boeing Co.'s most famous World War II aircraft, the B-17G Flying Fortress heavy bomber, will be a centerpiece of the new exhibit. (AP Photo/Boeing)AP - Bombers and torpedo planes will be the stars of the latest expansion of the National World War II Museum, and visitors will be able to get close-up views of the war planes on elevated catwalks.


  • AAA: More people will hit the road this Labor Day (AP) - AP - More Americans will get away for the Labor Day weekend this year, yet stick closer to home as they try to get the most for their money, AAA said Wednesday.
  • Casino proposed near battlefield splits Gettysburg (AP) - AP - The town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks, with even hard-core preservationists split over a proposed casino that would rise near the historic battlefield and be named for the line that divided North and South.
  • One letter on a plane ticket says a lot about you (AP) - AP - There are a few bits of information to pay close attention to on an airline ticket: the flight number, gate number and boarding time. Fare basis code? Not a common concern.
  • Tut-tut: Security problems seen in Egypt's museums (AP) -

    A police officer stands guard by a Paraonic statue at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Security for Egypt's cultural treasures is under scrutiny after the Aug. 21, 2010 theft of a van Gogh painting from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum museum revealed some alarming gaps. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - The Egyptian Museum houses some of the world's prized antiquities, including the gold mask of King Tut that draws millions of tourists a year. But it also has an outdated video surveillance system that doesn't work around the clock and guards who snooze, read the Quran or are seemingly too bored to pay attention.


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