USA Today: Travel
- Alabama's famous covered bridges now closed to traffic
Thursday - 03/18/2010 - 05:00 AMBlount County's three historic covered bridges are closed as the County Commission pursues a plan to restore them.
More | Talk - Seniors stay for $80 at the New Yorker Hotel
Wednesday - 03/17/2010 - 05:00 PMThe hotel, celebrating its 80th anniversary, is offering rooms for $80 to seniors 80 or older.
More | Talk - London's Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift
Wednesday - 03/17/2010 - 05:00 AMThe museum has expanded from a Victorian house in London's Camden Town to a former piano factory next door, tripling its floorspace. ...
More | Talk - American Airlines latest to seek exemption from tarmac rule
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 03:09 PMAdd American Airlines to the list of carriers that want out of the government's new rule to limit the time passengers can be ...
More | Talk - Compensation doubles for Alaska Air CEO from 2008 to 2009
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 04:42 AMThe chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group Inc., William S. Ayer, saw his total compensation in 2009 more than ...
More | Talk - Airlines roll out amenities to lure elite fliers back
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 06:58 PMIndustry analysts are predicting an uptick in corporate travel, so the battle for premium-paying passengers is heating up.
More | Talk - Pilots who overshot airport reach deal with FAA
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 04:35 PMTwo Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot the Minneapolis airport have agreed not to fight the revocations of their licenses ...
More | Talk - Australian cabbie to take tourists on a 4,000-mile drive
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 05:00 AMDoug Slater won the most votes in an online poll and will ferry passengers to the top 11 tourist sites in Western Australia .
More | Talk - Luxury costs less at hotels now: Rates fall, bookings rise
Sunday - 03/14/2010 - 02:21 PMThe battered luxury hotel sector is reporting 7.2% more bookings for the upcoming second quarter vs. 2008. But rooms are also ...
More | Talk - D.C.'s Newseum chronicles Elvis' battles with the media
Saturday - 03/13/2010 - 05:00 AMA spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley's fame more than 50 years ago was lit by the newspaper editors and critics who hated ...
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- New rule too late for fliers stuck on Virgin America flight
Wednesday - 03/17/2010 - 08:57 PMPassengers' ordeal while stuck on a Virgin America plane is adding to a growing dispute over a federal passengers-rights rule ...
More | Talk - Tourism offers no quick fix for Europe's troubled Mediterranean countries
Wednesday - 03/17/2010 - 05:00 PMTourism slumped last year, and things are picking up a bit in 2010. But prospects remain muted for a strong lift from the beaches ...
More | Talk - Gloves are off as airports go after their rivals in ads
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 09:31 PMIn a new YouTube video about San Francisco International Airport, a helpful taxi dispatcher is played by a smiling Mayor Gavin ...
More | Talk - More hotels offer 'pay before you stay' discounts
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 01:33 PMAn increasing number of hotels are slashing room rates if you ante up in full in advance and forego a refund if you don't show ...
More | Talk - Traveling with the Stars: Toni Collette
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 05:00 AMAustralian actress Toni Collette won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Tara Gregson on Showtime's United States ...
More | Talk - Nude performers cause a stir at New York museum
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 05:00 PMA new exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art is causing discomfort among some visitors by bringing them close to nude performers.
More | Talk - Historic square resurrected in Savannah, Ga.
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 05:00 AMThe city spent nearly $32 million and more than four years bringing back Ellis Square after razing the parking garage that took ...
More | Talk - Van Gogh's 'The Bedroom' to be on virtual view during restoration
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 05:00 AMOne of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings has been taken away for restoration, but art lovers don't have to miss it.
More | Talk - New York town touts on Mark Twain connection to boost tourism
Sunday - 03/14/2010 - 05:00 AMHuckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain's cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from ...
More | Talk - Senate tackles regional airline safety
Friday - 03/12/2010 - 07:41 AMThe Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, ...
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- 'Private sale' sites tout great travel deals, but do they deliver?
Thursday - 03/18/2010 - 05:00 AMTravel providers are using private sale sites to sell off excess inventory at reduced prices without disturbing the official ...
More | Talk - Aga Khan's Islamic treasures on display in Berlin
Wednesday - 03/17/2010 - 05:00 AMMore than 200 items are on display in an exhibition that spans a millennium and aims to illustrate the breadth of Islamic culture.
More | Talk - Airport wars escalate with attack ads aimed at rivals
Wednesday - 03/17/2010 - 03:19 AMIn markets where travelers have some choice, airports are getting aggressive about competing for revenue and market share.
More | Talk - Ski season ends with a flurry of deals
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 01:47 PMThere's still plenty of action on the nation's ski slopes, where brighter days and warmer temperatures beckon skiers.
More | Talk - Hemingway's Key West home named a literary landmark
Tuesday - 03/16/2010 - 05:00 AMHemingway, who lived in the Spanish-colonial home with his second wife Pauline and their two sons, owned the property until his ...
More | Talk - California considers mandatory ski helmet laws
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 05:00 PMTwo bills introduced by Democratic lawmakers from Northern California would require minors to wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding. ...
More | Talk - Continental Airlines ends holdout, will charge for food
Monday - 03/15/2010 - 12:10 PMContinental Airlines is ending free hamburgers, barbecue and sandwich rolls for many of its passengers in favor of a food-for-sale ...
More | Talk - Airport Check-in: Flier traffic falls at most U.S. airports
Sunday - 03/14/2010 - 02:25 PMOf the 50 largest airports in the U.S., only four showed growth in passenger traffic last year amid the global recession.
More | Talk - UK transport minister says BA strike unjustified
Sunday - 03/14/2010 - 07:55 AMBritain's transportation secretary says the planned strike by BA staff is unjustified and threatens the future of one of the ...
More | Talk - Roatan helps put Honduras back on the travel map
Thursday - 03/11/2010 - 09:13 PMThe island's increasing fame is an economic boon in a country that's among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere.
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