Hotels' frequent-stay plans gain steam as airlines grow stingier
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:48:24 GMT
Faced with a weak economy and high travel costs, members of hotel frequent-guest programs are cashing in points for free rooms ...
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Exhibit explores the post-WWI love affair between Paris and New York
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:42 GMT
Paris/New York: Design Fashion Culture, 1925-1940 is a must-see for anyone interested in 20th-century American design.
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Organizations announce guidelines for sustainable tourism
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:16 GMT
A coalition of 27 organizations called the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria Partnership issued criteria for sustainable tourism.
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Model Bar Refaeli hosts a TV tour of 'Iconic America'
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:52 GMT
Refaeli, 23, has the young, wide eyes to experience places and things that Americans might be more blase about.
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Indiana mansion offers ghost tours and haunted sleepovers
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:17 GMT
Staff members at the 19th century Culbertson Mansion have found a spirited way to raise money for renovations ghost tours and ...
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American Airlines considers a la carte pricing
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:41:34 GMT
The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts.
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Airport Check-in: South Bend asks fliers to choose between Fox, CNN
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:56:54 GMT
Five professors from the University of Notre Dame have complained about the airing of Fox News Channel at South Bend Regional ...
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Report faults FAA over maintenance outsourcing
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:56:36 GMT
Nine major U.S. airlines are farming out aircraft maintenance at twice the rate of four years ago and now hire outside contractors ...
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Iconic Sydney pie van celebrates 70 years
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:49 GMT
Harry's Cafe de Wheels has been serving up meat and chicken pies, pasties and hot dogs for 70 years.
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Vienna gallery recreates 1908 Austrian art exhibit
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:54:32 GMT
Gustav Klimt's sensual depiction of lovers locked in a tender embrace is at the heart of a new exhibit featuring an eclectic ...
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As international airfares soar, Americans stay in USA
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:03:17 GMT
Travelers feel the pain of high domestic airfares, which rose this summer more than any year in the past quarter century. Meanwhile, ...
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Off the beaten wine trail: Explore four emerging regions
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:21:46 GMT
Forests and pumpkin patches are the destinations of choice for day-trippers in autumn, but it's time to add a stop to the itinerary: ...
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Two new websites join the greenscape
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:07:18 GMT
Two just-launched websites are promising to steer eco-conscious travelers down a greener path.
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Turn off cellphones, corral the kids
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:30 GMT
Fliers overwhelmingly oppose cellphone use in flight and favor separate sections for tots.
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Maverick Art exhibit redefines 'Western'
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:57:32 GMT
Don't expect cowboys and campfires at this Western art roundup.
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