Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/travel/ap travel Travel News - AP en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:23:05 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/travel/ap http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_southwest_fares ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_southwest_fares AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:34:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_southwest_fares"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.629356ee390d4426ae7989a3e2aa19f0.earns_southwest_flco202.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=Nn5HiJqWUKSJs8Kgc60Ojg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-500 lands Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. Flying against the headwinds of a recession and volatile fuel prices, Southwest Airlines Co. made money in the fourth quarter and extended its string of annual profits to 37 years.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Southwest Airlines Co. is offering a sale geared toward leisure travelers who want to make short trips this spring.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_southwest_fares"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.629356ee390d4426ae7989a3e2aa19f0.earns_southwest_flco202.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=Nn5HiJqWUKSJs8Kgc60Ojg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-500 lands Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. Flying against the headwinds of a recession and volatile fuel prices, Southwest Airlines Co. made money in the fourth quarter and extended its string of annual profits to 37 years.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_american_airlines_blankets ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_american_airlines_blankets AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_american_airlines_blankets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100118/capt.0fcec07014f34d9997cd07aeef114bb0.american_checked_bag_fee_nybz122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3HIKTjkTNC53XG4x39.ADg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 14, 2008 file photo, a woman waits in line with luggage to check in for an American Airlines flight at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. American Airlines on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 said it is raising its fees on checked bags for passengers buying tickets starting Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Brian McDermott, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it's going to cost you.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_american_airlines_blankets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100118/capt.0fcec07014f34d9997cd07aeef114bb0.american_checked_bag_fee_nybz122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3HIKTjkTNC53XG4x39.ADg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 14, 2008 file photo, a woman waits in line with luggage to check in for an American Airlines flight at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. American Airlines on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 said it is raising its fees on checked bags for passengers buying tickets starting Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Brian McDermott, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_vegas_stars_sinatra_martin ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_vegas_stars_sinatra_martin AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:44:10 GMT AP - Sin City is paying homage to iconic singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin by giving them each a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_osi_systems_body_scanners ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_osi_systems_body_scanners AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:36:58 GMT AP - OSI Systems Inc. said Tuesday that two U.K. airports &mdash; Heathrow and Manchester International &mdash; have installed its advanced body scanners. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_airlines_slot_swaps ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_airlines_slot_swaps AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:23:05 GMT AP - The government says Delta Air Lines and US Airways can swap takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, but there's a catch: They must sell some of the slots to protect competition. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_openskies_new_route ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_openskies_new_route AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:26:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_openskies_new_route"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r533337702.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=ZcZyFwmXdYg2_iLOFEdyPg--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="British Airways aircraft are parked at Heathrow Airport in west London February 5, 2010. British Airways posted a surprise third-quarter operating profit, helped by heavy cost cutting, but said it was still in a worse position than last year, despite attempts to adapt to the realities of global recession. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)" border="0" /></a>AP - OpenSkies, British Airways' all-business class airline, said Tuesday it is launching a new route between Washington D.C. and Paris.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_openskies_new_route"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r533337702.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=ZcZyFwmXdYg2_iLOFEdyPg--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="photo" title="British Airways aircraft are parked at Heathrow Airport in west London February 5, 2010. British Airways posted a surprise third-quarter operating profit, helped by heavy cost cutting, but said it was still in a worse position than last year, despite attempts to adapt to the realities of global recession. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit AP health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1415097381.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=NjHbXpym8F.quSPkf_5FEA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="A man walks past the paintings 'Sower at Sunset' (R) from 1888 by late Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and 'The Italian Woman' (L) from 1917 by late Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) during a media preview at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Zurich February 9, 2010. Zurich Kunsthaus is giving the general public the first opportunity to glimpse the world collection of controversial Swiss industrialist Emil Buehrle since closing its doors two years ago after a $160 million heist. The exhibition runs from February 12 to May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Seattle Art Museum has landed a major exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1415097381.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=NjHbXpym8F.quSPkf_5FEA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man walks past the paintings 'Sower at Sunset' (R) from 1888 by late Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and 'The Italian Woman' (L) from 1917 by late Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) during a media preview at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Zurich February 9, 2010. Zurich Kunsthaus is giving the general public the first opportunity to glimpse the world collection of controversial Swiss industrialist Emil Buehrle since closing its doors two years ago after a $160 million heist. The exhibition runs from February 12 to May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_italy_mcitaly ap_travel/20100209/eu_travel_brief_italy_mcitaly AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:29:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_italy_mcitaly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.d9d5be94c47145278c75d055079fdc57.italy_mcitaly_rom101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=TKFW4Hi3QP_fQDgc7C1X8A--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this photo released by the press office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia, center, holds up a burger in a McDonalds restaurant in central Rome, on Jan. 26, 2010. Italy's Agriculture minister is defending his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger amid criticism that he was selling out to multinationals and sacrificing Italy's culinary reputation in the process. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Agriculture Ministry press office, ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLY" border="0" /></a>AP - Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation and sacrificing Italy's culinary reputation in the process.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_italy_mcitaly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.d9d5be94c47145278c75d055079fdc57.italy_mcitaly_rom101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=TKFW4Hi3QP_fQDgc7C1X8A--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo released by the press office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia, center, holds up a burger in a McDonalds restaurant in central Rome, on Jan. 26, 2010. Italy's Agriculture minister is defending his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger amid criticism that he was selling out to multinationals and sacrificing Italy's culinary reputation in the process. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Agriculture Ministry press office, ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLY" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_charleston_cruises ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_charleston_cruises AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:03 GMT AP - After months of meetings and planning, a South Carolina agency is unveiling a concept for a new cruise terminal to serve the state. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_australia_airport_security ap_travel/20100209/as_travel_brief_australia_airport_security AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:34:21 GMT AP - Australia announced its response Tuesday to the attempted terrorist attack on an airliner over the United States last Christmas: a 200 million Australian dollar ($173 million) upgrade of airport security around the country that will cause passenger delays. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/cb_travel_brief_anguilla_stalled_resort ap_travel/20100209/cb_travel_brief_anguilla_stalled_resort AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:15:31 GMT AP - Lenders have assumed ownership of a stalled luxury resort in Anguilla that has the tiny tourism-dependent island's only golf course and was codeveloped by a U.S. media mogul, officials said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines_american ap_travel/20100209/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines_american AP travel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:27:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines_american"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a5fc98283d0b4599b7626d5af51d1333.japan_airlines_american_tok114.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=2z9oup8JWhq37Nm8GsrecQ--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: 'oneworld' takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines_american"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a5fc98283d0b4599b7626d5af51d1333.japan_airlines_american_tok114.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=2z9oup8JWhq37Nm8GsrecQ--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: 'oneworld' takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_saints_parade ap_travel/20100208/us_travel_brief_saints_parade AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:56:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_saints_parade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1293015505.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CRIGvTAh3k8YMb7DVqTozA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0" /></a>AP - No ticker tape, no convertibles, but the parade the city is throwing to honor the Saints for their Super Bowl victory will fit right in during Carnival in New Orleans.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_saints_parade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1293015505.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CRIGvTAh3k8YMb7DVqTozA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_winter_weather_airports ap_travel/20100208/us_travel_brief_winter_weather_airports AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:54:53 GMT AP - Airports in the Washington region are working to get back to normal days after a blizzard dumped nearly 3 feet of snow in some parts of the area. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_boeing_freighter ap_travel/20100208/us_travel_brief_boeing_freighter AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:52:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_boeing_freighter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.ac26ab860571426aa746738320b608f7.boeing_freighter_watw102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=j.Mm8KVpqqnNB7SSItHAoA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Boeing 747-8 Freighter makes its first flight, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - Boeing Co.'s giant 747-8 freighter &mdash; the biggest plane the company has ever built &mdash; took off on its first flight Monday, a year later than originally planned.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_boeing_freighter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.ac26ab860571426aa746738320b608f7.boeing_freighter_watw102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=j.Mm8KVpqqnNB7SSItHAoA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Boeing 747-8 Freighter makes its first flight, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_super_bowl_the_day_after ap_travel/20100208/us_travel_brief_super_bowl_the_day_after AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_super_bowl_the_day_after"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1293015505.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CRIGvTAh3k8YMb7DVqTozA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0" /></a>AP - Hoarse, hungover and happy, New Orleans woke up Monday wondering if that Super Bowl thing really happened.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_super_bowl_the_day_after"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1293015505.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CRIGvTAh3k8YMb7DVqTozA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/ml_travel_brief_dubai_tallest_building ap_travel/20100208/ml_travel_brief_dubai_tallest_building AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:32:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/ml_travel_brief_dubai_tallest_building"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.326a8839040741b6a6a3a975db49c449.emirates_dubai_tallest_building_xkj102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kPCz9Jm2SjuqUnPg4Td_qw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People are shown where to queue for a refund of their money at the ticket counter after the observation deck of the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa was unexpectedly shut down in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The closure is potentially disappointing thousands of tourists and marring the spire's image just a month after it opened. The precise cause of the $1.5 billion Dubai skyscraper's closure remained unclear. In a brief statement responding to questions, building owner Emaar Properties blamed the closure on 'unexpected high traffic,' but then suggested that electrical problems were also at fault. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0" /></a>AP - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/ml_travel_brief_dubai_tallest_building"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.326a8839040741b6a6a3a975db49c449.emirates_dubai_tallest_building_xkj102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kPCz9Jm2SjuqUnPg4Td_qw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="People are shown where to queue for a refund of their money at the ticket counter after the observation deck of the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa was unexpectedly shut down in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The closure is potentially disappointing thousands of tourists and marring the spire's image just a month after it opened. The precise cause of the $1.5 billion Dubai skyscraper's closure remained unclear. In a brief statement responding to questions, building owner Emaar Properties blamed the closure on 'unexpected high traffic,' but then suggested that electrical problems were also at fault. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_detroit_airport_security_breach ap_travel/20100208/us_travel_brief_detroit_airport_security_breach AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:33:55 GMT AP - A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_new_flights ap_travel/20100208/us_travel_brief_new_flights AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:59:10 GMT AP - Travel industry officials say more airline flights to Alaska this summer may boost competition and result in lower fares to some Lower 48 cities. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_italy_carnival ap_travel/20100208/eu_travel_brief_italy_carnival AP travel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:27:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_italy_carnival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.c824c665c12148bf9fbae495da12a84c.italy_carnnival_ven101.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=gZfGeDY.q3OYVVUy.ZFu9g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Carnival goers are dressed up with masks and costumes, including a hat in the shape of St. Mark's Basilica and bell tower, left, as they pose in the Venice Lagoon, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2009. Masked merrymakers are cavorting in Venice to mark the start of Carnival, for the canal-laced city's pre-Lenten festivities are Italy's most popular. In the background is St. Mark's bell tower. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)" border="0" /></a>AP - Masked merrymakers are cavorting in Venice to mark the start of Carnival, for the canal-laced city's pre-Lenten festivities are Italy's most popular.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100208/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_italy_carnival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.c824c665c12148bf9fbae495da12a84c.italy_carnnival_ven101.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=gZfGeDY.q3OYVVUy.ZFu9g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Carnival goers are dressed up with masks and costumes, including a hat in the shape of St. Mark's Basilica and bell tower, left, as they pose in the Venice Lagoon, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2009. Masked merrymakers are cavorting in Venice to mark the start of Carnival, for the canal-laced city's pre-Lenten festivities are Italy's most popular. In the background is St. Mark's bell tower. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)