Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2656 Travel News - AP en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 19:38:34 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2656 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080509/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_sex_and_the_city_tourism ap_travel/20080509/travel_brief_sex_and_the_city_tourism AP Fri, 09 May 2008 19:38:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080509/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_sex_and_the_city_tourism"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080506/capt.8d8badedc830414db168a7941951b1a7.sex_in_the_city_tour_nysw103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=UJ83tpUV.TN7AtAMUdd00w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Tour guide Lisa Blythe Perlman, speaks during the 'Sex and the City' tour in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks: Carrie's stoop, Charlotte's gallery and that restaurant where Samantha threw a martini in a boyfriend's face. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Forget the Empire State Building. Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks:</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080509/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_sex_and_the_city_tourism"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080506/capt.8d8badedc830414db168a7941951b1a7.sex_in_the_city_tour_nysw103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=UJ83tpUV.TN7AtAMUdd00w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Tour guide Lisa Blythe Perlman, speaks during the 'Sex and the City' tour in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Some New York tourists are eager to see the city's other landmarks: Carrie's stoop, Charlotte's gallery and that restaurant where Samantha threw a martini in a boyfriend's face. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080509/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_britain_heathrow ap_travel/20080509/travel_brief_britain_heathrow AP Fri, 09 May 2008 16:37:17 GMT AP - British Airways PLC and airports operator BAA said Friday they will begin shifting long-haul flights to Heathrow's Terminal 5 in June, with services to and from New York's JFK Airport among the first to transfer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080509/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_nepal_everest ap_travel/20080509/travel_brief_nepal_everest AP Fri, 09 May 2008 16:36:29 GMT AP - Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend without the threat of protests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080509/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_airport_death ap_travel/20080509/travel_brief_airport_death AP Fri, 09 May 2008 16:35:06 GMT AP - The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport sued the city Thursday, accusing officers of using excessive force and contributing to her death. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_airfares_prices ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_airfares_prices AP Thu, 08 May 2008 23:39:51 GMT AP - The three biggest U.S. carriers said Thursday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by $20 roundtrip, to recoup rapidly rising fuel costs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_air_safety ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_air_safety AP Thu, 08 May 2008 22:02:19 GMT AP - Deadly crashes in Brazil, Africa and Southeast Asia last year led to the first global uptick in serious jetliner accidents in a decade, an international aviation trade group said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hard_rock_park ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_hard_rock_park AP Thu, 08 May 2008 22:01:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hard_rock_park"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap_travel/20080507/capt.413d4c91ebdd46b3a490af09a68e26f6.travel_trip_hard_rock_park_ny434.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=N2Wx0B_7knshD6PQek.BXw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Visitors ride The Led Zeppelin roller coaster ride at Hard Rock Park Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The new Hard Rock Park celebrates its grand opening June 2-3 with concerts by The Eagles and The Moody Blues.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Led Zeppelin classic "Whole Lotta Love" throbs from the 1,200-watt sound system as the slick silver and white roller coaster nears the top of its serpentine track.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hard_rock_park"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap_travel/20080507/capt.413d4c91ebdd46b3a490af09a68e26f6.travel_trip_hard_rock_park_ny434.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=N2Wx0B_7knshD6PQek.BXw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Visitors ride The Led Zeppelin roller coaster ride at Hard Rock Park Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The new Hard Rock Park celebrates its grand opening June 2-3 with concerts by The Eagles and The Moody Blues.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_bahamas_manta_ray ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_bahamas_manta_ray AP Thu, 08 May 2008 21:41:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_bahamas_manta_ray"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.caa49985bb8b472b93cb5165824e8073.aptopix_bahamas_manta_ray_bhs101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=roBIR8b0we7MO3wTTdZGew--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A helicopter transfers a 1,000-pound manta ray named Zeus from a captive marine viewing habitat to the Atlantic Ocean as part of a release and research program at Atlantis resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Zeus, who has been at the resort for almost three years, was measured at a final wingspan of almost 13-feet, according to resort management. Marine biologists plan to monitor Zeus through a satellite tracking tag placed just prior to release. (AP Photo/Mario Nixon)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 1,000-pound manta ray was returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at a Bahamian resort.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_bahamas_manta_ray"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.caa49985bb8b472b93cb5165824e8073.aptopix_bahamas_manta_ray_bhs101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=roBIR8b0we7MO3wTTdZGew--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="A helicopter transfers a 1,000-pound manta ray named Zeus from a captive marine viewing habitat to the Atlantic Ocean as part of a release and research program at Atlantis resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Zeus, who has been at the resort for almost three years, was measured at a final wingspan of almost 13-feet, according to resort management. Marine biologists plan to monitor Zeus through a satellite tracking tag placed just prior to release. (AP Photo/Mario Nixon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_disabled_passengers ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_disabled_passengers AP Thu, 08 May 2008 18:15:34 GMT AP - U.S. regulators said they will expand protections for passengers with disabilities to cover international flights by American carriers and make it easier for travelers to use oxygen equipment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_greece_cruise_ship ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_greece_cruise_ship AP Thu, 08 May 2008 18:13:18 GMT AP - A Greek cruise ship carrying more than 1,200 people was diverted to an Aegean island Thursday for an emergency inspection after its hull was damaged, officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_cuba_travel ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_cuba_travel AP Thu, 08 May 2008 18:12:28 GMT AP - A House committee has approved a resolution urging President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Congress to open up travel between the United States and Cuba. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080508/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_american_airlines_falling_part ap_travel/20080508/travel_brief_american_airlines_falling_part AP Thu, 08 May 2008 18:10:35 GMT AP - Federal regulators said Thursday they are investigating how an American Airlines jet lost a panel from its belly shortly after taking off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport before continuing on across the Atlantic and landing safely in Paris. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_delta_vip_lounges ap_travel/20080507/travel_brief_delta_vip_lounges AP Wed, 07 May 2008 19:33:21 GMT AP - Delta Air Lines Inc. is in the process of closing nine of its airport VIP lounges in the U.S. and Britain, citing the need to manage costs due to hefty fuel prices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_slowing_down ap_travel/20080507/travel_brief_slowing_down AP Wed, 07 May 2008 15:57:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_slowing_down"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.31a0fd78be964226838e640b1a48ba7d.slowing_down_nymg108.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=rfOMMOZDAqhJ1UFVar0nYg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Traffic travels on the New York State Thruway in Selkirk, N.Y., Friday, May 2, 2008. Drivers across the country are realizing that throttling back is one way to conserve fuel. A January Congressional Budget Office study of traffic patterns on California freeways found that for every 50 cents more a gallon of gas costs, median speeds decline by three-quarters of a mile per hour. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" border="0" /></a>AP - As other cars zipped by at 70 mph or more, Mike Papin and his wife, Joann, kept rolling along just below the 65 mph limit as they made their way from their winter home in Florida to a summer place in Vermont.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_slowing_down"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.31a0fd78be964226838e640b1a48ba7d.slowing_down_nymg108.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=rfOMMOZDAqhJ1UFVar0nYg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traffic travels on the New York State Thruway in Selkirk, N.Y., Friday, May 2, 2008. Drivers across the country are realizing that throttling back is one way to conserve fuel. A January Congressional Budget Office study of traffic patterns on California freeways found that for every 50 cents more a gallon of gas costs, median speeds decline by three-quarters of a mile per hour. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_airlines_delays ap_travel/20080507/travel_brief_airlines_delays AP Wed, 07 May 2008 15:54:50 GMT AP - Nearly 30 percent of domestic flights were late or canceled in March, more bad news for an industry plagued with safety concerns and buckling under record fuel costs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_southwest_denver ap_travel/20080507/travel_brief_southwest_denver AP Wed, 07 May 2008 15:53:29 GMT AP - Southwest Airlines says it is adding five nonstop flights and three destinations from Denver. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080507/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_tavern_on_the_green ap_travel/20080507/travel_brief_tavern_on_the_green AP Wed, 07 May 2008 15:18:44 GMT AP - San Franciscans will soon be able to dine on Tavern on the Green in their very own city. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080506/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_aquarium_expansion ap_travel/20080506/travel_brief_aquarium_expansion AP Tue, 06 May 2008 16:46:03 GMT AP - The world's largest aquarium is getting even bigger. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080506/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_china_visas ap_travel/20080506/travel_brief_china_visas AP Tue, 06 May 2008 16:44:32 GMT AP - China acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that it is tightening its visa policies ahead of the Olympic Games. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080506/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hawaii_volcanic_gas ap_travel/20080506/travel_brief_hawaii_volcanic_gas AP Tue, 06 May 2008 13:23:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080506/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hawaii_volcanic_gas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080505/capt.5547586381f449c9a17abf4bc37e9459.hawaii_volcanic_gas_himg101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=i.Wk9eWFOeT0ccYcpuNKCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Diamond Head crater and Waikiki are seen shrouded in a blanket of volcanic fog covering parts of Oahu, Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Honolulu. Volcanic fog, or vog, forms when sulfur dioxide gas reacts with sunlight, oxygen, dust particles and water in the air. Recent volcanic activity from Kilauea volcano on the Big Island has emitted the noxious gas into the atmosphere covering parts of the Hawaiian Islands. New research shows low-level, chronic exposure to sulfur pollution from the Big Island volcano may cause a number of problems, including higher rates of sore throats, runny noses and coughs, according to a report released in February. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)" border="0" /></a>AP - For eight years, Tony and Sam Bayaoa have grown thousands of bright red, yellow and pink protea flowers on their farm. Then in March, Kilauea volcano opened a new vent and began spewing double the usual amount of toxic gas.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrne/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080506/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hawaii_volcanic_gas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080505/capt.5547586381f449c9a17abf4bc37e9459.hawaii_volcanic_gas_himg101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=i.Wk9eWFOeT0ccYcpuNKCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Diamond Head crater and Waikiki are seen shrouded in a blanket of volcanic fog covering parts of Oahu, Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Honolulu. Volcanic fog, or vog, forms when sulfur dioxide gas reacts with sunlight, oxygen, dust particles and water in the air. Recent volcanic activity from Kilauea volcano on the Big Island has emitted the noxious gas into the atmosphere covering parts of the Hawaiian Islands. New research shows low-level, chronic exposure to sulfur pollution from the Big Island volcano may cause a number of problems, including higher rates of sore throats, runny noses and coughs, according to a report released in February. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)