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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2752 Most Emailed - Travel en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:02:16 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2752 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_thanksgiving_travel ap_travel/20091125/us_travel_brief_thanksgiving_travel AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:02:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.43e3067ea12f4feeb98c2273aa1d46f6.thanksgiving_travel_cocs107.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Zru51s3evFiKnzFdrIDASQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Todd Marzano, wipes his eyes while waiting in line for tickets at Denver International Airport during the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season in Denver, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)" border="0" /></a>AP - Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.43e3067ea12f4feeb98c2273aa1d46f6.thanksgiving_travel_cocs107.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Zru51s3evFiKnzFdrIDASQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Todd Marzano, wipes his eyes while waiting in line for tickets at Denver International Airport during the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season in Denver, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_swine_flu_thanksgiving_travel ap_travel/20091125/us_travel_brief_swine_flu_thanksgiving_travel AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:01:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_swine_flu_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.ee2f99d4e60e428daa1aaee8cf0afac0.swine_flu_thanksgiving_travel_maea106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=YiGWLne5ZWcUezAUbnpKdQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest bump in early seasonal flu cases, according to reports from the past few years. But this, of course, is not a typical year. Swine flu is a new virus that accounts for nearly all flu cases right now. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0" /></a>AP - Let us give thanks &mdash; and pass the Purell.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_swine_flu_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.ee2f99d4e60e428daa1aaee8cf0afac0.swine_flu_thanksgiving_travel_maea106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=YiGWLne5ZWcUezAUbnpKdQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest bump in early seasonal flu cases, according to reports from the past few years. But this, of course, is not a typical year. Swine flu is a new virus that accounts for nearly all flu cases right now. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091125/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_amtrak_travel ap_travel/20091125/us_travel_brief_amtrak_travel AP travel Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:58 GMT AP - Attention Amtrak passengers, expect crowded trains. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_us_airways_codeshare ap_travel/20091124/us_travel_brief_us_airways_codeshare AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:21:55 GMT AP - US Airways has signed a codeshare deal with Taca Airlines that will let customers to fly to more destinations in Central and South America next year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/af_travel_brief_south_africa_battling_baboons ap_travel/20091124/af_travel_brief_south_africa_battling_baboons AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:20:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/af_travel_brief_south_africa_battling_baboons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.1f0d6acca22d4daf8422a76acd8f0059.south_africa_battling_baboons_asvz105.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=ZapzGCarf_vTFULidRwGog--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="A baboon called Fred, back ground, sits inside a car with a baboon called Michael Jackson, left, as he eats at Cape Point on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Visitors heading to South Africa premier holiday destination during the 2010 World Cup maybe worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate but they are more likely to find themselves robbed or mugged by a rather furry kind of felon: baboons. The baboons were named local officials who are supposed to prevent baboons from entering houses and cars. (Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>AP - Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/af_travel_brief_south_africa_battling_baboons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.1f0d6acca22d4daf8422a76acd8f0059.south_africa_battling_baboons_asvz105.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=ZapzGCarf_vTFULidRwGog--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="photo" title="A baboon called Fred, back ground, sits inside a car with a baboon called Michael Jackson, left, as he eats at Cape Point on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Visitors heading to South Africa premier holiday destination during the 2010 World Cup maybe worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate but they are more likely to find themselves robbed or mugged by a rather furry kind of felon: baboons. The baboons were named local officials who are supposed to prevent baboons from entering houses and cars. (Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_stay_and_shop ap_travel/20091124/us_travel_brief_stay_and_shop AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:18:06 GMT AP - New Hampshire is ramping up efforts to attract out-of-state shoppers for tax-free holiday shopping with a variety of lodging deals that include everything from gift wrapping supplies to a 4 a.m. ride to the mall. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_nightmare_flight ap_travel/20091124/us_travel_brief_nightmare_flight AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:16:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_nightmare_flight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r2677513543.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=FWGiMrlXxDBZKryfYxaeIA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A Continental Airlines airplane is refueled at its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn" border="0" /></a>AP - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_nightmare_flight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r2677513543.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=FWGiMrlXxDBZKryfYxaeIA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Continental Airlines airplane is refueled at its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_train_shows ap_travel/20091124/us_travel_trip_holiday_train_shows AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_train_shows"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.27fb454071524c8a8ff11941aa3f3c1f.travel_trip_holiday_train_shows_ny415.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=l90NK9LxsCN8kO94plgqsA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This November 2009 photo supplied by the U.S. Botanic Garden shows a 2-foot-tall replica of the White House made from plant material by designer Paul Busse for the U.S. Botanic Garden’s “Holiday Magic” show. The White House replica was originally made in 2007 but this year Busse added models of the Obama children’s swing set and the White House vegetable garden.(AP Photo/Courtesy U.S. Botanic Garden)" border="0" /></a>AP - Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_train_shows"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.27fb454071524c8a8ff11941aa3f3c1f.travel_trip_holiday_train_shows_ny415.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=l90NK9LxsCN8kO94plgqsA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This November 2009 photo supplied by the U.S. Botanic Garden shows a 2-foot-tall replica of the White House made from plant material by designer Paul Busse for the U.S. Botanic Garden’s “Holiday Magic” show. The White House replica was originally made in 2007 but this year Busse added models of the Obama children’s swing set and the White House vegetable garden.(AP Photo/Courtesy U.S. Botanic Garden)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_frequent_flier_miles ap_travel/20091124/us_travel_brief_frequent_flier_miles AP health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:52:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_frequent_flier_miles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.55d6de64fb3b4e42abe9df6c84f867d7.health_care_overhaul_schumer_wx106.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=qtpGuubEXxvfQFv3FReBJA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE" border="0" /></a>AP - The airline industry says there's no need to interfere with frequent flier programs despite U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer's request for a federal review to protect consumers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_frequent_flier_miles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.55d6de64fb3b4e42abe9df6c84f867d7.health_care_overhaul_schumer_wx106.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=qtpGuubEXxvfQFv3FReBJA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines ap_travel/20091124/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:51:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.16a417567f4440cab005a47c47ea907b.aptopix_japan_airlines_ksx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=3bNlFbdMJ2gT.wVvnm5Dng--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A Japan Airlines Jumbo jet approaching to Tokyo's Haneda Airport is seen above factory chimneys in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Executives of Japan Airlines Corp. met Monday with company retirees, urging them to approve drastic cuts in pension benefits as the cash-strapped airline desperately seeks public funds to keep itself afloat, Kyodo News reported. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan Airlines said Tuesday it obtained government approval to receive up to $1.1 billion in emergency loans aimed at preventing the money-losing company from grounding flights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.16a417567f4440cab005a47c47ea907b.aptopix_japan_airlines_ksx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=3bNlFbdMJ2gT.wVvnm5Dng--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Japan Airlines Jumbo jet approaching to Tokyo's Haneda Airport is seen above factory chimneys in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Executives of Japan Airlines Corp. met Monday with company retirees, urging them to approve drastic cuts in pension benefits as the cash-strapped airline desperately seeks public funds to keep itself afloat, Kyodo News reported. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtr/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091124/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_china_shanghai_disney ap_travel/20091124/as_travel_trip_china_shanghai_disney AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:53 GMT AP - China's economic planning agency has formally approved a plan to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai, ensuring the city will have a new showcase attraction after next year's World Expo has wound down.