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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2683 travel Travel News en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:16 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2683 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_airline_luggage_scales ap_travel/20091120/us_travel_brief_airline_luggage_scales AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:20 GMT AP - New York City officials say virtually all of the luggage scales at the city's two major airports are accurately calibrated. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_air_travel_demand ap_travel/20091120/us_travel_brief_air_travel_demand AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:16 GMT AP - Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_tahoe_ski_resorts ap_travel/20091120/us_travel_brief_tahoe_ski_resorts AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:47 GMT AP - Three more Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts plan to open for the season this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/cn_travel_brief_vancouver_accommodation ap_travel/20091120/cn_travel_brief_vancouver_accommodation AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:20 GMT AP - An Olympic accommodation plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091117/ap_tr_ge/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest ap_travel/20091117/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest AP health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:22:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091117/ap_tr_ge/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.5a2c6711ab3548d0b922f03b134da0f6.travel_trip_honduras_ny422.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=64Iwn5JVHvwqWSDiy1ALsQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This photo taken June 23, 2009 shows a sunset on the beach at Roatan, Honduras. The island is known for snorkeling and scuba diving. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley)" border="0" /></a>AP - "The president's been arrested already this morning," hotel owner Jeff Kuken told my wife and me one Sunday morning in late June.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091117/ap_tr_ge/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.5a2c6711ab3548d0b922f03b134da0f6.travel_trip_honduras_ny422.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=64Iwn5JVHvwqWSDiy1ALsQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken June 23, 2009 shows a sunset on the beach at Roatan, Honduras. The island is known for snorkeling and scuba diving. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/travel_by_the_book_hundreds_of_ideas ap_travel/20091116/travel_by_the_book_hundreds_of_ideas AP health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:15:05 GMT AP - Looking for inspiration for your next trip? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_ski_resort_opening ap_travel/20091120/us_travel_brief_ski_resort_opening AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:04 GMT AP - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is opening for the winter ski season. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings AP travel Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:01:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.7a343fb5cc074c49ad4f2e402980959b.travel_trip_hoilday_lightings_ny420.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=7MsCsXWyf7YlwkYc7zwGSA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This December 2008 image from the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau shows Main Street Square lit up for the holidays as part of Houston’s Downtown Holiday Spectacular. (AP Photo/Downtown Houston Management District)" border="0" /></a>AP - This season's Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas' first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.7a343fb5cc074c49ad4f2e402980959b.travel_trip_hoilday_lightings_ny420.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=7MsCsXWyf7YlwkYc7zwGSA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="This December 2008 image from the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau shows Main Street Square lit up for the holidays as part of Houston’s Downtown Holiday Spectacular. (AP Photo/Downtown Houston Management District)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc AP travel Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:36:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.f0cdee02d1254a9bb5e982e69d720cf1.travel_trip_obama_nyc_ny404.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=hCRl8eUeF2I.QcAE5cOXQA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE- This undated photo provided by the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shows the Democratic presidential hopeful, Obama, in New York City, while a student at Columbia University. Obama received his B.A. degree in political science in 1983 from Columbia. (AP Photo/Obama Presidential Campaign, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago. To fill in the gap, Miller offers a tour of Upper Manhattan called "Obama's New York."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.f0cdee02d1254a9bb5e982e69d720cf1.travel_trip_obama_nyc_ny404.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=hCRl8eUeF2I.QcAE5cOXQA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- This undated photo provided by the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shows the Democratic presidential hopeful, Obama, in New York City, while a student at Columbia University. Obama received his B.A. degree in political science in 1983 from Columbia. (AP Photo/Obama Presidential Campaign, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_air_canada_internet ap_travel/20091120/us_travel_brief_air_canada_internet AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:51:55 GMT AP - Air Canada has begun trial offers of Internet service onboard some flights between Los Angeles and the cities of Toronto and Montreal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/travel_by_the_book_vancouver ap_travel/20091109/travel_by_the_book_vancouver AP travel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:10:27 GMT AP - A new guide to Vancouver is just out from Lonely Planet's pocket-sized Encounter series. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/travel_superlatives_ski_resorts ap_travel/20091109/travel_superlatives_ski_resorts AP travel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:57 GMT AP - Outside magazine's November issue scopes out the best ski resorts in North America, from Alaska to Vermont. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_moebii ap_travel/20091109/travel_cybertrips_moebii AP travel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:35:50 GMT AP - An online search of any major North American city will yield a flood of blogs, advertisements, and diarists' musings. A Google search of "Vancouver" alone yields 87 million hits. Narrow it down to "Vancouver dining" and you still get 8.3 million responses. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_books ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_holiday_books AP health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_books"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.d6e45014c62545978ab410d74ff51ec1.travel_holiday_books_ny412.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=8X.uJWbyUBeoswNsMONY4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="This image supplied by Firefly Books shows the cover of “World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.”(AP Photo/Firefly Books)" border="0" /></a>AP - Whether you're looking for a gift for an armchair traveler or a frequent flyer, you can't go wrong with a book.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_books"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.d6e45014c62545978ab410d74ff51ec1.travel_holiday_books_ny412.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=8X.uJWbyUBeoswNsMONY4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="This image supplied by Firefly Books shows the cover of “World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.”(AP Photo/Firefly Books)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_rental_car_tips ap_travel/20091102/travel_know_how_rental_car_tips AP business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:25:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_rental_car_tips"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.355a89f4885b48dbb99369dd45a570c6.travel_car_rental_tips_ny408.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ReFtjBxqC7yjhq2i1VKWIQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="FILE-This Jan. 27, file photo shows Enterprise Rent-A-Car counter employees helping a customer at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. (AP Photo/James A. Finley,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Travelers have been able to score decent deals on hotel rooms and airfares over the last year. But car rental prices have increased dramatically despite the weak economy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_rental_car_tips"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.355a89f4885b48dbb99369dd45a570c6.travel_car_rental_tips_ny408.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ReFtjBxqC7yjhq2i1VKWIQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE-This Jan. 27, file photo shows Enterprise Rent-A-Car counter employees helping a customer at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. (AP Photo/James A. Finley,File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_gifts ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_holiday_gifts AP business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_gifts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.5828791be0c440f89d707508e6df17a0.travel_holiday_gifts_ny410.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=IB7.V4ys_k2hhmS3.eFl5A--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="This undated photo provided by the Flight 001 travel store shows a funky $17 passport wallet designed by the Anne Taintor vintage humor company.(AP Photo/Flight001)" border="0" /></a>AP - What makes a good holiday gift for a traveler?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_gifts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.5828791be0c440f89d707508e6df17a0.travel_holiday_gifts_ny410.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=IB7.V4ys_k2hhmS3.eFl5A--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="This undated photo provided by the Flight 001 travel store shows a funky $17 passport wallet designed by the Anne Taintor vintage humor company.(AP Photo/Flight001)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_winter_vacation_home_rentals ap_travel/20091102/travel_know_how_winter_vacation_home_rentals AP health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:23:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_winter_vacation_home_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.d491554c208b4cf797c8b9dea4dbfb1a.travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals_ny409.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=uAbG7Fs9XdhCbbdnrTM2_g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="This photo released by HomeAway.com shows a winter vacation rental property in Manchester, Vt. (AP Photo/HomeAway.com)" border="0" /></a>AP - Winter is a traditionally slow season for vacation home rentals. But if you're a would-be renter, you can score terrific bargains on offseason rentals and enjoy a different type of getaway, sipping hot chocolate in front of a cozy fireplace instead of running around to see the sights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_winter_vacation_home_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.d491554c208b4cf797c8b9dea4dbfb1a.travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals_ny409.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=uAbG7Fs9XdhCbbdnrTM2_g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by HomeAway.com shows a winter vacation rental property in Manchester, Vt. (AP Photo/HomeAway.com)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary ap_travel/20091109/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary AP travel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.425baf1ebf204ffc8a71b9a443976a06.travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary_ny411.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2PxGSRmdV0nVwxA8L0keQA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo released by the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce shows Deadwood's historic Main Street. (AP Photo/Deadwood Chamber of Commerce)" border="0" /></a>AP - Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.425baf1ebf204ffc8a71b9a443976a06.travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary_ny411.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2PxGSRmdV0nVwxA8L0keQA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce shows Deadwood's historic Main Street. (AP Photo/Deadwood Chamber of Commerce)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_swine_flu_q_a ap_travel/20091028/travel_know_how_swine_flu_q_a AP health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:57:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_swine_flu_q_a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.2b96823633a540ed9fa3027cd514a850.travel_trip_swine_flu_ny403.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=w.q64X1umdmtc3XnKeezsQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE-This April 27, 2009 file photo shows pilots wearing masks arriving at Barajas Airport in Madrid. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Last spring thousands of travelers canceled trips to Mexico after a swine flu outbreak there emptied beaches and resorts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_know_how_swine_flu_q_a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.2b96823633a540ed9fa3027cd514a850.travel_trip_swine_flu_ny403.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=w.q64X1umdmtc3XnKeezsQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE-This April 27, 2009 file photo shows pilots wearing masks arriving at Barajas Airport in Madrid. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez,File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travel/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091120/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_airport_security ap_travel/20091120/us_travel_brief_airport_security AP travel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:32 GMT AP - The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.