Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2721 travel AP Travel Columns en-us Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:25:09 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2721 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*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/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_dispatches_driving_around_the_world ap_travel/20091028/travel_dispatches_driving_around_the_world AP health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:48:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_dispatches_driving_around_the_world"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.711f5ae5780f403385876beac96a2407.travel_trip_driving_around_the_world_ny400.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=njJ7YeZI5Z5RjMJR6T1pPA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="This photo taken Oct 17, 2009 shows Nicolas Rapp pullling down what will be his sleeping quarters during his drive around the world. (AP Photo/Nicolas Rapp)" border="0" /></a>AP - In November, I'll be quitting my job and heading out on one of the last true adventures left on earth: Driving around the world.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_dispatches_driving_around_the_world"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.711f5ae5780f403385876beac96a2407.travel_trip_driving_around_the_world_ny400.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=njJ7YeZI5Z5RjMJR6T1pPA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken Oct 17, 2009 shows Nicolas Rapp pullling down what will be his sleeping quarters during his drive around the world. (AP Photo/Nicolas Rapp)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_yesterday_s_places_savannah ap_travel/20091028/travel_yesterday_s_places_savannah AP health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:47:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_yesterday_s_places_savannah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.fed7d62260a14aa1837c30398de33764.correction_travel_trip_savannah_ny422.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5JG2UYMFRCmePcqgUCLYWw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This undated photo from the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau shows Chippewa Square, which was featured in the movie 'Forrest Gump.' (AP Photo/Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau,Erica Backus)" border="0" /></a>AP - Savannah was founded in 1733 and was one of America's first planned cities, with a series of squares and parks that can still be enjoyed today.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_yesterday_s_places_savannah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.fed7d62260a14aa1837c30398de33764.correction_travel_trip_savannah_ny422.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5JG2UYMFRCmePcqgUCLYWw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="This undated photo from the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau shows Chippewa Square, which was featured in the movie 'Forrest Gump.' (AP Photo/Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau,Erica Backus)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_qr_codes ap_travel/20091028/travel_cybertrips_qr_codes AP travel Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:46:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_qr_codes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091027/capt.20dfc9c3f74343fba53fb0da917c5390.travel_cyber_trips_qr_codes_ny135.jpg?x=130&y=125&q=85&sig=C4YnyxR5_L.qKsGnMEod2w--" align="left" height="125" width="130" alt="This undated photo provided by Rough Guides shows the cover of the new travel book 'Earthbound.' The book includes scannable barcodes called QR codes that link to digital content. (AP Photo/Rough Guides)" border="0" /></a>AP - Many travelers still rely on comprehensive printed guidebooks for tourism information. But travelers are also increasingly using mobile technology to plan a trip or find their way around.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091028/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_qr_codes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091027/capt.20dfc9c3f74343fba53fb0da917c5390.travel_cyber_trips_qr_codes_ny135.jpg?x=130&y=125&q=85&sig=C4YnyxR5_L.qKsGnMEod2w--" align="left" height="125" width="130" alt="photo" title="This undated photo provided by Rough Guides shows the cover of the new travel book 'Earthbound.' The book includes scannable barcodes called QR codes that link to digital content. (AP Photo/Rough Guides)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/travel_by_the_book ap_travel/20091027/travel_by_the_book AP travel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:14 GMT AP - There were seven wonders in the ancient world, and contests have been held to identify manmade and natural wonders of the modern world. Now a new book, "Life Wonders of the World," offers another take on the concept, profiling 50 wonders in six categories. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/travel_superlatives_cruise_awards ap_travel/20091027/travel_superlatives_cruise_awards AP travel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:01:17 GMT AP - Royal Caribbean won the award for best family cruise line and Carnival won in the category of best for first-time cruisers in CruiseCritic.com's annual editors' picks awards. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091019/ap_tr_ge/travel_superlatives_readers_choice ap_travel/20091019/travel_superlatives_readers_choice AP health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:09:51 GMT AP - San Francisco was named the best U.S. city to visit for the 17th year in a row in Conde Nast Traveler magazine's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091019/ap_tr_ge/travel_yesterday_s_places_gettysburg_monticello_route ap_travel/20091019/travel_yesterday_s_places_gettysburg_monticello_route AP travel Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:48:23 GMT AP - The Journey Through Hallowed Ground, a historic driving route that meanders 180 miles through four states, has been named a National Scenic Byway. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091013/ap_tr_ge/travel_by_the_book_in_search_of_bacchus ap_travel/20091013/travel_by_the_book_in_search_of_bacchus AP travel Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:14:16 GMT AP - "In Search of Bacchus: Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourism" (Scribner, 287 pages, $30), by George M. Taber: Thirty-three years ago, George M. Taber set the world of wine on fire with a four-paragraph dispatch about a tasting in France that compared the work of French vintners with those of their counterparts in California. The California wines won, and winemaking in the New World has never been the same. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091012/ap_tr_ge/travel_superlatives_snow_resorts ap_travel/20091012/travel_superlatives_snow_resorts AP health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:29:48 GMT AP - Parents magazine looked at more than 100 winter resorts and came up with a list of 10 places in snowy destinations that cater to families. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091012/ap_tr_ge/travel_by_the_book_honduras_guidebook ap_travel/20091012/travel_by_the_book_honduras_guidebook AP travel Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:24:13 GMT AP - Frommer's has just debuted a new travel guide to Honduras. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091012/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_hotel_sites ap_travel/20091012/travel_cybertrips_hotel_sites AP travel Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:57:59 GMT AP - Go online to book a hotel room, and you'll be bombarded by options from Las Vegas to Laos, in no particular order. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091005/ap_tr_ge/travel_dispatches_famous_boneyards ap_travel/20091005/travel_dispatches_famous_boneyards AP travel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:20:03 GMT AP - Even if you don't believe in ghosts, walking through a graveyard can be a little spooky &mdash; especially in autumn as the trees lose their leaves, flowers wither away and light fades in the late afternoon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091005/ap_tr_ge/travel_superlatives_spooky_lighthouses ap_travel/20091005/travel_superlatives_spooky_lighthouses AP travel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:01:20 GMT AP - No such thing as ghosts, right? But a lonely lighthouse can look a little spooky on a foggy coastline above the pounding waves. The October issue of Coastal Living magazine describes six lighthouses with haunted legends. They are: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091005/ap_tr_ge/travel_trip_creepy_places ap_travel/20091005/travel_trip_creepy_places AP travel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:54:51 GMT AP - Haunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20090929/ap_tr_ge/travel_yesterday_s_places_tennessee_capitol_birthday ap_travel/20090929/travel_yesterday_s_places_tennessee_capitol_birthday AP travel Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:21:53 GMT AP - In this city of songs and sequins, it's not a honky-tonk. Or a recording studio. Or a Grand Ole Opry guitar. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20090928/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_iphone_international_travel ap_travel/20090928/travel_cybertrips_iphone_international_travel AP travel Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:15:55 GMT AP - An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/travelcolumns/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20090928/ap_tr_ge/travel_by_the_book_bed_in_a_tree ap_travel/20090928/travel_by_the_book_bed_in_a_tree AP travel Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:13:45 GMT AP - How would you like to sleep in a giant seashell, wine barrel, prison cell or castle?