Travel

Matthew Bunn, Leonard Crumpler AP

Waning Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel

AP – Fri Sep 3, 6:41 pm ET

NEWARK, N.J. – Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers' Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England. Full Story »

Continental recalling furloughed pilots

AP – Fri Sep 3, 5:56 pm ET
  • 72-hour sale to New Zealand for fall travel (our fall, not theirs)

    Airfarewatchdog.com – Wed Aug 25, 3:14 pm ET  

    Air New Zealand has lowered fares to Auckland, New Zealand for travel October 16 to Nov 10, 2010. Fares from Los Angeles are $782 round-trip including tax and fuel surcharge (or "all in" as the fare geeks like to say). This sale ends midnight PST August 26. For $100 more, you can fly onward to Wellington, Christ Churt or Queenstown, and you can do a free stopover in Samoa, the Cook Islands, or Tonga at no additional charge. As of Wednesday 7.10 p.m. other airlines haven't matched, but they will. Full Story »

  • American Airlines says August traffic rose 3.1 pct

    AP – Fri Sep 3, 5:58 pm ET  

    FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines said Friday that its August traffic rose 3.1 percent from a year ago thanks to a healthy gain in international travel. Full Story »

  • Happy trails for Colorado's Buckskin Joe

    AP – Fri Sep 3, 4:41 pm ET  

    CANON CITY, Colo. - It's happy trails for Buckskin Joe, the replica Old West town that served as a setting for Westerns that include "True Grit" and "White Buffalo." Full Story »

  • Cosmopolitan in Vegas partners with Marriott Int'l

    AP – Wed Aug 25, 4:37 pm ET  

    LAS VEGAS - The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel-casino is joining forces with Marriott International Inc., giving Marriott loyalists an option to stay on the Las Vegas Strip and the Cosmopolitan a head start on attracting customers. Full Story »

  • Ohio aviation firm to build plant in Alabama

    AP – Wed Aug 25, 7:19 pm ET  

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The state's growing list of aviation and aerospace companies added another name Wednesday, when Ohio-based GE Aviation announced plans to build a coatings plant for military jet engines within three months. Full Story »

  • EU blacklists 2 Ghanaian cargo airlines

    AP – Thu Sep 2, 4:58 pm ET  

    BRUSSELS - The European Union says it has added two Ghanaian-registered cargo companies to its list of airlines whose aircraft are barred from flying to Europe. Full Story »

  • Tours along the Miami River full of history

    AP – Wed Sep 1, 12:46 pm ET  
    In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, a man kayaks down... AP

    MIAMI - The Miami River isn't the prettiest body of water in the city. It's not the clearest or the cleanest, and it's certainly not made for swimming. But along its banks are remnants of Miami as it once was. Full Story »

  • mTrip app for iPhone uses augmented reality

    AP – Thu Sep 2, 1:42 pm ET  
    This product image provided by mTrip Travel Guides shows the... AP

    NEW YORK - The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale. Full Story »

  • Five vine values in the Napa Valley

    AP – Tue Aug 31, 3:32 pm ET  
    Visitors sit on the patio and sample sparkling wine at the Domaine... AP

    NAPA, Calif. - No doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred- dollar bottle of wine? They've got it. Thousand-a-night hotel suite? Right this way. But there are vine values to be found if you know where to look. Full Story »

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Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo plays NY arena

AP – Sun Sep 5, 7:27 pm ET

The most Earth-shattering event in Brazil this weekend took place in New York, where singer Ivete Sangalo played a sold out show at Madison Square Garden. Too bad, few Americans even noticed. Full Story »

Health News

Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years'

AP – Mon Sep 6, 6:34 am ET

UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. Full Story »

Sports News

Revis, Jets agree to terms on 4-year deal

AP – Mon Sep 6, 3:24 am ET

Revis Island is open for business again — just in time for the New York Jets to start their Super Bowl run. Full Story »