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Volunteer greeters may be forced to bid adieu

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:51:36 GMT

Volunteer greeting organizations have sprung up rapidly in recent years. Despite the popularity of the concept, the weak economy is hurting some programs.

Big mistake: $654 flight from NYC to Chicago

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:51:57 GMT

An airline writer surely knows all the tricks of the trade and ways around the airlines' usual shenanigans, right? Uh, wrong.

Passenger recounts hot, sweaty tarmac wait

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:52 GMT

"The plane was hot when we got on, and we just sat there miserable for quite some time." That is how Tony Morales, a passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight stuck on a tarmac in Phoenix, described his ordeal.

Luxuries from China's Forbidden City heading to U.S.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:15:03 GMT

A collection of thrones, large-scale paintings and decor of one of China's most powerful leaders is leaving the country for the first time.

Enjoy your vacation — even after you get back

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:27:10 GMT

Too often, great vacations become distant memories just days after you return. New research suggests some ways to hold on to the feeling.

Summer hotel rates inch lower, Travelocity says

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:31:03 GMT

Travel services company Travelocity says its latest pricing report shows that while summer airfare rates have increased slightly, hotel rates have actually declined.

9 creative ways to save for vacation

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:33:38 GMT

With money as tight as ever, and travel expenses arguably down but definitely not out, all of us need to think about how to set aside the Benjamins that a big trip requires.

Visitors to Hawaii up for seventh straight month

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:35 GMT

Hawaii recorded its seventh consecutive increase in visitors in June, welcoming 625,522 last month, a 13.6 percent jump over June 2009, the Hawaii Tourism Authority reported Wednesday.

Clinton wedding, Rocky Horror and cow judging

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:57:43 GMT

If some of Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests want to make a weekend of it in Rhinebeck, there's a stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show" on the boards Saturday night and Sunday.

Penchant for the pungent? Top garlic festivals

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:30:41 GMT

Got a penchant for the pungent? Then try a garlic festival. Travel website VirtualTourist.com offers its picks for garlic celebrations around the world.

Istanbul landmark seeks return to glory era

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:02 GMT

It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul's first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers as the Ottoman Empire dissolved and the world drifted toward war.

Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:08:27 GMT

There’s no need to sit by the gate and twiddle your thumbs, especially if you find yourself at one of the many airports offering fresh new amenities or special summer programs.

Offbeat Brooklyn neighborhood worth a visit

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:12:27 GMT

Four centuries in 30 minutes. That's what tourists get in the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO, which stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.

Great white sightings close Cape Cod beach

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:52:17 GMT

Officials have closed five miles of a Cape Cod beach after a spotter pilot saw three more great white sharks, including one swimming about 100 yards from a party on the sand.