Travel News Archive

• 'Deadly storm triggers travel nightmares in the Midwest (CNN.com)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Snow and ice plastered a wide area of the Midwest on Saturday, interrupting campaigning by presidential hopefuls, disrupting airport and highway traffic and killing at least two people.
• 'Philippines: Arroyo To Make State Visit To Spain, Travel To France And Britain (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was set to fly Saturday (1 Dec) to Europe, where she will make a state visit to Spain and travel to France and Britain, officials said.
• 'Travel Troubleshooter: A missed connection to Hawaii (CNN.com)
On her way from Dallas, Texas, to Kauai, Marlene Kelley lands in Phoenix, Arizona, to find that her connecting flight to Hawaii has already left. But no one notified her about the schedule change, and now she and her husband are sent to Los Angeles to catch another flight to the islands. What do her airline and travel agent owe her for the runaround -- specifically for the night she had to spend ...
• 'Are You Spending too Much on Holiday Travel? (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - AAA estimates that 38.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday season, a 2.7 percent increase from last year. Of this, 4.8 million will travel by plane. This means millions of people spending top dollar for choice airline seats.
• 'Travel (New York Times)
Six recent travel books that traffic in ambitiousness, intrigue and mercenary sex.
• 'Travel not advised in Eastern Iowa (The Gazette)
The Iowa Department of Transportation is advising against travel on Interstate 80 east of Des Moines, and the Des Moines International Airport will be closed until this afternoon, as an icy winter storm strengthens its hold on the state today.Travel is also not being advised in Linn County, according to Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller.According to the Iowa State Patrol, travel is not advised on ...
• 'Philippines' Arroyo to make state visit to Spain, travel to France and Britain (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was set to fly Saturday to Europe, where she will make a state visit to Spain and travel to France and Britain, officials said.
• 'Officials say travel is treacherous in season's first winter storm (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say travelers should take extra precautions today as they venture out. A spokesman for Chicago's Department of Aviation says travelers heading to airports should allow extra time for travel and expect delays.
• 'City committee rejects proposed travel limits (Rapid City Journal)
The city's legal and finance committee on Wednesday rejected a proposal to limit the number of council members who can travel out of state at the same time.
• 'Holiday travel diet (losing weight not the goal) (Provo Daily Herald)
This unique nine-day diet is only for people in reasonable health who travel long distances by automobile to visit friends and relatives for the holidays. Nutritional adequacy is not guaranteed. Weight results vary widely. Day 1: Get up at 5 a.m.

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