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What not to do in New Orleans

Grab a cooling Pimm's Cup cocktail, pull up a chair, and we'll show you how it's done down in New Orleans.


Vulture tourists, you’re in luck

New York City is focusing on marketing itself as a classic, iconic destination, the city’s revamped tourist site, NYCgo, now has prominent sections listing discount offers at theaters, restaurants and hotels, and attractions and museums with free admission. Did you cash in? Last year at this time, well-mannered travelers with spare dollars in their wallets could pick and choose from some incredible recession-fueled deals. It’s not too late.


Airlines lobby for help with air traffic upgrades
The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday.

At airports, keep taking those shoes off — for now
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that technology currently available doesn't allow screeners to adequately examine what is in someone's shoes while the person is wearing them.

When to make a federal case out of airline error

When you want to get an issue resolved, travel experts say you should take your grievances to the airline first.Each year, passengers file thousands of complaints about airlines with the federal government. But travel experts suggest going straight to the source.


How to survive the airport with kids

When flying with kids, give yourself plenty of time.You've spent countless hours preparing the family for the big day, and it has finally arrived. You know you can't plan for everything, but you've planned for what you can.


3-hour rule ready to become reality

DOT-imposed rules that could result in stiff penalties against airlines that hold passengers on tarmacs for three hours or more will likely result in more flight cancellations.Starting next month, air travelers will get  protection against tarmac delays of three hours or longer. Whether that’s good, bad or unnecessary is a matter of opinion. By Rob Lovitt



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N.Y., N.J. jets hit birds, return safely to airports
A US Airways jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff.
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World airlines see blue skies ahead
Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday.


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Japan’s 98th airport opens to fanfare, criticism
Tokyo's third international airport opened Thursday with festivity — and heavy criticism that it's a wasteful project expected to serve just a fraction of the passengers forecast.
Tokyo - Japan - Airport - Aviation - Transportation and Logistics

Airlines lobby for help with air traffic upgrades
The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday.


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At airports, keep taking those shoes off — for now
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that technology currently available doesn't allow screeners to adequately examine what is in someone's shoes while the person is wearing them.
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Behind the scenes, crafting the U.S. no-fly list

Graphic shows process of determining who gets on the Federal No-Fly listIt starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an airplane.



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Sick ships: Cruises see rise in norovirus cases

In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, the Celebrity Mercury cruise liner makes a port call in Charleston, S.C. More than 400 passengers were sickened by the norovirus on a Celebrity Cruise lines ship in mid-February. More than 400 passengers were sickened by the norovirus on a Celebrity Cruise lines ship in mid-February. That outbreak of gastrointestinal illness is one of eight to hit cruise ships in 2010 — with four in just one week, according to the CDC.



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