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New terminal at Atlanta's airport to open

2012-05-16T09:28:04-04:00

ATLANTA - The new $1.4 billion international terminal at the world's busiest airport is set to open in Atlanta.

Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving

2012-05-15T17:42:22-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cheaper gas won't be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They're still too worried about their jobs and the economy.

European travel groups prepare for Greek euro exit

2012-05-15T17:38:02-04:00

BERLIN - European travel companies are planning for a possible Greek exit from the eurozone, as the country's political leaders gave up trying to forge a government Tuesday and announced fresh elections for June.

Super Bowl costs Indianapolis more than planned

2012-05-15T17:32:37-04:00

INDIANAPOLIS - City officials in Indianapolis say it lost more than expected in hosting this year's Super Bowl.

Gehry offers changes in Eisenhower Memorial design

2012-05-15T17:20:21-04:00

WASHINGTON - Architect Frank Gehry and his design team proposed changes Tuesday to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial planned for a site near the National Mall after hearing complaints from Ike's family for months.

Allegiant adds 4 more cities to Hawaii service

2012-05-15T17:19:00-04:00

HONOLULU, Hawaii - An airline that connects small cities with leisure destination is adding four mainland cities to its Hawaii service.

Phones in the sky: Virgin Atlantic allows calls

2012-05-15T17:13:23-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The phrase "Can you hear me now" has entered the jet age.

Mowing halted at national parks after fatal fall

2012-05-15T14:50:37-04:00

RALEIGH, N.C. - Mowing at all national parks has been suspended indefinitely because of safety concerns after a maintenance worker cutting grass along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina fell to his death.

Strauss-Kahn countersues NY hotel maid for $1M

2012-05-15T11:13:43-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Dominique Strauss-Kahn is filing a $1 million countersuit against the New York City hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, saying she seriously damaged his reputation with what he calls a bogus allegation.

American Airlines ground workers split on contract

2012-05-15T11:07:15-04:00

DALLAS - American Airlines ground workers split over the company's final contract offer that would spare some jobs targeted for elimination.

UK airport delays blamed on wind, short staffing

2012-05-15T11:05:06-04:00

LONDON - Blame the government. Blame airline schedules. Blame the wind.

Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views - by computer

2012-05-15T09:25:31-04:00

FRESNO, Calif. - Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.

Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views - by computer

2012-05-14T21:12:59-04:00

FRESNO, Calif. - Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.

Blood-filled syringes found in Quebec stores

2012-05-14T18:09:44-04:00

SHERBROOKE, Que. - Shoppers in Sherbrooke, Que., are being urged to be careful when they try on clothing in local stores because they could be jabbed by a blood-filled syringe.

US airlines March on-time rate down from February

2012-05-14T16:34:27-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The nation's largest airlines ran fewer flights on time in March than in the previous month, the Department of Transportation said Monday.

Correction: Study Abroad-Bursting the Bubble story

2012-05-14T16:21:03-04:00

In a Sept. 25 story about efforts by American colleges and universities to ensure that students studying abroad truly experience life in a foreign land, The Associated Press erroneously reported where Spanish Professor Sonja Bontrager teaches. The correct school is Newman University.

Santa Fe festival will honour Navajo artist

2012-05-14T14:49:01-04:00

SANTA FE, N.M. - Artist Tony Abeyta just can't help himself.

WestJet, Korean Air sign code-share deal

2012-05-14T12:52:41-04:00

CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) signs code share deal with Korean Air, which will enable travellers on South Korea's largest airline to transfer relatively seamlessly to more than 70 WestJet-operated flights.

Conn. unveils 2-year, $27M tourism campaign

2012-05-14T12:11:08-04:00

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut is using a new marketing strategy to boost tourism that draws attention to the state's role in the Revolutionary War.

Jay-Z announces 2-day Philly music festival

2012-05-14T12:08:57-04:00

PHILADELPHIA - Jay-Z is in a Philadelphia State of Mind.

Vt. tourist destination opens for season

2012-05-14T09:09:45-04:00

MONTPELIER, Vt. - One of Vermont's leading tourist destinations opens for the season this weekend.

Wyo.'s Heart Mountain centre gets museum award

2012-05-14T09:08:38-04:00

CODY, Wyo. - The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Park County has been recognized with an award from the American Association of Museums.

Ohio cave system to open new areas to public

2012-05-14T09:05:17-04:00

CINCINNATI - Sections of a cave system that haven't been open before to the public will be available for tours in a couple of weeks in west central Ohio just in time for the summer season.

Report: Fire at Cuba charter flight co. was arson

2012-05-14T09:02:04-04:00

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - A blaze last month that scorched the offices of a Cuba travel agency in Miami was deliberately set, fire investigators say, one of the first acts of violence in years against a company arranging visits to the island.

Panama fisherman sues cruise line for not helping

2012-05-14T08:59:59-04:00

PANAMA CITY - A Panamanian man who watched his two companions die while surviving at sea for 28 days in their small disabled boat has sued a U.S. cruise line because one of its ships failed to help, his attorney said Sunday.

NZ host of students in crash discouraged driving

2012-05-14T08:55:27-04:00

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The New Zealand university hosting U.S. students who were involved in a deadly weekend minivan crash said that they discourage international students from driving and will ratchet up those warnings in the future.

Ohio's first casino bets on big first-day crowds

2012-05-14T08:50:47-04:00

CLEVELAND - After five statewide votes over 20 years, Ohio is getting its first casino.

Audubon NY touts business benefits of birding

2012-05-14T08:47:26-04:00

ALBANY, N.Y. - Audubon New York is spreading the word about how birders help local economies.

Halifax returns to past for tall ships visit

2012-05-14T07:00:09-04:00

HALIFAX - The wooden boardwalk that stretches three kilometres along Halifax's waterfront will soon look more like the bustling port it once was during wartime, centuries ago.

S. Ind.'s Holiday World set with new water coaster

2012-05-11T16:34:07-04:00

SANTA CLAUS, Ind. - A southern Indiana amusement park has its new water coaster featuring a five-story-high first drop ready for riders.

Man who tried to open plane door faces Mass. judge

2012-05-11T16:29:46-04:00

BOSTON - A North Carolina business executive who authorities say became disoriented and tried to open a cabin door on a US Airways Express commuter jet from Maine to Philadelphia was released on $500 bail at his arraignment in Boston on Friday.

Hospitality, history up for auction in NH

2012-05-11T16:26:24-04:00

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. - From the pastel wicker chairs lined up in the sunroom to the stacks of bright red ski lift seats outside, the list of items for auction at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel is as sweeping as the view surrounding the historic property in far northern New Hampshire.

Curator of Georgia O'Keeffe Museum resigns

2012-05-11T14:35:23-04:00

SANTA FE, N.M. - The curator and director of the research centre at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico has stepped down.

Biennial art festival transforms Cuban capital

2012-05-11T14:10:49-04:00

HAVANA - Giant ants swarm the facade of an aging theatre. White-clad, face-painted dancers and circus performers frolic on a central boulevard. Cuban and American chefs serve gourmet cross-cultural meals from a boxy shipping-container kitchen.

Dior exhibit traces 60 years of cinema

2012-05-11T10:10:51-04:00

GRANVILLE, France - Going back to where it all began, a new exhibit in the childhood home of legendary designer Christian Dior in Normandy sheds new light on the house's huge contribution to the silver screen.

Eiffel-like or Eyesore? London's Orbit tower opens

2012-05-11T10:03:31-04:00

LONDON - Officials say a new park on the site of the 2012 London Olympics won't fully open to the public until a year and a half after the games.

Southwest offers Boston-Nashville nonstop service

2012-05-11T09:48:58-04:00

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines Co. this summer will offer nonstop daily service between Boston and Nashville, Tenn.

JetBlue makes no-fly list mistake, removes toddler

2012-05-11T09:47:46-04:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Officials say an 18-month-old girl was mistakenly pulled off a JetBlue flight before it left Fort Lauderdale because airline employees thought her name was on the U.S. no-fly list.

Gdansk: 5 free things for visitors to do

2012-05-10T18:50:59-04:00

GDANSK, Poland - Gdansk offers a chance for visitors to take in scenes of sea, ships and spires set in a magnificently reconstructed Old Town while contemplating the ups and downs of European history, including the famous shipyard strike led by Lech Walesa.

Brazil police say US tourist owes on drinks, hotel

2012-05-10T17:48:58-04:00

RIO DE JANEIRO - Police in Brazil say an American tourist was detained for several hours after trying to leave Rio de Janeiro without paying his hotel bill of more than $7,000, including $3,000 for "caipirinhas" — Brazil's national cocktail of sugarcane rum, lime, sugar and ice.

Boston airport: Man held, tried to enter cockpit

2012-05-10T17:43:31-04:00

BOSTON - A man has been arrested in Boston after allegedly trying to enter the cockpit of an Air Wisconsin commuter jet flying from Maine to Philadelphia.

Utah parks to celebrate May 20 eclipse

2012-05-10T17:24:47-04:00

SALT LAKE CITY - Some of southern Utah's national parks will offer programs for viewing an annular solar eclipse later this month.

Van Gogh museum unveils new willow watercolour

2012-05-10T11:39:27-04:00

AMSTERDAM - A young Vincent van Gogh was so struck by a dead willow leaning "lonely and melancholy" over a pond near The Hague that he knew at once he had to paint it.

Dublin showcases earliest photos of baby-faced U2

2012-05-10T11:17:10-04:00

DUBLIN - In the beginning there was Bono. And what a baby face he had.

Alaska man plans year on uninhabited island

2012-05-10T11:08:39-04:00

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Charles Baird is going off the grid for a year.

A stroll in Nice: Beach, flower market and picnic

2012-05-10T10:17:49-04:00

NICE, France - Fair warning: Spend all the hours you want gazing over the red-tiled roofs of Old Nice, but it's highly unlikely a Cary Grant-lookalike will come scrambling over the chimney pots like the scene in "To Catch a Thief," which was set on the Riviera.

Chicago museums to close 3 days for NATO summit

2012-05-09T17:38:51-04:00

CHICAGO - Three of Chicago's top tourist attractions will close for three days instead of one day for next week's NATO summit.

Army asked about historic designation for levees

2012-05-09T17:22:30-04:00

NEW ORLEANS - The National Parks Service is pressing the Army for its opinion on whether two sites where levees failed during Hurricane Katrina should be on the National Register of Historic Places, a matter that is complicated by longstanding lawsuits over the catastrophic flooding.

Mueller: Plot shows need for surveillance power

2012-05-09T17:22:28-04:00

WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller urged Congress on Wednesday to renew wide-ranging surveillance authority to thwart terrorism plots like the latest one in which an al-Qaida-engineered explosive device was to have been detonated on a U.S.-bound airline flight.

Monumenta art show opens in Paris' Grand Palais

2012-05-09T14:26:07-04:00

PARIS - Art lovers should expect the unexpected in the latest offering of the ground-breaking and normally roof-scraping Monumenta exhibit, as artist Daniel Buren brings the Grand Palais' lofty ceiling for the first time — literally — down to earth.

Hawaiian plans to fly nonstop to Sapporo

2012-05-09T13:41:23-04:00

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaiian Airlines plans to start flying to Sapporo, its fourth destination in Japan.

Gun in toys at RI airport was 'custody dispute'

2012-05-09T13:35:44-04:00

WARWICK, R.I. - A man whose child unknowingly had gun parts and ammunition hidden inside stuffed animals in his carry-on bag was involved in a custody dispute, officials at Rhode Island's main airport said Wednesday.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:54:25-04:00

PARIS - The Monumenta exhibit 2012 will swing its doors open to the public Thursday, as French contemporary artist Daniel Buren brings the Grand Palais' lofty, glass ceiling for the first time — literally — down to earth.

DC tourism generates $6B in spending by visitors

2012-05-09T09:53:45-04:00

WASHINGTON - Tourism officials in Washington say spending by visitors grew more than 6 per cent last year to $6 billion, outpacing the growth in visitor numbers.

Dry NJ resort votes to stay that way, rejects BYOB

2012-05-09T09:31:25-04:00

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - The same disdain for alcohol that drove Christian clergymen to establish this Jersey shore town that calls itself America's Greatest Family Resort led voters to overwhelmingly reject a proposal Tuesday that would have let restaurant patrons bring their own wine or beer to enjoy with dinner.

Skier visits at US resorts fall in 2011-2012

2012-05-09T09:30:16-04:00

DENVER - A trade group says preliminary numbers show U.S. ski areas tallied an estimated 51 million skier and snowboarder visits this past season, which represents a roughly 15 per cent drop from the previous season.

Double agent hands al-Qaida its 3rd failed bombing

2012-05-09T09:24:54-04:00

WASHINGTON - Over the past three years, al-Qaida bomb makers in Yemen have developed three fiendishly clever devices in hopes of attacking airplanes in the skies above the United States.

Gov't watchdog urges stronger air safety oversight

2012-05-08T18:56:42-04:00

WASHINGTON - In an unusual public rebuke, a government watchdog charged Tuesday that airline safety regulators have lagged in responding to urgent safety problems, including takeoff and landing procedures at one airport that caused some planes to nearly collide.

Skrillex, Diplo to tour Canada by train

2012-05-08T17:40:08-04:00

TORONTO - Grammy-winning dubstep DJ Skrillex will be exploring a different kind of track this summer, as he leads a group of electronic artists on a tour through Canada on a private passenger train.

NYC airport hustler pleads guilty in fare flap

2012-05-08T14:42:51-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A hustler cabbie accused of preying on arriving passengers at New York's Kennedy Airport has pleaded guilty to unlawful imprisonment in a fare gone awry.

New Rhode Island park to honour 'Chocolateville'

2012-05-08T14:28:35-04:00

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - Rhode Island's newest park is set to be dedicated in Central Falls this weekend as a tribute to the city's history as a centre of chocolate manufacturing.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

Feds nab third man suspected in airport drug plot

2012-05-08T14:25:20-04:00

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The third Atlanta airport worker suspected of plotting to smuggle drug-laden luggage into the U.S. was arrested Tuesday at a house in Florida hours after prosecutors charged his girlfriend with trying to help him escape to Guatemala.

Security unchanged over 'undetectable' plane bomb

2012-05-08T14:24:16-04:00

WASHINGTON - Airport security procedures, with their intrusive pat downs and body scans, don't need to be toughened despite the discovery of a new al-Qaida airline bomb plot using more sophisticated technology than an earlier attempt, congressional and security officials said Tuesday.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

A look at the numbers: London Olympic tourism

2012-05-08T09:36:56-04:00

LONDON - Some numbers illustrating the demand for accommodation during the 2012 London Olympics, which run from July 27 to Aug. 12.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

There's room at inn for Olympics - but it'll cost

2012-05-08T09:34:33-04:00

LONDON - It's months before athletes hit the Olympic track, but time is running out for those in another fierce competition: The scramble for a place to stay in London.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

Beyonce adds 4th show at Atlantic City's Revel

2012-05-07T17:05:52-04:00

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Pop star Beyonce is adding a fourth concert at Atlantic City's Revel casino resort, this one on May 28th.

Starwood to open 40 new hotels in Middle East

2012-05-07T17:04:49-04:00

STAMFORD, Conn. - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to open 40 new hotels in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years, the hotel operator said Monday.

Air Canada sued over groggy pilot plunge

2012-05-07T16:58:44-04:00

TORONTO - Passengers who went through a terrifying ordeal when a groggy co-pilot on a transatlantic flight mistakenly sent a plane plunging toward the ocean launched a class-action suit against Air Canada on Monday.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

6 winners announced in Nevada tourism campaign

2012-05-07T16:55:43-04:00

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada officials have crowned the six winners of a tourism campaign aimed at identifying the state's top "treasures" — and getting Nevada residents on the open road to visit them.

Monumenta exhibit goes minimalist

2012-05-09T12:55:54-04:00

American Air aims to boost revenue by $1 billion

2012-05-07T16:53:53-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - American Airlines plans to focus more on international flying and make better use of smaller jets in the U.S. as part of an effort to boost annual revenue by $1 billion within 5 years.

Beverly Hills Hotel: Timeline for 100-year history

2012-05-07T14:35:59-04:00

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Timeline for 100-year history of Beverly Hills Hotel:

O'Keeffe's connection with the outdoors on display

2012-05-07T13:22:59-04:00

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Georgia O'Keeffe could handle the inhospitable conditions of the American Southwest, with its intense sun and rugged terrain.

Costa launches new safety measures after grounding

2012-05-07T10:45:26-04:00

ROME - Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA unveiled new safety measures Saturday following the deadly grounding of its ship off Tuscany, saying it will now have real-time tracking of its ships' routes and will impose limits on its captains' absolute authority.

Conn. taps into immigrant past to promote tourism

2012-05-07T10:37:53-04:00

HARTFORD, Conn. - More than a century after waves of Europe's working class left for jobs in New England mills and other prospects in the U.S., their homes, communities and traditions are providing fresh opportunities to promote tourism in Connecticut.

Tours start at Taliesin in Spring Green

2012-05-07T10:21:49-04:00

SPRING GREEN, Wis. - Frank Lloyd Wright's estate, Taliesin, has started tours in south central Wisconsin.

3 TVA visitor centres open for season

2012-05-07T10:19:39-04:00

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Three Tennessee Valley Authority visitor centres have opened for the season.

Dallas hotel open after basement fire, nobody hurt

2012-05-07T10:18:30-04:00

DALLAS - Authorities say a 10-story downtown Dallas hotel had to be evacuated but nobody was hurt after fire broke out in the basement.

CIA derails plot with al-Qaida underwear bomb

2012-05-08T09:29:54-04:00

WASHINGTON - U.S. bomb experts are picking apart a sophisticated new al-Qaida improvised explosive device, a top Obama administration counterterrorism official said Tuesday, to determine if it could have slipped past airport security and taken down a commercial airplane.

Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years

2012-05-07T10:15:18-04:00

SAN FRANCISCO - The Golden Gate Bridge is turning 75 this year. And what a historic span it's been. Big, bold and orange, the bridge is a beloved symbol of San Francisco and one of the most instantly recognizable landmarks in the world.

Montana prison built by inmates in 1871

2012-05-07T10:05:38-04:00

DEER LODGE, Mont. - It's intimidating, chilling and more than a little bit spooky.

Cruise failure leaves Mobile with looming debt

2012-05-07T09:46:03-04:00

MOBILE, Ala. - The failure of Alabama's lone cruise port has left the city of Mobile with a looming problem: How to pay for a more than $20 million passenger terminal that's now used for dances and weddings rather than tourist embarkations.

Beverly Hills Hotel marks 100 years of swank

2012-05-07T09:02:08-04:00

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Stand on the Beverly Hills Hotel's red carpet, leading into its chandeliered lobby, and you can't help but visualize a century's worth of celebrities, royalty, politicians, musicians and actors who have stayed there, from Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor to Madonna, Reese Witherspoon and Katy Perry.

Maya exhibit in Philly seeks to dispel 2012 myths

2012-05-04T12:56:46-04:00

PHILADELPHIA - If the world ends on Dec. 21, 2012 — as some believe the Maya predicted — that leaves plenty of opportunity to see a new exhibit that examines the civilization's ancient kingdoms, intricate calendar systems and current culture.

Maya exhibit in Philly dispels 2012 myths

2012-05-04T12:45:30-04:00

Bus tour brings fake RI 'Family Guy' town to life

2012-05-04T11:07:47-04:00

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Quahog, R.I., the fictional hometown of Peter Griffin and his dysfunctional "Family Guy" relatives, is coming to life.

Aztec Ruins to join National Geographic trail

2012-05-04T11:01:25-04:00

AZTEC, N.M. - Aztec Ruins National Monument is slated to play host to a National Geographic "geotourism" trail of the Four Corners.

Unions ask AMR board to seek US Airways merger

2012-05-04T10:37:21-04:00

DALLAS - Leaders of the three labour unions at American Airlines made a public appeal Thursday for company directors to start talking to US Airways immediately about a merger.

Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island turns 125 in July

2012-05-04T10:34:07-04:00

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island turns 125 this year.

Yellowstone's East Entrance opens Friday

2012-05-04T10:16:59-04:00

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open to automobile traffic on Friday morning.

Bus tour brings fake 'Family Guy' town to life

2012-05-04T10:05:17-04:00

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Quahog, R.I., the fictional hometown of Peter Griffin and his dysfunctional "Family Guy" relatives, is coming to life.

New York City: 5 free things for visitors to do

2012-05-03T20:34:48-04:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's ironic in a city with some of the most expensive hotels and restaurants in the world, but many of New York's best attractions are free.

Rio de Janeiro stripping away 'visual pollution'

2012-05-03T15:28:57-04:00

RIO DE JANEIRO - Officials in Rio de Janeiro are trying to make one of the globe's most beautiful cities even more stunning.