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• 10 great places to stand and cheer college football
College pigskin fans are heading to the cinema this weekend as football flick The Express opens nationwide. For moviegoers inspired ...
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• Amtrak reports record annual ridership
Amtrak has set another ridership record, with 28.7 million people taking its trains last year.
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• Kentucky's Creation Museum reports 550,000 visitors since opening
The museum exhibits are taken from the Old Testament, but the special effects are pure Hollywood: a state-of-the-art planetarium, ...
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• Turbulence injures passengers on flight to Miami
Paramedics at Miami International Airport are treating several passengers who complained of bumps and bruises due to turbulence ...
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• AP: Airlines could save $10 billion a year with GPS
A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions ...
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• TSA proposes screening private jet passengers
Travelers who fly on private corporate jets would have to clear background checks before boarding under a new proposal made Thursday ...
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• Despite opposition, feds to auction airport slots
The federal goverment is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to auction off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area ...
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• Budget travel sites to keep you out of the red
With stock prices falling like acorns, budget-centric websites are rising to the top of more vacationers' bookmark lists. USA ...
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• When stocks fall, hotel discount rises
You can't safely bet on the stock market these days, but even a bad day is good for those staying at Boston's The Colonnade Hotel. ...
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• George Washington sat here; see it at Mount Vernon
Strange as it seems, men in the 18th century used their studies for more than just studying.
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• Second homes: Park City is just a hop, skip and a ski slope away
Three of the biggest Utah ski resorts can be found in one place: historic Park City.
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• Economic woes cause travelers to postpone, cancel trips
The plunging stock market, big bank failures, falling home values and other scary economic news could signal trouble for travel.
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• Hotels toss their hats into the election-year ring
From John McCain- and Barack Obama-themed cocktails to voter registration, hotels are hopping on the election bandwagon.
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• Top restaurant honors don't come cheap for patrons
Though the dyspeptic economy has dampened New York's dining scene, that didn't stop rival restaurant rating guides from bestowing ...
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• Plimoth Plantation puts pilgrim on eBay auction block for Thanksgiving
Got room for two more people at your Thanksgiving table? Plimoth Plantation is auctioning off a Thanksgiving Day appearance in ...
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