Provides the latest RSS feeds for Travel News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sports Sun.com http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/cat/7efe203e304dfafb/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 22:16:22 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:16:22 -0400 30 No, we don't all eat at buffets. No, we don't eat French molecular gastronomy or prime rib all the time. No, we'd rather not go to the Strip if we don't have to. Although the Strip does have a lock on our high-end and gourmet restaurants, the rest of Las Vegas is hardly a desert when it comes to serious culinary experiences. With a car and a trusty GPS, you'll be able to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608596/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 21:03:10 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608596/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Penguins acclimate to their new habitat at the "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" attraction, during an exclusive preview, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The attraction is scheduled to open Friday, May ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608255/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:14 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608255/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Russian President Vladimir Putin's motorcade will no longer disrupt Moscow traffic now that a helipad has been installed to fly him to work. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608131/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 20:17:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608131/scat/7efe203e304dfafb According to the Sanya tourism association, Sanya has been titled Hainan’s most popular wedding tourism destination by the tourism association and local wedding organization union of Hainan province. This year, the Hainan government set up a united organization system to regulate wedding market operations and speed up the construction of supporting facilities and services to help promote ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607015/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 19:28:57 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607015/scat/7efe203e304dfafb After dinner and a walk around their Viking River Cruises ship on Russia’s Volga River last May, Charles and Cecilia Ford went back to their cabin. Charles, 82, was in a good mood, his wife said, cracking jokes and singing during their walk. But he also was battling a cough, which grew worse in the night, and his breathing became increasingly labored. By morning, he had died. A year ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605808/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 16:41:18 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605808/scat/7efe203e304dfafb On April 1 - the first day that tickets went on sale for Tall Ships Duluth 2013, July 25-29 - every single ticket for the two-hour day sails on these old beauties had been sold. Latecomers (by which I mean the lazy folks who logged on for tickets on April 2) had to content themselves with dock or onboard tours. Fortunately for fans of old-time wooden ships (and their modern-day reproductions), ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605224/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 15:44:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605224/scat/7efe203e304dfafb In the early 1980s, when I was a fifth-grader at Jefferson Elementary School, in a small town in Minnesota, our teacher, Mr. Odegaard, asked us if we wanted to see something. We did. So he took us down a little-used stairway, through a door and into a tunnel beneath our school. He flicked on the lights. The sound of our shuffling feet echoed down a long, dark corridor. "The walls down here ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605225/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 15:44:05 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605225/scat/7efe203e304dfafb The ancient art of mosaics thrives in Ravenna, the Italian city known for the art form. A master's five-day crash course teaches the technique to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604664/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:46:24 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604664/scat/7efe203e304dfafb The woman in the wheelchair and headphones is watching pictures go by and hearing a narrator speak about a place and a moment long ago. On the screen a typewritten love letter appears and as the words scroll down, you can imagine the woman when she first laid eyes on those words. It was 80 years ago in Pampa, Texas, when Mary Jennings, then 16, succumbed to the sweet words and married Woody ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604665/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:46:23 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604665/scat/7efe203e304dfafb As more countries propose legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, as Minnesota just did, destinations and travel companies are increasingly marketing themselves to gay travelers. But John Tanzella, president of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, warned that not all those who talk the talk necessarily walk the walk. "Let’s say a hotel is doing an ad campaign, but ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604666/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:46:22 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604666/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Q: I'm trying to help my sister get a refund on her daughter's nonrefundable airline ticket. Her daughter went to Spain in January as an exchange student. Her return was scheduled for May 29. When my sister, her husband and son went to Spain to visit her, my brother-in-law was rushed to the hospital. He was hospitalized for over a week until he was stable enough to fly back to Boston. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604667/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:46:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604667/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Starwood has just unveiled the renovated Prince de Galles on Avenue George V in Paris. The Art Deco hotel, close to the Champs-Elyses, has been closed for two years ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604259/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:40:35 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604259/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Ben Ross is Head of Travel at The Independent. He has worked for the paper for over a decade, and began reporting on travel in 2001. Before joining the travel desk full time, he ran The Independent's special projects department. He started his journalistic career at the BBC working for its commercial arm, BBC ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604668/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:40:34 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604668/scat/7efe203e304dfafb The number of hotel rooms in Fujairah is expected to double to 1,600 this year. Above, the Hotel JAL Fujairah Resort and Spa. Randi Sokoloff / The ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602683/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 11:47:25 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602683/scat/7efe203e304dfafb SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA LAN.SN said on Saturday it will resume flights to, from and within Argentina by 1530 GMT after state company Intercargo unilaterally decided on Friday to stop providing services to the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602353/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:31 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602353/scat/7efe203e304dfafb PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -; Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned company posted losses of more than $70 ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601294/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:51 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601294/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Image credit: www.thetwelveoaks.com No more students, no more books . . . just lots of discounts for teachers at bed and breakfasts across the country this summer, thanks to a new program from BedandBreakfast.com. Often overworked and most definitely underpaid, many teachers are lucky enough to have the summer months off, but the summer is the most expensive time of year to take a ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214600201/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 06:07:43 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214600201/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Nice, France: If you want wild flavors, you'll find them at Fenocchio, a family-owned parlor scooping up scrumptiousness since 1966. While the scoops are on the pricey side, loyal customers will tell you the cones are worth it. Salted caramel and pistachio ice cream are favorites, though if you're looking for something adventurous, go for the cactus or tomato-basil ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214599732/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 05:19:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214599732/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Prices: Transportation prices are mostly fixed, but hotel and menu prices are pretty much whatever the proprietor thinks that he can get, with significant seasonal variation. We were there in December, the low season, and prices listed here are either what we were quoted or actually paid, often after some bargaining. In the high season (May-August), however, prices can easily be 50 percent higher ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596302/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:45 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596302/scat/7efe203e304dfafb If you go To book a fossil hunting dive charter in southwest Florida, visit aristakatcharters.yolasite.com or call 941-321-0852. Fee is $60 per diver for Bone Yard charters; $70 for fossil hunting in the region south of the Venice Pier. For a guided fossil hunt on the Peace River, call Mark Renz at 239-368-3252 or visit fossilexpeditions.com. Rates are $75 for walk-in adults; $50 for children ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596769/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:45 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596769/scat/7efe203e304dfafb It’s mid-May. Memorial Day and the end of the school year are in sight. Suddenly, you’re thinking about a summer vacation. A little advance planning — and some insider tips — can save you a lot of money. Whether you’re booking airfare, a car rental or a hotel room, there are questions you should ask ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596770/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:44 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596770/scat/7efe203e304dfafb I spoke with a manager, who told me he was sorry he couldn’t offer me a nonsmoking room. The only rooms the hotel had left to sell were smoking ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596216/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:42 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596216/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Getting there: The closest airport is the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, just 17 miles away. There are no nonstops from Miami or Fort Lauderdale, but several airlines make the trip in about four hours with a change of planes. Round trip airfare starts around $285 from Fort Lauderdale, $420 from Miami in late July. Williamsburg is 45 miles from Richmond or Norfolk. American flies ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596771/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:42 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596771/scat/7efe203e304dfafb RICHMOND, Va. -- Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy’s new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett’s Charge was fought. The men who carried them were first in the line of fire, and the flag was coveted by the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596772/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596772/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Cruise ships have a reputation for encouraging a measure of gluttony. On nearly every modern ship, you may start eating before the sun comes up and maintain a forkful until late into the night, when a call to room service will bring a snack to tide you over until dawn. A cruise can be a constant flow of French fries, sticky buns, and globs of multi-course meals with a never-ending supply of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596210/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596210/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Key West Pride will be celebrated June 5-9 honoring diversity, openness and freedom on the subtropical island internationally known as a top gay and lesbian vacation spot. Festival events include pool and dance parties, comedy and film, a street fair, contests, a pride parade and more — and visitors will get a chance to meet Gilbert Baker, who in 1978 created the original rainbow flag that ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596662/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:40 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596662/scat/7efe203e304dfafb ORANJESTAD, Aruba - An American Airlines flight that was headed to Miami from Brazil has made an emergency landing in Aruba because of a mechanical problem. Spokeswoman Dori Alvarez said Friday that maintenance crews checked the plane once it landed and fixed the problem. She said the plane would depart Friday night for Miami. Flight 234 was carrying 218 passengers and 14 crew members. Alvarez ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594819/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594819/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Viking Cruises, a company known for offering river cruises, on Friday announced that it was launching a new cruise line for ocean-going trips. Viking’s first ocean-going ship, Viking Star, will make its first voyages in 2015 to Scandinavia, the Baltic region and the Mediterranean. Viking has expanded rapidly in recent years, christening 10 new river ships in March of this year. Twelve more ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593978/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 20:45:00 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593978/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Bandar Seri Begawan - The growth of air transport networks and continuing deregulation have allowed small low-populated places such as Brunei to become a hub for major international tourism ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594139/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:17 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594139/scat/7efe203e304dfafb HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia - After more than a year of dedicated research and development, Urban Green Energy (UGE) is launching VisionAIR, its most advanced wind turbine yet. VisionAIR has been designed to maximize energy output for its users even at moderate wind speeds while maintaining its whisper-quiet operation, high quality, and aesthetic design. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593987/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:13 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593987/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri May 17, 2013 7:36pm EDT SANTIAGO May 17 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA said its Argentina unit was halting all of its flights in the country until 1330 GMT on Saturday after a state company unilaterally decided to stop providing services to the airline. Intercargo provides Latin America's biggest carrier with ramps at Argentine airports, loads suitcases and manages passenger buses ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593932/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:47 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593932/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Jointly hosted by Sanya Tourism Development Commission and Sanya Tourism Association, the Forum for 2013 Sanya Tourism was held in Yalong Bay on May 16th. More than 120 hotel general managers, sales directors and other relevant people attended the meeting. The forum provides a platform for participants to exchange ideas and discuss the potential for the development of Sanya’s hospitality ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591805/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:55 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591805/scat/7efe203e304dfafb You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a haircut. With an Argentine on the throne of St Peter, the South American country's capital city, Buenos Aires, has ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591614/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:46 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591614/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Tourism on Thursday announced a plan to start the massive construction of hotel rooms as soon as possible, to lodge a higher number of tourists expected as the result of the sector's promotion abroad. Francisco Javier Garcia said the country has more than 38,000 approved hotel rooms, but noted that all the projects require financing. He said all the projects ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590431/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:15 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590431/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Viking Cruises Chairman Torstein Hagen says the new upscale cruise line the company unveiled late Thursday will focus on destinations in a way that used to be common but has mostly disappeared from ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591462/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:12 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591462/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Worst Airline Passengers, Ever . They drink too much, force emergency landings. They hurl racist remarks at small children, that kind of thing. And then there's everyone else who falls somewhere in the middle, and that's where things get a little dicey. For example, who does get the middle armrests anyway? Should you say something to a fellow passenger who ignores crew ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591463/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:15 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591463/scat/7efe203e304dfafb European Union for refusing to comply with rules aimed at regulating greenhouse emissions. The carriers are accused of not providing emissions data, as required by the European rules, and not participating in a permit system that entitles airlines to emit greenhouse gases in European airspace. The volumes of carbon dioxide that the European Commission said the 10 carriers emitted through their ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590682/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:31 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590682/scat/7efe203e304dfafb It’s impossible to ignore the impressive immensity of a size 638 ½ work boot. Built for the Red Wing Boot Co.’s 100th anniversary in 2005, it towers two stories high and would have served Paul Bunyan well. It’s a lighthearted nod to the company’s most classic design, a symbol of local industries and one of many reasons to kick around Red Wing’s historic ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590160/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:31 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590160/scat/7efe203e304dfafb FRANKFORT, Ky. - A member of Gov. Steve Beshear's cabinet, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Marcheta Sparrow, is retiring at the end of May.A statement from Beshear's office on Friday said Sparrow plans to spend more time with her family, pursue new interests and become more involved in her hometown of Harrodsburg.Beshear's statement said Sparrow began her career as a tour ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589265/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:54 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589265/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Welcome to America: now stand in line for three hours. Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the US this summer face longer waits than ever to be processed by ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590161/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:19 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590161/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Since 9/11, visitors to the US have got accustomed to the idea that getting through the immigration check is hard work: you will have your mugshot and fingerprints taken, and may face tough questions about your travel plans. But this summer, just reaching the head of the queue could be an ordeal in itself. The Independent Traveller has crunched the latest data from Customs and Border Protection ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590162/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:17 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590162/scat/7efe203e304dfafb They still lost money, which is typical for the year's first three months travel slows after the holidays and delays rack up from snow storms. But the deficit was US$552 million -- or US$3.30 per passenger -- compared with US$1.7 billion in same period in 2012. The industry's second-quarter results could show a hit tied to federal budget cuts. Looking further out, summer travel should ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589137/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:45 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589137/scat/7efe203e304dfafb CHICAGO, Ill. - United Airlines today announced the launch of the MileagePlus Small Business Network, the first US travel loyalty program that enables businesses to earn and redeem miles. Participating businesses earn award miles by purchasing goods and services from more than a dozen of the program's vendor partners, including leading providers of printing, shipping, credit card payment ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589138/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:11 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589138/scat/7efe203e304dfafb