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Louisville puts out its best during Derby season
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Visiting Louisville during Derby week should include a dose of horse
racing
and Kentucky Derby history, and the city's museum is one way to get it.
As
fans count down the days until the first Saturday in May, commonly
dubbed
the "greatest two minutes" in sports, the city and its residents
prepare to
show its best side during the tourist-rich Derby season.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-05-louisville-derby_x.htm
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Read cruise lines' fine print
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Traveler's Aide column: When ships skip scheduled stops, cruise lines
try to
substitute alternate ports. If that's not possible, companies usually
give a
small onboard credit to cover both the government taxes and fees and
the
letdown. However, travelers and cruise lines often have very different
ideas
about what's appropriate.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/burbank/2006-04-04-burbank_x.htm
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Southwest to offer service at Washington Dulles
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Discount king Southwest Airlines this fall will bring its brand of
no-frills,
low-fare service to Washington Dulles airport. It will be the second
United
Airlines hub that Southwest has invaded this year.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-04-swa-usat-1point3_x.htm
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Las Vegas ranges take shot at luring tourists for fun with guns
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Hundreds of tourists are lured to Las Vegas gun ranges every month for
the
promise of a brief thrill with a weapon that's banned abroad and hard
to find
in the United States: the Uzi. Tourists line up to shred near life-size
paper
targets of Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein doctored so the villains
make eye
contact from across the range.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-05-vegas-guns_x.htm
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Interview: French tourism minister fears impact of job law crisis
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France's tourism minister said in an interview Monday that if the
crisis over
a new jobs law does not end soon, it could damage the country's
position as
one of the world's top tourist destinations.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-04-05-france-tourism_x.htm
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Delta pilots union chief seeks authority to set strike
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Now that Delta Air Lines pilots have authorized a strike, their union
leader
wants the right to decide when a walkout would occur. "If our contract
is
rejected, we will strike," chairman Lee Moak said in an interview. "I
can't be
more direct than that."
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-05-delta-pilots_x.htm
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Chicago officials propose plan to stop runway overruns at Midway
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City of Chicago officials have reportedly changed their minds about
making
improvements at Midway Airport, and now want to put lightweight
concrete at
the ends of runways to help slow planes that overshoot their landings,
officials said.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-05-midway-runway_x.htm
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US Airways plane apparently hits bird in flight, lands safely
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A US Airways flight apparently hit a bird Tuesday night as it
approached
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, causing flashes in an engine that
alarmed some people both on board the plane and on the ground.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-05-plane-bird_x.htm
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