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A day in the life of an airport screener
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The job of TSA screeners has gotten even more hectic since a potential
plot to
blow up U.S.-bound airliners sparked a ban on carry-on liquids, gels
and other
seemingly innocuous substances. Learn about a day in the life of a TSA
agent
by reading about screener Matt Bulger.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-07-tsa-screener_x.htm
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A flight that goes all the way
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Georgia corporate pilot Bob Smith has a soaring sideline: helping
couples join
the infamous "mile-high club." For $299, he'll take a frisky twosome
past
5,280 feet in a Piper Cherokee 6 fitted with a mattress. The hour-long
flights
out of Carrollton, Ga., have lured couples from as far as New York.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-07-mile-high-club_x.htm
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Things can get pretty dicey with casino security
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Las Vegas isn't all fun and games for gamblers. So says Bob Nersesian,
a
veteran attorney who has made a career representing high rollers in Sin
City.
USA TODAY's Gene Sloan talks to Nersesian about the tourist mecca's
darker
side and what vacationers should know about their rights.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-09-07-casino-security_x.htm
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Urban fishing casts wider net of popularity
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Fishing, long a sport romanticized as an escape to bucolic
surroundings, has
gone urban. According to a survey commissioned by the Recreational
Boating &
Fishing Foundation, 72% of all fishermen live in urban areas. And those
fishermen are staying close to home to cast their lines.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-09-07-urban-fishing_x.htm
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Hostels attracting older travelers
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Many of the world's hostels are changing to cater to the pre-planner.
Hostelworld.com, which lists more than 10,000 worldwide hostels on its
website, books reservations for about 20,000 customers every day. Five
years
ago, only 1,000 people booked stays at a hostel.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2006-09-08-hostels-older-crowd_x.htm
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Lohan says bag stolen at London airport
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Lindsay Lohan lost some luggage at Heathrow Airport Thursday, but
she'll have
to wait and see if police can track down the Hermes bag and the jewelry
that
was inside it.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-08-lohan-stolen-bag_x.htm
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Europe, U.S. seek new air data deal
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Top European and U.S. officials kicked off talks on Friday to try to
replace
an annulled deal on sharing air passenger data to avoid possible
disruptions
to air travel when the arrangement expires on Sept. 30. Under post-9/11
anti-
terrorism arrangements, European airlines supply U.S. authorities with
information on passengers entering the United States, but an EU court
struck
down the deal on a legal technicality.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-08-eu-us-air-travel_x.htm
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Passport delays loom for short-hop cruisers
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Don't wait much longer to get a passport if you're planning a winter
cruise to
the Caribbean or Mexico. Industry watchers such as Mike Driscoll expect
delays
at passport offices in the weeks leading up to Jan. 8, which is the day
new
government rules take effect. The rules require all cruisers to carry
passports, even on three-day trips.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-09-07-passport-delays_x.htm
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