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Lucky 14: Celebrity chefs transform Las Vegas dining scene
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Not only does every single notable recent casino hotel have a celebrity
chef of
its own, they often have several. Today it is no exaggeration to say
that
visitors to Las Vegas can experience a world of famous dining, choosing
from
the most famous chefs of New York, San Francisco, LA, Paris and Italy.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-05-vegas-celebrity-chefs_x.htm
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Frat boys rule, nerds drool in fishy race through Sicily
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The Amazing Race: Teams play out the ancient battle between brains and
brawn in
the race through Sicily this week. The "Hippies" -- BJ the Harvard grad
and
Tyler the multilinguist -- race neck in neck with the "Frat boys" from
the
ancient city of Segesta to Cantania, Sicily's second largest city.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-06-amazing-race_x.htm
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Business flight across China leaves man stranded
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As his plane began its descent, Eugene Nelson had a sinking feeling
that
something was wrong. He'd been in the air for hours, much longer than
his
business flight from Hong Kong to Taiwan should have taken. Instead of
descending toward the island off China's eastern coast, the next stop
would be
the remote city of Taiyuan, an industrial center deep within China.
Language
barriers and money trouble left the American businessman stranded for
days.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-04-06-strange-trip_x.htm
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Is easyCruise as cheap and easy as it claims?
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Inside the Deals column: It's "the perfect holiday for independently
minded
people in their 20s, 30s and 40s," boasts the easyCruise website. Sound
good? I
thought so, so I signed up for seven days of sailing the Caribbean
during
easyCruise's first ever winter season to find out the real deal.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/deals/inside/2006-04-05-easycruise-caribbean_x.htm
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JetBlue's search for profits means shorter flights, higher faress
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The outlook for most big airlines is pretty grim, with Delta Air Lines
and
Northwest Airlines in bankruptcy, and the rest unlikely to show a
profit in
2006. What has changed, though, is that investors now lump JetBlue
among the
lackluster. Analysts agree that JetBlue's problems stem from an
aggressive
expansion plan that has run into headwinds, such as high fuel prices,
fierce
competition and some bad decisions when choosing new markets.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-06-jetblue-profits_x.htm
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Cool Paris bars for the hip and trendy
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Despite the French capital's enviable status as both fashion kingpin
and the
world's most visited city, most watering-holes still fall into a few
uninspiring categories: dingy, insalubrious dives, chain-store looking
outfits
aimed at cautious tourists, or eye-wateringly expensive designer venues
where
you'll struggle to get past the snooty doormen. But where there's
pastis,
there's hope.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-06-paris-bars_x.htm
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Non-stop flights between Des Moines and New York to launch
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American Eagle has announced it will begin non-stop air service between
Des
Moines and New York. The flights from Des Moines International Airport
to New
York's LaGuardia Airport are scheduled to begin June 15.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-06-iowa-nyc_x.htm
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American CFO vows 'right' cost cuts
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A top executive of No. 1 American Airlines on Wednesday emphatically
restated
the carrier's determination not to use bankruptcy laws to shed
financial
obligations.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-06-american-1point3-usat_x.htm
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