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Come on down for big fun
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Much of Louisiana's Cajun country escaped the ire of hurricanes Rita
and Katrina, but tourism to the region has suffered. Despite the downturn,
the region's gaiety and French-accented hospitality, homegrown jam sessions
and eat-till-you-can't meals still seduce.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-06-cajun-country_x.htm
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Hotel prices, tax included
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Responding to pressure from consumers and government regulators, many
travel
sites now display a taxes-and-fees-included price for airline tickets
and car
rentals on the first page of search results. But would-be hotel
customers
often must wade through several screens to see a final tab.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2006-04-06-hotel-sites_x.htm
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The spring and summer of our discontent
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Business Travel column: Too many passengers, too many small planes, too
few
empty middle seats, too many delays, too few employees to help and
lousy
weather all auger badly for our upcoming travel plans. So what can you
do to
protect yourself on the road in the months ahead? Allow me to offer
some tips.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/brancatelli/2006-04-07-brancatelii_x.htm
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Asian medical tourism to become multi-billion-dollar industry
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Low-cost, high-quality health care in Asia is attracting more than 1.6
million
tourists each year, mostly from within the region. Singapore is known
for
delivering cutting-edge medical treatment and attracts medical tourists
with
its competitively priced services.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-04-10-asia-medical-tourism_x.htm
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Passenger detained at airport over music choices
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Security staff at a British airport stopped a businessman from catching
a
flight because the songs he had asked a taxi driver to play on the car
stereo
made the driver suspicious, police said.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-10-music-security_x.htm
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Business-backed group favors AA, DFW in Dallas dispute
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A group representing corporate travelers is siding with American
Airlines in a
dispute over passenger service in Dallas, concluding that Love Field
should be
closed to commercial flights.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-10-btc-report-wright_x.htm
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European travel: Do a little research first
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Just in time for high season for travel to Europe, the dollar is up 12%
against the euro -- roughly $1.22 to a euro. If you're planning to head
over
in the next few months and you want to visit more than one destination
on the
continent, do a little research before you go about how to travel once
you're
there.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-10-europe-research_x.htm
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Canary Islands, from European tourist mecca to immigrants' dream of new
beginning
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A newcomer has inundated the Canary Islands in recent months desperate,
hungry
and dazed African migrants arriving on the spectacular coastline in
packed
fishing boats. The influx worries locals who depend on the Spanish
islands'
reputation as a tourist paradise for their livelihoods.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-04-10-canary-tourists_x.htm
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Comair fate in judge's hands
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Today is a bankruptcy judge's self-imposed deadline to act on Comair's
request
to reject its contract with the airline's nearly 1,000 flight
attendants,
which would allow management to impose its own terms. Either decision
will
have serious consequences for the Delta-owned regional airline.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-04-10-comair-decision_x.htm
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