Travel Stories

If you’re put off by the cost of summer travel, plan a vacation for fall/winter with Icelandair‘s current Best Offers. Travel dates will vary by departure city. From Boston, New York, Washington DC, and Seattle, travel from November 8 through … Continue reading →

From SAS, the Late Summer Fall Sale has been extended through June 4. Fares are valid from August 12 through October 27, with even lower fares available for travel from October 28 through December 12. Tickets require a Saturday night … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Coney Island is ready for Memorial Day weekend with new rides made in Italy. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that Brooklyn’s seaside amusement park will open with a skycoaster that hurls riders 100 feet up … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the end, it came down to an educated guess as to which Bavarian city located on the Danube River was a legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806. Answer: The German city … Continue reading →

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia‘s newest tourism campaign is focused on getting travelers off their couches and into their cars for an “Old School” road trip. State officials launched the new campaign Thursday in Norfolk at Doumar’s Barbecue and Cones, … Continue reading →

We wouldn’t call it cheap, but the current Spain sale from American and matching carriers is the least expensive on offer for late summer travel to Barcelona and Madrid. Travel is valid from August 1 through August 23. Return by … Continue reading →

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A French woman accused of causing a US Airways flight to be diverted to Maine by claiming she had a surgically implanted device will soon be headed back home, officials said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty … Continue reading →

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Margaritaville Casino is open. And it’s already getting rave reviews. Pascagoula native Jimmy Buffett came home Tuesday and opened Margaritaville Casino Restaurant in Biloxi. Buffett played for nearly an hour, sharing songs and memories of … Continue reading →

Southwest Airlines Co. promises to pay for $100 million in airport improvements so that it can launch international flights from Houston‘s Hobby Airport. With the Southwest pledge, Houston Mayor Annise Parker endorsed the expansion of Hobby, which is smaller but … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tourism officials say Washington saw a record 17.9 million visitors last year, surpassing a previous record of 17.4 million set in 2000 before the 9/11 attacks. Statistics released Tuesday by the tourism bureau Destination D.C. show a … Continue reading →