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Oh, the places you'll go...with the help of these budget-saving and bank-busting vacation tips

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July 2008
- Your Airport To-Not-Do List
  
  newser | US News and World Report | Jul 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT
  
  Air travel not stressful enough for you? US News and World Report presents four ways to land yourself in a planeload of trouble. Use words like “bomb” and “hijack”: A man in Boston jokingly told an airport clerk he was “here to blow things up,” and discovered state troopers and a K-9 unit just didn’t get his sense of humor. More »
- Le Burger Sizzles in Paris
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 16, 08 8:57 AM CDT
  
  Parisian gourmands might still revile McDonald's, but the lowly hamburger has become a mainstay on some of the best menus in the City of Light. From cafés on the Left Bank to top tables showered with Michelin stars, the quintessential American dish has undergone a French transformation. "The burger has become gastronomic," one chef told the New York Times . More »
- Cruise Ship Art Dealer Faces Class Action
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 16, 08 6:07 AM CDT
  
  Park West Gallery in Southfield, Mich., claims to be "the world's largest art dealer," flogging more works than the major auction houses through its sales on half a dozen cruise lines. But while the onboard auctions promise "good investments," the New York Times reports that Park West is selling works at tremendously inflated prices. Now the gallery is facing a class-action lawsuit by disgruntled collectors. More »
- Could Stun Bracelets Replace Boarding Passes?
  
  newser | Washington Times | Jul 8, 08 1:44 PM CDT
  
  A bracelet that would track airline passengers and shock them if they get out of hand might be under consideration by the Department of Homeland Security, the Washington Times reports. The Electronic ID Bracelet could someday replace boarding passes. We "are interested in … the immobilizing security bracelet, and look forward to receiving a written proposal," an official wrote to its maker. More »
- US Tourists Shed 'Archie Bunker' Rep
  
  newser | Time | Jul 7, 08 5:24 AM CDT
  
  The pushy American traveler has met his match in the snooty, uncompromising Frenchman. The voyageur français ranks as one of the world’s most tactless tourists, bested only by Chinese and Indian travelers. Judging by their politeness, openness to foreign languages, and adversity to complaining, Japanese tourists were rated the most cosmopolitan in a recent international study reported in Time. Americans finished in 11th place. More »
- How to Vacation on a Dime
  
  newser | Travel Leisure | Jul 6, 08 5:19 PM CDT
  
  With airline and entertainment prices rising, “free stuff isn’t just a bonus, it can be a vacation-saver,” writes Jeryl Brunner in Travel + Leisure , which offers 11 ways to beef up your trip on a budget. House-swapping: Cancel the hotel, and vacation in someone else’s home for free while they reside in yours. More »
- Fires, Spiking Gas Aside, Calif. Tourism Still Sunny
  
  newser | San Jose Mercury News | Jul 3, 08 4:25 PM CDT
  
  Near-continuous wildfires and soaring gas prices don’t seem to have made much of a dent in California’s tourism industry, the San Jose Mercury News reports. California's AAA reports only an 0.8% drop in Fourth of July domestic tourism, and a jump in visitors from abroad more than makes up the difference, travel officials say. More »
- Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland
  
  newser | NPR | Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
  
  Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride at Disneyland," warns a mule manager about the steep trip down the canyon. More »
June 2008
- World's Diciest Landing Strips
  
  newser | Travel Leisure | Jun 29, 08 2:02 PM CDT
  
  The scenery is spectacular, but lofty mountaintops, stiff trade winds, and abbreviated tarmacs make for teeth-clenching landings at the world’s most harrowing runways, per Travel and Leisure : Paro Airport, Bhutan: Surrounded by 16,000-foot-high Himalayan peaks, what could possibly go wrong? Barra Airport, Scotland: Hold on tight. The roughness of your sandy landing is determined by the outgoing tide. More »
- Group Backs Preflight Toke
  
  newser | CW2 News | Jun 26, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  Denver has a pretty lax marijuana policy (small amounts are legal) and pro-pot advocates are wondering whether, after a recent rash of "air rage" incidents, such permissiveness shouldn’t extend to the city airport’s smoking lounge, CW2 News reports. “This madness has got to stop,” said a proponent. “And we're providing a very viable solution.” More »
- Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs
  
  newser | Travel Leisure | Jun 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT
  
  From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR duty in Hong Kong and China. More »
- He Brings World Peace, One Goofy Dance at a Time
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 24, 08 5:56 PM CDT
  
  Fred Astaire he's not, but Matt Harding sure inspires the masses. The globetrotting former video-game designer, whose goofy dance set the Internet abuzz, is back at it. His latest video shows him dancing—OK, maybe flailing— with fans from Seattle to Fiji to Rwanda, and it's approaching 2 million hits on YouTube, Michelle Kung notes in the Wall Street Journal . More »
- 11 Travel Faux Pas to Avoid
  
  newser | Travel Leisure | Jun 21, 08 1:39 PM CDT
  
  A great pleasure of this wide world of ours is the multiplicity of cultures and customs. That diversity can also get you into a heap of trouble. So, when traveling, here’s what not to do, and where not to do it, from Travel and Leisure . Touching: Too intimate in Asia. And steer clear of that baby’s head in Thailand! Eating with the left hand: a no-no in Africa. That hand’s for wiping. More »
- Amtrak Sees Boom in Riders as Fuel Costs Soar
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 21, 08 10:10 AM CDT
  
  With fuel prices soaring, travelers are increasingly turning to Amtrak, which posted a record for passengers in May—not usually a big travel month, reports the New York Times . But the struggling rail service has shrunk so drastically since it was created in the '70s that it won't be able to respond to the passenger surge very quickly. “We’re starting to bump up against our own capacity constraints,” says an Amtrak rep. More »
- Goodbye, RV: Hello, Real Travel
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jun 20, 08 7:59 PM CDT
  
  With gas prices up and on the rise, your Winnebago may soon be stuck in park—but the fall of car culture's ugliest offender will force us to reconnect with better pastimes, writes Garrison Keillor in the Chicago Tribune . “Banjo sales will pick up,” Keillor writes. “The screened porch will come back in style. And the art of storytelling will burgeon along with it.” More »
- In-Flight WiFi Takes Off
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 19, 08 2:32 PM CDT
  
  Now you can manically check your inbox from 40,000 feet, reports Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . Certain American Airlines routes between New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami will offer in-flight WiFi starting in July, and Virgin America will have it later in the year. The service will cost $12.95 for longer flights, and $9.95 for shorter ones. More »
- How to Curb Rental Car Costs
  
  newser | Travel Leisure | Jun 19, 08 7:46 AM CDT
  
  With $4 gas, shrinking competition, and airport fees, finding an affordable road-trip rental can be challenging. Travel and Leisure offers these tips to curb costs. Avoid airport rentals: Rent your car from downtown and avoid airport fees that add 25% to 45% to your bill. Ditch the rental specifics in favor of Hotwire or Priceline’s reservation roulette, in which you pay without knowing which rental agency you're dealing with. More »
- Michelin Guide Goes Interactive
  
  newser | BusinessWeek | Jun 18, 08 8:45 PM CDT
  
  Before it was the last word in gastronomy, the Michelin Guide was a free book designed to spur travel, and hence sell tires. Now, it’ll be free once more, thanks to a revamped Web strategy, BusinessWeek reports. Michelin’s redesigned site will not only give away more content, it’ll also include web 2.0 features to let amateur gourmets get a word in. More »
- Top Vacations Off-Limits to Americans
  
  newser | Foreign Policy | Jun 14, 08 4:53 PM CDT
  
  Here are top spots for an exotic foreign trip—except that Washington has labeled them off-limits or far too dangerous. Foreign Policy lists five: Mt. Kumgang is North Korea's "unspoiled spiritual retreat," but Americans will be quarantined by Pyongyang if they can even get in. More »
- China,Taiwan Agree on Cross-Strait Flights
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 13, 08 4:41 AM CDT
  
  The first talks between China and Taiwan in almost a decade have yielded a historic travel agreement, reports Reuters. Regular flights between the two will begin next month for the first time since the Communists won China's civil war in 1949. Relations between the rivals—still officially at war—have thawed rapidly since Taiwan voted in a more China-friendly president in March. More »

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