Dubai parties despite economic gloom

While the rest of the world was tightening its belt, Dubai threw a $20 million party Thursday complete with Hollywood celebrities like Robert DeNiro and a fireworks show that organizers said was visible... Read more

Panel OKs guidelines on handling airport delays

A federal task force approved voluntary guidelines Wednesday for airlines and airports dealing with passengers stranded for hours on the tarmac but produced no fixed limit on how long they can be delayed... Read more

Frankenstein’s offers Halloween chills

Boris Karloff never walked these grounds, but the history of Burg Frankenstein may have inspired Mary Shelley’s famous monster. It has also inspired one of the oldest Halloween parties in Germany,... Read more

Lower East Side old and new: History and hipsters

For waves of immigrants to America, the Lower East Side was a place of first settlement. Today it’s one of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods. But it’s easy to find history amid the hipsters. Some... Read more

Business travel costs seen rising

Business travelers can expect to pay almost 3 percent more to get from “Point A” to “Point B” in the U.S. next year, according to a report from American Express Business Travel... Read more

In many US airports, guns are OK outside security

Flying in the U.S. has been transformed since Sept. 11, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it’s perfectly... Read more

Gas lines shorter in largest city hit by shortage

Lines eased somewhat Tuesday in Atlanta, the largest city hit by a hurricane-induced gas shortage in the southeast, as Georgia’s governor waited for a White House answer to his request to release... Read more

New guide: San Antonio, Austin, Texas Hill Country

A new guidebook from Fodor’s is out for a region of Texas that offers everything from the Alamo to theme parks to wineries. Fodor’s first edition of the guide to “San Antonio, Austin... Read more

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