Travel Stories and News for 5/13/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/13/2009

TripIt Blog: Virgin America partners with TripIt
Now, your Virgin America flight confirmation comes with a reminder to add the flight to TripIt. When you’re busy making lots of travel plans, it’s great to have that extra nudge to help you keep your trip information organized.

In Rome, Bars Are For Coffee || Jaunted
My first morning in Rome, a well-meaning hostel manager gently shoved me out the door with a cheery “Now it’s time to go sightseeing!” Dazed, I stumbled to the nearest hole-in-the-wall cafe and sidled up to the bar, grateful that “cappuccino” was in the local language.

Adventure Travel – National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Over the weekend, Sir Richard Branson, recipient of ADVENTURE’s lifetime achievement award, began a three-day hunger fast for Darfur. Following on the heels of Mia Farrow’s 12-day hunger strike, Branson decided to take up the cause in order to pressure the local government to allow international aid groups back into refugee camps.

Poll: Fewer Americans vacationing this summer – USATODAY.com
The number of vacationing Americans will be down this summer, according to a new AP-Gfk Poll, and a third of Americans surveyed said they have already canceled at least one trip this year because of financial concerns.

Luggage container is sucked into JAL jetliner’s engine at LAX – The Daily Breeze
A Japan Airlines jetliner bound for Tokyo was damaged Monday when a luggage container was sucked into one of the engines as the plane pushed back from a gate at Los Angeles International Airport.
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