Travel News and Stories for 09/14/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on September 14th, 2009

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Below is a list of travel news and stories from 09/14/2009

Hit the trails: Four road trips for fall
Looking to add some meaning and direction to your next road trip? Then pick an interest and follow the trail.
http://abcnews.go.com

Keiichi Iwasaki travels across 37 countries on $2
A TOURIST has spent eight years travelling across 37 countries with the equivalent of $2, relying on his bicycle for transport.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au

How the travel industry can win you back
But before you say “yes,” listen to Laura Salisbury, a teacher from San Jose, Calif. She mistakenly typed the wrong return date when she booked a vacation for her and her mother through Expedia.
http://www.elliott.org

Socked for my friend’s single supplement
When Sue Koopman cancels her vacation, her friend is presented with a bill for a $375 single supplement. If she doesn’t pay it immediately, the tour operator threatens to cancel her vacation. Can it do that? And is there any hope for getting a refund of the $375 fee after it’s paid?
http://www.elliott.org

The Best Breakfast in Maine
This summer I spent a long weekend with friends in Middle-of-Nowhere Maine, somewhere north of the Where-the-Heck-R-We Campground.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

My Favorite Place on Earth: A Sense of Humor
To compile his new book, My Favorite Place on Earth, Jerry Camarillo Dunn Jr., interviewed dozens of famous people — from Natalie Portman to the Dalai Lama — about the places they loved most. He’s been guest-blogging about his experiences here on Intelligent Travel.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

Tackling Travel’s Biggest Challenge: Sleeping On a Plane
When I visited Japan a few years back, I was afraid that the 14-hour flight from Newark would leave me so jet-lagged that I’d be a zombie once I arrived in Tokyo, so I did everything in my power to sleep on the plane. It didn’t work. I kept my eyes glued shut for hours on end, yet sleep would simply not come. Upon touching down at Narita, I spent the next 48 hours in a daze.
http://www.jaunted.com

Smart Washington Post Lady Shows How Around-the-World Travel is Done
Earlier this year, a Washington Post writer named Maryann Haggerty and her husband decided to take the ultimate vacation: an around-the-world journey. The problem was, they had only 29 days to spare for a trip that most travelers set aside six months for.
http://www.jaunted.com

Air Canada sues US after DOT blocks sports charter flights
Air Canada says the United States’ insistence that the carrier cancel all of its season-long sports charter flights would wreak havoc on the upcoming professional hockey and basketball seasons if it is upheld.
http://www.usatoday.com

Delta in talks for tie-up with Japan Airlines, reports say
Delta Air Lines could be set to take a stake in Japan Airlines (JAL) in a move that could also lead to some type of joint venture on international routes.
http://blogs.usatoday.com

NY Times Discovers Peru’s Ollantaytambo
This hidden gem in the Andes offers plenty of activities for travelers to Peru’s Sacred Valley, without the crowds found elsewhere.
http://www.gadling.com

Native Lodge offers New Mexico State Fair Package
New Mexico’s State Fair kicked off Friday and to celebrate, the Nativo Lodge is offering a special package.
http://www.gadling.com