Travel News and Stories for 10/19/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on October 19th, 2009

Below is a list of travel news and stories for 10/19/2009

Which Airports Have the Least Delays?
According a new survey by the Brookings Institution, on-time performance as of June was up 5.1 percent compared with last June.
http://abcnews.go.com

US Senate Passes Bill Fining Tourists In The Name Of Tourism
On Wednesday the US Senate passed the Travel Promotion Act, which as a piece of legislation seems at least well-named. "Travel" is good. "Promotion" is usually at least interesting. So you’d think that this would be something positive. Yeah right:
http://www.jaunted.com

6 ways to get your way when you travel
The thought of spending 11 hours in a locked and upright position didn’t put Elyse Weiner in a good mood. But you wouldn’t have known it.
http://www.elliott.org

A little advice for Nicole White, the TSA and anyone traveling with kids
Turns out Nicole White’s account of her son being taken by a Transportation Security Administration officer did not line up with reality. Now the truth squad is coming after White, her site has been taken down and the young mother appears to have gone into hiding.
http://www.elliott.org

This Weekend: The Woolly Worm Festival
If you’re in or around Banner Elk, North Carolina, nestled in the mountains near the Pisgah National Forest, about two hours northeast of Asheville, you just must go to the 32nd annual Woolly Worm Festival this Saturday and Sunday.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

Berlin: Tour the Secret Escape Tunnels Under the Berlin Wall
East Germany must have been a really nasty place to live, because so many people risked their lives to escape to the west. A creepy tour in Berlin provides a stark reminder of the lengths people will go for freedom, with walks through some of the escape tunnels under the Berlin Wall.
http://www.jaunted.com

Montego Bay: JetBlue’s ‘JetMystery’ Revealed: Destination Montego Bay
This morning, while we all blissfully dozed into the weekend, 150 prize winners, journalists and internet fameballs boarded a Jetblue flight with destination unknown.
http://www.jaunted.com

Fall foliage: Aspen aglow near Big Bear
The fall foliage around Big Bear is exploding, courtesy of heavy snows a year ago. Meanwhile, a grove of aspen 30 minutes from town is expected to peak this weekend. Dan Mckernan of the Big Bear Lake Resort Assn. says the grove is the only one in Southern California and a favorite of local hikers. Note [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

Journeys: From India, a Homespun Brand of Hospitality
Ranging from three-story private villas to no-frill rooms, nearly 300 homeowners in New Delhi have opened their homes to guests.
http://travel.nytimes.com

Don’t sweat it! Top 10 (affordable) spas
With more than 21,000 spas to choose from in the U.S. alone, just figuring out where to go can tie you up in knots. But don’t sweat it: We’ve identified the top 10 (affordable) spas for every type of decompression.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

The World’s Worst Travel Diseases
Congratulations. You probably Google’d “the travel bug” and it’s taken you on a decidedly unexpected turn. Now that you’re here, let me offer my two cents on some of the worst diseases you may experience while traveling.
http://www.vagabondish.com

The TSA took my baby story: The relationship between psychology, customer service and traveling with a young one
After watching the TSA video of the mother blogger who claimed in a post on her blog "My Bottle’s Up" that a TSA agent temporarily took her ~~baby~~ son out of her sight during the security screening process at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport, I had thoughts about TSA security screening.
http://www.gadling.com

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