Travel News and Stories for 10/23/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on October 23rd, 2009

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Below is a list of travel news and stories for 10/23/2009

10 Ways to Vacation Without Going Broke
Millions of families are finding it difficult to take a family vacation these days, as we all continue to look for ways to cut back on unnecessary expenses. The good news is that there are fantastic family travel deals at every turn, and this year’s fall break or winter vacation could very easily cost you less than what you would have paid last year.
http://abcnews.go.com

Rocky Mountain Elk May Find New Home in Virginia
More than 150 years after Virginia’s last native elk was killed, game officials may try to populate the state’s southwest corner with its bigger, buff-colored cousin — the Rocky Mountain elk.
http://abcnews.go.com

America’s 11 Spookiest Halloween Destinations
Halloween this year falls on a Saturday night meaning a long weekend of goulish celebrations for all and the travel industry is taking full advantage.
http://abcnews.go.com

“It’s funny how the little things like this can grow to overshadow a wonderful vacation”
Thirty-two dollars. That’s all that separated a good cruise from a bad one, in Nick Prewett’s mind. That’s how much he’d paid Carnival for ground transportation back to Miami International Airport through its Web site.
http://www.elliott.org

What to do when a Swiss collection agency demands $3,810 from your girlfriend
It might be something of an understatement to say that the ski trip that Victor Thomas and his girlfriend Susie took in Zermatt, Switzerland, two years ago, did not go as planned. On her first day on the slopes, Susie fell and shattered her lower leg. She spent the rest of her vacation in the…
http://www.elliott.org

Why We Screen Wheelchairs Part II
Our officers work in what some have referred to as a large fishbowl. Everything they do is being observed by passengers. So, when they screen veterans & active military, children & seniors, and people in wheelchairs, people notice.
http://www.tsa.gov

Flush Before Flying
In an innovative approach to conservation, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airlines is suggesting that its passengers make a pit stop before boarding their planes in order to reduce fuel consumption.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

I Heart My City: Coimbra, Portugal
In my city, an active day outdoors involves shopping for shoes downtown and for vegetables in its City Market of Dom Pedro V, checking the latest cloth and book promotions in the steepy Quebra-Costas Street, a movie or play in Gil Vicente Academic Theatre or in Cerca de São Bernardo Theatre, an exihibition in the CAV – Visual Art Centre and then a beer with friends in one of many bars in the lively República Square.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

Houston: Come Artists And All To Cinema Arts Festival Houston
Austin gets all the credit for being the arty city in Texas, and Houston residents probably like it that way: When no one’s depending on you to bolster your state’s reputation, you get a lot more work done! But the city where "Reality Bites" and "Rushmore" were filmed is stepping into the limelight with next month’s Cinema Arts Festival Houston.
http://www.jaunted.com

Plane lands on taxiway at Atlanta airport
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why a Delta jet landed this week on a taxiway at Atlanta’s airport.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

Hijacking thwarted on EgyptAir flight to Cairo
Security guards thwarted an attempted hijacking Wednesday on an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo by overpowering a man who threatened crew with a knife, a security official for the airline said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com

Classic Treks: The Continental Divide Trail
The CDT stretches for more than 3100 miles from the border of Canada at the northern end to the Mexican border in the south. In between, it runs through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, as it winds its way through some of the most rugged and remote mountain regions in the United States, including the San Juans, the Sawatch Range, and the Tetons, amongst others.
http://www.gadling.com