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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 6/2/2009
HowStuffWorks “10 Countries With the Highest Life Expectancy”
Want to live to a ripe old age? By far the most important factor in life expectancy is wealth; richer people tend to eat healthfully and smoke and drink less. They also have access to the best health [...]

The last few weeks has seen the headlines full of information and warnings about the growing outbreak of swine flu, and the illness is now starting to have some more major impact on travel plans around the world. With current estimates putting the number of cases at over 17,000, and predictions that the influenza is [...]

Lance Armstrong Foundation blog has announced the sweepstakes offering the unique chance to see Lance Armstrong race in the 2009 Tour de
France. The winner will receive round-trip coach airfare for two and a Paris vacation rental for one week (July 19 – 26). Winner will be announced on June 17, 2009.

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/27/2009
The Making of the Plastiki: The New Yorker Blog: Online Only: The New Yorker
This week in the magazine, John Colapinto writes about the Plastiki, a boat made entirely of recyclable plastics, that David de Rothschild plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean.

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/22/2009
Dublin’s best pubs: top spots, to be sure
When the good times were good for Dubliners, you’d find them celebrating their good fortune in the pubs. Now the overheated economy has taken a frigid nosedive, you’ll find Dubliners … er, in the pubs commiserating their poor [...]

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/21/2009
Airport security bares all, or does it? – CNN.com
Privacy advocates plan to call on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to suspend use of “whole-body imaging,” the airport security technology that critics say performs “a virtual strip search” and produces “naked” pictures of passengers, CNN [...]

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/19/2009
New Zealand Launches Hookup Airways | Autopia | Wired.com
Love is in the air — Air New Zealand, that is. The Kiwi carrier has launched Matchmaking Flight to bring lonely travelers together. After all, what better way to get to know The One than sharing a [...]

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/15/2009
Ten Beautiful Destinations, One Step Removed – Forbes.com
It takes an extra flight, ferry or drive to reach these spots, but the trek is worth it.

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/14/2009
Airline on-time performance dips in March – USATODAY.com
The nation’s 19 largest airlines reported a higher rate of on-time flights in March compared to a year ago, but their performance worsened from earlier this year, according to federal government data released Tuesday.

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/12/2009
SFO wants to take a flier on pod-style hotel
Veteran air travelers know that it’s tough enough to catch a few winks in a cramped economy-class seat, let alone a rigid chair in an airport. But weary travelers flying through San Francisco International Airport will soon [...]

Any country with cute and cuddly-looking animals knows that these creatures can be a big drawcard for tourists – think koalas in Australia – and so it’s no surprise that China is being especially careful to ensure that its pandas are still around to attract travelers. This week there are Chinese panda stories of all [...]

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/1/2009
Adventure Travel – National Geographic Adventure Magazine
At 5:30 p.m. on April 25th, after 54 days of skiing, John Huston, 32, and Tyler Fish, 34, reached the North Pole and became the first Americans in history do so unassisted and on skis. ADVENTURE caught up with [...]

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/29/2009
Tourism Hit by Swine Flu: U.S. Warns on Mexico Travel – ABC News
The U.S. is issuing an advisory urging Americans to avoid “unnecessary travel” to Mexico, where as many as 149 people have died of swine flu.

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/27/2009
Adventure Travel – National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Thirty years of intermittent war have taken a toll on just about everything in Afghanistan, including its wildlife. Conflict and poaching have decimated a big cat population that once contained more species than Africa, including the now endangered snow [...]