By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Talk about a computer error: One couple intending to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, was mistakenly taken to Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital, which is 7,000 miles from their planned destination — and on a different continent. Published May 20, 2013 Comments
By Terry Ponick, TWT Communities
Virginia beach isn’t only a beach. New Age spirituality, healing live here, too. Published May 19, 2013
By Carmen Stella Van den Heuvel Almonacid, TWT Communities
The Caves of the Bright Skulls are magical findings in Honduras, whose secrets have yet to be revealed. Published May 19, 2013
By Bob Taylor, TWT Communities
Florence is known around the world for its art. Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella only adds to the city’s reputation. Published May 18, 2013
By Jeneba Ghatt, TWT Communities
There are ethical ways to beat the long ride lines at Disney without spending lots of money to exploit privileges reserved for the disabled. Published May 16, 2013
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By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Carnival Cruise Lines, which has been plagued by a string of technical problems that have left passengers stranded at port and at sea, is nonetheless moving to expand its operations. Published April 9, 2013
By Joan Lowy - Associated Press
U.S. airlines scored their second-best performance last year in the more than two decades that researchers have been measuring airline quality, with Virgin America the leader, an annual report released Monday says. Published April 8, 2013
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
Over the past two years of Washington budget battles and now with the "sequester" cuts taking effect in earnest, President Obama repeatedly has called for closing tax breaks on corporate jets as a way to help solve the nation's budget woes. Published April 8, 2013
By Associated Press
The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December, followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers, has altered how tourists view India and led to a sharp fall in the numbers of foreign tourists, especially women, a study said. Published April 1, 2013
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Obama called on Congress Friday to approve $21 billion in new spending to repair America's ports, roads and bridges, with the administration saying it will explain later how to pay for the programs. Published March 29, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A professor in Norway has proposed that airlines start charging passengers by the weight they carry — on their bodies. Published March 25, 2013
By Kathy Wingard - Associated Press
As airport officials tried to figure out how a 300-pound arrival-departure panel fell off the wall and onto a family, the mother of a boy who was killed by the sign lay in a hospital with her own injuries, still unaware of what happened. Published March 25, 2013
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday announced its final list of 149 air traffic control facilities that will close nationwide due to the automatic federal spending cuts that kicked in earlier this month. Published March 22, 2013
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
Almost two-thirds of visitors to the United States are "frustrated" by long lines and inefficient customs and entry procedures at the nation's airports, and nearly half will tell others to avoid travel to the U.S. as a result, according to a new survey released Tuesday. Published March 19, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, is pushing for passage of a passenger bill of rights for cruise line travelers, following a handful of incidences that left tourists sick and stranded in the middle of the ocean. Published March 19, 2013
By Cassandra Vinograd - Associated Press
Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley’s violin was believed lost in the 1912 disaster, but auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son say an instrument unearthed in 2006 has undergone rigorous testing and proven to be Hartley’s. Published March 15, 2013
By Brett Zongker - Associated Press
An effort in Congress to eliminate funding and scrap the proposed design for a national memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower drew strong opposition Friday from the American Institute of Architects, which said lawmakers should not censor an architectural work. Published March 15, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Arrangements are being made to fly all 4,300 Carnival cruise passengers home following reports of power outages, problems with the propulsion system and overflowing toilets aboard the docked Carnival Dream in the Caribbean. Published March 14, 2013
By Joan Lowy and Joshua Freed - Associated Press
An investigation of a battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 shows that mechanics and firefighters made repeated, unsuccessful attempts to put out the blaze through smoke so thick they couldn't see the battery. Published March 7, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Blame the sequester — the Federal Aviation Administration is. Published March 6, 2013
