Nov 21st, 2009 at 9:00AM: If you visited the United States from overseas, you probably hit the ground in one of 15 ports of entry. These top first stops accounted for 84 percent of all entries from overseas in the first eight months of 2009-- up almost 2 percentage points from the same period in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Traffic through the major ports is becoming slightly more concentrated. This ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nov 21st, 2009 at 9:00AM: If you visited the United States from overseas, you probably hit the ground in one of 15 ports of entry. These top first stops accounted for 84 percent of all entries from overseas in the first eight months of 2009-- up almost 2 percentage points from the same period in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Traffic through the major ports is becoming slightly more concentrated. This ...Inside Virgin America's "Stay Golden" launch event (photos)
Nov 20th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
I looked around and tried to absorb what was unfolding before me.
VIP's and Virgin employees mingled on the patio of the beachfront W Fort Lauderdale. Nearby, a reality TV crew set up a shot for a new series about the lives of Virgin America flight attendants. Lights and loud music infiltrated the senses. It was a perfect backdrop for television, even though it didn't quite feel like ...Oprah says good-bye to Chicago
Nov 6th, 2009 at 3:30PM:
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Did you hear the new rumor about Oprah Winfrey? No, not that one! This one says that come 2011, her daytime talk show will leave Chicago and be based out of Los Angeles.
According to Deadline Hollywood, the big O planned on calling it quits way back in 2002, then again in 2006. ...Survey ranks Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle and Los Angeles worst airports in the world
Oct 24th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
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A Priority Pass survey of frequent business travelers has revealed what many of us knew all along - London Heathrow is the worst airport in the world. Heathrow is followed by Charles de Gaulle and Los Angeles.
These three airports tend to pop up on ...Illinois man works 50 jobs in 50 states
Oct 13th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
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Looking to spice up your work routine? Want to travel the country but don't have the cash to go without a job for an extended period of time? Take a page from Daniel Seddiqui's playbook. Quit your job and contract yourself out to 50 different employers in 50 states over ...Passenger's bathroom dash causes panic on United flight
Sep 29th, 2009 at 9:30AM: You know when you've just downed your water bottle before reaching airport security? And you didn't have time to use the airport bathroom? And then the plane is delayed on the tarmac?
Yeah, even then...don't use the airplane toilet before takeoff.
One passenger learned the hard way yesterday. United Flight 22 had already left the gate at Los Angeles International Airport, but hadn't taken ...100 urban adventures for the city dweller
Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Looking for something to do today as the weekend quickly comes to a close? Then look no further than Outside Magazine's list of 100 Urban Adventures. As you can no doubt tell, it contains some of the best activities to do in the great outdoors while remaining well within some of the largest cities in the U.S. Outside turns its attention on such urban centers as New York, Boston, and Chicago, ...American finds $2.9 billion: more routes added
Sep 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: It's hard to see how the machinations of Wall Street affect the end consumer, sometimes. In the case of American Airlines and its recent pickup of $2.9 billion, you can draw a straight line from the money to the exit row.
The hefty infusion, a risky move because revenues are down and this is not a trivial amount of debt, has already prompted announcements of schedule changes ... for the better. ...US bound flight grounded after "prank" September 11th bomb threat
Sep 13th, 2009 at 11:00AM: A 21 year old electricians apprentice on his way from Brisbane to Los Angeles thought it would be fun to announce to fellow passengers that he had a bomb in his possession. When the plane was still on the ground in Brisbane, he made the threat using the seatback entertainment system chat room. One passenger then alerted the crew, and the captain decided to have the passenger removed from his ...Exploring forgotten L.A. on a Conservancy walking tour
Aug 13th, 2009 at 9:00AM: In the current movie hit (500) Days of Summer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character Tom brings his quasi-girlfriend Summer (Zooey Deschanel) to a park overlooking downtown Los Angeles, and together they admire the grand old buildings standing above the desultory new parking lots. "There's a lot of beautiful stuff here," says Tom. "I just wish people would notice it more." I almost leapt out of my seat ...Los Angeles' SLS Hotel Reviewed
Aug 7th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Los Angeles may be one of America's trendiest cities, but when it comes to luxury hotels, it's in love with the past. Something about New Money tempts its holders into imitating the old ways rather than forging new ones of their own. So Beverly Hills hotels, especially, operate with a sort of muted, discreet luxury more suited to a moneyed uncle than a cutting-edge whippersnapper.
But late last ...NYC best city for singles (if you own a computer)
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Looking for love lust on your next vacation? Your next trip should be to New York, which has knocked Atlanta out of the top spot as the best city in the country for singles. And, why wouldn't it? You have more than 8 million people chasing their dreams, so the choices are endless. There's one of everything, so in one night, you could meet every flavor of scumbag available. But, there's an upside ...Top U.S. ports of entry
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Eighty-six percent of international arrivals to the United States come through only 15 ports of entry, according to data from the Department of Transportation. This represents an increase of one percentage point over last year (measuring the first five months of 2008 to the first five months of 2009.
The top three ports of entry are hardly surprising: New York (specifically JFK), Miami and Los ...Los Angeles trailer park may be home to your next pilot
Jul 21st, 2009 at 5:30PM: The photo you see above, is not of the latest rest stop for tired travelers, nor is it the best Los Angeles pick for folks pulling their RV cross country. It is the actual home of countless airline workers, right at the end of runway 25L. That's right - pilots, maintenance workers and other airline employees are paid so poorly, that they spend half their month sleeping in a mobile home or camper ...4320 minutes in LA: V Australia challenges Aussies to weekend in Los Angeles
Jul 8th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Now that the Sydney - Los Angeles route is well populated with flights and good prices, Aussies and Americans alike can mull the concept of long weekends overseas. Much like New Yorkers jaunt to Paris or London for a weekend of shopping and hedonism, jetsetters can now cross the pacific for an action packed weekend between surf towns. As part of the launch initiative, V Australia is kicking off a ...SkyBar at the Mondrian Hotel
Jul 7th, 2009 at 3:00PM:
As part of Hotel Month here at Gadling, I'm excited to write about SkyBar at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles. Why am I so excited? Because I don't really stay at hotels that often. I'm more of an apartment renter when I travel. But on a recent trip to Los Angeles, I spent a night at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood and enjoyed its best feature: SkyBar. I may not be a hotel guy, but I am a ...Layover: Los Angeles, CA (Hermosa Beach)
Jul 6th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
I live in Los Angeles and yesterday my 15 year-old cousin flew into town from New York with a group of fourteen 15 year-olds who had, oh....about 10 hours before their Qantas flight to Australia departed. Believe it or not, It isn't all that unusual for travelers heading overseas to have that much time in-between flights. Constantly I meet people aboard the airplane flying into LAX with hours and ...Naked guy forces Albuquerque landing
Jul 2nd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Keith Wright, a New Yorker (damn!) felt restricted by more than just cramped airline seating today. On a flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles, he ditched his clothing and did not respond (vocally, at least) to flight attendant requests to put them back on. The mile-high nudist also wouldn't accept the cover of a blanket.
As a result of Wright's defiance, the US Airways flight was diverted to ...How to visit Los Angeles without a car
Jul 1st, 2009 at 10:30AM: Los Angeles is known for a lot of things: celebrities, beaches, smog and police chases, to name a few. But, when it comes to planning a trip to LA, perhaps the fact that will stick out the most is that LA is a car town (which explains the smog and police chases). Los Angeles is a sprawling city that is really several towns and neighborhoods that are connected by a series of highways that stretch ...Flight crew tasty, but off-limits
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:00PM: Man bites dog? Well, woman bites fight attendant (or tries to, at least).
A Russian-born British woman will be spending the weekend in a Maine jail this weekend. She's accused of having popped some prescription drugs and washed them down with a few bottles of wine and – you can't make this stuff up – liquid soap from the plane's lavatory.
Amazingly, she had the energy to rumble ...
