Nov 8th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Extra fees charged by airlines, the "new normal," are so popular that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has gotten into the game. And, bitching about these fees is equally popular, prompting the European Parliament to sound off like its members are Ryanair passengers with full bladders and no coin for the slot.
At issue is a planned $10 charge for Europeans coming to the United States. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Europeans complain about U.S. travel fees
Nov 8th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Extra fees charged by airlines, the "new normal," are so popular that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has gotten into the game. And, bitching about these fees is equally popular, prompting the European Parliament to sound off like its members are Ryanair passengers with full bladders and no coin for the slot.
At issue is a planned $10 charge for Europeans coming to the United States. ...First map to name America goes on display at Library of Congress
Nov 2nd, 2009 at 9:30AM:
Visitors to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., have a rare opportunity to see the first map that used the name "America" for the New World.
The Library has the only surviving copy of the famous Waldseemüller map, created in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller, a German cartographer living in France. The map was a major departure from earlier maps in that it relied less on the ...Photo of the Day (10.4.09)
Oct 4th, 2009 at 6:00PM:
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What year is it? Based on a first glance at Flickr user Cazimiro's photo, you could be forgiven for thinking you've been transported to some kind of "space station of the future." The shot was actually taken inside Washington DC's Union Station metro stop, but it feels almost ...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, ...Drive across the USA in four minutes
United rolls out Travel Options promo with giveaways at three US airports
Sep 3rd, 2009 at 4:00PM: Travelers at the Denver, Washington Dulles and San Francisco Airports got a special surprise today. United Airlines opened its Travel Options by United Spin the Wheel booths at the three hubs, offering flyers the chance to win some pretty cool prizes.
Those who spin the wheel receive freebies for use on future flights, like an upgrade to Economy Plus, Premier Line access at the security ...Go Green in Washington DC's Fairmont
Aug 27th, 2009 at 8:30AM:
Feeling a little drained from your time on the hill? Fear not, brave traveler -- nothing washes the grime from the road off better than a fresh, green hotel. Washington DC's Fairmont, winner of Mayor Adrian Fenty's Environmental Excellence Award, will do just that. Premium visitors can luxuriate in a Lexus Hybrid Living Suite (pictured above and below), an environment meticulously crafted for ...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 ...Watergate to go on the block
Jul 18th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Monument Realty hopes the action on the Watergate Hotel Tuesday will rival what made it famous. The storied property, a monument to our eventual freedom from President Richard Nixon, is set to be auctioned. The real estate developer that bought it five years ago – hoping to restore it – received a foreclosure notice and had to find a buyer. Originally, Monument had its figurative ...Through the Gadling Lens: taking photographs at night
Jun 25th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Recently, I received a note from a friend of mine who'd just returned from a vacation: I just returned from a vacation in which much of our activity was at night. I didn't carry a tripod, and I was dissatisfied with using either the auto setting on the camera (the flash burst overexposed my subjects' faces) or the in-camera "night setting" (the subjects' skin seemed blurry and everything in the ...Layover: Washington DC (Reagan)
Jun 15th, 2009 at 8:30AM: [Today we're launching our Layover series, what will soon become a database of ideas and logistics for your next extended layover. We'll be covering most of the biggest airports in the country and even a few overseas, giving you a great reason to step out instead of staying in during your visit. Check back often over June and July for updates from your favorite layover city.] One of the best ...Museum Junkie: Smithsonian offers real "Night at the Museum"
May 31st, 2009 at 10:00AM: The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., is offering a special weekend tour to coincide with the sure-to-be-hit movie "Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian".
Visitors will learn the real story behind the sites and artifacts featured in the film during the Smithsonian's "Family Weekend in Washington, D.C.", on July 24-26. The weekend starts with a dinner with Amelia Earhart at the ...The new W Hotel in Washington, DC
May 16th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Just steps from the White House, behold the new, the glorious, the totally awesome W Hotel in Washington, DC, opening in July. Yes, you can make reservations now. There are so many jokes I could make about "W in Washington" that I don't know where to start -- I'm just glad they waited until we had a new president so I don't have to. So, what's special about this new hotel? Well. Start with the ...$50bn needed to keep train system from going off the rails
May 1st, 2009 at 4:00PM: The Federal Transportation Administration believes that $50 billion is needed to repair major metropolitan train systems ... and another $5.9 billion a year to maintain them. Railways that need the money, it continues, are in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Together, they carry more than 80 percent of the train passengers in the country ...Photo of the day (4.21.09)
Apr 21st, 2009 at 8:00PM: I have fond memories of the DC subway system, a series of long, ovular tubes that ferry passengers through the nation's capital. In addition to being one of the deepest metro systems on earth, the sweeping brutalist architecture in each station is an awe inspiring sight to behold -- whether or not you're an everyday metro passenger. Today's photo of the day is from a POTD regular, ultraclay!. ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...AirTran cuts flights to VT, nobody cares
Mar 18th, 2009 at 2:00PM: When AirTran's first flight touched down in Burlington almost a year ago, the airline's director for strategic planning and scheduling, John Kirby, said, "This is going to be a home run." I guess that didn't work out. It didn't even last a year. AirTran's nonstop service between Burlington, VT and the Washington, D.C. area is now but a memory "seasonal." The route will now be serviced for around ...100% failure on passport fakes
Mar 15th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Getting a passport, it seems, doesn't have to be difficult. Even with stricter requirements in this post-9/11 travel world, investigators duped passport and postal service employees four out of four times. In one case, the identity of a dead man became a new identity – likewise a five-year-old boy. The route from identity fraud to new passport takes fewer than 10 days. In fact, the ...Budget Travel: Hotel deals at Hotwire
Feb 17th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
How well do you handle the unknown? If you don't have the stomach for it, avoid Hotwire. Now, if you don't mind taking a bit of risk, you can save a fortune by using this website to book your next hotel in the United States (or a limited list of international destinations). I've used Hotwire several times, and the vast majority of my experiences have been great. The one that wasn't (only one) had ...See how the presidents live away from home
Feb 16th, 2009 at 3:00PM: There's more to the presidency than the White House. From Camp David to presidential libraries across the country, there are plenty of portals into the lives of those who have held the most powerful office in the world. In fact, the real insights may come not from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue but from these other homes. A recent article on CNN offers five prime locations. Lincoln's Birthplace: Run by ...
