Mar 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Smaller airports may have trouble supporting the needs of large airlines, but smaller carriers are filling in the gaps. Direct Air, for example, moved into Toledo to connect those Ohioans with Myrtle Beach, SC and Punta Gorda, FL – at dirt cheap prices. And, everyone knows that Toledo is a hotbed of trendsetters ... While these smaller airlines do provide service from local airports, saving ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Mar 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Smaller airports may have trouble supporting the needs of large airlines, but smaller carriers are filling in the gaps. Direct Air, for example, moved into Toledo to connect those Ohioans with Myrtle Beach, SC and Punta Gorda, FL – at dirt cheap prices. And, everyone knows that Toledo is a hotbed of trendsetters ... While these smaller airlines do provide service from local airports, saving ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of January 24-30
Jan 30th, 2009 at 6:00PM: When it comes to finding places to stay, this week has turned up several options from national parks to a person's backyard.
For the budget conscious traveler, Alison offers a new idea in her post Out: couch. In: tent. Instead of looking for a couch for a sleeping arrangement, there's another network where travelers can find a place to pitch a tent--like a person's backyard. If staying in ...Budget Travel: Detroit
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Jan 26th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
Editor's note: Today's Budget Travel post comes from guest contributor David Landsel, editor of the New York Post's travel section.
Summary Detroit is a place of big doings. Everything it has ever done, it has done spectacularly, from meteoric rise to the total cratering that has left the city half empty, more than sixty years after the unstoppable decline began. But the Motor City, the land ...Casinos offering travel deals in U.S. gambling spots
Jan 25th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Here at Gadling, Grant gave the scoop about Las Vegas's economic woes last September. Gambling was down 16% from the previous year this past November, according to Steve Stephens, the Travel Editor for the Columbus Dispatch. The downturn has not just been in Vegas. This past week, I heard on the radio that Donald Trump's casino company in Atlantic City is in danger of bankruptcy if the economy ...The Incorrigible City: Detroit
Jan 12th, 2009 at 9:00AM: I've spent the better part of ten years around the city of Detroit, but except for brief forays into the city for DEMF or to visit St. Andrew's Hall, have been too shy to spend much time downtown. To many of us metropolitan folk, Detroit is trouble. Dirt, crime, poverty, empty buildings and dilapidation, while not really that prevalent downtown, is what many people come to view the city as, and ...Who Wins and Who Loses in Delta-Northwest Merger?
Nov 6th, 2008 at 10:00AM: Gadling has been closely following the merger between air travel giants Delta and Northwest Airlines. The marriage of the two carriers was recently approved by the Department of Justice. But what does this mean for the people on the ground and in the air? Aside from seeing new color schemes on the staff and aircraft, there are all those frequent flier miles Northwest patrons have been saving. ...Detroit airport renovates
Sep 8th, 2008 at 9:30AM: Most people don't know that Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) has two terminals, the McNamara terminal controlled by Northwest Airlines and various Skyteam partners and the Smith terminal, home to the other stragglers including United and Spirit. The reason that few people know about Smith is that it's kind of a dump. Anyone who has flown through the terminal in the last five years has been horrified at ...Northwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:30AM: Visitors to an air show at Dayton Int'l Airport got more excitement than they paid for when a Northwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on the runway during the festivities. The flight originated in Tampa and was bound for Detroit. The crew decided to land when one of the computers connected to an engine failed. The pilot landed at the nearest airport, which happened to be ...Autopalooza August is part of Michigan's Year of the Car
May 25th, 2008 at 11:40AM: As pointed out in this article in the Detroit Free Press, this summer marks the 100th birthday of the Model T AND the beginnings of General Motors Corporation.
Just think what a difference 100 years have made in car travel. Even though gas prices have jumped tremendously, Detroit would be a fun place to celebrate the car. Detroit could use some tourist dollars besides and Autopalooza August, the ...Detroit's new casinos: The Motor City Casino
Apr 30th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Most people don't think of Detroit when they think of a tourist destination. The city has suffered considerably in the last century – much of the population has moved into the outlying suburbs, crime has surged and empty buildings dot its cold, Michigan skyline. The last several years have brought significant effort to revitalize the downtown area, however. Led by reconstruction of the ...Detroit's new casinos: The MGM Grand
Apr 13th, 2008 at 10:00AM: Most people don't think of Detroit when they think of a tourist destination. The city has suffered considerably in the last century – much of the population has moved into the outlying suburbs, crime has surged and empty buildings dot its cold, Michigan skyline. The last several years have brought significant effort to revitalize the downtown area, however. Led by reconstruction of the ...Eye-opening ruins (but in Detroit?)
Jan 22nd, 2008 at 9:00AM: There's a trove of clubs that go out and explore urban ruins. And if you really think about it, there's no better place to do that than in Detroit, a city that has been in constant decay for decades (yeah yeah they always seem to have some sort of revitalization project going on). Two especially interesting, abandoned structures in Detroit happens to be the Michigan Central Station and the Detroit ...Detroit is on the list of must see places
Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:30AM: Yesterday when I was at a friend's house for Christmas dinner, I was talking to a friend of my friend about Detroit. She used to live there and said that when people told her there was nothing to do in this city, she took issue. She found there was plenty to do and, as it turns out, she has company in her thinking. The New York Times has come out with a list of 58 places to see in 2008. Detroit is ...A Greyhound bus Thanksgiving travel adventure
Nov 21st, 2007 at 4:15PM: When we walked into the Greyhound bus station in downtown Columbus today a little after 12 pm to buy my dad a one-way ticket to Cincinnati, he asked my daughter if she'd ever been to the station. "Nooo," she said, her voice implying disdain, as if, why in the world would she ever have the reason to go there. My daughter is 15, so you can imagine. It's the way they talk.
My son, who is 5, ...New Nonstop Service Between Detroit and Beijing
Oct 2nd, 2007 at 7:00AM: Get your dose of cultural China now, before its all gobbled up by the West. According to the Detroit Free Press, March of '09 marks the beginning of new non-stop service between the Motor City and China's capital on China Southern Airlines. This means fewer connections, better access to Asian routes and a fun trip over the arctic circle. Furthermore, as a member of the Skyteam Alliance, those ...Excuse Me, Sister, But Are You Hiding Something Under Your Habit?
Sep 21st, 2007 at 2:10PM:
Flickr user cjdavis snapped this shot in the Detroit airport yesterday. He writes, "This was captured as I collected my things from airport security (Detroit Metro Concourse A). I think of it as something like a Rorschach test. Is an elderly Catholic nun being frisked by a Muslim security agent the celebration of blind justice? Or is it simply an admission of absurdity?" I barely even noticed ...Photo of the Day (7/4/07)
Jul 4th, 2007 at 10:54PM: For some reason or another Moody75 just got around to tossing this shot into our Gadling Flickr pool. Without the tags I probably wouldn't have guessed this was taken at DTW airport in Detroit. What strikes me the most is the number of people in wheelchairs the photographer managed to capture. From the movement to the colors, I'd say it is a pretty gnarly shot. ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of October 29
Nov 3rd, 2006 at 11:18PM: The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived at last. An unforgettable week... The most amazing things in blogging history, right here, now... It's Gadling's Take Five!!! A little too dramatic? I agree. Let's just get to what you missed. 5. Star Locator: Here's a gear piece for all camp-loving individuals who like to stare off into starry nights, but have trouble finding popular ...Most Dangerous U.S. Cities
Oct 30th, 2006 at 11:12PM: Here's a news story I'd like to first dedicate to my father who seems to lose his wits any time I mention travel overseas. Sure the places I go aren't always high traffic areas or flooded by tourists, but that doesn't necessarily classify them as dangerous. What I'm really trying to say is you can be smiley and friendly anywhere you go, but just watch your back as well. And to my father who I'm ...One Hundred Very Angry U.S. Cities
Aug 22nd, 2006 at 7:35PM: Why this list of angry U.S. cities makes me laugh - I don't know? Could it be that Orlando, the very home of Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Mickey Mouse ranks number one for some bizarre reason? Maybe it's because my city (Tampa, FL) ranks 12 and the near by St. Petersburg, FL comes in second? So my first question is this - what's up with all the anger Florida? World Hum points readers to a fine ...
