Israel complains about US travel advisory singling out Israel, not Jordan, for precautions

Israel complains about new US travel advisory

JERUSALEM – Israel is protesting what it says is a biased U.S. warning for American travelers to locate bomb shelters when visiting the Israeli resort of Eilat and not neighboring Jordan.
The travel advisory was issued after rockets hit Israel’s Eilat and Aqaba in Jordan, where one person was killed … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Israel complains about US travel advisory singling out Israel, not Jordan, for precautions.

Maine State Museum hosts exhibit about Maine’s last sardine cannery

Maine State Museum hosts sardine canning exhibit

AUGUSTA, Maine – The last three sardine cans packed at America’s last industrial sardine cannery are on display as part of a new exhibit on display at the Maine State Museum in Augusta.
The museum’s exhibit, “End of the Line…America’s Last Sardine Cannery,” is on view until Sept. 4.
The old …. Read the original article  : Maine State Museum hosts exhibit about Maine’s last sardine cannery.

Detroit Historical Society offers series of ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours this month

Detroit group offers ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours

DETROIT – The Detroit Historical Society is offering a series of “Behind the Scenes” tours this month.
Remaining tours scheduled for August include an Aug. 14 trip to Elmwood Cemetery, an Aug. 21 walking tour of Detroit’s Indian Village neighborhood and an Aug. 28 walking tour of the city’s Corktown …. Source  : Detroit Historical Society offers series of ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours this month.

Michelle Obama travels to Spanish resort island of Mallorca, meets King Juan Carlos

Michelle Obama meets Spain’s king
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain’s king and queen on Sunday at the royal family’s holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.

Mrs. Obama and her daughter arrived at Marivent palace shortly before 1 p.m. and were …. Source article  : Michelle Obama travels to Spanish resort island of Mallorca, meets King Juan Carlos.

US revises Israel travel warning following complaints of bias from Israeli government

US revises Israel travel warning after complaint

WASHINGTON – The State Department has revised its travel warning for Israel after the Israeli government complained it unfairly singled out an Israeli resort.
The department on Tuesday replaced a warning issued just five days ago with a new version that eliminates references to the Red Sea resort of Eilat, [..] Read the original article: here.

On 15th anniversary, Cleveland’s rock museum plans to revisit year Elvis turned 21

Rock hall to mark anniversary with Elvis exhibit

CLEVELAND – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plans to celebrate its 15th birthday with a look back at the year rock’s king turned 21.
An exhibit of photos taken of Elvis Presley in 1956 by Alfred Wertheimer will open Sept. 13 at the hall.
The hall said Tuesday …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : On 15th anniversary, Cleveland’s rock museum plans to revisit year Elvis turned 21.

9/11 museum taking shape in NYC offers visitors a raw experience, impression of vast scale

9/11 museum going up in NYC offers raw experience

NEW YORK – The Sept. 11 museum is taking shape 70 feet below ground, a cavernous space that provides an emotionally raw journey and ends at bedrock where huge surviving remnants and spacial voids reveal the scale of the devastation of what once was the World Trade …. Source article  : 9/11 museum taking shape in NYC offers visitors a raw experience, impression of vast scale.

3 June flights sat on the tarmac for more than 3 hours; no increase in canceled flights

3 United flights had long tarmac delays in June

NEW YORK – Only three flights sat on the tarmac for more than three hours in June compared with nearly 300 a year ago, the government said Tuesday. Airlines didn’t have to cancel more flights to avoid potentially massive fines for those long delays.
All three of the … Read more : 3 June flights sat on the tarmac for more than 3 hours; no increase in canceled flights.

TxDOT seeks callers with drawls, system ‘learning’ to understand voices for travel help line

Drawls welcome: TxDOT tests phone info line

AUSTIN, Texas – That drawl from y’all could help the Texas Department of Transportation update its phone line for travel information.
The agency on Tuesday launched its interactive voice response interface for the Texas Travel Information Line, at 1-800-452-9292.
The new system, for several weeks, will be “learning” to understand voices. …. Original source  : TxDOT seeks callers with drawls, system ‘learning’ to understand voices for travel help line.

Canadian Maritime provinces throw out welcome mat for motorcyclists

Tourism in Atlantic Canada is motorcycle-friendly

PORT HAWKESBURY, Nova Scotia – Riding through a West Coast state three decades ago on a motorcycle, two hungry riders – my wife and I – stopped at a small roadside restaurant and asked for a couple of seats so we could enjoy steaks that were advertised on the chalkboard.
But … Original article on : Canadian Maritime provinces throw out welcome mat for motorcyclists.

Cameron’s postcard to UK holidaymakers: Wish you were here, spending money in Britain

Cameron: Wish you were here, in Britain
LONDON – Prime Minister David Cameron is urging British tourists to spend their vacation in the U.K., helping to spur the country’s fragile economic recovery.

Cameron said Thursday that he’s asked tourism minister John Penrose to work up ideas on how to increase domestic tourism.
Britons made 126 million overnight trips … Original source on Gaea Times at : Cameron’s postcard to UK holidaymakers: Wish you were here, spending money in Britain.

Opportunities abound for volunteering abroad; take some time to pick the program that fits

How to find the right volunteer abroad program

Kathy Boisvert, who teaches preschoolers with special needs near her home in Massachusetts, had never been overseas before she signed up with World Teach, a nonprofit organization that matches volunteer teachers with overseas assignments.
Now Boisvert is spending her third summer at a tiny school in a small community … Read more >>.

NYC on track to host record number of visitors in 2010, breaking 2008 record by half a million

NYC on track for record number of tourists in 2010

NEW YORK – The Big Apple is on track to host a record number of visitors in 2010.
City officials say preliminary data show New York is on course to host 47.5 million tourists and visitors this year. That’s half a million more than the record set …. Original article  : NYC on track to host record number of visitors in 2010, breaking 2008 record by half a million.

Obama taking first family on Gulf vacation, seeking to boost region’s sagging tourism industry

Obama Gulf trip part vacation, part sales pitch

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is taking his family to the Florida Panhandle this weekend.
The trip is billed as part family vacation, part presidential sales pitch, as Obama looks to boost the region’s sagging tourism industry in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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3 kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone from Fla. to Tenn., unbeknownst to their parents

3 kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone to Tenn.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bored on a hot summer day, three Florida youngsters were just sitting around when one sent a text message to another with an adventurous idea.
“Hey do you want to go 2 Tennessee today,” the message read.
“Sure,” the other responded.
Not even old enough to get …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 3 kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone from Fla. to Tenn., unbeknownst to their parents.

Hey, you, in 22A! Pipe down, take a deep breath and relax _ only you can prevent flight misery

Don’t jump! Ways to fly without wanting to scream

NEW YORK – OK, OK, we get it: It’s tough to be a flight attendant.
We get it even more now after Steven Slater’s now-famous “peace out” move. But a little sympathy, please: it’s tough to be a passenger these days, too. There have surely been plenty of [..] Read the original article: here.

Obama takes first family on Gulf vacation with hopes other Americans will do the same

Obama looks to boost Gulf tourism with family trip
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is heeding his own advice to American vacationers, taking his family to the Gulf Coast this weekend to help the sagging tourism industry.
The president will arrive Saturday and spend just over 24 hours in the Panama City, Fla., area, … Read more »»».