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Fly and cry: Babies divide air travelers
March 17, 2010You're stuck in a cramped metal tube with hundreds of strangers for hours, when it invariably happens: A baby starts screaming and the passengers' collective blood pressure seems to rise along with the decibel level.
9 taken to hospital after complaining about odor on plane
March 17, 2010Nine people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after complaining of a foul odor aboard a US Airways flight in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the airline.
List ranks best, deadliest U.S. roads
March 17, 2010Before you take a road trip this summer, check out which routes could make your journey a smooth one and which ones have the potential for trouble.
Illness forces early return for cruise ship
March 17, 2010The Celebrity Mercury cruise ship is returning to port a day early and delaying its next sailing to address an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that sickened 350 passengers. The outbreak is the third consecutive outbreak on the ship in a month.
Pilots who overflew airport drop appeal
March 17, 2010The Northwest Airlines pilots who lost their licenses after overflying their Minneapolis destination last year have dropped their appeal, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.
Hemingway's home gets literary honor
March 17, 2010The Key West, Florida, home where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for nearly a decade was designated a Literary Landmark on Sunday.
What hotels will do for a good review
March 17, 2010At a time when properties from the largest chains to bed-and-breakfasts are engaging in a practice known as reputation management, the latest tools of the trade are you, their guests.
Continental cuts back on free food
March 17, 2010Continental Airlines will discontinue offering free food to economy-class passengers on the majority of its domestic flights in the United States and Canada and on flights to some leisure destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean, the airline announced Monday.
Paperless boarding takes off at United
March 17, 2010More air travelers may soon be scanning their smartphones instead of paper slips at airport gates.
A last winter hurrah
March 17, 2010If your kids were mesmerized by the Winter Olympics and clamoring for a snowy getaway, it's not too late, or too expensive.
