Cruise West to Refurbish Spirit of Yorktown With New Suites and Upgrades (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cruise West, the leader in small-ship cruising, will refurbish and upgrade the 138-guest Spirit of Yorktown in fall 2007. Four Balcony category cabins will be created that will include private teak-floored balconies with enough room for a cafe table and chairs for two....more...Air tourist fatalities fail to discourage travelers (Anchorage Daily News)
Cruise ship passengers are still eagerly boarding flightseeing aircraft despite crashes this summer that have killed 10 people. The accidents have federal investigators taking a close look at Alaska operations....more... Report: Heavy winds preceded Alaska plane crash (KGW Portland)
Federal investigators said heavy winds were whipping a sightseeing plane in Alaska just before it crashed last week, killing members of a Tualatin family....more... New book: 'Where to Go When' (AP via Yahoo! News)
New book: 'Where to Go When'...more... Hollywood's fall highlights (AP via Yahoo! News)
Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release):...more... We've come a long way (USA Today)
From online booking and paperless tickets to those frustrating TSA screening lines, the travel landscape has shifted dramatically over the past quarter-century....more... Railroad whistle stop service opens doors to Chugach trails (Alaska Journal of Commerce)
Whistle stop railroad service is now up and running in Chugach National Forest, part of a multi-million dollar effort to make Alaska's great outdoors more accessible to everyone....more... Getting the word out on Bay Bridge closure over Labor Day weekend (San Francisco Chronicle)
By now, probably everyone west of the Rockies and south of Nome, Alaska, has heard that the Bay Bridge is going to be closed over Labor Day weekend. If they haven't picked up one of the 600,000 glossy color brochures, then they've probably seen the message... ...more... Help! For Your Trip (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
PENNSYLVANIA Wright's Duncan House opens after relocation A relocated Frank Lloyd Wright home built in the 1950s now welcomes overnight guests with 21st-century necessities - including a microwave and a wireless Internet connection....more... |