Travel
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Jamaica to seek religious tourism
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica plans to tap into the thriving market for religious-oriented tourism to invigorate the island's sagging economy, government officials and bu...
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Quirky brew pub and pretty parks beckon in Lake County, Ind.Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Brew pubs and microbreweries tend to show up in odd places, such as rehabbed factories and warehouses. There is, after all, that gleaming copper brewing equipment to acc...
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Consider renting an apartment for more in-depth stayMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Maybe seeing Paris, London or Rome from a tour bus window is not your idea of a decent vacation. Or perhaps visiting a Caribbean island without the expense of a hotel an...
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Get a move on with an activity-filled vacationMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was a kid, this was my summer routine: get up, grab a quick bowl of cereal, play outside until lunch; have lunch, swim at the local park district pool and play ou...
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Remember my Alamo car-rental rateMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I would like your help in resolving a problem with a car rental. My wife and I rented an Opel Astra from Alamo on a recent visit to Ireland. When we arrived at th...
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Ohio Web site locates Underground Railroad sites
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- Ohio's Division of Tourism has joined the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in promoting Underground Railroad sites around the state. The Web si...
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Lonely Planet City Guides growing up
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Lonely Planet has long been synonymous with adventurous, no-frills young travelers, but the guidebook company's City Guides are growing up. The revise...
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Washington's famed cherry blossoms expected to peak during festival
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Most of the cherry trees circling the Tidal Basin should be in peak bloom when the National Cherry Blossom Festival begins later this month, according to t...
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Australian theme park operator buys Hawaii attraction
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Australia's biggest theme park owner-operator is taking over the closest thing Hawaii has to an amusement park for residents and tourists. Village Roa...
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Poor economy doesn't mean your vacation is down the drainMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - With the economy on a slow flush to the water reclamation district, vacations might be one of the leisure things families trim this year. Sharp tour operators, resorts a...