Travel
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Earn up to 20,000 miles through United VacationsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - United Vacations is offering vacationers up to 20,000 bonus Mileage Plus miles when booking and traveling on multiple vacation packages to any United Vacations destinati...
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Savannah showcases musical talent in kid-friendly festivalDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - After countless "Sesame Street on Ice" shows, I was jazzed to experience a real music festival again as I hit the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans: Smashing Pumpki...
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Korean courtesy requires special scrutinyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - While dining in an upscale Seoul restaurant, a well-dressed, middle-aged gentleman at an adjoining table suddenly let out a very loud belch. I automatically averted my e...
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Make a list, check it twice, during holidaysDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Surrounded by mounds of paperwork with the day closing in on me, I sat at my desk making note of what to do next in the order of importance. This happened a long time ag...
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Hotwire refuses rain check for hotel in storm's pathDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. What happens when you've already paid for a hotel room but you can't stay in it? I recently booked a weekend at The Ocean Club Beach Resort in Palm Beach, Fla., t...
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Patience is definitely a virtue for delayed fliersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week, on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco, I sat in front of a mother traveling with her 2-year-old daughter. The flight was delayed because of bad weather an...
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Crime hurting tourism in New Orleans
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Amid misperceptions about New Orleans 27 months after Hurricane Katrina, the cold hard fact of a crime wave is creating headaches for tourism officials. J...
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Reach for the clouds at Whistler Canadian ski area will host 2010 Winter OlympicsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The old adage "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" certainly applies to the folks who created British Columbia's Whistler Ski Area. In 1960, four skiing fanat...
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Go down South for straight up fantastic fireworksDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - You can shoo the excess relatives out of the house by telling them you have to get ready for your fantastic New Year's Eve, Day and beyond family excursion. Tell Uncle F...
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Get United miles by joining online DVD-rental servicesDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - If you've been holding off joining an online DVD-rental service, such as Netflix or Blockbuster, here's an additional incentive: earn up to 4,000 United Airlines Mileage...