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United Airlines and Continental Airlines now charge $150, up from the previous $100, to change a non-refundable ticket on a domestic route. International tickets are now $150-$250, if they can be changed at all (some international fares are "you buy it you fly it"). And some international fares can be changed only before or only […]

Last we heard, naked vacations were the newest hotness. Now The New York Times says at least one beach town isn’t getting in on the latest vacation “trend.” So if the idea of cavorting nekkid with other tourists isn’t your idea of fun, perhaps you’ll be more comfortable in Long Beach, New Jersey.
The beach town […]

A few weeks ago, rumors were swirling that Skybus could come soaring back to life. And the Columbus Dispatch reported that the carrier’s assets, including its valuable operating certificate, were being shopped around. But as it turns out, no one wants them.
Airline chief Mike Hodge says nobody’s even bid on his company’s future aircraft orders, […]

Want to pay to watch a room full of people sitting in a room, scratching their heads because they’ve got lice? Now you can! An exhibition at the Museum of Bat Yam near Tel Aviv has just that.
Although it sounds totally random, and not exactly enticing, there is some reasoning behind this bizarre display. The […]

A separatist group occupied the Iolani Palace in Honolulu yesterday, closing the landmark to tourists to protest the “occupation” of Hawaii by the United States. The peaceful demonstration by the Hawaiian Kingdom Government lasted about eight hours, and no arrests were made.
The group says it wants to reestablish the Iolani Palace as the seat of […]

Does the guy or gal who spots you running to the bus stop deserve a little somethin’ extra for holding the door open for you? Drivers of peseros, or microbuses, in Mexico City are demanding a little gratuity on top of the two-peso ($0.20) tickets to pay for gas and other repairs.
Fare hikes were applied […]

“The Today Show” publicity stunt/geography lesson that is “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” continued today with a stop in Istanbul. We’ll give Meredith Vieira a pass on her claim that “New Zealand is on a submerged continent” and instead focus on the cool info that Lauer had on Turkey, where tourism has doubled […]

Barcelona’s nightlife is notoriously hot and there is something to satisfy even the most professional partiers. But there are so many events happening simultaneously you can easily get overwhelmed and find yourself where many young travelers do: Running the Las Ramblas strip and eventually sharing pints with other foreigners at the the Old City’s Travel […]