Cruise line’s pricing gaffe soaks passengers
Cruise line’s pricing gaffe soaks passengers — When US Airways accidentally listed flights last year for the ridiculously low price of $1.86, the airline honored the mistake — and reaped a public relations windfall. Not so Holland America. (USA Today)
Get ready for holiday air travel — Airlines say they’re prepared for an onslaught of Thanksgiving travelers who may not know that big bottles of shampoo, mouthwash and hairspray are banned from carryon luggage. (AP)
Pentagon travel system hardly being used — The Pentagon that gave taxpayers a $434 hammer and a $600 toilet seat cover now has a half-billion-dollar travel booking system that is bypassed by more than eight in 10 users. (AP)
Hawaii implements strict smoking laws — As many people across the country celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Hawaii became the 14th state to implement a comprehensive no-smoking law. (AP)
Tourists beware: British Virgin Islands bans smoking — Tourists will soon need to watch where they light up in the British Virgin Islands. The British territory’s Legislative Council unanimously approved a smoking ban late Wednesday despite concerns about the effect on tourism in the islands, where visitors are known to smoke more than residents. (AP)
Midwest hotel chain drops CNN over video –
A Midwest hotel chain with several properties in Illinois has pulled CNN and CNN Headline News from its guest rooms and lobbies in response to the cable network’s broadcast of an insurgent video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops. (AP)
Manhattan holiday windows on display — Department stores have begun unveiling their lavish takes on the holiday season, ranging from fantasy worlds of snow, ice and animals to traditional Victorian Christmas scenes. (AP)
In Minnesota, Mall of America is as big as all indoors — Since it opened, the Mall of America has been claiming to be the mall for the entire country. What’s amazing is how well it lives up to its billing. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)