Exploding backpack kills man on Vegas strip
Exploding backpack kills man on Vegas strip — A backpack exploded in a parking garage attached to a Las Vegas hotel early Monday, killing a man who had picked it up and injuring another person, authorities said. (AP)
Tripso Traveler: Aboriginals of the Tiwi Islands — A 16-minute flight from Darwin takes visitors to another land — an Aboriginal land, ruled by its own tribal council much like a Native American reservation. This island culture, separated from the mainland for thousands of years has retained much of its original and unique Aboriginal customs. (Charles Leocha on Tripso)
Official: No survivors in Kenya Airways jet crash — None of the 114 people aboard a Kenya Airways flight survived its crash into a thick mangrove swamp over the weekend, an official said Monday after returning from the water-filled crater left by the plane. (AP)
Air Canada a blueprint for airline industry? — Selling bulk travel to individual customers is just one of a half-dozen innovations by Air Canada in recent years that have U.S. rivals glancing northward to monitor their acceptance by travelers. Once a lumbering money-loser, it’s now a profitable pioneer, finding new ways to sell passengers only the services and amenities they want and nothing more. (USA Today)
8-hour ordeal left fliers hungry, angry — For more than eight hours, nearly 200 passengers sat in an American Airlines Boeing 757 jet on the tarmac in Midland, Texas. Their flight last month from Phoenix to Dallas had been diverted because of bad weather in the Dallas area. (USA Today)
The Godmothers — Naming a cruise ship used to be the prerogative of royalty or ship owners’ wives, but not any more. Today, it’s all about maximizing publicity. Cruise lines have gone Hollywood, recruiting actresses, supermodels and other famous faces to serve as ship-launching “godmothers.” One cruise line has even taken the “American Idol” approach and put the choice to the public. It’s an offer some celebs can’t refuse. (Anita Dunham-Potter on Tripso)
American Airlines pilots seek 30.5% raise — American Airlines pilots asked the company Thursday for a 30.5% pay raise plus signing bonuses, which union leaders said would make up for pay cuts that the employees accepted in 2003. (AP)
Deals offered to lure tourists to Alaska in spring — Two-for-one deals and other discounts are being offered at two of Alaska’s most popular national parks in a pitch to get visitors to consider the land of the midnight sun in springtime. (AP)
National park entry fees could rise over next 3 summers — Entrance fees are due to rise at national parks over the next three summers, though a public outcry over specific increases could cause the government to reconsider. (AP)
Mount Rainier National Park reopens — Six months after November floods ravaged the main road in this park in the Washington Cascades — along with campgrounds, trails and the wild country in general — the way to Mount Rainier’s main visitor center reopened Saturday. (AP)
Carrie Charney, Christopher Elliott, John Frenaye, Charles Leocha, Marge Purnell, Valerie Schneider, Mary Staley, Stephanus Surjaputra, Richard Wong.
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