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Flights delayed as busy travel week starts
Thick coastal fog shut down one of two runways for arriving planes at Los Angeles International Airport, causing minor delays for passengers at the start of the busy Thanksgiving travel week. (AP)
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The holiday spirit
The holiday travel season is now upon us, although if you were to judge by the shopping mall, it started right after Labor Day. This holiday season, many of you have busy flight schedules with business meetings and reunions with loved ones crowding the calendar. Are you dreading those crowded skies? Feeling grumpy already? James Wysong has a proposal to make your holiday spirit take wing. (James Wysong)
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More travel news
Overbooked flights are holiday’s downside
If you’re flying this week, buckle up. It could be one of your bumpiest trips ever - and that’s before you even set foot on the plane. Above, passengers lined up for security at Logan Airport. (The Boston Globe) (Registration required.)
Delta fined for failing to give flight arrival data
Federal regulators Monday fined Delta Air Lines Inc. $115,000 for failing to respond to customer requests for on-time arrival data of its flights. (AP)
Cruise lines trip Hawaii sailings
Cruise ship port-of-calls to the Big Island are expected to drop by nearly a third next year, depriving the isle of eliminating hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in tourist revenue. (AP)
Rockies ski resorts struggle to open for Thanksgiving
From live Internet camera shots, one can easily glimpse the challenges facing resorts across the Rockies as they struggle to open for the Thanksgiving weekend. Some, including Grand Targhee, Vail Mountain and Steamboat Springs, have postponed start dates. (AP)
Hotels make super settings for memorable movies
Hotels for decades have played starring roles on the big screen. For road warriors who are relaxing this holiday week and looking for a movie rental involving their homes away from home, here’s a list of some in which hotels — real and imaginary — play prominently. (USA Today)
Today’s Travel Blogs
First impressions Airbus 380
Last week I had a chance to get a close look at the new Airbus 380 when it landed to fanfare at Orlando. I was expecting an airplane that would change the experience of flying. What I discovered when the plane landed at Orlando and the doors swung open was an aircraft that will not be changing the flying experience, but will certainly change the logistics and problems of flight for everyone. (Tripso Traveler)
Which hotel noise annoys you the most
People in the next room quarreling or partying, according to a just-released survey commissioned by the AmericInn chain. The survey of about 2,000 randomly-selected consumers found that about 40% of those who’ve been bothered by hotel noise cited loud arguments and parties; a third said they were disturbed by overly vocal passionate couples. (Hotel Hotsheet)
OMG! Through Orlando TSA line in less than 5 minutes
This is supposed to be the busiest week for travel in the history of the aviation industry. Oh, sorry. I’ve been reading too many of my favorite travel columnists. Make that just super-darned busy. Or is it? I just zipped through the TSA line in Orlando in less than five minutes. (Elliott.org)
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