Travel News - AP

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire is ramping up efforts to attract out-of-state shoppers for tax-free holiday shopping with a variety of lodging deals that include everything from gift wrapping supplies to a 4 a.m. ride to the mall.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.

NEW YORK - US Airways has signed a codeshare deal with Taca Airlines that will let customers to fly to more destinations in Central and South America next year.

ALBANY, N.Y. - The airline industry says there's no need to interfere with frequent flier programs despite U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer's request for a federal review to protect consumers.

TOKYO - Japan Airlines said Tuesday it obtained government approval to receive up to $1.1 billion in emergency loans aimed at preventing the money-losing company from grounding flights.

AMSTERDAM - An airliner using a 50 percent biofuel mix in one engine has successfully completed a demonstration flight in the Netherlands.

MIAMI - Art Basel in Miami Beach, the international art show and sister event to Art Basel in Switzerland, will take place Dec. 3-6.

CODY, Wyo. - A lack of snow and delays in construction of a new chair lift has pushed back the opening of the Sleeping Giant Ski Area one week to Dec. 4.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Grand Canyon National Park is changing the system for getting backcountry permits.

BRIGHTON, England - ResponsibleTravel.com has stopped offering a carbon offset program for travelers.

NEW YORK - Relais & Chateaux, an association of unique luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, is planning to include more urban hotels.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, N.J. - A new luxury resort is opening on an estate in New Jersey with Sir Richard Branson as a partner.

I have a confession. I have an immense collection of postcards that never reached their intended recipients. Lack of postage, a complete address or even motivation have turned countless scribbled postcards into nothing more than bookmarks in my guidebooks.

MINNEAPOLIS - Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren't going at all.

ALBANY, N.Y. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements.

NEW YORK - Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City.

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

RENO, Nev. - Three more Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts plan to open for the season this week.

NEW YORK - New York City officials say virtually all of the luggage scales at the city's two major airports are accurately calibrated.

WASHINGTON - Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - An Olympic accommodation plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.

SALT LAKE CITY - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is opening for the winter ski season.

NEW YORK - Air Canada has begun trial offers of Internet service onboard some flights between Los Angeles and the cities of Toronto and Montreal.

WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.

MOSCOW - A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached clear water off Antarctica.

DALLAS - Continental Airlines Inc. said it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.

ATLANTA - Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.