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Orbitz: Christmas the busiest travel week of 2009

December 15, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Christmas is expected to be the busiest travel week of 2009, according to Orbitz. The busiest weeks: Christmas July 4th Thanksgiving Third week of June First week of August The list is based on air

Provision would let Amtrak passengers carry guns in checked baggage

December 15, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org News Wire Passengers could soon bring firearms in their packed luggage on Amtrak trains under a provision included in the Senate’s massive year-end spending bill. “This is an important victory for sportsmen and gun

BTS: Rate of Flight Delays Increases in October

December 15, 2009 Special to The Travel Trolley

Flights operated by the nation’s largest airlines arrived on time at a lower rate this past October than in either October of last year or in September 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Provision would let Amtrak passengers carry guns in checked baggage

December 15, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Passengers could soon bring firearms in their packed luggage on Amtrak trains under a provision included in the Senate’s massive year-end spending bill.

WDW monorail passengers stranded after power failure

December 13, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Hundreds of Walt Disney World monorail passengers were stranded for hours following a power outage early this morning, according to published reports.

TripAdvisor says Mexican city top upcoming destination for 2010

December 9, 2009 The Travel Trolley

A new “reading of the tea leaves” by TripAdvisor’s TravelCast indicates Troncones, Mexico, is the top emerging hot spot for 2010.

Survey: Leisure travel could increase in 2010

December 8, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Good news for the travel sector. A new survey from TripAdvisor reveals that 41 percent of Americans are looking to spend more on leisure travel in 2010 than they did in 2009.

Pearl Harbor visit a moving one

December 8, 2009 The Travel Trolley

It was a typical Sunday morning in Hawaii. But just before 8 a.m. 68 years ago, the serene morning quickly turned hellish.

Pearl Harbor visit a moving one

December 7, 2009 The Travel Trolley

It was a typical Sunday morning in Hawaii. But just before 8 a.m. 68 years ago, the serene morning quickly turned hellish.

Ga. legislators: Amend state constitution to stop federal takeover of health care

December 3, 2009 Caboose Chronicle

A pair of state legislators are proposing an amendment to the state constitution they say will “protect individuals’ right to make their own health care choices.”