June 2014 – Sightseers' Delight

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway takes a trip back in time through North Georgia mountains

June 25, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway has been ferrying tourists and railfans between Blue Ridge, Ga., and the Georgia-Tennessee state line since 1998. The heritage railroad train departs from the historic 1906 Louisville & Nashville Railroad depot in downtown Blue Ridge and treks northward for an hour, providing riders with a beautiful view of the scenic North Georgia landscape.

Atlanta a ‘second-rate’ city, former executive says

June 21, 2014 Todd DeFeo

Boston is in the running for the 2024 Olympics, but could the city pull off the games?

Southern Museum to Host Second Annual Railroad Rendezvous on July 26

June 20, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will celebrate railroads and their unique history during the second annual Railroad Rendezvous this July.

Four surviving copies of Magna Carta to come together

June 15, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta will come together for what organizers say is the first time ever as part of the 800th anniversary celebration of the declaration. Two of the copies are housed at the British Library in London, a third is in Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln and the fourth in Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury.

TripAdvisor: San Francisco is the most expensive U.S. city to visit this summer

June 14, 2014 The Travel Trolley

San Francisco is the most expensive U.S. city for 2014 summer travel, while Las Vegas holds its claim as the most affordable U.S. spot for the fourth consecutive year of the report, according to TripAdvisor’s new TripIndex Cities cost comparison study.

Priceline buying OpenTable

June 14, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The Priceline Group Inc. is buying OpenTable for $103 per share in an all cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion.

World-renowned Lego Exhibition Builds its Way To London

June 13, 2014 The News Market

Tickets are now on sale for the limited season of exhibition The Art of the Brick – over 75 artworks created by US artist Nathan Sawaya, using more than a million Lego bricks – at London’s Old Truman Brewery this autumn.

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AAA: Two-thirds of Americans want feds to spend more on infrastructure

June 13, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Two-thirds of Americans (68 percent) believe the federal government should invest more than it does now on roads, bridges and mass transit systems, according to a new AAA survey.

Fence on Paris’ famous ‘Locks of Love’ bridge collapses

June 10, 2014 The Travel Trolley

A section of fencing on Paris’ famous Pont des Arts collapsed Sunday evening under the weight of thousands of locks. Lovers, according to tradition, attach locks to the fencing then throw the key into the River Seine below, a sign their true love will never fade.

United changes frequent flyer program to reward based on spending, not miles

June 10, 2014 The Travel Trolley

United Airlines today announced that members of its MileagePlus program will earn award miles based on their ticket price rather than distance flow. The change, which takes effect next year, mirrors a change Delta Air Lines made to its frequent flier program earlier this year.