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Cobb County faces lawsuit over pedestrian bridge

July 13, 2016 Express Telegraph

Cobb County faces a lawsuit over a bridge that is to connect the new Atlanta Braves stadium with the Cobb Galleria.

Sightseers’ Delight officially launches

July 9, 2016 Special to Express Telegraph

Sightseers’ Delight, a site aimed at capturing the history and charm of roadside attractions, has officially launched. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, an Atlanta-based content services provider, aims to collect and curate content about places where historical events large and small happened. This site will also profile historic and charming roadside attractions, oddities and destinations that many outlets no longer cover. The new site will build off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which

Eight airlines selected to fly to Cuba

July 8, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

Eight U.S. airlines have been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin scheduled flights to Havana.

What should the dress code be for fliers?

July 7, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

More than one in five travelers (21 percent) say airlines have the right to ask passengers to change their attire before boarding a plane.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

TSA, American Airlines testing new screening technology

July 7, 2016 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines, through a joint initiative, will install new screening technology, including automated security screening lanes and computed tomography (CT) scanners, at select American Airlines hubs nationwide this fall.

Railroad Rendezvous returns to Southern Museum in July

July 7, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will hold its popular Railroad Rendezvous event on July 16.

National Museum of Funeral History opens exhibit on saints

July 6, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

The National Museum of Funeral History in Houston has opened a new exhibit exploring the lives and deaths of the Popes.

Museum of the American Revolution to open in April 2017

July 6, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

The new Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is set to open its doors on April 19.

Busy July 4 travel expected

July 1, 2016 Todd DeFeo

Nearly 43 million Americans are expected to travel this Independence Day weekend, AAA predicts.

More people visiting the Peach State, 2015 numbers reveal

July 1, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

Roughly 102.4 million people visited Georgia in 2015. That is an increase of 3.7 percent from a year earlier, the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism division said.