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Airline Tarmac Rule Takes Effect

April 29, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Image courtesy U.S. DOT The Travel Trolley ATLANTA – Airlines can no longer keep passengers waiting on the tarmac for extended periods of time, under a new rule that took effect today. “Airline passengers deserve to be treated fairly, and this new rule will require airlines to respect the rights of their customers,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. Under the rule, airlines can only keep passengers waiting on the tarmac for

SOUTH PITTSBURG — From the line in Cornbread Alley the smell was sweet.

Greetings from the National Cornbread Festival

April 24, 2010 The Travel Trolley

‘See Rock City’

April 21, 2010 The Travel Trolley

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. – “See Rock City.” This famous slogan was painted everywhere, from billboards to the roofs of barns, making it one of the more wildly-successful advertising campaigns in history, helping to draw droves of tourists to this unique outdoor attraction. Garnet Carter and his wife, Frieda, worked on a housing development overlooking what is today Rock City. The attraction started when Frieda Carter built a walkway and rock garden for the people living

Volcano costs airlines $1.7 billion

April 21, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated that the Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue through Tuesday — six days after the initial eruption. For a three-day period (17-19 April), when disruptions were greatest, lost revenues reached $400 million per day. “Lost revenues now total more than $1.7 billion for airlines alone. At the worst, the crisis impacted 29 percent of global aviation and affected 1.2 million passengers a

Finalists set for National Cornbread Cook-Off

April 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

This weekend’s 14th Annual National Cornbread Festival features an action-packed lineup, highlighted by the National Cornbread Cook-Off.

National parks waive entrance fees this week

April 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

This week is as good as any to visit a National Park – perhaps better, considering the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees as part of National Park Week. The promotion, which kicked off Saturday, runs through Sunday. The NPS is waiving the fees at all 392 parks nationwide. “National Park Week is an invitation to the American public to come visit their national parks,” Jon Jarvis, director of the National Park Service, said