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| • Got steak? Airports improve dining experience |
 Forget soggy pizza and greasy burgers. Airport terminals are the new frontier for high-quality cuisine.
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| • Finding the best restaurants on the road |
| The best way to find a good meal on the road: Eat where the locals eat. |
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| • Kid menus go beyond chicken nuggets |
 More young kids are chowing down in sophisticated environs. And chefs are welcoming them with healthier offerings, more interesting kids' menus and smaller portions.
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| • Reposition yourself for great cruise deals |
 Travelers ready for a voyage on the high seas can book a cruise without sinking their savings accounts. It's reposition season, meaning you can find deals for as little as $35 per day.
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| • Flying to a college football game? Score a deal |
 Smell the tailgate party — it's college football season. But if you're flying in for a game, you might be headed for a headache.
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| • Actress forgoes first class to be with pooch |
 Actress Minka Kelly reportedly gave up her first-class seat for takeoff and landing in order to be with her dog, Chewie.
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| • Seattle's Cruise West says it's getting new owners |
| A small Seattle-based cruise line known for its Alaska voyages said it is restructuring with new ownership and has suspended all new bookings and temporarily closed its reservations center. |
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| • BA's OpenSkies offers money-back guarantee |
| OpenSkies, an all-business class airline owned by British Airways, thinks customers will love its luxury service so much it's offering a money-back guarantee. |
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| • Nebraska offers foreign-language tourism Web pages |
| State officials want foreign tourists to know there's more to Nebraska than fields of corn and soybeans along Interstate 80. |
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| • Slater agrees to mental-health evaluation |
| Case for former JetBlue flight attendant, famous for a meltdown and an exit down an emergency chute, adjourned until Oct. 19. |
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| • FBI probing bomb hoax on L.A.-bound plane |
 The FBI on Wednesday was trying to determine whether a passenger staged a bomb hoax that prompted a search of a Thai Airways jetliner at Los Angeles International Airport.
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| • Ryanair CEO: Get rid of co-pilots to save cash |
 Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has a new idea to save money: Get rid of co-pilots on planes.
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| • Jersey shore bumper sticker disses visitors |
 First it was Bennies, then Shoobies. Now there's another derogatory nickname for summer tourists who visit the Jersey shore: FOOTs.
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| • Newsweek: Tasmania reinvents itself as tourist haven |
| Until recently, there wasn’t much to find in Tasmania beyond an awe-inspiring coastal landscape. But over the past year, this former site of infamous penal colonies has evolved into a shining port of call. And the new Tasmania is more than just another set of five-star hotels; it’s the perfect blend of luxury and down-to-earth practicality. |
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| • Monte Carlo replaces Lance Burton with dance crew |
 The Monte Carlo casino-resort has replaced longtime Las Vegas Strip headline magician Lance Burton with a hip-hop dance crew, hotel officials announced Tuesday.
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| • Historic sites go beyond glorifying great men |
| Thomas Jefferson's clothes and linens didn't get pressed on their own, and the meals for his lavish parties didn't cook themselves. |
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| • Michigan shows off toys in 'Batteries Not Included' |
| The Michigan Historical Museum is opening a new exhibit of old toys called "Batteries Not Included." |
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| • Funny photos from travelers' travel adventures |
| Msnbc.com readers share funny photos from their globe-trotting adventures. |
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| • Report: China finds airline pilots faked resumes |
| Chinese officials have found that 200 pilots falsified their flying histories, with more than half of them working for the parent company of an airline involved in China's worst plane crash in several years, a report said Monday, citing the head of the civil aviation administration. |
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| • At Mesa Verde, ancient history is cool |
 In southwest Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park, it's easy to wonder what family life must have been like for the ancient Puebloan families who lived in these amazing cliff dwellings.
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| • Happy trails for Colorado's Buckskin Joe |
 It's happy trails for Buckskin Joe, the replica Old West town that served as a setting for Westerns that include "True Grit" and "White Buffalo."
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| • Toilet tours a new movement in Berlin |
| For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences. |
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| • Travelers on board for paperless boarding |
 Don't disconnect your printer just yet. While some tech-savvy passengers may be ready for it, experts say paperless boarding won’t be successful until it is both reliable and universal.
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