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US Interior chief to designate Connecticut River watershed for conservation, recreation HARTFORD, Conn. - The Connecticut River watershed is to be recognized as the first in the United States to be dedicated for conservation and recreation. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will lead a ceremony Thursday in Hartford. He will name the Connecticut River watershed as the nation's Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-24 08:31:35

All entrances to Yellowstone open, and Dunraven Pass set to open in time for holiday weekend YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park is ready for another summer season. All park entrances are open, and the road over Dunraven Pass linking Canyon Village and Tower Fall is scheduled to open on Friday morning. Also set to open Friday is the Beartooth Highway, which... Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-24 08:31:33

Southwest agrees to pay $100 million to allow international flights at Houston's Hobby Airport Southwest Airlines Co. promises to pay for $100 million in airport improvements so that it can launch international flights from Houston's Hobby Airport. With the Southwest pledge, Houston Mayor Annise Parker endorsed the expansion of Hobby, which is smaller but closer to downtown than Bush Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 20:06:13

War of 1812: Bicentennial events, historic sites in many places, but what was the war about? NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pity the War of 1812. Its bicentennial is at hand and events are planned for all over North America, from Canada and the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic and the South. But good luck finding someone who can explain in 10 words or less what the war was about. Some historians see... Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 20:06:12

Giant bull head off interstate draws South Dakota tourists into quirky roadside sculpture park MONTROSE, S.D. - Cartoonlike buzzards wielding a knife and fork, anvil and oversized mallet might seem like an odd way to welcome tourists, but Porter Sculpture Park is no typical roadside attraction. The vultures representing reincarnated politicians are just a few of the more than 40 quirky Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 12:16:02

Father-son trip proves to be a great combination to find inspiration in marvels of Madrid MADRID - "Hey dad, listen! The music of 'Un Chien Andalou,'" my son Corneel said casually, as we wandered the maze of hallways that make up the Reina Sofia museum. Spain's Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali produced this masterpiece of European surrealism in 1929, but while I knew about the film's Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 12:16:01

Buffett performs at the grand opening of the Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant in Biloxi BILOXI, Miss. - The Margaritaville Casino is open. And it's already getting rave reviews. Pascagoula native Jimmy Buffett came home Tuesday and opened Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant in Biloxi. Buffett played for nearly an hour, sharing songs and memories of growing up on the Gulf Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 12:16:00

Trans-Atlantic flight diverted to Maine airport after passenger claims implanted device BANGOR, Maine - Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger travelling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about possible terrorism. There is no evidence the plane was Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 12:16:00

More than 1,600 US museums to open doors for free to military families throughout the summer WASHINGTON - More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010. The expanded Blue Star Museums initiative was announced Tuesday at the Metropolitan Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 12:15:59

Giant bull head off interstate draws South Dakota tourists into quirky roadside sculpture park MONTROSE, S.D. - Cartoonlike buzzards wielding a knife and fork, anvil and oversized mallet might seem like an odd way to welcome tourists, but Porter Sculpture Park is no typical roadside attraction. The vultures representing reincarnated politicians are just a few of the more than 40 quirky... Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 12:15:58

Cables allowing hikers access to Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome to open Friday YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - The cables allowing hikers access to the summit of Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome will be set in place this week. Park officials say the metal cables on the mountain's steep granite shoulder will be up on Friday, weather permitting. The 17-mile trail Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:43

Astrodome, abandoned in 2008, fades in shadow of modern stadium as Houston decides its fate HOUSTON - The Astrodome was once the envy of other cities, a fully air conditioned facility with a translucent roof that kept out the heat and humidity, gave synthetic grass its name, made Houston a sports entertainment destination and sparked the imaginations of baseball lovers, concert-goers Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:43

Female pilot for Brazilian airline tosses passenger off flight for making sexist remarks SAO PAULO - A Brazilian airline says one of its female pilots tossed a passenger off a flight because he was making sexist comments about women flying planes. Trip Airlines says in a Tuesday statement the pilot ejected the man before takeoff as he made loud, sexist comments upon learning the Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:42

Statue of Liberty visitors now get a free audio tour with the ferry ticket NEW YORK, N.Y. - Visitors to the Statue of Liberty can now get a free audio tour with their ferry tickets. The National Park Service says audio tours will soon be included with the purchase of a ferry ticket to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. On Liberty Island, a 30-minute audio tour Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:41

LA museum will rock out June 24 when artist Heizer's 340-ton boulder artwork is unveiled LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A rockin' good time is planned next month when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulls the covers off artist Michael Heizer's latest creation -- a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it's floating in mid-air. The gigantic work titled "Levitated Mass" will be Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:41

SD tourism staff learn about Lakota culture, Pine Ridge reservation during diversity training KYLE, S.D. - As summer tourism season kicks off in South Dakota this weekend, staff from several of the state's most popular attractions are learning about Lakota culture in an effort to drive visitors to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Starting Wednesday, more than 100 employees from Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:39

Pearl Jam, Skrillex, D'Angelo, others to perform at Philly music festival curated by Jay-Z NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September. Jay-Z will also perform, as will Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold, Afrojack, Calvin Harris... Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-23 08:06:38

United Airlines to use new 787 for Denver-Tokyo flights; what about Houston-Auckland? CHICAGO - United Airlines started selling tickets for its first 787 flights on Tuesday, saying it plans to start service between Denver and Tokyo on March 31. As of Tuesday those will be the first commercial 787 flights on a U.S. airline. Boeing delivered the first 787 late last year to Japan's... Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-22 20:06:32

Aer Lingus wins UK court battle in wider war to force Ryanair out as airline's top shareholder DUBLIN - Aer Lingus welcomed a court victory Tuesday that permits British authorities to keep investigating Ryanair over its ownership of a 30 per cent stake in Aer Lingus, a sore point between Ireland's two major carriers. Ryanair sought to block the probe into whether its status as the No. 1 Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-22 12:08:06

DC sets new record of 17.9M visitors in 2011, surpassing previous record from before 9-11 WASHINGTON - Tourism officials say Washington saw a record 17.9 million visitors last year, surpassing a previous record of 17.4 million set in 2000 before the 9-11 attacks. Statistics released Tuesday by the tourism bureau Destination D.C. show a 4.1 per cent increase in international tourism Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-22 12:08:05

Margaritaville aims to show that Jimmy Buffett's brand can pull patrons to small Miss. casino JACKSON, Miss. - Jimmy Buffett says he knows how to put on a show. Supporters of the Margaritaville casino in Biloxi are counting on it as the gambling hall opens Tuesday. Margaritaville is among the smallest casinos approved by Mississippi regulators in recent years, raising concerns that it... Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-22 12:08:04

New pilot deal at Delta Air Lines brings raises, allows for more 76-seat regional jets MINNEAPOLIS - Under a new deal with pilots, Delta Air Lines Inc. traded pay raises of almost 13 per cent for the ability to operate more large regional jets, according to details of the agreement released on Monday. Pilots and airlines are in a constant tug-of-war over how many smaller jets can Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-22 12:08:04

Opening of Jekyll Island, Ga., convention centre a milestone in $50M plan to win back visitors JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - After six years of planning and 18 months of construction, Georgia officials on Sunday celebrated the opening of Jekyll Island's new beachfront convention centre -- the centerpiece of a multimillion-dollar makeover aimed at winning back tourist groups and business groups that Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-21 19:59:58

Series of tours through Aug. 16 show pheasant, quail habits in Nebraska GERING, Neb. - Landowners and others with interest in conserving habitat for pheasants and quail are invited to tour managed lands. Nebraska Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are hosting a series of 15 habitat tours. The first will be Saturday at Carter Canyon Ranch south of Gering. The series Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-21 19:59:57

Disneyland raises ticket prices as much as 30 per cent in annual admission hike ANAHEIM, Calif. - It's going to cost more to visit the Happiest Place on Earth. Disneyland has raised its ticket prices as much as 30 per cent. The cost of a single-day pass for either Disneyland or its neighbouring California Adventure Park jumped this weekend from $80 to $87, a rise of nearly Newspaper: Winnipeg Free Press Region: Prairies Feed: Travel Date: 2012-05-21 19:59:56

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