Delta AirLines adding first bag fee

Delta AirLines Inc., the world’s biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee. The carrier also said it is cutting certain other fees as it aligns its policies with those of Northwest Airlines, which it [...]

Can a PSP be the only travel gadget you need?

You know you’re facing gadget overload when, for a trip, you’ve packed your laptop, your GPS device, your MP3 player (or iPod), your cell phone, your camera…and you think you’ve forgotten the charger for one of them. The Holy Grail for travelers is a device that does it all. Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) claims to [...]

Airlines begin cutting fares for holiday travel

When it comes to holiday travel plans, good things may come to those who waited. The major U.S. airlines have cut many fares for the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. The airlines, in the midst of their worst year since at least 2005, may see the price-cutting as necessary in the face of a slumping economy [...]

Delta completes deal to acquire Northwest Airlines

Delta AirLine completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines on Wednesday, turning two of America’s most storied airlines into the world’s biggest carrier. Delta and Northwest closed the deal just hours after the Justice Department said it had no antitrust objections. The company will keep Delta’s name, Atlanta headquarters, and chief executive Richard Anderson, [...]

Paris doesn’t have to be expensive

Paris may be the most visited city in the world, yet it’s also one of the most expensive. “This city is worth the price,” says veteran tourist Alex Wadkin, 71, a retiree from Dublin, Ireland, sipping a $6 cup of coffee on the Champs-Elysees. “If you avoid expensive neighborhoods — like this one — you’ll [...]

Thanks to the flat economy, travel deals abound.

Vacation, tours, cruises, Hawaii — they’re all within reach this fall and winter. The stock market is swooning. The economy is wobbling. An election is pending. The future is foggy. Sounds like a great time to take a vacation. What better way to relieve stress? In fact, tourists who scrape up the cash this fall [...]

36 Hours in Charlottesville, Va.

Arriving in Charlottesville from the lush, rural Virginia countryside, you almost feel like you’ve stepped back into ancient Rome. The Rotunda, the centerpiece of Thomas Jefferson’s design for the University of Virginia, was of course built to resemble the Parthenon and the neo-Classical facades of the college buildings seem to be right out of Caesar’s [...]