Around the world
Philly Refines Pitch to Gay Tourists (AP)
AP - When the city rolled out a national ad campaign aimed at gay tourists four years ago, some of the commercials featured same-sex couples in Colonial costumes. Read more…
South Africa crime deterring tourists (AP)
AP - South Africa's tourism minister acknowledged that his country's reputation for crime was keeping visitors away, and said his ministry was working with police to address the issue. Read more…
Brazil: Main runway reopens (AP)
AP - Authorities reopened the main runway at Brazil's busiest airport on Friday for the first time since a TAM jetliner crashed there on July 17, killing 199 people. Read more…
Caribbean bemoans drop in U.S. tourists (AP)
AP - The turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of the Caribbean appear to be losing some of their allure for U.S. tourists. Read more…
Victims on Alaska plane crash identified (AP)
AP - A pilot and two couples on a side-trip from an Alaska cruise were killed when their sightseeing plane crashed in the mountains of Misty Fjords National Monument, state police said Wednesday. Read more…
Navteq charts growth of maps via Web (AP)
AP - Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark. Read more…
Jog, hike or bike the Appian Way in Rome (AP)
AP - In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Read more…
Tour company sued over vacation club (AP)
AP - Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent has been sued for allegedly misleading investors into spending millions of dollars to join high-end vacation clubs that were not run by the tour group as they had believed. Read more…
Tour boat crashes into USVI coral reef (AP)
AP - A catamaran carrying 14 tourists ran aground into a coral reef in shallow waters around the smallest island of this U.S. Read more…
Elvis statue at Hawaii concert site (AP)
AP - Elvis lives, and he hasn't aged a bit since his legendary 1973 "Aloha from Hawaii" concert. Read more…