Delta reducing Bismarck flights

BISMARCK, N.D. — Bismarck is being affected by Delta Air Lines flight reductions. Airport Manager Greg Haug told KXMB that Delta in October will pull one of its two daily flights from Bismarck to Salt Lake City. There also will be one less daily Delta flight to Minneapolis from Bismarck. Minot Airport Director Andrew Solsvig earlier this week stated Delta is ending daily flights between Minot and Salt Lake City in October. Haug states ...

Hotel guests hunker down to ride out Earl

BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: in with our corespondents along the Eastern Seaboard . You heard mention eastern Long Island ’s going to get clipped. NBC ’s Peter Alexander is there. Michelle Franzen on Cape Cod , also in the cone of this. And Ron Mott also in Kill Devil Hills . Ron , good evening. RON MOTT reporting: Brian , good evening to you.

Arrest at Miami airport after suspicious item found

MIAMI — Authorities took a passenger into custody after screeners at Miami International Airport detected something suspicious in a checked bag, officials stated early Friday. A statement by the Transportation Security Administration stated its investigators, a Miami-Dade police bomb squad and other law enforcement agencies were on the scene. “The passenger was located and is now in law enforcement custody,” it said. The statement stated four of the six Miami airport terminals had ...

Going paperless: Tech-savvy travelers on board

The next time you fly, you may not need to bother to print out your boarding pass. The Transportation Security Administration is working with some domestic airlines to test paperless boarding passes, which grant air travelers to download the document onto a cell phone or other mobile device. “We’re becoming a much more digital society,” stated David Staas of JiWire, a mobile media channel that works with many airports.

iPhone’s mTrip app uses augmented reality

NEW YORK — The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale. But is not getting lost part of the fun of traveling? For me, yes. For others, maybe not. So-called “augmented reality” became more widely available about a year ago and takes advantage of a smartphone’s GPS and compass features, along ...

Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa –The Place to Stay in Dana Point!

It’s no wonder Real Travelers Highly Recommended the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa! With a rating of 4.3 out of 5 based on 74 reviews from across the web, this hotel is one of Dana Point’s finest! As visitors pull up to the hotel, they’ll notice a beautiful monument and water feature, while taking in glimpses of the vast pacific ocean. The hotel itself is situated on a bluff overlooking the ocean. This family-friendly hotel offers an extensive ...

Strine and Aussie Slang – H

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | MN | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z half your luck. Would you believe it? — this means “congratulations” or “best wishes”. I think it evolved from the saying “I wish I had half your luck” or “I’d be happy if ...

World Cup Dinners

We’re on the world cup dinner circuit, not for us boozing in the bar but civilised dinners at people’s houses (bar our 7am debacle) and so we’re eating well, drinking a lot and trying to show ‘pluck and belief’ in the England team. It’s hard to keep the faith but the win against Slovenia briefly lifts our hopes and we believe, if only for a short while. This arrangement works rather well for us as we have a rubbish TV, ...

After Hours: 10 Bars and Restaurants to Help You Survive Fashion Week

So, oh my god, Fashion Week, right? It’s nearly here, right? If you have to shuffle from show to show either for fun or for work, fear not — we’ve assembled a fool proof set of ten bars and restaurants to help you cope with even the greatest of Fashion Week disasters. Most of them are centrally located around the shows and events, all of them are accessible and affordable.

Scenic Tours Jewels of Europe 13

Vienna Our bus trip took us around the Ringstrasse that was built along the site of the city wall. Inside the Ringstrasse has heritage restrictions on what can be done, but outside doesn’t. I do not remember a lot of what we saw because I had the dreaded lurgi (bad cold) that was going through the boat. We had been to Vienna before so I spent the afternoon in bed. But I did get the solution to a problem that ...