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Today’s Top Story
TS Flossie lashes HawaiiThe Big Island of Hawaii is feeling Tropical Storm Flossie’s pounding rain and strong winds. Flossie has weakened to a tropical storm with top sustained winds of 70 mph. It’s about 175 miles from Hilo. (CNN)
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You wake up in a strange bed with a feeling of dread. The hotel alarm clock says it’s 3 a.m., and you know with absolute certainty that you are dead-dog sick. Fever, chills, nausea, crashing headache – the whole bit. Your doctor is 2,000 miles away and you forgot to pack the aspirin. What to do? Amy Bradley-Hole has some answers. (Amy Bradley-Hole)
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More travel news
AirTran bids again for Midwest Air
AirTran resumed its pursuit of Midwest Air on Tuesday with a new cash-and-stock bid topping the $16-a-share cash offer made Sunday by TPG Capital and Northwest Airlines. (USA Today)
Unruly passenger disrupts Southwest flight
An airline passenger accused of yelling profanities, making crude comments and pushing a flight attendant on a Chicago-Las Vegas flight has been charged in federal court with interfering with flight attendants. (AP)
Detroit gambles on casinos to increase tourism
Detroit is already the nation’s fifth largest gambling market, according to 2006 statistics from the American Gaming Association. Now the city is hoping to position itself as a true gambling-based destination for tourists. (AP)
Brazil airline restricts landing at crash site
TAM airlines, taking extra precautions after Brazil’s deadliest air disaster, has barred its planes from landing at the airport where the crash occurred without their thrust reversers activated. (AP)
Lights, camera and flicks galore!
For those looking for adventure both vicarious and actual, film festivals provide anywhere from a weekend to two weeks’ worth of film-viewing and party-going in locales that generally qualify as beautiful and exciting. (Forbes Traveler)
Today’s Travel Blogs
Feds name five cities with worst traffic
So who’s got the worst traffic? A few weeks ago, the Transportation Department named nine cities as finalists for a new federal initiative to fight traffic gridlock. The announcement touched off speculation in the blogosphere over which metropolitan area would be most deserving of the grants. But now our wait is over. (Elliott.org)
When you need to go in New Zealand
The annual New Zealand’s Best Loo competition is on again. A loo is, of course, what all those colonial types call a toilet, so this is a New Zealand Tourism-sponsored hunt for the country’s best public bathroom. (Jaunted)
Aer Lingus pilots plan strike next week
Aer Lingus pilots are planning to strike next week to protest company plans to pay employees at the new Belfast hub less than it pays Dublin-based employees. The strike will start on August 21 and run for 48 hours. (Smarter Travel)
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