Online air travel searches down sharply
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers have cut back drastically on their online searches for air travel accommodations, an industry research group said.

Hotel Charlotte mixes regional cuisine, history
(Peter G. Gilchrist) Hotel Charlotte 705 S. Sharon Amity Road; (704) 364-8755; Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; dinner, 5:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5:30-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. www.hotelcharlotte restaurant.com No, Hotel Charlotte does not offer overnight accommodations (it is not an actual hotel), but it does provide casual dining to south-central ...

Burger Boat begins work on 140-foot yacht
MANITOWOC Burger Boat Co. has started construction of Hull 508, a 140-foot tri-deck motor yacht. Scheduled for a spring 2010 launch, the luxury yacht features accommodations for 10 in the owners party.

Shlachter, Perotin, Fuquay & Co.: Posh accommodations for pets
While you go home for the holidays, Mansfield-area pets can go to a home away from home for the holidays.

Online air travel searches down sharply
U.S. consumers have cut back drastically on their online searches for air travel accommodations, an industry research group said.Comscore Inc. said searches for airline information in October -- a time when many winter vacations are arranged -- fell 14 percent compared with October 2007, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.Online traffic declined sharply at Expedia Inc., falling 25 percent in ...

Inauguration hotel frenzy spreads
Hotels in Washington area sold out, and inauguration attendees are turning to Baltimore, Richmond and even Philadelphia for accommodations during the partying surrounding the swearing in of President-elect Barack Obama.

A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
Keith Curtis has just written a book about the future of software. That in itself isn?t unique. More unusual is that Mr. Curtis, an 11-year veteran of Microsoft, the world?s largest software company, believes deeply that open source is the future of software.

Winter 'flashpackers' prepare to invade hostels
Skier Paul Wampach, a 49-year-old manager from Chicago, Illinois, hardly matches the stereotype of a hostel dweller: an under-30 backpacker from outside the United States who can't afford fancy lodging.

SC anguish on over-stayers
Supreme Court is inching slowly but gradually towards getting government-accommodations vacated from squatters when it warned of even ordering arrest for not vacating or paying rent for unauthorised stay in government-bungalows.

Liikala feeling some good old Ohio River blues
It was not the typical fishing trip. I was not going to some remote wilderness area.  No, we were going to fish off of downtown Cincinnati. On top of that, my accommodations were at the Millennium Hotel in the heart of the city. I have to admit I wasn?t used to the hotel?s plush accommodations. 

D.C. area hotel with rooms for the inauguration
It may not sound like news, but given the frenzy surrounding next month's Obama inaugural and the fact that hotels located as far from D.C. as West Virginia and Pennsylvania are selling rooms, here are some good tidings. The new...

Over 400 Filipinos stranded in Thailand finally home
The first group of Filipinos stranded in Thailand arrived in Manila late Monday (December 1) onboard a special Philippine Airlines flight.

Over 400 Filipinos stranded in Thailand finally home
he first group of Filipinos stranded in Thailand arrived in Manila late Monday (December 1) onboard a special Philippine Airlines flight. They were so relieved at being back in the Philippines they e .....

Clash Between Rival Protesters Expected in Bangkok
Hundreds of passengers are shouting at the luggage scanner, but the waiting line does not budge. The only four ticket counters are in a mess, and the entrance of the airport has long been a huge parki...

Psychological challenges of surviving cancer
About 11 million Americans alive today -- one in 30 people -- are either currently undergoing treatment for cancer or have done so in the past. The National Cancer Institute considers all to be cancer survivors. Many would attest that cancer is not only life-threatening, but also life-altering.

Public meeting planned on I-94, Telegraph interchange
Folks will get the change to hear about state plans to build sound-reducing walls at the I-94-Telegraph Road interchange in Taylor.

Free skiing at Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands
Also, Ka'anapali Beach Hotel on Maui has a Rooms, Wheels and Meals package.

Fog causing problems at airports
Poor visibility due to fog caused the cancelation and delay of some airline flights at Monterey Peninsula Airport today.

NMB's weekly events, meetings
The North Myrtle Beach City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today in Council Chambers at City Hall, 1018 2nd Ave. S.

City considers boat, RV parking restrictions
Orangeburg City Council is scheduled Tuesday to hold a public hearing and consider first reading of an ordinance that would restrict the parking of vehicles and equipment in residential neighborhoods.