AAA survey says slightly more people are expected to travel during Memorial Day weekend

September 30th, 2009 Travel + Leisure mag names best destination spasNEW YORK — Only two spas in the Eastern U.S. made it onto Travel + Leisure's top 10 list of the world's best destination spas.

September 12th, 2009 Biden to memorialize 2 killed fighting LA blazeLOS ANGELES — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be among thousands of mourners attending a memorial at Dodger Stadium for two veteran firefighters who died battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history. Firefighters, their friends, families and others are expected to converge on the 56,000-seat stadium in the hills above downtown Los Angeles for Saturday's memorial for Capt.

September 12th, 2009 Biden to attend LA service for fallen firefightersLOS ANGELES — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be among thousands of mourners attending a memorial at Dodger Stadium for two veteran firefighters who died battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history. Firefighters, their friends, families and others are expected to converge on the 56,000-seat stadium in the hills above downtown Los Angeles for Saturday's memorial for Capt.

September 10th, 2009 Biden to mark Sept. 11 anniversary in New YorkWASHINGTON — The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will travel to New York on Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept.

September 1st, 2009 Road trippers stay on courseAfter years of business travel, Don Bednarek said he gave up flying for good when the airlines cut back on customer service. But that decision has hardly kept him homebound.

August 26th, 2009 AAA forecasts less Labor Day travelNEW YORK — Fewer people will take a vacation this Labor Day weekend than last year, though cheaper gasoline and an abundance of special holiday deals still promises to make it a busy weekend at airports and on the highway, auto club AAA said Wednesday. AAA estimated that 39.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday, Sept.

August 3rd, 2009 Report: US business travel down 15 percent in '09SHERMAN, Conn. — Corporate travel is expected to decline 15 percent this year, according to a new report from PhoCusWright, the travel industry research company.

July 6th, 2009 Movie theaters to show Jackson memorial serviceLOS ANGELES — Only a small number of fans will be able to attend Michael Jackson's memorial service. But others may be able to watch it in movie theaters all over the country.

June 24th, 2009 Weak economy will zap holiday trips, AAA saysCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Economic instability will trump cheaper gas this July Fourth holiday, with more people choosing to stay home rather than hit the road, according to a survey released Wednesday Auto club AAA said it expects 37.1 million travelers — 12 percent of the U.S. population — to take a trip of 50 miles or more from home this year, a decrease of 1.9 percent from last year.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Undeterred by the slowdown, Indians continued to spend online in the last quarter of 2008 to emerge as the third highest spenders on the Internet in the Asia Pacific region, a report released Thursday by electronic payments giant VISA said. The report said Indian online shoppers increased their purchases by 42 percent, or by about $1,000 per shopper to $3,450, compared to the $2,420 spent in the previous quarter.

June 10th, 2009 Police: At least 2 shot inside DC Holocaust MuseumWASHINGTON — Authorities say at least two people have been shot at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.

May 12th, 2009 AAA: Holiday travel to get boost from cheap gasNEW YORK — After a plunge in gas prices, Americans are expected to hit the highways in larger numbers this Memorial Day, giving the traditional start of the driving season a boost for the first time since 2005, AAA said Tuesday. An estimated 32.4 million people — roughly 11 percent of the U.S.

May 12th, 2009 Gasoline nears $2.25, crude briefly above $60COLUMBUS, Ohio — Retail gasoline prices rose again overnight and are now up nearly 40 percent from the start of the year, while the price for crude on Tuesday topped $60 a barrel for the first time since early November. Just a week ago, drivers nationally paid about 17 cents less for a gallon of gas on average.

April 30th, 2009 McCain to host AMC's weekend of war heroes filmsNEW YORK — John McCain will be the host of AMC cable network's Memorial Day weekend marathon of movies celebrating war heroes. The former prisoner of war and Republican presidential candidate will introduce movies like "Midway," ''Patton," ''The Longest Day," ''Hamburger Hill," ''Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Battle of the Bulge." McCain says the most interesting thing he's found about heroes is that "they're the last people to believe that they're really heroes." The Arizona senator was held captive in Hanoi for more than five years after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War.

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid a worldwide economic downturn, Indians have emerged as the most optimistic lot as people who think that their country will climb out of recession in the next 12 months, a survey said. 'Despite the global economic recession, about 51 percent Indians, the highest in the world, seem to be quite confident of the economy picking up in the near future,' said Sonia Pall, Executive Director in Consumer Research at The Nielsen Company, which conducted the survey.