‘Guntucky’ puts family-run gun range on the map
Getaways
10 hours ago
The Sumner clan is getting a national boost thanks to “Guntucky,” a new reality show on CMT, but the stars of the family-run Knob Creek Gun Range has been famous [...]
Angry Birds blast off at Kennedy Space Center
Rob Lovitt
, NBC News contributor
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7 hrs.
Courtesy Kennedy Space Center
If you’re one of the millions of people who have spent untold [...]
STELLAAAAA! Shouting contest tears up NOLA festival
A. Pawlowski
, NBC News contributor
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7 hrs.
Courtesy Earl Perry
Competitor Bryan Buckles goes for it at the 2012 Stanley Stella Shouting [...]
Shivs, more on display at historic Philly prison
Inspiration
2 hours ago
A mounted wooden fish. Dog figurines. Colorful soap carvings of clowns and Santa. A wallet made of interwoven cigarette packs. It sounds like a bad garage sale — until [...]
Statue of Liberty to reopen on Fourth of July
John Makely / NBC News
Officials on Tuesday announced the Statue of Liberty will open July 4, more than nine months after Hurricane Sandy struck.
The Statue of Liberty, closed since Hurricane Sandy battered the Northeast more than nine months [...]
Cutting-edge travel: Tourists take stab at butchery
Dana McMahan
, NBC News contributor
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9 hrs.
Courtesy of Fleisher’s
Joshua Applestone breaks down a pig during a butchery class [...]
Take a stab at butchery skill class tourism
Dana McMahan
, NBC News contributor
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5 hrs.
Courtesy of Fleisher’s
Joshua Applestone breaks down a pig during a butchery class [...]
5 easy weekend getaways for Spring
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5 hours ago
Video: If you want to take a weekend trip and are on a tight budget, Nilou Motamed of Travel + Leisure magazine is here to help. She shares five trips around the country that all cost [...]
‘Shakes’ on a plane? FAA probes midair Harlem Shake
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, NBC News
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19 min.
If Samuel L. Jackson was flying on a recent San Diego-bound Frontier Airlines flight, he no doubt would have screamed, [...]
For $9, United fliers can sail through airport security
Ben Popken, NBCNews.com
, NBC News
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4 hrs.
United Airlines said Wednesday it is offering passengers an expedited trip through security for as little as $9 per segment.
“Premier [...]
AA’s longest-serving flight attendant retires
Gilma Avalos
, NBC Miami
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22 hrs.
A retirement party was held for an American Airlines flight attendant Barbara Beckett Monday as she celebrated her 53-year career [...]
Titanic undertaking: Classic ocean liners coming back
Rob Lovitt
, NBC News contributor
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8 hrs.
Handout / Getty Images
This handout provided by Blue Star Line shows a computer-generated [...]
HomeAway will copy Airbnb, Booking.com for new initiatives
Dennis Schaal
, Skift
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4 days
HomeAway will be shaking up its subscription-listing business for vacation rental owners by adding an Airbnb-like pay-per booking option [...]
Newbies nip at online travel agencies’ customer satisfaction scores
Rob Lovitt
, NBC News contributor
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1 hr.
Priceline.com
Even with William Shatner and Kaley Cuoco onboard, Priceline.com was among [...]
Recapturing glory days of classic ocean liners
Rob Lovitt
, NBC News contributor
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42 min.
Matt Rourke / AP
The cruise ship SS United States, which once crossed the Atlantic at record [...]
Frontier Airlines cuts ties with Expedia
Ben Popken, NBCNews.com
, NBC News
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1 hr.
Travelers can no longer book Frontier Airlines tickets through Expedia. The Denver-based carrier announced Monday they’re [...]
Carnival has limited liability for ‘nightmare’ cruise
Herb Weisbaum
, NBC News contributor
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20 min.
Gerald Herbert / AP
Veronica Arriaga, of Angleton, Texas, a passenger from the disabled [...]
TSA apologizes for blunder involving 3-year-old girl
Ben Popken, NBCNews.com
, NBC News
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1 day
3-year old patdown
The Transportation Security Administration has apologized after the family of a wheelchair-bound 3-year-old [...]
TripAdvisor voters crown Italian beach as world’s best
Belinda Goldsmith
, Reuters
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1 day
Tullio M. Puglia / Getty Images
Rabbit Beach, on the island of Lampedusa off the south coast of [...]
Love it or hate it? ‘Kissing Statue’ returns to San Diego
The statue version of that iconic World War II kiss now has a permanent home in San Diego. While it is the epitome of romance for some, many are complaining about its size. NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren reports.
Some see it as the perfect military [...]
To go or not to go? 10 controversial destinations in 2013
Robert Firpo-Cappiello
, Budget Travel
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1 hr.
Intrepid travelers like to push their limits—they’ll test their stamina, language skills and culinary daring [...]
Body in water tank of L.A. hotel is missing tourist
Jonathan Alcorn / Reuters
Firefighters work to remove a body found inside a water tank on the rooftop of Hotel Cecil in Los Angeles.
The body of a woman recovered Tuesday from a water tank on the roof of a downtown Los Angeles hotel is [...]
Scientists to passengers: let your flatulence fly
Ben Popken
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1 hr.
Flying increases flatulence, according to an article published Friday in the peer-reviewed New Zealand Medical Journal, and passengers should release the gas [...]
Alaska, Hawaiian, JAL get points for promptness
Rob Lovitt
, NBC News contributor
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3 hrs.
Planning to fly somewhere for your spring break or summer vacation? If arriving at your destination in a timely manner is [...]
Southwest-owned AirTran ending some bag fees
Dennis Schaal
, Skift.com
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8 hrs.
In a taste of things to come, some AirTran flights are now losing their bag fees.
AirTran normally charges $25 for a first checked [...]
World’s most exotic rental cars
Alex Pasquariello
, Executive Travel
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8 hrs.
Courtesy of Fisker
You can sport a Fisker Karma on the streets of Los Angeles. But renting [...]
Kids menus getting healthier for traveling kids
Courtesy Walt Disney World
A healthy meal of Mickey Mouse-shaped turkey meat loaf and veggies is offered at Walt Disney World’s Be Our Guest restuarant.
Dig in, kids!
At Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, kids might opt for fresh [...]
Coast Guard finds fuel leak caused engine fire on Carnival Triumph
Dave Martin / AP
The cruise ship Carnival Triumph is towed up the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. The ship with more than 4,200 passengers and crew members has been idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico following [...]
TSA keeps the change: $531,000 left at airport security in 2012
Harriet Baskas
, NBC News contributor
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2 hrs.
Frazzled and forgetful passengers left more than a half million dollars in spare change in the plastic bowls and bins [...]
An interactive map to delight your inner 8-year-old
Rob Lovitt
, NBC News contributor
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3 hrs.
Vaguely Rude Names of the World
Vaguely Rude Names of the World, an interactive map created [...]
