Bob Retzlaff -- 40-something airport gets makeover
Rochester International Airport may be getting older -- but Manager Steve Leqve thinks it's getting better and more customer-friendly for the 300,000 or so patrons who pass through its portals each year. (Saturday, November 8, 2008)

Bob Retzlaff -- America's 'Queen' makes last trip
It's the end of an era for the Queens -- the fabled paddle-wheeled, steam-driven, overnight passenger boats that have cruised the Mississippi River for years. The ships of the financially stricken Majestic America brand -- including the ageless Delta Queen, its more modern counterparts the American... (Saturday, November 15, 2008)

BOX Australia hopes Nicole Kidman film spurs tourism
SYDNEY, Australia -- The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and the soundtrack soars dramatically as warplanes bomb a city. (Tuesday, November 18, 2008)

Strategies for booking hotels on a budget
NEW YORK -- When the economy was booming, many hotel companies began building new properties. Some of those are opening now, resulting in a 2.5 percent increase in hotel room supply this year, just as demand is dropping by around 1 percent or more, according to Jan Freitag of Smith Travel... (Tuesday, November 18, 2008)

Cybertrip -- Winter is coming, head for tropical Oahu
Palm trees, sandy beaches, warm water, nearly perfect weather. You don't need any more reasons to abandon your parka and mittens and take that vacation you've been promising yourself on Hawaii's island of Oahu. (Tuesday, November 18, 2008)

Orlando bar gives 'having a cold one' new meaning
ORLANDO, Fla. -- At ICEBAR Orlando, patrons don't need to order drinks on the rocks. "You have a vodka IN the rocks," said co-owner Patz Turner. Make a reservation, pay a $35 cover charge, don an insulated cape and gloves and you can have a vodka drink in a 27-degree room. There, the couches,... (Saturday, November 15, 2008)

Bethlehem is like no place on Earth
I spent 10 days in the Bethlehem and Jerusalem area in May as part of a group of 10 parish nurses from across the United States. Bethlehem is situated on a narrow ridge surrounded on all sides by valleys, it's actually built on a hill overlooking them. (Saturday, November 15, 2008)

Illinois is banking on the buzz surrounding Obama to boost stat
CHICAGO -- Chicago's tourism Web site beckons visitors to "experience the city the Obamas enjoy." The Illinois Bureau of Tourism plans to launch a three-day getaway promotion featuring Barack Obama sites. And tour guides at the Old State Capitol in Springfield may get new scripts to stress two... (Saturday, November 8, 2008)