With so much travel news raining down on us, we don't always have time to give every story its own forecast. Here's more of the day's news, in brief.

· First and Business Class takes a hit: These upper-echelon travel dropped 22 percent in April, according to the International Air Transport Association. [Denver Biz Journal]

· Pink's Is Headed For the Strip: The LA institution that is Pink's Hot Dog will open a new location in Las Vegas this August. [VegasChatter]

· Singles are Cruisers Too!: BT offers a solo cruise ship traveler ways to get around the extra fees that are charged to people traveling by themselves. [Budget Travel]

· JetBlue JFK-LAX Service Begins Tomorrow!: Jaunted will be on the inaugural flight tomorrow. Anything you want to see or learn about? Let us know. [Jaunted]

· Win a Free Trip to Europe!: Time is running out for our Competitours Contest so hurry up and enter your challenge idea now. You could be heading off to Europe in a month if you win! [Jaunted]]]> juliana 2009-06-16T17:27:12-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/6/8/171840/0902

With so much travel news raining down on us, we don't always have time to give every story its own forecast. Here's more of the day's news, in brief.

· The High Line Has Opened: Finally, NYC's long-awaited park in the Meatpacking District has officially opened to the public today. HotelChatter has a view from the Standard NYC Hotel while NewYorkology has a ton of new pics from today. [HotelChatter, NewYorkology]

· American Airlines Will Let UK Flyers Pay with PayPal: AA is the only American airlines that lets its passengers pay by PayPal. What started out for U.S. customers last Fall has now been extended to folk in the U.K. [Press Release]

· Greyhound is Excited About Their New Logo: Greyhound buses posted a picture of their new(ish) logo on Twitter [Twitter]

· New Orleans Mayor is Quarantined: Ray Nagin and his wife will be staying at the Jinjiang Inn in a suburb of Shanghai for at least seven days! [HotelChatter]]]> juliana 2009-06-08T17:18:40-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/13/175730/274

· Luggage Flair: We saw this sticker on a suitcase belonging to a tween at McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas. Care to show off your own luggage flair? Drop a pic in the Jaunted Flickr Pool

· Sick of Losing Your Luggage: Budget Travel tested some luggage trackers. [Budget Travel]

· Kanye West in Trouble for LAX Pap Smackdown: Kanye West went berserk on some paparazzi outside the American terminal at LAX and has been charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft. His lawyer was in court today to win a delay for Kanye's arraignment. [TMZ]

· Good News for the Travel Industry: Gay travelers are still taking trips! [LAT]

· Call The Hotel Before You Get There: It may not be open anymore. [NY Times]]]> juliana 2009-04-13T17:59:54-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/8/16143/66573

With so much travel news raining down on us, we don't always have time to give every story its own forecast. Here's more of the day's news, in brief.

· Hostage Situation: Somali pirates took over a U.S.-flagged ship near the Horn of Africa this morning capturing about 21 American crew members. However, the crew was able to regain control of their ship except their captain is still being held hostage. Story unfolding. [NY Post]

· Continental Airlines Switching to Star Alliance: Continental just received U.S. approval to join the Star Alliance. This alliance, which includes United Airlines and Lufthansa, will allow Continental to offer passengers access to more routes and better prices. So they say. Continental is currently a part of SkyOne which includes Delta/Northwest and KLM Airlines. After a 21-public comment period, Continental then can join the Star team. [Chicago Tribune]

· Kentucky Derby Travel for the Rich Only?: Hotel room rates in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby are averaging about $350 a night with the Hyatt Regency going for $1,130 a night. Reasonable or insane? [HotelChatter]

· Hotelicopter Is Kind of Real: One more from our sister site...The Hotelicopter is real in the sense that it's a hotel booking site, not an actual hotel. Oh. [HotelChatter]

· Ski Season Almost Over Dude: Lake Tahoe is closing up soon and LA Times gives you the closing dates for the ski resorts in the region. [LAT Daily Deal and Travel Blog]

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With so much travel news raining down on us, we don't always have time to give every story its own forecast. Here's more of the day's news, in brief.

· Rare Megamouth Shark Can't Escape the Same Fate as Less Exotic Fishes: Fishermen in the Philippines catch one of 40 remaining megamouth sharks and eat it, despite warnings from an international conservation nonprofit. Animal overlords once again, are pissed. [National Geographic]

· San Diego on Earthquake Alert: There have been more than 450 quakes near the area's Salton Sea since March 21. While a major quake hasn't struck in 300 years, but everyone is on alert. [KFMB]

· New Zealand is Pretty: Gadling's Grant Martin is fresh back from his trip to Kiwiland and has some pretty photos to show. [Gadling]

· 'Friends and Family' Code from Fairmont Hotels: HotelChatter has gotten their grubby hands on a sweet promo code for swanky Fairmont Hotels. [HotelChatter]]]> juliana 2009-04-07T18:12:56-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/6/17398/97310

· Where Planes Go to Die: Thanks to the recession, 1,700 planes will be taken out of service this year as fewer people are spending less money on travel. But where are the airlines going to put these old broads? They will send them to great big hangar in the sky. Well, actually, it's not in the sky. It's in the desert at the Evergreen Air Center in Marana, Arizona. [AP]

In other news:
· Star Trek Will Premiere in Australia: Australia is so hot right now. There's not only an airfare war going on right now between Down Under airlines but the new Star Trek movie will premiere at the Sydney Opera House. [Just Jared]

· Samantha Ronson Hates United: She Twitters this sentiment but doesn't really go in depth. Then again, it's United we are talking about here. We can think of enough reasons why she probably thinks they suck. [@JackDaniels9]

· Just in time for Earth Day: Netherlands Scraps Eco-Tax! Hoping to entice more travelers, the Netherlands has scrapped the 11 to 45 Euros tax which was added onto every ticket. [Cranky Flier]

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If you work for JetBlue and have no problem sleeping in pressurized airplane cargo bins, then you might be able to get yourself a free trip. That's what happened to one JetBlue employee the other day, enabling him to fly for free from New York to Boston. According to CBS News:

The man was discovered by baggage handlers at Logan International Airport after the plane landed there Saturday. He told police he'd been accidentally locked inside the pressurized luggage compartment while taking a nap. The 21-year-old man says he called JetBlue Airways officials when he realized he was no longer on the ground.

Police later found the employee to be harmless and sent him back down to New York. JetBlue is, as expected, investigating.

In other news:
· Voting for Hometown Hotties Begins at Maxim [Maxim]
· Bruce Willis' Ski Lodge in Idaho Burns Down [KTVB News]
· Lisa Ling's sister, Laura and a fellow journalist will be put on trial in North Korea [ABC]
· More updates on the travel chaos wreaked by Mount Redoubt [KTVA]

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