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Eight Years Later, Air Travel Still Affected By 9/11

Yesterday evening, while we were out gallivanting around town for Fashion's Night Out, we passed by a store whose sidewalk sported those rental searchlights. We continued walking, until we noticed another pair of searchlights even further downtown, and that is when we stopped in our tracks. This is the pair of Tribute Lights for 9/11, placed in the hole where the Twin Towers stood up until this date in 2001.

We won't run through the history of the event again for you, but we will remind you that today's date still carries some weight when it comes to air travel. Use your common sense, arrive to your airport extra early in case of heightened security, and don't go around the terminal talking about how great you did at the shooting range last night.

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More Land For The Flight 93 Memorial

The National Park Service has acquired additional land at the site of the Flight 93 crash to create a more permanent national memorial to honor those who lost their lives on September 11.

Officials purchased 57 acres of land in western Pennsylvania in hopes that the final memorial can be completed by the tragedy’s 10th anniversary. The park service is also looking to create a residence on the property for a park ranger to provide increased security.

Finally, a nonprofit organization known simply as the Friends Group will be formed to ensure that the memorial is created to respect and honor those that lost their lives on 9-11. The group will also continue to raise funds in addition to the $13.5 million that's already been collected for the project.

Related Stories:
· National Park Service Acquires More Land for Flight 93 Memorial [USA Today]
· National Parks coverage [Jaunted]

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Tourism Board Travel: Vegas Needs You

Just in time for 9-11, the capital of shamelessness, Vegas, is launching a shameless tourism campaign. The Vegas tourism board is renewing its efforts to lure foreign visitors: Since the terrorist attacks, foreign travel to Sin City has dropped dramatically, and after six years, and tourism officials have had enough. According to the AP:

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board...is aiming to boost the share of visitors who come from other countries to 15 percent, up from the current 13 percent, by 2010. The destination's percentage of visitors from abroad have fallen from 18 percent before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, buffeted by tougher visa restrictions, wariness of travel and customs checks.

The "What Happens Here, Stays Here" slogan is even being translated to foreign languages for overseas ads, and the campaign will be tweaked to fit British humor. Interesting: We can't think of a single way to make that saying any less funny.

Related Stories:
· Vegas Tourism Plan [AP, via IHT]
· Las Vegas Convention and Vistors Authority [Official Site]

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