http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:31:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39003/tsa-set-to-flush-liquid-restrictions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe oft-frustrating 3-ounces-in-a-baggie restriction on carrying liquids through airport security could be gone within a year, the Wall Street Journal reports. After testing out X-ray technology that detects bomb-making fluids, the Transportation Security Administration’s only remaining step is making sure the software works. “It’s not ready yet, but we are highly confident it will be effective,” the TSA head says.http://www.newser.com/story/39003/tsa-set-to-flush-liquid-restrictions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 02 Oct 2008 13:36:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38547/hotel-bristols-abound-world-over-but-nobodys-sure-why.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrom Panama to Paris to Poland, there are more than 200 hotels in the world called Bristol, and nobody's quite sure why, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some trace the name back to the traveling 17th-century Earl of Bristol, but a native of Bristol, England—itself bereft of a Hotel Bristol—has been probing the question for years without success.http://www.newser.com/story/38547/hotel-bristols-abound-world-over-but-nobodys-sure-why.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 27 Sep 2008 4:51:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36029/newborn-is-mile-high-miracle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAn Indian newborn can claim his birthplace is miles in the sky after his mother gave birth during a flight from Hong Kong to Australia yesterday, the AP reports. Four doctors helped deliver the premature 6-pound boy. Mom—who was flying for the first time ever to reunite with her hubby—and baby were admitted safely into a hospital after the plane was diverted.http://www.newser.com/story/36029/newborn-is-mile-high-miracle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 28 Aug 2008 14:06:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35975/faa-delays-same-problem-no-solutions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA software glitch that left thousands of passengers delayed or stranded at US airports yesterday is becoming a familiar problem with the Federal Aviation Administration, Kevin Kelleher writes in Portfolio . Pretty much the same thing—a cascade of overloaded servers—happened last week, and last year. "With 20-20 hindsight, the FAA should be able to respond quickly, right?" Kelleher protests.http://www.newser.com/story/35975/faa-delays-same-problem-no-solutions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 27 Aug 2008 15:22:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35864/genre-setting-travel-author-dies-at-47.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDave Freeman, co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die , died at age 47 after falling and hitting his head at his California home last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Published in 1999, the free-spirited travel guide, among the first to offer a sight-seeing agenda based on adventure and mortality, spawned dozens of imitators in other genres.http://www.newser.com/story/35864/genre-setting-travel-author-dies-at-47.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 11:43:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35285/must-globetrotting-aussies-be-grounded.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt's even harder being green if you're Australian, since it takes a long-haul flight to get practically anywhere, Adele Horin observes in the Sydney Morning Herald . Aussies consider globetrotting to be part of their birthright, but Horin thinks it's time her country-mates recognize airplanes for what they are: "toxic flying machines" that pump out as much CO2 on one round trip to London as most consumers expend in 2 years.http://www.newser.com/story/35285/must-globetrotting-aussies-be-grounded.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 10:19:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35199/saigon-buries-war-past.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt looks like Saigon, “the Paris of the East,” can't wait to ditch its colorful culture and tumultuous history for a shining capitalist future, Peter Jon Lindberg writes in Travel + Leisure . Officially Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese “cosmopolis,” 8 million strong, boasts the world's fastest-growing retail market, with high-rises and reclamation projects replacing its once "singular sense of place."http://www.newser.com/story/35199/saigon-buries-war-past.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 19 Aug 2008 9:05:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35177/on-land-and-sea-passport-info-in-the-cards.html?refid=rss_all_defaultStarting this month, US residents have the option to use a wallet-size passport card instead of the traditional booklet when crossing land and sea borders, the Miami Herald reports. The cards, which aren't accepted for air travel, cost less than standard passports and speed the border-crossing process. The State Department expects to issue as many as 1 million by the end of the year.http://www.newser.com/story/35177/on-land-and-sea-passport-info-in-the-cards.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Aug 2008 13:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34959/hurricane-proof-your-vacation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe government’s storm-watching body upped this year’s hurricane forecast to include 14 to 18 named storms, which could spell trouble for travelers. Forbes offers tips to stem potential financial losses and prevent your Caribbean vacation from going south. Know your risks: The National Hurricane Center offers a month-by-month historical snapshot of hot spots.http://www.newser.com/story/34959/hurricane-proof-your-vacation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 15 Aug 2008 6:20:12 CDT