Travel News for April 1, 2008

Bush Administration Permits All Travel to Cuba
With the first wave of legal American tourism in 40 years, Dick Cheney leads a hunting trip to....

Credit Card Companies Drop All Foreign Exchange Fees
Card companies announced that not only would they eliminate foreign ATM fees, but....

Exchange Rate Drops to Parity: 1 Euro to 1 Dollar
In efforts to encourage U.S. tourism, tourist boards throughout Europe have....

Airlines Add Eight Inches of Legroom to Economy Seats
In related news, the airlines said that all seats would be eligible for frequent flyer....

TSA No Longer Has Time to Screen Grandmothers and Babies
But watch out for your sandwich. Deciding to focus its efforts on food screening, the TSA said....

American Schools Will Require All Students to Live Overseas for 1 Year
Hoping to have U.S. students learn more about the world, Congress passed legislation....

Cruise Ship Passengers Sink Small Caribbean Island
With 14 ships in port, and 34,000 visitors on land, a Caribbean island began to sink lower....

International Olympic Committee Chooses Sites for 2048 & 2050 Games
Feeling that host countries didn’t have enough time to plan a quality event, the IOC....

Oil Closes at $23 Per Barrel
With the price of oil declining by 80 percent, airfares are predicted to drop about $5 per ticket....

Old hand-colored postcard, Bermuda, 1930s