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Travelers determined to have a vacation — within a budget
Money may be tight, but not enough for most of us to forgo a summer vacation.
A recent survey by travel site Orbitz.com found that nearly eight of 10 respondents will be taking a vacation this summer. Some plan to spend more than last year, but nearly...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Trips and Vacations, Rentals, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest offers 35% discount on July 4 flights
Baltimore Sun reporterSouthwest Airlines is offering a flash-in-the-pan sale today only for some very specific travel dates, including July 4, and the deal has set off a frenzy that appears to have taken down booking on the airline's website. Travelers can save 35 percent off...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Memorial Day, Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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New hotel aims to be perfect fit for fitness crowd
Major hotel chains have long tried to appeal to health-conscious travelers by putting fruit and bran muffins in the breakfast buffet, handing out maps to nearby walking paths or offering access to a hotel gym, among other tactics. InterContinental Hotels...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Three siblings from Fallston die in crash near Bel Air
Three siblings – two brothers and their sister – from Fallston were killed Monday evening in a three-vehicle accident near Bel Air, a Maryland State Police spokesman said.
The accident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on Route 543 about half a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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The Interview: Steve DiBiagio, PHH Arval's senior vice president of strategic alliances
From texting to browsing the Web to eating in the car, driver distraction has become a growing problem on the roadways.
In 2010, more than 3,000 people died in accidents believed to have been caused by distracted driving, according to the National...Tags: Email, Computer Hardware, Car Safety Tips and Advice, National Transportation Safety Board, Road Transportation
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Stop reading this and pay attention to the road!
It's a good thing Gertrude Stein never said, "A phone is a phone is a phone." Clearly, these days, her tautology would be a disconnect, received like a dropped call. The mobile devices we're so dependent on, attached like an extension of our brains, are...Tags: Google Inc., National Transportation Safety Board, Tesla, Tesla Motors, Inc., Sergey Brin
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The NTSB's call for action
Perhaps it was merely the wind, or the thump of tire against pot hole, but it sure sounded like an audible cheer rose up from the Jones Falls Expressway on Tuesday, when news came out that the National Transportation Safety Board is calling on states to...Tags: Highway Transportation, Jones Falls, Car Safety Tips and Advice, National Transportation Safety Board, Jones Falls Expressway
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Flight ready
If you're traveling through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport this holiday season, you may notice a few new additions. As BWI embarks on a $100 million expansion project, fliers will notice differences in airline locations,...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Public Transportation, Aromatherapy
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BWI among airports to adopt prescreening program
Before year's end, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will be part of a passenger prescreening program that allows low-risk travelers to keep their belts and shoes on and their laptops in their bags as they go through security...Tags: United Air Lines, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines
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Westminster man killed in Pa. plane crash identified
Authorities are trying to determine what caused a small plane crash that killed a Maryland man not far from a central Pennsylvania airport. The York County coroner's office identified the pilot killed in Sunday afternoon's crash as 56-year-old Douglas...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Accidents, York County (Pennsylvania)
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Maryland man killed in Pa. plane crash
A 56-year-old Maryland man was killed Sunday when a small plane crashed into a cornfield near York, Pa., York County authorities reported. The man, who has not been identified pending notification of his family, was the lone occupant of a Piper PA-28 180...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Accidents, York County (Pennsylvania), Air and Space Accidents
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Survey finds TSA ranks among travelers' top annoyances
On the 10th anniversary of the Transportation Security Administration, a new survey has found that the airport screening process remains among the top frustrations for most air travelers. The security procedures yielded four of the top five annoyances of...Tags: Air Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Security Administration
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