New Mob Museum highlights Las Vegas’ history
Feb 10, 2012 Last Minute Travel
The promoters of Las Vegas’ newest museum would like you to say hello to their little friends. Opening on Feb. 14, The Mob Museum chronicles the lives — and often gruesome deaths — of Al Capone, “Bugsy” Siegel and a rogue’s gallery of crooks, hoods and Mafioso.
“You can’t tell the story of Las Vegas without talking about organized crime,” said Jonathan Ullman, the museum’s executive director. “It’s part of the genesis of the city as the destination that it became.”
Or, as three-time mayor and former “mob attorney” Oscar Goodman puts it: “Las Vegas is unique. Our founding fathers were alleg
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Have a look to Barcelona…!!
Feb 3, 2012 Last Minute Travel
BARCELONA is one of the most dynamic cities in the world and on this site we bring you the very best of Barcelona culture.
Barcelona’s reputation as a world centre for art, architecture and design is growing yearly with a plethora of cultural activities on offer. As if it needed confirming, in 1999 the entire city was awarded a Royal Gold Medal for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Barcelona is today one of the world’s leading tourist, economic and cultural centers, and its influences in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world’s major global cities a Barcelona breaks will be memorable for you and your family . <
Congress urged to stop airlines from violating Federal Aviation Act
Jan 30, 2012 Last Minute Travel
RADNOR, PA – Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today transmitted a letter signed by some 150 organizations to Congressional conference committee members negotiating a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Signatories urged conferees to include language that will prevent some airlines from continuing to violate Section 41712 of the U.S. Federal Aviation Act.
Specifically, these industry-leading organizations ask that Congress direct the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to within 180 days require airlines to disclose optional fee information (e.g., checked baggage charges, at-airport ticketing fees, etc.) in the same electronic and transactable formats used to publish airfares themselves.
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Fear of flying? Don’t watch this video
Jan 21, 2012 Last Minute Travel
A plane-spotter in Germany has captured amazing footage of planes landing in fierce crosswinds.
If you’re a nervous flyer, this will put the wind up you.
A video featuring spectacular airliner landings during strong winds at Dusseldorf Airport in Germany has gone viral, clocking up more than 1.5 million views less than three weeks.
The video, shot by German Martin Bogdan and posted to his ‘Cargospotter’ YouTube account, shows a number of airline jets attempting to land during strong crosswinds, one after the other, shot from the front of the runway.
Due to the strong winds, the jets approach the runway at unusual angles, occasionally tilting to compensate as they come in to land.
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Denali bus and campground reservations to begin
Jan 18, 2012 Last Minute Travel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Denali National Park officials say reservations for shuttle buses and campgrounds for the 2012 visitor season will be taken beginning Thursday.
Reservations can be made online or by telephone, fax or mail for the buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds.
Park officials say about 65 percent of the shuttle bus seats are available for advance reservations and so are 100 percent of campsites at Riley Creek, Teklanika River, Wonder Lake and Savage River campgrounds.
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