Travel News - AP

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A grizzly bear attacked a woman, wrapping its jaws around her head before a guest scared it away.

NEW YORK - New York City tourism officials are hoping that residents facing rising gas prices and pricey airline fares will choose to vacation at home this summer.

WASHINGTON - The National Park Service wanted to close a section of Yellowstone Park in the wintertime because of the risk of avalanche. No way, protested businesses in Cody, Wyo., that wanted to promote more tourism.

TORONTO - Air Canada plans to partner with Continental Airlines, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier, to provide enhanced service to the American market.

NEW YORK - A New York City lawyer is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. for $5 million, claiming the carrier's incompetence and indifference left him stranded in Paris for four days last October during an airport workers' strike.

LONDON - Budget airline easyJet PLC said it will cut flights over winter to trim costs as it revealed on Thursday it expects full year pretax profit to fall as much as 45 percent because of higher fuel expenses.

PARIS - Airbus is conducting a "major review" of its delivery schedule for the A380 superjumbo, the company's chief executive said Tuesday, a plane that has been plagued by delays.

The U.S. should revive and expand an aviation safety survey run by NASA to identify problems like lapses in inspections that canceled thousands of flights this past spring, the chairman of a House Science and Technology panel said.

NEW YORK - The weak U.S. dollar has not dissuaded Americans from planning trips abroad this year, but they may be heading to destinations closer to home, according to a survey released Thursday by Visa Inc.

BEIJING - China has clamped down further on issuing business visas, government officials said Thursday, in the latest expansion of already-tight entry restrictions for next month's Olympic Games.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish airport staff were not amused when a team from a TV comedy show tried to check in a suitcase with a dwarf inside.

ATLANTA - Average domestic airfares rose 4.4 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period a year earlier, the government said Wednesday in an analysis that was based on a small sample of itineraries and excluded some high-priced destinations.

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday it is investigating a near collision of airborne planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport — the third such incident at a major airport this month.

BEIJING - Only seven pandas remain at China's most famous breeding center, after a final group of 13 animals were transferred from the earthquake-damaged facility, an official said Tuesday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The sign outside the Aquarius motel reads: "Spend a night, Not a paycheck," but some Midwest travelers have canceled reservations and other visitors stay fewer nights. On the nation's opposite coast, vacationers in Oregon worried about $4 gas splurge less on meals and skip the frills on getaways.

WASHINGTON - Federal aviation inspectors would have to wait two years before taking airline jobs where they deal with their old government boss under legislation passed by the House Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says he might pursue new gun restrictions in response to a recently enacted Georgia law that could allow people to carry concealed firearms in parts of the Atlanta airport.

BAGHDAD - Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport. It advertises a "special flight" on Japan Airlines from Basra to Sydney, Australia, while a flight from Baghdad to Mexico City is "delayed."

PHOENIX - New travel fees mean hundreds of millions of dollars a year for beleaguered airlines, and executives say they need them more than ever as fuel costs continue to suck profits out of the industry. Plane tickets, it seems, now come with only the bare bones promise of getting from Point A to Point B.

BEIJING - Traffic flowed a little smoother. Busy avenues had fewer cars. By nightfall, even the hazy sky had mostly cleared.

BEIJING - A travel agent says some hotels in Beijing have slashed their rates by 10 to 20 percent as expected high demand for the Olympic Games has not materialized.

CHICAGO - City officials say actor Bill Murray has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of a special appearance at the Chicago Air and Water Show next month.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - In late June, travel agent Matthew DeGuire got a call from a customer about an ad in London's subway.

PORTLAND, Maine - Rail officials say high gas prices has played a role in a 28 percent gain in ridership for Amtrak's Downeaster during the last fiscal year.

LAKE DELTON, Wis. - Not a cloud in the sky and the temperature is flirting with 90 degrees. Usually, it doesn't get any better than this for the Tommy Bartlett water ski show.

NEW YORK - Here's a bright spot in the sad traveler's tale of the ever-weak dollar. One hotel company in Europe is accepting dollars in a one-to-one exchange with euros, when a euro is actually worth well over $1.50.

COLLINS LANDING, N.Y. - The Thousand Islands International Bridge is marking 70 years since its opening with a celebration planned for Aug. 16.

NEW YORK - Shakespeare at sea? Poker cruise? Antiques on board?