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Six Flags opens indoor Batman-themed roller coaster

AP - Thu May 15, 5:10 PM ET

JACKSON, N.J. - With crazed laughter ringing in their ears, Gotham's first visitors gathered on a vandalized subway platform to board a runaway car.

AP Travel News

  • Six Flags opens indoor Batman-themed roller coaster AP - Thu May 15, 5:10 PM ET

    JACKSON, N.J. - With crazed laughter ringing in their ears, Gotham's first visitors gathered on a vandalized subway platform to board a runaway car.

  • Pricey gas crimping Memorial Day travel plans AP - Thu May 15, 1:16 PM ET

    NEW YORK - High fuel prices are prompting many Americans to reconsider their Memorial Day travel plans, AAA says.

  • Report of video of woman's fall doesn't satisfy mother AP - Thu May 15, 1:16 PM ET

    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - A video may have shown that Mindy Jordan was alone just before she fell from the balcony of a cruise ship. But her mother says she still wants authorities to continue looking into what happened.

  • Silverjet plans to expand, keeps options open AP - Thu May 15, 1:15 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Silverjet PLC, while planning to cautiously expand from its London base, is in talks to replicate its all-business class model in other markets through franchise deals, the high-end airline's CEO said Thursday.

  • Mesa Air to shut Air Midwest, cut small city stops AP - Thu May 15, 1:13 PM ET

    PHOENIX - Mesa Air will shut down subsidiary carrier Air Midwest, cutting off service to 16 small cities in Nebraska and nine other states because of soaring fuel prices, the company said Wednesday.

AP Travel Features

  • Xain Coslow, who stayed in 40 plus hostels, before starting to work at Miami Beach's Jazz Hostel, talks, Wednesday April 23, 2008, about his experience staying at the hostels around the world, including Thailand, Costa Rica and San Francisco. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
    South Beach becoming backpackers' spot with hostels AP - Thu May 15, 5:11 PM ET

    MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Charity Simon is sharing a bedroom and a bathroom with two other young women she has never met during her stay at the Tropics Hotel & Hostel in Miami Beach. But that's fine with her since she is saving a ton of money every night.

  • This June 12, 2006 file photo shows the river Limmat, the Minster bridge, the Fraumuenster, on the left, and the Saint Peter's church, on the right, in Zurich, Switzerland. The June 7-29 European soccer championships, co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland, provide a perfect opportunity for travelers to get their fill of sports while discovering the beauty and culture of the two alpine nations. (AP Photo/Keystone, Gaetan Bally, file)
    Austria, Switzerland host Euro 2008 soccer games AP - Wed May 14, 4:58 PM ET

    VIENNA, Austria - Overheard recently from a tourist in one of Vienna's grand cafes: "Waiter, I'll try a slice of your soccer tort."

  • Rachel Konrad carries her nearly two-year-old son in a child carrier in Yosemite National Park in July 2007. On her back is her backpack with clothes and camping gear. (AP Photo/Stephen Shankland)
    Tips for backpacking with a baby AP - Mon May 12, 3:06 PM ET

    YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - It had been at least 24 hours since we had seen other humans, and the trail seemed to be ours alone — gleaming granite slabs, scrabbly switchbacks, glorious glimpses of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, and jagged Sierra spires under cloudless skies.

  • This 2006 photo released by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association shows a Jayco Greyhawk Type C as it travels down the Washington Heritage Trail near Harper's Ferry, W. Va. (AP Photo/GoRVing.com)
    RV 101: Sure, they're big, but you can do it AP - Mon May 12, 3:04 PM ET

    HOLMDEL, N.J. - If you've never vacationed in a recreational vehicle, your first reaction might be "I can't afford to rent an RV" or "They're too large to maneuver."

  • The Ferris wheel at Navy Pier along Chicago's lakefront is seen from the deck of an architectural tour boat on Saturday, May 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
    CHICAGO: Capturing one city's rich architectural history AP - Mon May 12, 2:49 PM ET

    CHICAGO - The boat glides under the Michigan Avenue bridge and heads into the heart of the city, as the shimmering white Wrigley Building and neo-Gothic Tribune Tower rise to the north.

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