  |  | | |  Travel Headlines | ![Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States.[3] Located in Providence County, it is the estimated second or third largest citya[] in the New England region. Despite the city proper only having an estimated population of 171,557 as of 2008, it anchors the 36th largest metropolitan population in the country, with an estimated MSA population of 1,600,856, exceeding that of Rhode Island by about 60% due to its reaching into southern Massachusetts.[4][5][6] Situated at the mouth of the Providence River, at the head of Narragansett Bay, the city's small footprint is crisscrossed by seemingly erratic streets and contains a rapidly changing demographic.](http://cdn9.wn.com/vp/i/39/bfa31b7caab061.jpg "Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States.[3] Located in Providence County, it is the estimated second or third largest citya[] in the New England region. Despite the city proper only having an estimated population of 171,557 as of 2008, it anchors the 36th largest metropolitan population in the country, with an estimated MSA population of 1,600,856, exceeding that of Rhode Island by about 60% due to its reaching into southern Massachusetts.[4][5][6] Situated at the mouth of the Providence River, at the head of Narragansett Bay, the city's small footprint is crisscrossed by seemingly erratic streets and contains a rapidly changing demographic.") | Hurricane Earl's big blow was in tourism dollars, Sun 5 Sep 2010
| Rhode Island, Hurricane Earl's aftermath news update, Sept 4, 2010: "Gigantic, monsterous Earl, 'just like the Great Hurricane of 1938' " did no s(The Examiner, photo: Creative Commons / boliyou)
| | Links: | • 'Golden Chariot' cynosure of all eyes at Asia travel, Sun 5 Sep 2010
Bangalore, Sep 5 (PTI): Sunday, September 05, 2010 --> | The Karnataka State Tourism Development Cor...(Deccan Herald) | • London braced for travel chaos, Sun 5 Sep 2010
| The first of a wave of strikes by London Underground workers in rows over pay and jobs will start ...(The Independent) | • Wayne Rooney Still Expected To Travel, Sun 5 Sep 2010
| Wayne Rooney is still scheduled to travel to Switzerland on Monday for England's Euro 2012 qualifi...(Sporting Life) | | « more | | | Cruises |  | First Timers' Guide to Cruise Activities, Mon 30 Aug 2010
| By ERICA SILVERSTEIN | Aug. 30, 2010 | If you're worried that you'll be bored on a , banish that idea right away. Cruise ships schedule so many acti(ABC News, photo: Creative Commons / JimChampion)
| | Links: | • Seattle-based cruise ships offer short September trips, Sat 4 Sep 2010
| EVERY SUMMER, the pleasure palaces shuttle in and out of Seattle, carrying thousands of passengers...(Seattle Times) | • Allure of the Seas Update: Promenade Parades, Sat 4 Sep 2010
| Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, sailing in November from Florida's Port Canaveral will have ...(The Examiner) | • Marine Court: Hymn to the Sun, Sat 4 Sep 2010
| A crumbling art deco apartment block designed to resemble the Queen Mary is one of the glories of ...(The Guardian) | | « more | | | | | Airlines |  | Ryanair boss says air stewardesses should be allowed to land, Sat 4 Sep 2010
The boss of the budget airline Ryanair has called for co-pilots to be removed from the flight deck to save money and suggested that air stewardesses c(The Daily Telegraph, photo: Creative Commons / Raboe001)
| | Links: | • After days of bargains, airline fares go higher, Sun 5 Sep 2010
| Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels ...(Herald Tribune) | • Airlines flying high on fees, fares, fuller planes, Sat 4 Sep 2010
| Airfares have ascended steadily upward in recent months and are close to prerecession levels, and ...(Seattle Times) | • American Airlines says August traffic rose 3.1 pct, Sat 4 Sep 2010
| FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines said Friday that its August traffic rose 3.1 percent from ...(Newsvine) | | « more | | |
