Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds.Full story
Sandy who? Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Friday, with businesses making last-minute preparations and officials declaring the resort towns ready for visitors seven months after Superstorm Sandy. Full story
2 apps to help make traveling faster, cheaper
TODAY’s Sara Haines shows Kathie Lee and Hoda a travel app called Hipmunk that compares flights and hotels by such criteria as price and layover times. She also demonstrates how to use Waze, an app that finds the fastest route to your destination.
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Jersey shore is back open for business
The Jersey shore is ready for its first Memorial Day since Hurricane Sandy. CNBC’s Kayla Tausche, Weather Channel meteorologist Kelly Cass, and TripAdvisor.com’s Brooke Ferencsik joins The Cycle team to talk about the area’s recovery and how to beat the holiday travel rush.
Florida fun outside the theme parks
The amusement parks may be the main attraction in the Orlando area, but there’s fun to be had outside the park as well. NBC’s Kerry Sanders shows what central Florida has to offer, from crystal clear underground springs to the Kennedy Space Center’s new exhibit.
Space tourism by end of 2013? Could happen
Virgin Galactic made a giant leap closer to its goal of space tourism by the end of this year. Its rocket-powered test ship “SpaceShipTwo” broke the sound barrier before a smooth landing in the Mojave Desert.
Orangutan steals shirt off tourist’s back
When a tourist gets too close to an orangutan cage at a zoo in the Philippines, the enormous primate swipes his shirt, puts it on and then dances in a triumphant fashion show for onlookers.
The US exports Cuba may actually want to avoid
While the U.S. embargo of Cuba has taken a heavy economic toll, Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists look at how Cuba remains burdened but not broken.
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