Top ten inns combine coziness and great food
This month's Bon Appetit issue profiles 10 "culinary country inns" that the magazine describes as offering "destination-worthy food" and cozy accommodations.

Lourdes, France: Trip tips
WHERE TO STAY Information about accommodations and assistance for the sick and disabled at Lourdes' three welcome centers is available from the Lourdes sanctuary visitors center (see below).

Deal of the week
Buy 4 nights, get 3 free at Walt Disney World What's the deal? Book a four-night Walt Disney World Value Resort vacation package and receive an additional three nights free. Package starts at about $1,271 and includes seven nights of accommodations for a family of four, including two adults, one junior and one child. The package also includes theme-park tickets.

La Toretta opens
Montgomery County residents and attendees received a sample of upscale accommodations coupled with waterside amenities at the opening of the 300-acre La Torretta Del Lago resort and spa Friday evening.

Majority Of Curry Village Will Remain Closed Following Rockslides
Yosemite, Ca -- Many of the visitor accommodations in Yosemite National Park's Curry Village were shut down following a pair of rockslides occurring early last month, and the majority will remain that way on a permanent basis.

Yosemite officials to close more than one-third of Curry Village cabins
Officials took the step after determining that the Glacier Point rockfall zone is too close to the popular spot at the national park. Conceding to the force of Mother Nature, officials at Yosemite National Park announced Friday that they are eliminating more than a third of the cabins and other accommodations at venerable Curry Village because of the threat of rockfalls at Glacier Point. ...

It will be tougher to find a room at Yosemite's Curry Village
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Conceding to the force of Mother Nature, officials at Yosemite National Park announced Friday that they were yanking more than a third of the cabins and other accommodations at venerable Curry Village because of the threat of rockfalls at Glacier Point.

Chamber offers trip to China for business, cultural enrichment
The April 9-17 venture includes airfare, all accommodations and economic contacts.

Young diabetics at heart of school nurse dispute
Liliana Parker, 8 years old and very cute, happened to be in front of the hippo display Friday morning at the Natural History Museum when it was time to check her blood sugar levels.

Disabilities commission resets meeting to Dec. 9
The Anne Arundel County Commission on Disability Issues has moved its scheduled Tuesday meeting to Dec. 9 because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Judge Saenz leads effort to land Navy jets
County judge L. Arnoldo Saenz has taken a lead role in the efforts to advocate the accommodations of a U.S. Navy aircraft squadron at the auxiliary landing field in Orange Grove.

TRIPS, TIPS AND DEALS: Helicopter skiing a fun family vacation
Parents and teens who are strong skiers can take on helicopter skiing this Christmas on a family trip based at one of three remote lodges in western Canada. Each day guarantees 100,000 vertical feet of skiing for adults and half that for kids 12-17, and the teens can be returned to the lodge by helicopter if they don't choose to stay out all day.

Rockfalls Close Popular Cabins at Yosemite National Park, and Some Are Glad
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., Nov. 21 -- The windows of the moss-covered wood cabins are dark now, the white canvas tents still. Rows of benches sit like ghosts before the amphitheater, its summer music now hushed by windy gusts and swirling leaves.

Unfair fares: Secrets for avoiding travel bait-and-switch
Bait-and-switch offers are one of the oldest tricks in the travel trade’s book. There are a few ways of making sure you don’t become a victim of these deceptive pricing practices.

BOSTON: Room at the jail
The Liberty Hotel is celebrating its first year as a luxury hotel transformed from a historic jail with a first anniversary package starting at $299 a night every Friday and Saturday through March 29.

CANADA: Snow train tour
Kevin's New Experience Tours of St. Louis it making a six-day, motor-coach trip to Canada, leaving Feb. 4, that will include an all-day excursion on the Agawa Canyon Snow Train through the winter wonderland.

Super Bowl-bound? Package deals help streamline planning
Fall means war on the gridiron, culminating in a medley of bowl games, none bigger than Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla.

Inauguration is beckoning many in area
By bus, plane and car caravan, neighbors, families and newfound friends from San Antonio are packing their hopes and overcoats, bound for a chilly Washington, D.C., and a date with history.

Bold Coast of Maine wild and worth it
GETTING THERE: Heading north on U.S. 1, turn right onto Route 191 in East Machias and drive 17 miles to the trailhead. Southbound travelers turn left off U.S. 1 onto Route 189 at Whiting, then right on 191.

Some welcome prosperity Jafza could bring; others say it will hurt tourism
SANTEE - Santee residents are divided in their opinions on the coming of Jafza. While some think the project will give an economic boost to the area, others worry about its impact on Santee as an "Oasis of Recreation."