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Delta Air Lines is buying its own refinery
John Dimsdale May 3, 2012
The airline has had enough of price hikes and supply interruptions. But whether the airline can run a refinery is another question.
Delta buying oil refinery to help reduce costs
Heidi N. Moore May 1, 2012
In a first for an airline, Delta plans to pay $150 million for an oil refinery in Pennsylvania in a effort to bring some order to its fuel prices. But even if Delta's oil refinery deal works out well, fares are probably not going to drop.
Boring and Dull form strategic partnership
Apr 25, 2012
Residents in two towns -- halfway across the world from one another -- are putting together a tourism partnership.
America woos overseas tourists
Bob Moon Apr 24, 2012
Since 9/11, America's share of worldwide tourism has dropped 30 percent. A new ad campaign hopes to reverse the trend.
Everyone's lining up for the Supreme Court health care hearing
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 23, 2012
The court's grounds will be clogged with a colorful mix of characters: activists, lawyers, journalists and oh, tourists.
FAA to reconsider e-book policy
Kai Ryssdal Mar 19, 2012
Currently e-books are banned from planes during taxi, take-off and landing. But as New York Times reporter Nick Bilton discovered, the FAA has recently decided to take a "fresh look" at its digital reader policy.
Many pushing back against EU carbon tax
David Brancaccio Mar 12, 2012
Europe's biggest airlines say a new European tax on the carbon dioxide coming out their jet engines is a bad idea.
Airfares to remain high throughout this decade
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 8, 2012
The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting that there will be more air travelers chasing fewer flights, pushing prices up.
The American road trip's modern appeal
Jeremy Hobson Mar 5, 2012
25 percent of men and 33 percent of women want to drive across the country at least once in their lifetime.
Piggy for a personal finance paragon
Tess Vigeland Mar 2, 2012
Jacqueline Byers' salary is in the low $40,000 range, but she budgets, tracks her spending and saves up for what she really loves -- travel.
