After last summer's travel nightmare, airlines and the federal government promised that things would be better this year. But, so far, summer travel is still a mess -- a result of bad weather, financially strained airlines and an air-traffic-control system still not able to cope with all of the nation's air traffic.

From safari packages that suit almost every budget to tented accommodations, Beth DeCarbo on what to do, where to stay and when to spot wildebeests in this Kenyan game reserve.

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Plastic surgeons in the U.S. say they are seeing an influx of overseas patients who are taking advantage of the weak dollar to schedule cosmetic surgery. U.S. hospitals are targeting Europeans with ads touting medical expertise and lower cost.

Hong Kong entrepreneur Lam Sai-wing has spent the past decade constructing a palace of gold, complete with chandeliers and armchairs decked out in six tons of the precious metal. With gold prices in the stratosphere, he is now dismantling the popular tourist attraction -- except for the golden toilet.

Italy's Valle d'Aosta region is known among wine lovers mainly for small-production wines. But in recent years it has begun producing unusual new wines from grape varietals that have been saved from extinction.

A luxury ski resort brought prosperity to Donnelly, Idaho, a small town with 158 residents. Then, last winter, building all but stopped after financing dried up.

The merger of Vueling and Clickair is an early sign that Europe's budget airline sector could be headed for a shakeout.

The NTSB is investigating a near collision of two airborne jetliners at Kennedy Airport in New York over the weekend.

Long intercontinental flights are being cut or delayed amid weakening passenger traffic and high fuel prices.

U.S. airlines improved their on-time arrival rates in May – though 21% of commercial flights still arrived more than 15 minutes late, were canceled or diverted.

China and Taiwan began the first regularly scheduled nonstop flights between them in nearly 60 years.

Avis warned of lower profit for the second quarter and full year, citing the impact of high fuel prices on travel plans.

The U.S. wants to negotiate a global solution to monitor airline emissions, and said a move by the EU is inconsistent with international accords.

As the Olympics draw closer, more foreign residents are being forced to leave their lives and work in China behind as the country continues to reject requests for some types of visas.

Southwest Airlines will add service to high-demand markets like Denver and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in a bid to capitalize on competitors' weakness amid soaring jet fuel prices.