Six Flags Fiesta Texas earns Golden Ticket. Ah, what's up doc? Theme park industry publication Amusement Today has awarded Six Flags Inc.

Shangri-La appoints Madhu Rao CEO & Greg Dogan COO. Mr. Rao replaces Mr. Giovanni Angelini, former managing director and chief executive officer of the company, who has relinquished his responsibilities on medical grounds.

Starwood Names New Head Of Hotel Group. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has named Matthew Avril to be president of the Starwood Hotel Group, replacing Matt Ouimet, who left the company.

Accor: Executive Committee Appointments. PARIS, September 1 -- Gilles Pelisson, Director and Chief Executive Officer, has strengthened his Executive Committee by appointing four new executives and assigning new responsibilities to some of the other..

Plucky Survivors See America 3: Following the Food. Why mapping a road trip with pork-grease-stained hands is an excellent way to plan any American journey.

Seattle above, below ground. "We're rotating at five hundred feet above ground level and, on a clear day, you can see all the way to the Cascade foothills," claims Colleen Foster, who obviously knows the facts.

Stringer: The Crush Crash of 1896. Entertainment has become big business in Texas with the likes of Six Flags, Sea World, and Billy Bob's. One of the state's most bizarre entertainment spectacles, however, was staged near Waco on Sept.

Service Workers Strike At Los Angeles Airport. Some 1,500 workers at Los Angeles International Airport went on strike on Thursday in a contract dispute with companies providing baggage, security and wheelchair services for several major airlines there.

Hurricanes keep travelers on their toes. Those anticipating a fall vacation in the Caribbean and southern USA are keeping an eye on weather maps and checking cancellation..

Bowling alleys pin down an upscale atmosphere. High-backed booths and leather sofas fill these hot spots, offering colorful martinis, plasma-screen televisions, dimmed lights..

Las Vegas Sands opens second Macao property. One year after the hugely successful opening of Macao's first truly integrated casino resort -- The Venetian Macao -- Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Travel Troubleshooter: Two Bills, One Room, and Zero Options. Our reader prepays for his hotel room through Hotwire.com and then gets double billed. Now nobody seems to care about fixing the error. Is our reader out of options?

New bike rankings favor Washington. Attention cyclists: If you're scouting for the best cycling environment in the nation, you might want to point your handlebars..

Marriott International Plans Three More Courtyard by Marriott Hotels.. Marriott International plans to open three additional upper-moderately-priced Courtyard by Marriott hotels in France over the next 36 months.

World's Hippest Hotels for the Fashion Forward. TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel community, today announced the top 10 hip fashion hotels in the world, according to traveller popularity and TripAdvisor editors.

Probe: material spread Monte Carlo fire. A Clark County investigation has found that the exterior of the Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino contained an unapproved material that spurred the spread of a January rooftop fire.

See Broadway hits before they hit Broadway. Last August I, along with one of my dearest friends, trekked to Seattle for the weekend.

Avedon 'Power' photo exhibit opens. Haven't had enough politics after two weeks of conventions? Check out Richard Avedon's take on movers and shakers in Washington,..

RVs flock to Yellowstone despite high fuel costs. In the heart of the park here on a recent warm day, the spaces at Fishing Bridge Recreational Vehicle Park were jammed full with..

Park of the Week: Hot Springs National Park. The nation's first protected park area still offers rest and relaxation to weary travelers willing to dip their toes into its healing waters.