California Leads The List

Six lodgings and four restaurants join AAA's exclusive list of Five Diamond Award winners

ORLANDO, FL - AAA has announced the 2009 AAA Five Diamond Award(R) winners.

Urges Development And Implementation Of Positive Train Control Technology

Teamsters Rail Conference statement on Metrolink accident

WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2008) - The following statement is from Ed Rodzwicz, the president of the Teamsters Rail Conference and National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and

California, Nevada And Hawaii

Best Western Hotels offer consumers a chance to share travel experiences online

PHOENIX, AZ (August 19, 2008) - Making vacation plans to California, Nevada or Hawaii?

California Earthquake

Earthquake shakes Southern California

LOS ANGELES - A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Space tourism

Space tourists' carrier unveiled

The mothership that will launch the first space tourists into the atmosphere has been unveiled by Sir Richard Branson in California.

Resort Serves As Base Camp For Emergency Services

Stevenswood Spa Resort remains undamaged by California wildfires

MENDICINO COAST, California - Officials of Stevenswood Spa Resort announced today that the property and surrounding area remain safe from the California wildfires.

State panel kills cruise safety bill that would have put peace officers aboard ships sailing from California ports

"Buyer beware when you climb on a cruise ship in California. You're on your own."

A state Assembly committee Tuesday killed a bill strongly opposed by cruise companies that would have placed peace officers for the first time on passenger ships sailing from California ports.

Schwarzenegger Tries To Lure More Japanese To "Kalifonia"

Schwarzenegger promotes tourism in Japan

SACRAMENTO — Advertisements starring Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are running on network television in Tokyo, featuring the governor speaking briefly in Austrian-accented Japanese.

California

Calif. Assembly adopts airline passenger bill of rights

SACRAMENTO—California lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation requiring airlines to provide passengers with food, water, lights, air and working toilets when they're stuck on airport tarmacs for long periods of time.
The measure cleared the Assembly by a 54-16 vote, with critics challenging whether California has the authority to ... read more

Aloha Air Shutdown: View From The West Coast

Airline says "Aloha" to California

Los Angeles, CA - The final Aloha Airlines flights to California will land tonight, as the airline prepares for a bankruptcy-induced shutdown.

United Airlines and other carriers scrambled today to accommodate passengers stranded by the sudden shutdown of passenger services by Aloha, the largest locally-owned air carrier in the Hawaiian ... read more

California: Beware Of Bums. Vicious Bums.

Aussie tourist tortured in US beach pit

TWO Californian men have been charged with torturing and assaulting an Australian tourist who was thrown into a burning fire pit on a beach.

Robert Schneider, 26, was found in the surfside pit in Ocean Beach with third-degree burns on February 27, the Associated Press reported.

Police said the Adelaide electrician had been beaten ... read more

Cruise Cops

Bill would require peace officers on cruise ships

Seeking to improve public safety on the high seas, a state senator introduced a bill Friday that would require cruise ships sailing from California ports to have a peace officer on board.

California

Governor stars in new tourism ads touting Calif food and wine

SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading a cast of California food and wine celebrities in a new tourism ad campaign.
The campaign focuses on a new Web site, http://www.landofwineandfood.com, and stems from a partnership ... read more

Air Safety

4 dead as planes collide in Calif.

Corona, Calif. - Two private planes flying about a mile from an airport collided Sunday, killing at least four people, raining debris down on car dealerships below, authorities said.

The planes collided at 3:35 p.m. near the small Corona Municipal airport and a freeway in Riverside County, about 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles, FAA ... read more