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Bay Area Fog Delays Flights At SFO
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Dense ground fog around the Bay Area Sunday morning was affecting travel on various roadways and impacting flights at San Francisco International Airport. Foggy...
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Tahoe Ski Slopes Set For Some Changes
LAKE TAHOE (KCBS) – Many of the ski slopes in Lake Tahoe opened for business this holiday weekend, but a few major changes are in the works. Last year, the snow kept falling, allowing most resorts to...
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Google Flights Poses Threat To Other Travel Sites
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) – One of Google’s newest features is causing major concerns among travel sites across the Internet. Google Flights allows users to search for the lowest airline fares. It shows a...
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Hurry For Delays: The Best Of SFO
San Francisco International Airport. (CBS) SFO Aviation Museum and Library Highway 101 San Francisco, CA 94128 (650) 821 9900 www.flysfo.com Save to foursquare Hours: Sun to Fri – 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m....
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GPS Technology Could Ease Future Weather Delays At SFO
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Wednesday’s stormy weather across the Bay Area is causing problems on the roads and major delays at San Francisco International Airport, with flight delays of up to three hours...
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Eye On The Bay’s Daytrip To Alameda
There are more than thirty islands in San Francisco Bay, ranging from teeny tiny mounds of dirt and trees, to the touristy, albeit wonderful land masses that are “Alcatraz” and “Angel”. Join us as Eye...
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San Francisco Tourism Industry Showing Signs Of Growth
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – After being devastated by the recession, San Francisco’s tourism industry is beginning to turn things around. At Tuesday’s 7th Annual Northern California Visitor Industry Outlook...
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San Jose City Council Funds 400 Miles Of Road Repairs
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Drivers can expect a much smoother ride on some of San Jose’s bumpiest roads now that the city council has given the thumbs-up to a limited amount of funding for priority road repair....
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Fodor’s Names SFO One Of World’s Top Seven Airports
SFO (BCN) – San Francisco International Airport has been named the one of the world’s top airports by travel publishers Fodor’s. The internationally renowned travel company highlighted SFO’s...
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Defense Secretary Panetta Pays Fraction Of Commute To Monterey Home
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has commuted on military aircraft to his home in the Monterey area more than two dozen times since he took over the Pentagon in July, paying about...
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United Airlines Ending Service From Oakland Airport
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – United Airlines will end 75 years of service at Oakland International Airport in June, airport and airline officials said Monday. Airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes said, “United...
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National Strategy Unveiled to Boost U.S. Tourism
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Making the United States a more desirable and accessible international destination: that’s the crux of a new, national campaign unveiled this week. The government’s plan is to...
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Bay Area Luxury Travel Agents Booking $200K Space Flights
SARATOGA (CBS SF) — As a Bay Area luxury travel agent for more than three decades, Lynda Turley Garrett never thought she’d be selling trips to outer space. For the past five years, however, the...
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Couple Who Built Replica Golden Gate Bridge Making First SF Visit
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — The City by the Bay has rolled out the red carpet for some unlikely VIP’s. A Kansas couple, who built a large replica of the Golden Gate Bridge, is visiting San Francisco for...
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San Francisco Strip Club To Market Itself As Tourist Landmark
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The dancers who own the iconic Lusty Lady strip club hope to make the San Francisco institution another landmark on tourists’ itineraries and distinguish itself from other strip...
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Orbitz Reportedly Steering Mac Users To Pricier Hotels
CUPERTINO (CBS News) — When Orbitz, the online travel booking giant, learned that users of Apple products spend as much as 30 percent more than their Windows-using counterparts on hotels, the site...
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Lower Gas Prices Expected To Fuel Rebound In 4th Of July Travel
EMERYVILLE (KCBS) – Californians are expected to head out of town in droves for the 4th of July holiday, even as it comes mid-week this year. AAA is projecting huge numbers, as almost 5 million...
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Summer Traffic Spikes At Oakland International Airport
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Oakland International Airport has already seen a healthy uptick in air travel this summer, meaning it could be a banner year for the hub. Not since the great recession in 2008 has the...
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Google Buying Frommer’s Travel Guides
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS / AP) — Google is buying the Frommer’s brand of travel guides. Google Inc., which bought the Zagat restaurant review service in September, plans to use Frommer’s guides to hotels and...
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Vacaville Teen’s Family Sues Over Hawaii Jet Ski Death
HONOLULU (CBS/AP) – The family of a 16-year-old Vacaville girl killed in a Hawaii watercraft crash is suing an Australian tourist charged with negligent homicide. The lawsuit filed Monday in Circuit...
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Hawaiian Doubles Flights Between Maui, Bay Area
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – Hawaiian Airlines is doubling its nonstop flights between Maui and the Bay Area. The airline said that starting Oct. 3, there will be 14 flights per week to Maui from Oakland and San...
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Andrew McCarthy Headed To Corte Madera On Booking Signing Tour
Andrew McCarthy (Photo by Matt Carr/Getty Images) CORTE MADERA (CBS News) – Andrew McCarthy the actor-turned-award-winning travel writer is scheduled to release a new travel book, “The Longest Way...
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Eye On The Bay: Coast Starlight
Brian takes a breathtaking journey by rail on the Amtrak Coast Starlight. Discover life aboard a two-day train ride, with a frigid stop in Klamath Falls, Crater Lake, before arriving in Seattle for a...
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Computer Outage Halts United Flights In Bay Area & Across Nation For 2 Hours
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — United Airlines worked late Tuesday afternoon to get its flights running on-time again after a major computer “network outage” halted flights nationwide for about two hours,...
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Bay Area Airports Rank Best, Worst for On-Time Performance
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Got a tight travel schedule? You might want to consider booking your flight at Mineta San Jose International Airport. The federal government has declared the South Bay’s hub the most...
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American Airlines Flight From SFO Canceled Over Loose Seats
SAN FRANCISCO INT’L AIRPORT (CBS SF) — At least one Bay Area flight on American Airlines was canceled Friday morning as 48 planes were grounded for maintenance work after several loose seats were found...
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SFO Flights Cancelled As Hurricane Sandy Slams East Coast
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — More than a dozen flights to and from the East Coast have been cancelled Monday morning as Hurricane Sandy moves toward that part of the country, a San Francisco International...
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Bumpy Start To Thanksgiving Travel At SFO Because Of Rain
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — The Thanksgiving travel season got off to a bumpy start at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, as a wet weather pattern moved into the area. Airport Spokesman Doug...
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Opinion: We Must Fix Our Crumbling Infrastructure
Most Americans who traveled during this Thanksgiving holiday came face to face with an American reality: while there is much to be thankful for, our infrastructure is not one of those things. The fact...
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Stormy Weather Causes Delays, Cancellations At Bay Area Airports
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Stormy weather Friday morning is affecting travel plans in and out of the Bay Area, according to airport officials. At San Francisco International Airport, 60 flights — 30...
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Southwest Increasing Fees, Planning To Charge No-Shows
(CBS SF) – Southwest Airlines, famous for their “bags fly free” advertising campaign has plans of a slew of new fees next year. Southwest will still allow travelers to bring two free checked bags, but...
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Wet Weather Causing Dozens Of Cancellations At SFO
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – On what is anticipated to be one of the busiest travel days of the year-end holiday season, some Bay Area airports are facing delays and cancellations with inclement weather...
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Community Corner: Bay Area Man Offers Traveling Peace Corps Style
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – If your idea of a great travel experience is going to remote villages and being the only tourist in sight, hanging out with the locals, and lending a helping hand to local...
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San Francisco Among Top Cities For Pet-Friendly Travel
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — San Francisco has been named among America’s best cities for four-legged travelers. The travel booking site Priceline.com compiled the top 10 list of the city’s most friendly...
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Bay Area Airports Report Few Delays Amid FAA Furlough
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Regional air traffic moved smoothly with minimal delays at the three Bay Area international airports Wednesday, despite the Federal Aviation Administration’s imposed furlough...
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Virgin America Launches Service Out Of San Jose
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Virgin America has launched service between Los Angeles and San Jose. The first passengers on the L.A. to San Jose flight were greeted at Mineta San Jose International Airport on...
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SF Officials Demand City Donate Money From Anti-Israel Bus Ads
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Several San Francisco supervisors want the city transit agency to donate revenue from an anti-Israel bus ad campaign to the city’s Human Rights Commission after the agency did...
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ConsumerWatch: Startup Lets SFO Travelers Rent Out Cars While On Vacation
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Car sharing has arrived at San Francisco International Airport, and so far more than 650 travelers have tried it out. Flightcar started up operations a few months ago in a...
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SFO Car Sharing Startup Sued Over Violating Airport Rules
SAN FRANCISCO INT’L AIRPORT (CBS / AP) — The City of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit accusing a startup that allows travelers to rent out their cars instead of paying for airport parking of flouting...
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San Francisco Ranked As Most Romantic Destination In North America
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco topped the list of the most romantic destinations in North America in a recent web listing. According to the travel dating website MissTravel.com, San Francisco...
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