Celebrate Michigan!
Pollack's Picks
- Victorian Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend, Manistee -- Dec 03 - Dec 06
- America's Thanksgiving Parade -- Nov 26 - Nov 26
- Festival of Trains, Traverse City -- Dec 14 - Jan 01
- More Michigan events
Celebrate Michigan! blog
Susan R. Pollack
Visit a local tree farm for a fresh, eco-friendly Christmas
With all the talk of environmentally friendly and green initiatives, this is shaping up as a fresh tree kind of holiday season. One idea to tuck away for an outing in coming weeks is Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm, 355 Lake George Road, … Continued
Travel blog
Nathan Hurst
Connecting through enemy territory
Yesterday's announcement that Continental Airlines would be moving to the North Terminal got me thinking: just how many people connect at "enemy hubs" … Continued
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Travel columns
- New travel site Moebii provides targeted searches - 12:35 PM
- Trans World Expedition: Driving around the world - 12:48 PM
- Travel book goes mobile with scannable QR code - 12:46 PM
- New book: Life's take on 'Wonders of the World' - 05:03 PM
- Hotels on the Web, beyond the usual go-to sites - 10:58 AM
- Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards - 02:20 PM
- Preparing your iPhone for international travel - 03:15 PM
- Area travel guides keep it simple - 01:54 PM
- Find Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island - 04:26 PM
Chilly Thanksgiving awaits Michigan travelers
Busy airports, cheaper gas also expected for holiday
An estimated 1.7 million Michiganians will travel this week for Thanksgiving -- about the same amount that AAA of Michigan estimated for last year. If they're leaving by air or road, they should plan to dress warmly if they're staying in Michigan. - 11/23/2009
Tom Greenwood
Ease stress of holiday traveling
There are three things you can count on at Thanksgiving: Americans will overeat, airports will be flooded and drivers will crowd freeways. - 11/20/2009
Make airport security check a breeze
On a recent trip to California, I marveled how people still don't understand how to negotiate the airport security process. - 11/19/2009
Changes at Detroit Metro
Detroit Metro has deal with taxi service
The Wayne County Airport Authority approved money-making contracts Tuesday to stabilize taxi service at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, install lottery machines and bring wind turbines to the grounds. - 11/18/2009
Continental to make North Terminal new home at DTW
The Wayne County Airport Authority on Tuesday approved Continental Airlines exodus to the North Terminal from the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. - 11/18/2009
AAA: Thanksgiving travel to go up, air travel down
Washington -- A leading auto organization is projecting a 1.4 percent increase in Thanksgiving travel this year, although fewer people will travel by air due to budget concerns, reduced airline capacity and added charges. - 11/18/2009
Celebrating comes at a cost
Airfares climb as holidays near
After a recessionary reprieve last year, airlines are again ratcheting up holiday airfares, with some travelers facing prices more than double last year's rates, travel experts say. - 11/17/2009
Swine flu thrill ride: Even theme parks are infected by fears of H1N1
For many Americans, the fear of swine flu has made everyday acts like going to work, going to school or getting on a plane feel fraught with danger -- even more so since President Barack Obama recently declared swine flu a national emergency. - 11/13/2009
State tourism may lose funding
Michigan tourism professionals are asking the Legislature to pass bills that would keep the popular Pure Michigan ad spots running nationwide this winter and give the campaign a financial boost next year. - 10/28/2009
