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AP Top Travel News At 10 a.m. EDT
OUT THERE: Upper Hudson opening to canoeists
NEWCOMB, N.Y. (AP) -- After a big easy sweep across a flat-water pool on the upper Hudson River, Allison Buckley made sure she chose a better channel through the oncoming rapids than the previous canoe that hung up on a submerged rock....
US warns of armed robbery threat in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas is warning about the threat of armed robbery in the capital of the island chain off Florida's east coast....
Company known for river trips announces ocean ship
NEW YORK (AP) -- Viking Cruises, a company known for offering river cruises, on Friday announced that it was launching a new cruise line for ocean-going trips....
NYC's new Refinery Hotel draws on hat factory past
NEW YORK (AP) -- A new boutique hotel in Manhattan's Garment District is paying homage to its past as a hat factory....
Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death....
Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020....
Plans languish for overhaul of NYC's Penn Station
NEW YORK (AP) -- The busiest passenger train station in the United States is a 1960s-era, utilitarian labyrinth in the basement of a basketball arena....
New adventure tour opening in NC mountains
SALUDA, N.C. (AP) -- A new adventure tour in opening in the North Carolina mountains....
Brown v. Board site to mark anniversary of ruling
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic site will display a black doll used in a series of famous race studies to mark the 59th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended legal segregation in public schools....
American will favor passengers without roller bags
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines....
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