Travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second straight year, low-cost carrier AirTran Airways did the best job of getting passengers where they were going, says a survey exploring the all-too-familiar hassles of flying.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's largest business lobby says reforming the visa process could help the state's tourism industry.

WATFORD, England (AP) — The magical world of Harry Potter is being meticulously reassembled at a former aerodrome near London.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the Astro Orbiter ride at the Magic Kingdom has been shut down because of a small fire.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli tour operators say they are canceling charter flights to a Turkish resort town because Israelis aren't booking trips there. The reason — political tensions between Israel and Turkey.

CHICAGO (AP) — A new exhibit is opening at Chicago's Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Tourism Authority has developed an iPhone application with information about festivals and other events throughout the islands.

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Two collectors have donated 300 German Steinbach nutcrackers to the Sandcastles Children's Museum in Ludington.

ATLANTA (AP) — When Nia Lewis was looking for a car to drive to Florida to visit her in-laws, she went to the Atlanta Budget Rent a Car website as she normally does. But she stumbled upon something unusual.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced that admission to the Bentonville facility will be free.

HONG KONG (AP) — A rush of theme park construction across Asia that will result in new homes for Mickey Mouse, the Monkey King and Hello Kitty is also providing a financial lifeline for the world's elite group of entertainment ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Orlando is set to open a new rehabilitation facility for wild dolphins and whales that wash ashore.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Port of Anchorage is offering free public tours to the public each Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy is offering tours on board one of its guided-missile destroyers.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed a bridge reconstruction project on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.