TRAVEL NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil futures surged to a new record over $120 a barrel Monday, raising concerns about higher prices for gasoline and goods and services throughout the economy.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Gas prices remain high with the start of a new work week, but they're lower than the record highs recorded last week.
BOSTON (AP) -- MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas says rising gas prices have triggered increased ridership on the system's trains and buses.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Orange trucks will help drivers from seeing red during the morning and evening commutes on Interstate 93 in southern New Hampshire.
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) -- Waiting in an airport security line and then going through the checkpoint can be a stressful time, between taking off your shoes and emptying your pockets.
BOSTON (AP) -- A statewide survey on Monday by AAA Southern New England found an average price of $3.54 per gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded.
CALIFORNIA (NBC) -- Most of us are lucky if our car gets 30 miles per gallon, but there are cars being built right now that get nearly 3,000 miles per gallon.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil is within striking distance of a trading record of $111.80 set during March.
BOSTON (AP) -- Parking illegally could become a more expensive risk in Boston.
(NBC) -- Is the price of gas taking a big bite out of the family budget? Changing your driving habits may save you cash.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Energy Department predicts that gasoline prices will peak at around $3.60 a gallon in June. The government thinks that high prices will help curb demand.
AUGUSTA (AP) -- State officials say it's all but a sure thing that the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 from Gardiner to Topsham will be closed to traffic for 2 1/2 months this summer to rebuild the highway.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Skybus Airlines filed for bankruptcy the same day it shut down and less than a year after the Columbus, Ohio-based airline began service.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- A dozen travelers became sick at Reagan National Airport after attending a convention at a Washington area resort Thursday, but health officials aren't sure what might have caused their illnesses.
(NBC) -- At the end of last year there were an estimated 14 trillion unredeemed frequent flier miles, and that number goes up by millions everyday.
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