Luggage carried by heart patients has sometimes been found to carry trace elements of nitroglycerin, a medication, Eisenbraun said. And some military personnel and miners who use explosives in their work have occasionally been stopped because of trace elements of explosives on their luggage, Eisenbraun said. Airlines are preparing to integrate the new devices into ongoing security systems, said Dave Fuscus of the Air Transport Association, which represents major airlines. Passengers on international flights, where there is a presumed greater risk of terrorism, will accept whatever delays result from the new devices more easily than will passengers on domestic flights, said Dave Stempler, of AirTrav Advisors, an airline industry consulting firm. You don't want to sacrifice security for the sake of ease, but we hope they match the response to the level of risk.
Parents share strategies that help make trips with teens enjoyable.
Here's a list of suggestions gleaned from several sources. Not if you're vacationing with kids. With dozens of new hotels, restaurants swathed in their best linen and museums, there isn't a better place to visit on the Mediterranean. If you want to spend part of your vacation a step back in time, try Charleston, S.C., with its Southern gentility, antebellum homes and a very walkable historic district and fort. When you tire of the bright lights and big city, there's a place, just two hours by car from Las Vegas, where eons light the way and silence is the only music.