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Now that oil prices are down, why aren't airfares?

AP - Tue Oct 7, 11:25 AM ET

Q. Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven't airfares fallen too?

AP Travel News

  • Now that oil prices are down, why aren't airfares? AP - Tue Oct 7, 11:25 AM ET

    Q. Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven't airfares fallen too?

  • This photo, supplied by the Dallas Museum of Art, shows Ryan Naffziger, 7, and his mother Robin Naffziger, both of Los Alamos, N.M., listening to a hand-held audio tour together as they look at the Ceremonial Dagger and Sheath, an artifact at the “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibit, an extensive collection of more than 130 treasures from the tomb of King Tut and other Valley of the Kings tombs currently on exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Dallas Museum of Art,Mike Stone)
    King Tut exhibit begins another run in the US AP - Mon Oct 6, 9:07 PM ET

    DALLAS - An exhibit showcasing items buried in the Egyptian tomb of King Tut is back in the United States.

  • Science Center launches science festival AP - Mon Oct 6, 8:53 PM ET

    ST. LOUIS - From hot-button issues in the newspaper to the fermented beer in the fridge, Americans are surrounded by science all the time. The St. Louis Science Center is launching a festival this week to help people better understand, and enjoy, the ways that science plays a role in everyday lives.

AP Travel Features

  • In this Sept. 24, 2008 file photo, the 'Glass Forest' by Dale Chihuly in collaboration with James Carpenter, is shown as part of Chihuly at Rhode Island School of Design, a site-specific installation by renowned glass artist and RISD alumnus Dale Chihuly, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
    Glass artist Dale Chihuly opens RI school gallery AP - Mon Oct 6, 2:09 PM ET

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - In paint-encrusted boots and his trademark eye patch, renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly showed off the colorful, swirling designs that are part of a new $34 million expansion at the museum of the Rhode Island School of Design.

  • Bartender Melanie Markham, left, serves up vodka drinks for guests inside IceBar Orlando in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. The bar, thought to be the first of its kind in the United States, allows guests to experience 45 minutes in 27-degree temperatures while sitting on fur-lined ice furniture and enjoying vodka drinks in glasses, also made of ice. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
    Orlando bar gives 'having a cold one' new meaning AP - Mon Oct 6, 2:07 PM ET

    ORLANDO, Fla. - At ICEBAR Orlando, patrons don't need to order drinks on the rocks.

  • Diners eat next to a fountain along Miami Beach Fla.'s Lincoln Road, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. The long pedestrian street is perfect for people watching any day of the week. There are dozens of restaurants and shops to check out as you spot locals walking their dog or weaving between pedestrians on their roller blades. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
    Vacationing in Miami on a budget AP - Mon Oct 6, 2:03 PM ET

    MIAMI - It might be notorious for its late-night party scene, swanky beach hotels with steeply priced drinks and the beachgoers who wear barely-there $300 swimsuits, but vacationing Miami-style doesn't have to cost a fortune.

AP Travel Columns

  • Budget Travel honors affordable travel innovations AP - Mon Oct 6, 3:45 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A government agency, an airline, a bus company and several Web sites were among the recipients of Budget Travel Magazine's annual Extra Mile Awards, honoring "noteworthy innovations, large and small, that make travel easier, more enjoyable, and/or more affordable across all aspects of the industry."

  • National Trust looking for endangered places AP - Mon Oct 6, 3:43 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its annual list of endangered places, which identifies examples of America's architectural, cultural and natural heritage that are at risk.

  • Notorious prisons offer ghostly Halloween thrills AP - Mon Oct 6, 1:47 PM ET

    Looking for ghostly thrills this Halloween? Head straight to prison.

Aviation.com

  • Registered Traveler Programs No Longer About Security Aviation.com - Tue Oct 7, 9:01 AM ET

    A funny thing happened to post-9/11 registered traveler programs: Created to thwart would-be terrorists, they have quietly morphed into airport and travel-industry concierge services that have much more to do with convenience than security.

  • 2008 Fall Fare Sales Aviation.com - Thu Oct 2, 2:01 PM ET

    Air fare sales last about as long as it takes a leaf to fall to the ground on a blustery autumn day. But if you move fast, you can get good deals for air travel this fall - and in some cases, beyond.

  • Fall Fare Sales Aviation.com - Thu Oct 2, 1:46 PM ET

    Air fare sales last about as long as it takes a leaf to fall to the ground on a blustery autumn day. But if you move fast,