Story 1: President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and First Doggy Bo Obama take a 3-day vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine.

They checked-in at the Bar Harbor Regency hotel, checked-out Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, and enjoyed a dinner date at a restaurant called Havana. 

They visited the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, took a boat ride in the harbor, played tennis at the Bar Harbor Club and hung out at the pool, dined at Stewman’s restaurant and eat coconut ice cream at Mount Desert Ice Cream.

First family enjoys tennis, sights on Maine coast - AP
Shifting Politics in Presidents’ Vacations - NY Times

Story 2: With the BP oilspill finally capped after 85 long days, Gulf Coast beaches are packed again and reservation hotlines for vacation homes are ringing off the hook.

Prediction: Florida tourism will increase - CFNews13
Who’s making money from the oil spill? Newsweek

Here’s the rest of the week’s travel news:-

CTA analysis: Hidden airline fees - ConsumerTravelAlliance.org
GAO report: Disclosure of airline fees - GAO.gov (podcast)
House Panel: Regulate airline fees - Politico

Erin Andrews sues hotels for enabling peeping tom - E! Online
Jennifer Lopez facing $40m Cyprus hotel lawsuit - LA Times

Bulldogs top the list of dogs that die while flying - AJC.com
Top 10 dog-friendly resort areas in the US - Dogfriendly.com

NAACP moves to make Neverland a state park - SacBee
125th anniversary of Niagara Falls State Park - Niagara Gazette

Whitehouse photo by Pete Souza

Posted on July 18th, 2010 by PLing
Filed under: Travel News