WASHINGTON The 32nd president stares resolutely from his wheelchair, cast in the kind of immortal bronze reserved for the leaders we remember as distant paragons of national virtue. Yet something seems ... amiss.

MILWAUKEE Is there anything more inviting than a night at a fine hotel?

DALLAS Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Just in time for the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend, people can now find competitive gasoline prices for every town in America on AmericanTowns.com. The website also features 1500 venues for firework displays across the country, and lets users suggest other favorite venues in their town's Community Calendar.

PARIS FastBooking, the global provider of advanced internet booking systems and e-marketing solutions for the hospitality industry announced today the signature of a distribution agreement with Kayak.com for the integration of FastBooking's portfolio of 3700 hotels on all global versions of Kayak.com (American, British, French, Indian, Italian, Spanish, German).

MONTICELLO, N.Y. Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYNY) announced today that effective June, 30, 2008, Bruce Berg has been appointed to its board of directors. Berg is Executive Vice President of Cappelli Enterprises, a major development company in the New York region and the leading developer in Westchester County.

MADISON, Wis. Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.(R) (NASDAQ: WOLF), North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today announced that Kim Schaefer, chief operating officer, will be a featured speaker at the Oppenheimer 8th Annual Consumer Growth and Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Conference, which takes place in Boston, Massachusetts at the Four Seasons Hotel. Schaefer is scheduled to present at 1:50 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 10, 2008.

I was sitting at the bar in the karaoke lounge on the Carnival Fascination when a 30-something woman buying a glass of house red introduced herself.

LAS VEGAS Indiana Jones gets out of the proverbial frying pan and jumps into the mother of all fires.

IRVINE, Calif. During this 4th of July weekend millions of Americans will be enjoying the holiday with family and friends behind the handlebars of an all-terrain vehicle. The All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute, along with the major manufacturers and distributors of ATVs in the United States, ask all riders to follow the eight Golden Rules of ATV safety:

SAN ANTONIO The state's top leisure destination now boasts an easy - and affordable - way to see some of its most popular attractions. Tourism officials in San Antonio announced the launch of San Antonio & Beyond: A Prepaid Pass to Attractions and Museums. The prepaid pass offers, at a discounted price, three bundled packages to museums and attractions for visitors. A Downtown Pass includes entry to family-friendly spots in downtown, while the Museum Pass features many of the Alamo City's popular cultural and historic venues. Offering the deepest discounts, the Super San Antonio Pass packages all participating attractions and sites.

DALLAS Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) today announced that it will provide an online audio simulcast of its presentation to the investment community at the Oppenheimer 8th Annual Consumer Growth Conference in Boston, July 8-10, 2008. The Company's presentation will take place on Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 4:10 p.m. ET.

LOS ANGELES AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it was added to the Russell 1000 Index after the equity markets closed on June 27 as Russell Investments reconstituted its large-stock index.

PHILADELPHIA The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia today applauded the filing of a lawsuit in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania challenging the City of Philadelphia's new tour guide licensing law as a violation of tour guides' fundamental Constitutional rights.

GERMANTOWN, Md. Telkonet, Inc. (AMEX:TKO), the leading provider of innovative, centrally managed solutions for integrated energy management, networking, building automation and proactive support services, announces that it has appointed Jeff Sobieski as Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. Formerly Executive Vice President (EVP) of Energy Management, Jeff has been with Telkonet since March 2007 and is taking over as COO following Dottie Cleal's resignation in May due to immediate-family health issues.

FAIRFAX, Va. TrafficLand(R), the largest, authorized aggregator of live traffic video has reached an agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to integrate up to 190 Caltrans traffic cameras into its national network; TVISN(TM) (Transportation Video Information Sharing Network). Under the agreement, the TrafficLand TVISN system will be installed at the agency's Riverside Traffic Management Center to increase available video update rates and expand access to the public, first responders, media and others. Video from the Caltrans cameras is available to commuters on TrafficLand's Web site, www.trafficland.com, which provides real-time access to more than 6,000 traffic cameras, in over 60 markets worldwide.

BOCA RATON, Fla. Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play(R), today announced that John M. Maloney, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Anthony M. Puleo, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the Oppenheimer 8th Annual Consumer Growth / Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 10:20 am ET. The conference will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.

LAS VEGAS Beginning July 7, Las Vegas is dishing out more than winnings. VEGAS.com announces Gas Cards to make getting to and from Vegas a little easier on the wallet. Rising gasoline prices have already impacted Americans' travel plans. To relieve some of the pain at the pump for Vegas visitors, VEGAS.com is giving customers a $50 gas card for the ride home and a $10 discount on Las Vegas hotel reservations with the Cash In and Top Off promotion.

TORONTO Smart Destinations introduces the new Go Toronto Card. The Go Toronto Card enables visitors to enjoy the best attractions and tours in Toronto, Niagara Falls and surrounding areas for one low per-day price, which saves vacationers time and money on their Toronto sightseeing visit. With the Go Toronto Card, users can enjoy as many Toronto attractions and tours as they want on each day. And with nearly 20 attractions from which to choose, the Go Toronto Card has something for everyone - whether you're traveling with family, an art and culture enthusiast, or an adventure seeker.