Gear + Gadgets

Junior (and) executive

Take care of business and baby (or at least the equipment for both) with one of the snazzy new double-duty baby bags from OiOi Baby. Fashioned in bright patterns and muted shades in cotton or leather, with water-resistant linings, many of the styles are appropriate for both men and women. They have space for a laptop computer in addition to pockets and pouches for diapers and the included matching baby bottle holder and padded changing mat. A favorite unisex model is the 11-inch by 15-inch by 6-inch-deep Chocolate Waxed Canvas Satchel, with a range of compartments inside and out, an adjustable shoulder strap, fixed stroller straps, insulated bottle compartments, and antique metal accents.

New York: South Street Seaport Museum reopens

The super models are back

Florida: Edison lab tours

Formula fun

The travel troubleshooter

I paid for tickets on the wrong airline

Whoa, talk about getting your wires crossed! It sounds as if there was a completely preventable breakdown in communication between you and your travel agent.

Spain: Prado to exhibit Mona Lisa’s ‘sister’

Mona Lisa’s sister?

Travel briefs

Dubai’s famed indoor ski slope is about to get some Gulf competition. Saudi developers say they plan a “snow village” inside a new mall in Riyadh.

Oscar statues fly from Chicago to Los Angeles

Passengers on United Airlines Flight 531 from Chicago to Los Angeles didn’t just get to travel with a world-famous celebrity, they had their picture taken with him.

BROWARD

New, easier screening program coming to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport

No need to remove shoes, belts, light jacks or laptop computers and liquids from bags under new Transportation Security Administration screening program coming to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in 2012. The program is free, but not everyo

Air travel

French strike grounds hundreds of flights

Hundreds of flights in France were cancelled on Tuesday, including 40 percent out of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, as unions ratcheted up pressure on day two of a strike over labor rights.

Travel Troubleshooter

Bill aims to scuttle new airfare pricing rule

Enjoy the government’s new airfare rule. It might not last.

Paris airports downplay early impact of strike

Air France and other airlines have so far limited the damage on Monday from a strike by aviation industry workers by canceling or rescheduling at least 100 flights in advance, Paris aviation officials said.

England: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee

Royal pageantry

Travel briefs

A recent study reveals the haves and have-nots of vacation time.

California: John Steinbeck’s 110th birthday

Dear John

St.Maarten: Heineken Regatta,

Gentlemen, start your mainsails

The frozen north: Snoeshoe events

The big chill

The travel troubleshooter

Hitting the roof over car rental claim

Enterprise is both right — and wrong. Yes, you are responsible for the car while you rent it, so either you or your insurance company should pay for any damage to the SUV during your rental.

New Jersey

Upgrades eyed for Atlantic City and its Boardwalk

A dazzling Boardwalk pulsating with light, music, recreation and entertainment, surrounded by pedestrian-friendly enclaves away from the casinos is the vision of Atlantic City’s future adopted Wednesday by a state agency tasked with turning around the struggling seaside resort.

Chicago: ‘Opening the Vaults: Mummies!’

Unraveling history