Fifty years = 50 cents? In honor of President Obama's 50th birthday on Thursday, one burger joint in Washington, D.C., is doing its cost-cutting part by lowering the price of a hamburger and milkshake to 50 cents each. 

Ready for your NFL roadtrip? The Chargers of San Diego are the best bet. But if you find yourself up north in the next week, the Raiders and 49ers offer public access to their training camps as well. Here's a rundown:

Let's just say nobody's going to get an Oscar nod for best actor in an in-flight safety drama ... or comedy. Who knew John Travolta and aerobic king Richard Simmons appear on in-flight safety videos Down Under?

Travelers are paying an average of $265 per night for luxury accommodations this year compared with $308 per night in 2007, says Spire, a website specializing in travel deals… More evidence that current or former communists seem to have all the money these days: W St. Petersburg is the luxe chain’s first Russian property, featuring 137 rooms and 10 suites … Rare World War II Warbirds take to the skies above Big Bear Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the city’s airport; (909) 585-3219 … Fireworks have been added to Legoland’s Halloween celebration, every Saturday night in October… Feed your pet no less than five or six hours before flight time and give the pet a drink of water no less than two hours before flight, pet expert Heidi Ganahi recommends… Travel quote of the day: "If...

Holiday World's new ride for next year is essentially the same ride the Indiana theme park added last year.

The late Alexander McQueen's edgy and fantastic fashions have drawn a half million visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City this summer. The museum will remain open until midnight this weekend to accommodate crowds during the last two days of the show. Here are some images from the exhibition that ends Sunday. --Mary Forgione

An exhibition of late fashion genius Alexander McQueen's work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has wowed New Yorkers — so much so that the Met plans to stay open until midnight for the first time in its history on the final days of the show.

The ultimate road-trip incentive is back. Hertz is offering one-way car rentals to Arizona from California and other Western states for $5 a day. It's a great excuse to take off, explore somewhere you've never been and save a bundle.

Sports Travel and Tours offers packages to all the NFL contests this season, setting up tickets, hotels, even the airfare if you like. "Any game ... Any place ... Any time," is the tour organizer's motto.

The creator of the top video in a “49 Seconds of SF” contest will win airline tickets and hotel stays. Click here for details ... Which airline serves the best vino at 35,000 feet? American Airlines has taken three top honors in a Global Traveler magazine competition ... The four-day Steamboat Wine Festival kicks off Thursday in Colorado, featuring tastings and live entertainment. Click here for details ... Sedans are the preferred rental vehicle, drawing 40% of this summer’s customers, a CarMax online survey found. SUVs 26%, minivans 13%. A mere 1% rented convertibles ... Local lore has it that Louisiana Gov. Huey P. Long flew a bartender from New Orleans to New York to teach the art of making the proper sazerac. The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans is honoring that on Aug. 26,...

Hersheypark will add a first-of-its-kind $25-million steel roller coaster in May that will be the tallest, fastest and longest at the Pennsylvania theme park.

Airbnb announced a $50,000 insurance policy and the formation of a 24/7 customer support hotline Monday after two users recently said their use of the company's travel services had left them the victims of vandalism and theft.

A California woman fell to her death Sunday in Yosemite National Park while hiking Half Dome with a group of friends.

King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua Village on Hawaii's Big Island trims 25 percent off room rates during August. This hotel has bounced back from the March tsunami caused by the deadly Japan quake that damaged its lobby, restaurant and grounds -- and soon will have a new name too.