Hawaii's Hanauma Bay tops annual rankings
Mercury News | 05/30/2004 | Travel Notes
BEACHES
Hawaii's Hanauma Bay tops annual rankings
Hanauma Bay on Oahu, Hawaii, took the No. 1 spot in the 14th annual Top 10 beaches rankings by Stephen P. Leatherman, a.k.a. Dr. Beach, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research.
The rest of the Top 10: 2. Fort De Soto Park, Fla.; 3. Ocracoke Island, N.C.; 4. Caladesi Island State Park, Fla.; 5. Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y.; 6. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii; 7. Crescent Beach, Siesta Key, Fla., 8. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Mass.; 9. Cape Florida State Park, Fla.; 10. Coronado Beach, Calif. Details: www.drbeach.org.
AIR TRAVEL
Little risk to fetus seen for occasional fliers
Occasional airline travel by pregnant women generally poses little risk of radiation exposure to developing fetuses. But pregnant pilots, flight attendants, air marshals, couriers and frequent business travelers can receive radiation exposures that exceed current recommendations if they do not modify their work schedules, according to a current commentary in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
At airline altitudes, cosmic radiation levels are greater than at sea level because the Earth's atmosphere absorbs much of the radiation before it reaches the ground. Expectant women may calculate their radiation dose on a trip-by-trip basis using software available from the Federal Aviation Administration that's accessible at http://jag.cami.jccbi.gov./cariprofile.asp.
SUMMER TRAVEL
Most Americans have upcoming trips
Three out of four people in the United States plan to travel this summer, according to a recent survey conducted by Yahoo! Travel and Harris Interactive.
Each houshold will spend an average of $1,756 on its trips, including transportation costs, accommodations, food expenses and entertainment. That amount differs little among various household sizes.
Those anticipating spending the highest amounts for summer travel are college graduates ($2,163) and respondents earning $75,000 a year or more ($2,359).
Also, men plan to spend more than women on summer vacations this year ($1,983 vs. $1,152).
BEACHES
Hawaii's Hanauma Bay tops annual rankings
Hanauma Bay on Oahu, Hawaii, took the No. 1 spot in the 14th annual Top 10 beaches rankings by Stephen P. Leatherman, a.k.a. Dr. Beach, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research.
The rest of the Top 10: 2. Fort De Soto Park, Fla.; 3. Ocracoke Island, N.C.; 4. Caladesi Island State Park, Fla.; 5. Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y.; 6. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii; 7. Crescent Beach, Siesta Key, Fla., 8. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Mass.; 9. Cape Florida State Park, Fla.; 10. Coronado Beach, Calif. Details: www.drbeach.org.
AIR TRAVEL
Little risk to fetus seen for occasional fliers
Occasional airline travel by pregnant women generally poses little risk of radiation exposure to developing fetuses. But pregnant pilots, flight attendants, air marshals, couriers and frequent business travelers can receive radiation exposures that exceed current recommendations if they do not modify their work schedules, according to a current commentary in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
At airline altitudes, cosmic radiation levels are greater than at sea level because the Earth's atmosphere absorbs much of the radiation before it reaches the ground. Expectant women may calculate their radiation dose on a trip-by-trip basis using software available from the Federal Aviation Administration that's accessible at http://jag.cami.jccbi.gov./cariprofile.asp.
SUMMER TRAVEL
Most Americans have upcoming trips
Three out of four people in the United States plan to travel this summer, according to a recent survey conducted by Yahoo! Travel and Harris Interactive.
Each houshold will spend an average of $1,756 on its trips, including transportation costs, accommodations, food expenses and entertainment. That amount differs little among various household sizes.
Those anticipating spending the highest amounts for summer travel are college graduates ($2,163) and respondents earning $75,000 a year or more ($2,359).
Also, men plan to spend more than women on summer vacations this year ($1,983 vs. $1,152).
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