Travel briefs
Hawaii is the most expensive state to vacation in, by far, costing two adults an average of $793 a day for food and lodging alone, a recent AAA survey says.
State tourism officials said the figure was grossly inflated, arguing the more accurate estimate was about half that amount.
The auto club's recommended daily budget for visitors to the Aloha State is triple the national average of $244 and more than double New York, the second-most expensive state at $320.
Accommodations in Hawaii, at an average of $675 a night, propelled the state to the overall No. 1. The national average is $164 a night.
But Hawaii tourism liaison Marsha Wienert said daily expenditures this year for a tourist in Hawaii have averaged about $179 per person, or $358 for a couple, well below AAA's estimate.
The Billy Carter Service Station Museum opened in Plains, Ga., after two years of planning and eight months of rummaging through the possessions of former President Jimmy Carter's late brother.
The museum represents the actual service station where Billy held court with both locals and world media in this small south Georgia town before, during and immediately after his brother's tenure as the 39th U.S. president.
Registration has opened for the Red River International Bike Tour. The tour that starts June 16 will take riders around the northern part of the Red River Valley in five days, including a loop into Canada for half a day.
Last year's inaugural ride drew 109 riders from around the country and Canada, according to the Grand Forks Herald newspaper. This year's route is 26 miles shorter than last year's 316 miles.
Tour chairman Mike Kellogg said registrations are being taken through June 14.
Details at www.rribt.com.