Travel Tonic

Bringing you what’s new in travel for August 24th 2010 through August 25th 2010:

• Airline Seating Chart Shows You Best Seat for Your Needs [Air Travel Tip] – Lifehacker's Jason Fitzpatrick just posted this article:
  

  

  Whether you want more leg room, a better spot to stash your carry on bag, or to keep your elbows safe from the ravages of rickety drink carts, this handy diagram will help. More »
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  Read the rest at Lifehacker

• Sick of airline baggage fees? Get your hotel to pay for them – Brad Tuttle recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  Two major hotel companies have promotions in which they'll cover the costs of guests' airline checked baggage fees.

• San Francisco: The 5 best farmers markets – Justine Sharrock recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:
  
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  Watermelon Radishes at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (Courtesy wallyg/Flickr)

  Where the chefs shop: The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
  Considered one of the top farmers' markets in the country, and a magnet for the area's locavore chefs, purveyors set up outside the food-centric Ferry building—whose tenants include Cowgirl Creamery and Miette's pastry shop.
  Our fresh pick: maple breakfast croissants from 4505 Meat's, which you can take down to the benches overlooking the Bay.
  When: Tuesdays, 10am–2pm���
  Thursdays, 10 am–2pm���
  Saturdays, 8am–2pm

• The PME Interview – Thoughts and Insights from the World of Inflight Entertainment –
  thepmeinterview.com
• My Take: A monthly reader photo pick – Budget Travel recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  Our new feature on the magazine's back page, My Take, tells the story behind one reader's top shot.