….Nothing, except they all made our list of travel news items for the day:

In the New York Times, Joe Sharkey laments the return of the Saturday night stay rule, designed to discourage business travelers from booking the lowest airfares.

At the same time a hated old rule may be coming back, a well-loved new airline has launched its latest new route. Virgin America began flights between Seattle-Tac and Los Angeles International today.

Moving on from planes flying high in the sky, we land on news of a visa crack down in China. Chinese authorities have reportedly begun limiting visas in Hong Kong, which is popular entry point for travelers to the vast nation. The changes are reportedly in response to security concerns expected to come with the influx of tourists visiting the country before, during and after the Olympics.

Back in the States, we learned that the FAA has responded to increased criticism and scrutiny of its airline safety inspection practices by reassigning (but not firing) its top inspection official to a pencil-pushing administrative position instead.

And that’s not the only travel-related spring cleaning that’s going on today. Gizmodo highlights an airplane cabin for sale on eBay. Wondering what one would do with an intact airplane cabin? The seller has plenty of creative, if not practical, ideas.

If you’re looking for more creative ideas, you’ll find plenty among the 2008 Webby Award nominees, which were announced today. We weren’t surprised to see our parent company, Kayak.com, on the list.

And speaking of awards, here are some for all the four-legged travelers in the house: Animal Fair magazine has announced its 2008 Cesar Five Dog Bone Awards for best pet-friendly companies. Continental won out among airlines, while Austin’s The Driskill Hotel prevailed in the hotel category. The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess scored highest in the resort category.