The Week's Top Travel News

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• You know airlines are prepping to cancel flights because of the weather when they start waiving fees to rebook. (MSNBC)

• Delta is trying something new with voluntary bumping—it's asking passengers how much they'd accept. (Gadling)

• A Salvador Dalí museum (right) will open in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Tuesday. (Jaunted)

• Spain's smoking ban has gone into effect. (Gadling)

• After a spooky stay at the Skirvin Hilton, ESPN's Bill Simmons believes in ghosts—or at least one particular ghost. (ESPN via USA Today)

• California's Legoland will open a Star Wars Miniland on Mar. 31. (Gadling)

• The dates in 2011 when U.S. National Parks will be free. (USA Today)

• Updates on Disney developments in China and Israel. (USAToday)

• Should you care about the travel industry’s many awards? Generally, no. (Wall Street Journal)

• An ice rink opened on 94th floor of a Chicago building. Related: Skating is still boring after the first few spins around the rink. (Jaunted)

• Southwest changed made its frequent-flier program more like other airlines'. (USA Today)

• There are plans for a midrange hotel brand at ski areas. The cute name: Snotels. (HotelChatter)

• Tips for smuggling alcohol onto a cruise. (Gadling)

• More thoughts on the cheap Northeast bus lines. (New York Times)

• Estonia says goodbye kroon, hello euro. (Gadling)

• Some good advice on cutting travel costs. (New York Times) 

• Another reminder that "The Vegas of the Middle East" is a highly relative notion: A female Dubai hotel employee has been jailed for having sex with a male American guest. (USA Today)

• Jamaica's expensive new cruise port remains "not ready." (Gadling)

• Expedia demoted American Airlines flights, escalating an industry battle. (Tnooz)

• New routes on Delta, US Airways, Qantas, and Cape Air. (Jaunted)

• About to open: Hôtel de Glace, North America's lone ice hotel. Sounds nice... in summer. (Gadling)