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From Hipmunk to TripIt to the State Department's Smart Traveler, here are great apps and services to help you along in your summer wandering.By the end of this year, the tourism agency said Japanese tourism should rebound completely, exceeding this year's initial forecast.Japanese arrivals to Hawaii were projected in March to plunge 22 percent through the first half of the year, but that figure has now fallen to 11 percent, according to data from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state's government-funded marketing and promotion organization. In March alone, visitors from Japan dropped 18 percent compared to the same month last year.Despite an initial reluctance to travel, Japanese residents are vacationing to avoid the stress of natural disasters and because of fears about radiation from damaged nuclear reactors, said David Uchiyama, HTA vice president for brand management. [Read the full article] HAVANA — Washington has begun issuing travel licenses that promise to bring thousands more U.S. visitors each year on legal trips to Cuba.A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson says nine groups have been granted permission to operate so-called people-to-people exchanges since May.The spokesperson said Friday that about 10 applications are coming in each week, and officials are reviewing them.Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.HAVANA — Washington has begun issuing travel licenses that promise to bring thousands more U.S. visitors each year on legal trips to Cuba.A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson says nine groups have been granted permission to operate so-called people-to-people exchanges since May.The spokesperson said Friday that about 10 applications are coming in each week, and officials are reviewing them. [Read the full article] >>>woods. right now to hit the road for the 4th, you're not alone. aaa predicts nearly 40 million americans have the same idea. tom costello is at the national mall in washington with more on this. tom, good morning.>> reporter: hey, ann, good morning to you. this is going to be a very busy place. we got the folk line festival under way behind me, also the big fireworks show they're getting ready for on monday. two concerts on the steps of the capitol, also at the washington monument. but from coast to coast, we're talking beaches and barbecues and camping and celebration. july 1st and the 2011 great escape is on. hot fun in the summertime>> reporter: aaa says 39 million americans will travel 59 miles or more this long weekend. that's 1 million fewer than last year.>> reporter: you can blame the pain at pump. the national average for unleaded now $3.54 a gallon, down from the high of $3.98 on may 4th. [Read the full article] 
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