This week's senior travel deals include some amazing New York City travel deals - hotels, restaurants and attractions, so locals can play, too - as well as free cruise fare for one child traveling on Crystal Cruises with two adults and a free winter lecture series at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.

Head over to the Senior Travel Forum to see the senior travel deals and discounts for the week of December 18, 2009.

CNN is reporting that a judge has blocked a planned strike by British Airways cabin crew. According to the British Airways website, the strike ballot was invalid and so the airline brought its case before the courts.

While your holiday travel plans are now safe from a work stoppage, the issues between Unite, the trade union in question, and British Airways have not been resolved. Future work stoppages are always a possibility; be sure to keep up with the latest news concerning your air carrier.

Scottish airline Flyglobespan has ceased operations and canceled all flights, according to BBC News. Several thousand passengers have been stranded and over 100,000 passengers booked on future flights must now revise their travel plans.

If you have booked a trip on Flyglobespan, visit the airline's website for information about your tickets. Customers who paid by credit card or Visa debit card may be able to get refunds, as may customers who booked a package tour through the airline or purchased travel insurance.

You can also call the airline's helpline at 0871 271 9000 (from within the UK) or 44 141 332 3233 (from outside the UK).

Sometimes small museums hold amazing collections. The United States Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, offers visitors a glimpse into America's past. You can see a land survey drawn by President George Washington, an incredible collection of ship models, items worn and used by President Carter, Senator John McCain and other famous Academy graduates, and this battle flag.

Oliver Hazard Perry had this flag made after his friend and fellow naval officer, Captain James Lawrence, encouraged his desperately fighting sailors with these words, even though he was mortally wounded. Perry took the battle flag with him to the War of 1812 naval engagement now known as the Battle of Lake Erie, defeating a British squadron and achieving lasting fame. Commodore Perry's battle flag is one of the United States Naval Academy Museum's most famous artifacts.

Take a photo tour of the United States Naval Academy.

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