Let's face it: The traditional airplane "safety demo" borders on tedious for the passengers and embarrassing for the poor crew who, flight after flight, must wave their arms at the exits and put on the yellow flotation device and breathing mask like a geriatric duck on life support. Not that the information isn't vitally important. Thankfully, some airlines are getting our undivided attention by turning safety demos into clever raps, comedy monologues, and even choreographed dance numbers. In honor of these novel approaches to flight announcements, here's our list of the most creative and unexpected airplane safety demos.

Imagine a hotel that breathes, that generates power and cools itself using the wind, that absorbs the sunlight for energy like a plant, that collects and recycles rainwater from underground pools, and is covered with a landscaped roof sloping out from the hillside.

There's always a dilemma about traveling to an endangered destination. Whether it's the threat of global climate change, commercial enterprise or sightseer wear and tear, your conscience might stop you from buying your ticket. But for those who decide to fulfill their dream of experiencing a natural wonder like the Antarctic or the remnants of an ancient civilization like Angkor Wat, there are ways to ensure a visit will inject some much-needed cash into the local economy, as well as being low-impact.

Here is our selection of the world's most endangered places, along with eco-friendly tour companies and locally owned accommodations dedicated to the preservation of these threatened world treasures.

Some airlines just need to fire their marketing manager.

The airline industry's reputation has taken enough of a hit these days: from bankruptcies to bomb scares, runway troubles to flight disruptions from volcanic ash. They should be working overtime to restore their images. But some airline ad campaigns are the public relations equivalent of a crash landing. We've singled out the best of the worst airline ads-some in bad taste, some a matter of poor placement, some lost in translation, and others a simple case of comedy gone terribly wrong.

The Transportation Security Administration's training program to root out suspicious passengers by behavior and appearance has come under fire for letting a number of travelers associated with terror plots slip through the security gates.