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A snowfall Sunday snarled traffic at O'Hare International Airport, where about 250 flights were canceled.

The airport reported delays of more than two hours for both outbound and inbound flights about 9:30 p.m., officials said. A handful of cancellations also were reported at Midway Airport, where outbound flights were delayed about 30 minutes and inbound flights were held up about two hours. (www.ChicagoTribune.com)

All signs point to a dynamic and highly competitive travel marketplace in 2008, according to the annual travel industry trend list released Friday by PhoCusWright.

Investment from private equity, consolidation among suppliers and new entrants from "Travel 2.0" technology firms will continue to transform the industry, according to the report. Among other trends cited are travel metasearch and the development of mobile travel applications. As global travel companies expand into Europe and Asia, mobile is likely to become an increasingly important differentiator.

The U.S. Park Police have failed to adequately protect such national landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument and are plagued by low morale, poor leadership and bad organization, according to a new government report.

The force is understaffed, insufficiently trained and woefully equipped, the report by the Interior Department's inspector general concludes. Hallowed sites on the Mall are weakly guarded and vulnerable to terrorist attack, the inspector general's office found.