Tuesday Travel Ticker: Have gun, don’t travel

A gun accidentally discharged after being detected in a carry-on at an Atlanta checkpoint Sunday. The gun’s owner was telling an Atlanta officer how to clear the loaded .22-magnum revolver when it accidentally discharged. A fragment grazed the officer but he was uninjured. The gun’s owner was arrested and charged with carrying a deadly weapon at a public gathering, according to the police report . . . . Now Greyhound is mad at Alec Baldwin too. After being booted off an American flight last week for refusing to turn off an electronic device, he wrote in a column that flight attendants “have made flying a Greyhound bus experience.“ The rant drew a letter of complaint from Greyhound President Dave Leach. . . . Triple Creek Ranch in Montana is promoting something called “skijoring” this winter, in which skiers are drawn by mounted horses “through snowy meadows and forest trails creating an experience that merges snow skiing with the feel of water skiing.” For information, call (800) 654-2943, or click here www.triplecreekranch.com . . . . The Millennium Biltmore Hotel is hold winter afternoon teas, Wednesdays through Sundays through Dec. 24. $35 per person, reservations recommended. For info, to www.millenniumhotels.com . . . . San Francisco Travel is offering “49 Hours of SF: Holidays,” with discounted packages on hotels when booked at www.49HoursofSF.com. Packages must be booked by Dec. 31, and are valid for travel through Feb. 29 . . . .Mountain High’s Express Pass, a reusable plastic card that can be loaded online, allows skiers and boarders to skip the ticket window. For details, go to mthigh.com . . . . Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza is featuring an ice-skating rink every day from noon to 8 p.m., through Dec. 31. The cost: $5 . . . . Travel quote of the day: “My guess is you’ve never traveled with us, but I ask you to give us a try for a number of reasons and see for yourself that we’re really a great way to travel.“ (Greyhound President Leach in letter to Baldwin)