Thursday Travel Ticker: No jail for fed-up flight attendant

Steven Slater, the fed-up flight attendant whose spectacular exit down an emergency chute drew national attention, has been sentenced to a year of probation after completing year-long counseling and substance-abuse treatment. . . . Runners will gather at the Grand Canyon South Rim on Nov. 12 for the Run on the Edge Grand Canyon Full Marathon, one of the most scenic and unusual marathons in the world. The course covers terrain over a mile high in elevation between 6,500 and 7,000 feet. As of late Wednesday, 300 spots remained for the marathon and 600 for the half-marathon. Register here. . . . Lake Tahoe’s Homewood Mountain Resort has installed a child-safety system in its chair lifts that keeps kids in place with an electromagnetic seatback and corresponding magnetic vest. . . . Hyatt Regency New Orleans, one of the major victims of Hurricane Katrina, has reopened its doors after a six-year, $275-million redevelopment. . . . San Felipe, the shrimp capital of Baja, Mexico, will host the 19^th annual San Felipe Shrimp Festival on Nov. 4-6. . . . the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum has received a $250,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation. . . . 26 hotels in Portland, Ore., are saying happy holidays with $50 cash at check-in. The offer is good for two-day stays from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30. For details, click here . . . . Whistler is launching a Sabbatical Project: One month in Whistler, with expenses, airfare and lodging all covered. For contest entries, click here. . . . Travel Quote of the Day: ”A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water. “ (Carl Reiner)