Southwest Airlines to add more flights

Southwest Airlines will restore nonstop service between Oakland and Nashville, Tenn., and add new flights to three airports it already services starting May 9.Southwest already has two daily flights to Albuquerque, N.M., three to Denver and six to Seattle Tacoma. The airline will add one additional daily flight to each airport.A Vino Volo has opened at Oakland International Airport's Terminal 2 next to gate 25. The store features a wine lounge and restaurant, tasting bar and boutique wine retail area.Casting call for Global Scavenger Hunt

Applications are due Jan. 9 for teams interested in participating in the sixth Global Scavenger Hunt. The Amazing Race like competition takes 25 teams of two people each on an around the world adventure.Teams selected from the entries will not know which 10 countries they will be traveling to. The event starts April 9 somewhere on the West Coast and concludes May 1 somewhere on the East Coast.

National Geographic has called the event like Survivor, The Amazing Race' and the Eco Challenge all rolled into one, except with much more cultural interaction. Experiences include things such as swimming with baby elephants, learning to cook from a Michelin starred chef, partnering on an authentic archeological dig and helping out at a Tibetan refugee camp.