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TEXT BY GARY A. WARNER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; PHOTO BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

SMALLER PLANES, TIGHTER SEATS, BIGGER FARES: Get ready to battle for those armrests this year. In addition to high fuel prices, airlines have become better at matching demand to supply, often by using a new generation of smaller long-range jets like the Boeing 737-700. That means fewer seats and higher prices. In the past, travelers eventually recalibrated their cost expectations and absorbed the higher price at the ticket counter. But if a family of four can't get to Maui for under $4,000 - watch for driving to Sea World to become a whole lot more popular.

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Where to travel 2012

2012: Where to go and what to see

By GARY A. WARNER

Published: Jan. 14, 2012 Updated: March 27, 2013 10:48 a.m.

Will you have a better travel year than John Cusack did in 2012? Click on the slide show and find out where to go, what to do and what to watch out for in the coming year. Then come back here for the fine print.

Where to get more information on some of the places in the Travel 2012 slide show:

Events in the U.K: www.vistbritain.com

Cruises: Cruise Lines International Association: www.cruising.org

Canadian Tourism: http://us.canada.travel

Titanic Museum, Pigeon Forge: www.titanicpigeonforge.com

Mexico Tourism: www.visitmexico.com

AirTran: www.airtranairways.com

Olympics: www.london2012.com

Las Vegas: www.visitlasvegas.com

Cuba tourism: Cuba Tourist Board in Canada has tourist information: www.gocuba.ca. For U.S. travel restrictions, go to http://treas.gov/ofac

War of 1812: Bicenntenital events in Canada: www.warof1812.ca. For U.S.: www.nps.gov

Civil War: www.nps.gov