Tahoe sports, desert reggae and dirty dancing

Heathrow Airport will open a Games Terminal on Aug. 13 to process the departure of 10,000 athletes and 37,000 bags at the conclusion of the Summer Olympics in London. The terminal, which cost $31million, will be open for only 72 hours.... The Commerce Department reports that growth in U.S. traffic to Europe rose 3.2% in April, less than half of the 6.5% rate in March.... North Lake Tahoe is holding the 2nd Annual Adventure Sports Week Tahoe, June 1524. Competitive events include paddleboarding, trail running and mountain biking; (877) 949-3286, www.gotahoenorth.com.... Discover Yosemite, a tour company that offers guided excursions in Yosemite National Park, has begun accepting online booking. Tours start at $78 a person for adults, $39 for kids 16 and younger; www .discoveryosemite.com.... Reggae in the Desert, a daylong music festival in Las Vegas, takes place June 16. Tickets start at $25, www .reggaeinthedesert.com.... The annual Fillmore Jazz Festival blows into San Francisco on July 7 and 8. The free festival will feature more than two dozen bands as well as a tribute to the late Etta James; www.fillmorejazzfestival.com.... Santa Monica’s new Shore Hotel offers surf or paddleboard lessons as part of a Girlfriends Getaway package starting July 4; www .shorehotel.com or (800) 599-1515.... Legoland has opened its Pirate Reef adventure ride; www.lego land.com.... Lake Lure, N.C., where much of the classic film was shot, is holding a Dirty Dancing Festival on Aug. 17 and 18; www.dirty dancingfestival.com.... Downtown Ventura will host a threeday festival celebrating the romantic Italian Renaissance in February, with masquerade balls, costume contests, art exhibits and full-contact jousting knights.... Travel quote of the week: “Oh, come on, ladies. God wouldn’t have given you maracas if he didn’t want you to shake ’em.” (Penny Johnson, as played by actress Cynthia Rhodes, in “Dirty Dancing.”)