Travel and commuting

Local News

Thanksgiving storm may impede Southwest Colorado travel

CDOT, airport expect impacts from snowfall Wednesday through Saturday

November 26, 2019

Travel

Egypt unveils animal mummies of lion cubs, crocodiles, birds

Items from the new find were displayed at a makeshift exhibition at the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara,…

November 26, 2019

Regional News

Southwest Airlines receives tax credits for Denver expansion

The Dallas-based airline chose Denver over Nashville, Tennessee and Houston for its expansion. In order to receive the full incentive…

November 24, 2019

Travel

Dark tourism, explained: Why visitors flock to sites of tragedy

Experts call the phenomenon dark tourism, and they say it has a long tradition. Dark tourism refers to visiting places…

November 24, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Stuck with an annoying airline seatmate? Here’s what you can do

On a recent flight from Newark to Amsterdam, her seatmate opened her tray table, placed her infant on it and…

November 23, 2019

Travel

Carcass of giant blue whale brought to surface for study

The dead whale, which was about as long as two school buses, washed ashore near Gold Beach, Oregon, in 2015.…

November 22, 2019

Travel

Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife

In this Nov. 14, 2019, photo provided by John Guillote and taken from an aerial drone shows the U.S. research…

November 21, 2019

Travel

Native Americans honor 50th anniversary of Alcatraz takeover

Southern Ute was one of the original occupiers

November 21, 2019

Local News

Weather Service issues first winter storm warning of season for Southwest Colorado

Incoming system could bring more than a foot of snow to San Juan Mountains

November 19, 2019

Travel

3rd record tide enters Venice as Italy hit with snow, rain

Stores and museums in Venice were mostly closed in the hardest-hit area around St. Mark’s Square, but tourists donned high…

November 19, 2019

Travel

China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateau

Ringed by the world’s tallest mountain ranges, the region long known as “the rooftop of the world” is now in…

November 17, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

For the unlucky, motion sickness starts when the cruise ends

It could be worse. For some travelers, the rocking never ends. They suffer from mal de debarquement syndrome (MdDS), a…

November 16, 2019

Travel

Escape tunnel: Secret passageway under Berlin Wall opens to public

The tunnel at Bernauer Strasse, near the city’s main Wall memorial, was opened by Mayor Michael Mueller. He thanked those…

November 15, 2019

Travel

Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded

The water reached 6.14 feet above average sea level Tuesday, the second-highest level ever recorded in the city and just…

November 13, 2019

Travel

How to score unbelievably cheap flights with mistake airline fares

A passenger plane that just took off from Denver International Airport passes by the moon while heading west over Commerce…

November 11, 2019

Travel

Mystery trips: Travel companies offer journeys into the unknown

Jennifer Wright, from foreground, Anthony Bolgnese and Asher Groeschler hike along a guided path at Nelson Rocks near Circleville, W.…

November 10, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Should you get a SIM card or an international roaming plan?

A calling plan for her iPhone would set her back $10 a day through AT&T. “So my 65-day trip would…

November 9, 2019

Travel

Airbnb agrees to provide host records to Hawaii

People at Lanikai Beach, a popular neighborhood for vacation rentals, in Kailua, Hawaii. Airbnb Inc. is agreeing to provide Hawaii…

November 6, 2019

Travel

New York to Sydney: The world’s first 20-hour flight

do you survive a 10,000-mile journey?

November 4, 2019

Local News

Scooter travelers seek world record, human stories

Adventurers stop in Southwest Colorado on mission of harmony

November 3, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

In 10 years of answering your travel questions, the list gets longer

In my debut column, I criticized a group of fellow consumer advocates who believed tarmac delays were the No. 1…

November 2, 2019

Travel

Australia’s iconic rock Uluru scaled by final climbers

Rangers warned hundreds of anxious tourists who gathered at the base of the iconic rock before dawn that they would…

November 1, 2019

Travel

U.S. travel industry to Chinese tourists: What trade war?

of affluent visitors to U.S. drops

October 31, 2019

Travel

Woman found in wilderness after spelling S-O-S with rocks

Mary Joanna Gomez of Jackson, Mississippi, was cold, thirsty and hungry but otherwise in good health when she was found…

October 31, 2019