Travel and commuting

After delays, Egypt’s new mega-museum set to open in 2020

The Grand Egyptian Museum has been under construction for well over a decade and is intended to showcase Egypt’s ancient…

February 11, 2019

Travel

Apps gauge airport security wait time – with your help

App in the Air can help travelers predict wait times for TSA security lines.Courtesy of App in the Air The…

February 10, 2019

Travel

Historical time travelers bring distant eras to crackling life

Elizabeth Keaney portrays a young Martha Washington at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. She channels Martha in 1769, before the American…

February 9, 2019

Travel

Snowbound California guests freed after 5 days at lodge

Up to 7 feet of snow trapped the guests and staff at Montecito Sequoia Lodge in Sequoia National Forest starting…

February 8, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Hotel guests baffled by after-the-fact damage charges

“I asked him to send me a copy of the incident they wrote up,” says Weller, a social worker from…

February 8, 2019

Travel

United courts the affluent travelers with more premium seats

United Airlines will woo high-fare passengers by retrofitting more than 100 planes to add more premium seats on key routes.Associated…

February 6, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Travelers bound for Britain face new Brexit uncertainty

British Union flags, also known as Union Jacks, fly near Elizabeth Tower, also known as 'Big Ben', in London. MUST…

February 3, 2019

Travel

A Super Bowl great’s playbook for beating travel stress

Jerry Rice, member of the NFL Hall of Fame, estimates he travels more than 1 million miles every year.David Paul…

February 3, 2019

Travel

Tourists preserve Italian frescoes during two-week program

A detail of the crucifixion fresco, which was made in the 15th century and shows Byzantine influences.Ben Yagoda/The Washington Post…

February 2, 2019

Local News

Durango airport plans to purchase property for expansion

City, county must approve $3.9 million deal, which includes 12.5 acres and 2 buildings

February 1, 2019

Local News

Wet storm will bring a mix of snow and rain this weekend

system expected to arrive late Monday, early Tuesday

February 1, 2019

Travel

Shutdown halted crash probes, could cost critical evidence

A worker looks at a charred semitrailer Jan. 3 after a wreck with multiple fatalities on Interstate 75, south of…

January 28, 2019

Travel

Cleaner and greener: Milan’s ambitious plan to plant 3 million trees

But Milan now wants to shift its color palette toward green. The city has ambitious plans to plant 3 million…

January 27, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

The shutdown may yet make a mess of your trip

Travelers wait in line at the Delta Air Lines ticket counter inside LaGuardia Airport in New York. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg…

January 27, 2019

Travel

The energy of Sedona: Beauty, mystique draw visitors to Arizona desert

I suppose I shouldn’t have taken the parking attendant’s advice so literally. “You’ll know it when you feel it,” he…

January 26, 2019

Travel

Trump’s Cuba policy hurts private sector, report says

Tourists ride a classic American convertible in Havana, Cuba. President Donald Trump’s Cuba policy is driving hundreds of millions of…

January 20, 2019

Travel

Hotels sweat the details of workouts for guests

People take part in a yoga class at the High Roller observation wheel in Las Vegas. As Las Vegas continues…

January 20, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

When alcohol fuels trouble at 36,000 feet

A majority of passengers drink when they fly, according to a new survey by Fractl, a marketing agency in Delray…

January 20, 2019

Travel

In Iceland, police say foreign drivers court trouble looking for Northern Lights

Spending a clear winter night under an Arctic sky lit up by spectacular streaks of color from the Northern Lights…

January 19, 2019

Travel

Heavy smog, worsened by weather, raises alarm across Asia

A combination of construction dust, auto exhaust and other pollutants, lingering over Bangkok because of prevailing weather patterns, has taken…

January 14, 2019

Travel

U.S. Border Patrol Museum opens a world on the evolving agency

To some Latinos, the work of the U.S. Border Patrol seemed racialized. A museum dedicated to the history of the…

January 13, 2019

Travel

No money to travel? Find places to stay for next to nothing

A blanket of fog covers the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, top left, in front of the city skyline in…

January 13, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

What to expect when you travel in 2019

That’s because “overtourism,” personalization and artificial intelligence rank among the top travel trends of the new year,experts say. And, as…

January 13, 2019

Travel

Nordic skating on a 4.5-mile trail on a frozen Vermont lake

It’s said to be the longest Nordic skating trail in the United States, offering wintertime entertainment and exercise through a…

January 12, 2019