Travel and commuting

Idaho looking to cash in on starry skies with more tourists

The Milky Way sparkles over the Smoky Mountains near Ketchum, Idaho. The International Dark-Sky Association designated the central Idaho city…

November 9, 2017

Travel

U.S. tightens travel rules to Cuba, blacklists many businesses

A man takes a photo of a cruise ship in Havana harbor, Cuba. President Donald Trump announced a new policy…

November 8, 2017

Travel

Talk Travel: The reasons why someone might have multiple passports

Associated Press file Q: I read recent news about the businessman with three U.S. passports, including one in a different…

November 7, 2017

Travel

Birders find an oasis in New York City’s Manhattan

Daily tours find dozens of species in Central Park

November 6, 2017

Travel

Lost in New Mexico: From natural wonders to art, rodeos and balloon rides

On a recent trip, I got to experience all that, plus delicious food, a rodeo and a hot-air balloon ride.…

November 5, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

When is the best time to book your vacation?

This is the time of year when everything from holiday trips to spring-break cruises are being pulled together. But the…

November 5, 2017

Travel

Viewfinders unveil Tennessee fall colors for the colorblind

Amber McCarter, a 22-year-old from Tennessee who is colorblind, looks out from Mt. Harrison at the Ober Gatlinburg resort through…

November 2, 2017

Travel

Climbing to be banned on sacred red rock formation Uluru

A park board made up of a majority of the traditional owners of the land where the rock stands made…

November 1, 2017

Travel

Key parts of women’s tale of survival at sea contradicted

The women previously told The Associated Press that they had radios, satellite phones, GPS and other emergency gear, but they…

October 31, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to tell if you have a qualified travel agent

“He’s made cruises and European trips special,” says Smith, a manufacturer’s representative from Dallas. “His itineraries and attention to detail…

October 29, 2017

Travel

With single weekly flight, remote island welcomes tourists

St. Helena in South Atlantic hopes for economic boost

October 29, 2017

Travel

His honeymoon destination? A sourdough bakery

San Francisco is a mecca for bread fanatics

October 28, 2017

Travel

Sharks and lost hope: 2 women rescued after 5 months at sea

From there, things got worse. Much worse. About a month into their trip, flooding from a storm crippled their engine.…

October 27, 2017

Travel

National parks seek fee hike amid struggle to fund repairs

Under the plan, visitors driving into 17 of the most popular national parks, mostly in the U.S. West, would pay…

October 27, 2017

Travel

New screenings begin for passengers on U.S.-bound flights

Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is starting new screening procedures for U.S.-bound passengers following it receiving “new security guidelines” from…

October 27, 2017

Travel

Puerto Rico tourism craters in wake of Hurricane Maria

“It’s like a ghost town,” said Mike Maione, a 57-year-old tourist from Flanders, New Jersey, who was staying in the…

October 25, 2017

Travel

Gay rodeo draws cowboys, drag queens to Las Vegas

Now, wearing a rainbow-colored tutu, wig, tank top and cowboy boots, he waits his turn to try to direct or…

October 24, 2017

An American in Spain

The daunting, rewarding task of learning a new language in Spain

At 10 a.m., women come together to smoke, drink coffee and talk about their lives. Their gestures are animated and…

October 22, 2017

Travel

What haunted houses tell us about ourselves and our past

What do they tell us about ourselves, our past?

October 22, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

How climate change is affecting travel – and what you can do about it

Instead, the Rocky Mountains baked in mid-90-degree temperatures. Button’s family camper, which didn’t have air conditioning, felt like a sweatbox.…

October 22, 2017

Travel

Taking selfies with llamas? Leaning out of a helicopter? Photographer Gray Malin has done it all

“Escape,” Malin’s latest collection of travel photographs, can transport you from the sun-drenched beaches of St. Barts to the dusty…

October 22, 2017

Travel

The quest to visit all 50 states: How many have you seen?

And I’ve been surprised by how many others I know who have been on the very same quest. “We’re seeing…

October 20, 2017

Travel

Tony, the Louisiana truck-stop tiger, dies at age 17

Tony, the Bengal tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, La., has died at the age of 17.…

October 20, 2017

Travel

St. Helena, one of world’s most remote islands, gets commercial flights

The SA Airlink plane left Johannesburg on a six-hour journey to the British-ruled territory, which hopes to draw more tourists…

October 19, 2017