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Travel industry ramps up effort to promote Caribbean tourism

Royal Caribbean has announced that its ship Adventure of the Seas will resume port calls to St. Thomas on Nov.…

October 18, 2017

Travel

‘Breaking Bad’ house in Albuquerque gets fence to block fans

The owners are installing a 6-foot wrought iron fence on the front of the house used in the series, starring…

October 17, 2017

Travel

Texas couple survives being stranded 6 days in rural Utah

Helena Byler, 78, was found lying on the road Oct. 2 by a rancher who happened to be checking on…

October 16, 2017

Travel

Do you need a timeshare? Listen to the pitch

9 million U.S. households have bought in

October 15, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

If hotel alarm clocks tick you off, you’re not alone

Why? Just check into any hotel and try to do anything with the timepiece next to your bed, like set…

October 15, 2017

Travel

On the Colorado Trail: Awed by the mountains for 500 miles

It seems every tiny mountain town in Colorado is blessed with a great microbrewery and pizza restaurant. At nearly 500…

October 14, 2017

Travel

Hotel at iconic TWA terminal will evoke glamour of jet age

The hotel, being built by New York-based MCR Development, will include two new buildings with 505 rooms, a rooftop pool,…

October 13, 2017

Travel

9 things cruise newbies need to know before walking the gangplank

The key is to find a cruise that’s a good match for your vacation expectations. There are cruises for fitness…

October 12, 2017

Travel

With several Caribbean islands in recovery mode, some vacation advice

Some islands were hit hard by hurricanes, some weren’t

October 11, 2017

Travel

Despite high hopes, hot weather dulls fall foliage season in New England

While the leaf-peepers are here, mountainside-covering color is not. Surveying the landscape from behind his business, Morse Farm Sugarworks owner…

October 10, 2017

Travel

Traveling with just one child can forge bonds

One-on-one adventures create deeper connections

October 8, 2017

Business

Cuba travel not slowed by federal warning for Durango-based Educational Adventures

Trump changes actually a boost to business

October 8, 2017

Travel

Wandering Walden Pond: Thoreau’s retreat offers history lesson, recreation in all seasons

Two centuries after the Walden author’s birth, people are deliberately following in Thoreau’s footsteps to discover Walden Pond, the little…

October 8, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Got a complaint about the travel industry? It’s got a complaint about you

Thomas’ comments, made to me after a recent column about the rise of fees in the travel industry, triggered a…

October 8, 2017

Travel

1 of oldest Native American birch-bark canoes now on display

The canoe put on display on Thursday dates to the mid-1700s, members of the Pejepscot Historical Society said. It’s an…

October 6, 2017

Travel

Can Halloween freak you out any more than the real world?

Here are some options, from family friendly to utterly terrifying. Family fun A pumpkin made of more than 100,000 Lego…

October 4, 2017

Travel

Arkansas city hopes $100 million effort will restore glory

El Dorado, with about 18,300 residents near the Louisiana border, believes that after shoring up its tax base, infrastructure and…

October 3, 2017

Travel

SpaceX: Rocket for moon, Mars and N.Y. to Shanghai in 39 minutes

At a conference in Australia on Friday, Musk said if you build a ship capable of going to the moon…

October 2, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Can legislation eliminate unjust travel fees?

Impossible, right? There’s something about travel that’s profoundly unfair. It’s hard for the average traveler to articulate, beyond saying it…

October 1, 2017

Travel

In Mark Twain house, you can play live ‘Clue’ game

Novelty tours aim to generate repeat visits

October 1, 2017

Travel

Stealthy, scarce and spectacular: Viewing tigers in India

A photographer goes on safari

September 30, 2017

Nation & World

Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

It was not immediately clear if there were new casualties, a day after another slab dropped from El Capitan, killing…

September 29, 2017

Travel

Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

It was not immediately clear if there were new casualties, a day after another slab dropped from El Capitan, killing…

September 29, 2017

Travel

Smithsonian’s black history museum popular destination in D.C.

Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, talks about the museum’s first year…

September 28, 2017