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The making of Mardi Gras: A celebration of creativity

Outside of New Orleans, Mardi Gras has often been perceived as a raucous time of drinking too much beer, throwing…

February 6, 2016

Travel

In Italy, charmed by history – and pasta

This time, though, we would go to the less travelled corners, at least for us. Varenna, Lake Como Switzerland, just…

February 6, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Uncertainty surrounds rules for air travelers

In recent weeks, the government has made two surprising policy changes: First, the Transportation Security Administration announced that screening with…

February 6, 2016

Travel

Magical Laotian town upended by surge in tourism

Tourism upends Laotian town after being named World Heritage Site

January 30, 2016

Travel

How U.S. air travelers compare to the world

for annoying seatmates is universal

January 30, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

United Airlines’ service begins to improve

“I thought I was imagining it,” says Anne Klein, who works for a marketing agency in Durango. “But United is…

January 29, 2016

Local News

Chance meeting leads to new life for African

Zimbabwean finds new home in Durango

January 23, 2016

Travel

From architecture to cuisine, Phoenix can surprise you

architecture to cuisine, Phoenix can surprise you

January 23, 2016

Travel

Las Vegas cabs overcharge by $47M a year

card fee of $3 called ‘absurd’

January 23, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Can you get sued for a bad review? Yes, you can

Last summer, he rented a home in New York’s Catskill Mountains with his brother. “We were not satisfied, and I…

January 22, 2016

Travel

You don’t have to be a star to love the Sundance Film Festival

Over the years, movies screened in this one-time mining town have ranged from “The Blair Witch Project” to “Little Miss…

January 16, 2016

Travel

Cruise trends: Extravagance and oddities on high seas

Also in 2016 from the cruise industry, Royal Caribbean launches the world’s largest ship, and a new ship from Carnival…

January 16, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Small gestures can win over weary travelers

The zipper on your suitcase, for example. Traditionally, airlines have excluded specific parts of checked baggage, such as wheels, straps,…

January 16, 2016

Travel

Nuclear tourism? No worries, it’s ‘perfectly safe’

than 50,000 worked at top-secret site during WWII

January 9, 2016

Travel

In the Marshall Islands, divers explore shipwrecks, spectacular coral

It was clear right away it was a tuna swimming past because of the distinctive bumps along its back that…

January 9, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

TSA changes body-scanner rules for fliers

Getting checked by the TSA’s advanced-imaging technology used to be entirely optional, allowing those who refused a scan to be…

January 9, 2016

Travel

What to do if science is your passion

Nordic ski instructor Tim Buckley, left, stresses the importance of stretching as he works with beginning classic cross country skiing…

January 2, 2016

Travel

Immerse yourself in San Francisco’s rich culture

But if it’s been awhile since you were here, you’ll be wowed by the Ferry Building’s transformation. Here’s a rundown…

January 2, 2016

Travel

At ski resorts, pampering reaches new high

Ski-in, ski-out used to just refer to prime lodgings that didn’t require a shuttle – or even a walk –…

January 2, 2016

Regional News

Delays, cancellations and complaints about lines at Denver International Airport

Denver International Airport witnessed delays, cancellations and complaints on Monday after a winter storm in the Midwest caused havoc in…

December 28, 2015

Travel

Indigenous Bolivian women scale high peaks

But their helmets, polarized goggles and crampons attached to their shoes give them away as mountaineers who accompany their husbands,…

December 26, 2015

Travel

Places, events driving travel in 2016

These are among the places and events driving travel in 2016. The Olympics Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics,…

December 26, 2015

Travel

Paris tourism took hit after attacks but dip could level off

Soldiers patrol in the gardens of the Versailles Palace, west of Paris. Nightly hotel occupancy rates in the two weeks…

December 26, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Flight trouble? This agency can help you

Thornton and her three young children were headed to a ranch vacation in Missoula, Montana. When they tried to check…

December 26, 2015