Travel and commuting

Airline denies injured woman her Skycouch

Q: Last year, I booked an Air New Zealand Skycouch for a flight from San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand.…

April 4, 2015

Airbnb now booking Americans in Cuba

For a half-century, the U.S. trade embargo has blocked such businesses from entering the Cuban market. In January, however, the…

April 4, 2015

Travel

Tulsa reinvents itself as a hipster haven

Artisans find their niche in this Midwestern city

March 28, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Are airlines about to charge more for kids?

True, there’s no faster way to start a brawl on a flight or an online chat room than by putting…

March 28, 2015

Travel

Wild, cold, irresistible

Antarctica draws adventurous, well-heeled travelers

March 28, 2015

Outdoors

A cycling, tramping mecca

Queen Charlotte Track, outdoors lovers are heavily catered

March 18, 2015

John Peel

Taking big steps in China

Lewis College grad walking 1,200-plus miles for disabled kids

March 15, 2015

Travel

Seduced by the northern lights

Sweden, searching for the Arctic’s magic

March 14, 2015

Travel

Seeking boredom on 3,000-mile road trip

Screens take a backseat to experiencing nation’s variety

March 14, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

New devices may end woes of lost luggage

Collins, a flight attendant based in Chicago, left his iPad on a recent flight. He had tagged it with a…

March 14, 2015

Travel

Canada’s Powder Highway: 1 circuit, 8 ski resorts

The circuit links eight mountain resorts and many times more Nordic, heli- and cat-ski operations across 420 miles. “There’s very…

February 28, 2015

Travel

Flight to euphoria

Heli-skiing in Idaho’s refined, electrifying Sun Valley

February 28, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Three words you don’t have to settle for

Craig Zimmett’s daughter, Alissa, was supposed to fly from Miami to Gainesville, Florida, but she didn’t. Instead, her commuter flight…

February 28, 2015

Travel

A passage to Alaska

sails through history, beauty of dramatic coastline

February 14, 2015

Travel

In Asheville, chocolate bar seduces thousands

They were waiting for chocolate. French Broad Chocolate Lounge serves the sweet stuff in all its forms: bars, cakes, truffles,…

February 14, 2015

Travel

Expedia buying rival Orbitz

Expedia announced Thursday that it is buying rival online travel site Orbitz for approximately $1.33 billion. The deal comes less…

February 14, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

No easy fix to rental-car breakdowns

Unless you’re John Themelis. When he rented a VW Passat from Hertz in San Francisco recently, his car blew a…

February 14, 2015

Travel

Lost at the airport

happens to those carry-on no-nos after TSA takes them?

January 31, 2015

Travel

Airplane seat spies break the legroom code

Independent airline reviewers uncover the facts about legroom and cabin measurements on airlines throughout the world.Associated Press file photo Petersen…

January 31, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Cheap seats get makeover: Is it good news?

At least two airlines are unveiling new coach class sections this spring. Alaska Airlines, with its Alaska Beyond service, will…

January 31, 2015

Travel

Will a selfie stick improve your next trip?

There’s no need to ask a stranger to take your portrait

January 17, 2015

Travel

Surprises in the sand

Expectations upended on journey through the Moroccan desert

January 17, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Travel in 2015: What to expect on the road

Not this consumer advocate. No one really knows what will happen next year, even someone who’s been trend-watching as long…

January 17, 2015

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Antarctica adventure

dad, daughter explore bottom of the world together

January 3, 2015