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Going abroad? U.S. government says passport waits top 3 months

Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports.…

July 16, 2021

3 international travel ideas for your summer trip

An airliner lands at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press file)Gene J. Puskar So you’re ready…

June 25, 2021

Travel

Tourism boom pressures Tibet’s historic sites

A Chinese tourist gets ready to pose for a photo atop a white yak being led by a Tibetan man…

June 21, 2021

Travel

Travel rebound: 2 million people go through US airports

Travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. The airline industry’s recovery from…

June 14, 2021

Travel

Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic

People visit the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Old Cairo on April 24, 2021. As some European countries…

May 31, 2021

Local News

Another surge in tourism expected this summer in Southwest Colorado

indicators suggest pent-up demand for outdoor travel

May 27, 2021

Travel

EU takes big step toward relaxing travel for vaccinated

People in the reopened Szechenyi bath May 1 in Budapest, Hungary. The European Union on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 took…

May 22, 2021

Travel

U.S. to restrict travel from India over COVID-19 starting Tuesday

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden’s administration made the determination on the advice of the Centers…

April 30, 2021

Travel

Continental Europe could allow U.S. tourists back this summer

Marcel Schmetz raises the US flag next to a WWII American Sherman tank at his Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont,…

April 26, 2021

Travel

One of largest casino projects on Vegas Strip sets opening

Construction continues on Resorts World Las Vegas, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Las Vegas. The hotel-casino announced Monday that it…

April 23, 2021

Travel

U.S. warns against travel to 80% of world because of coronavirus

The State Department on Monday urged Americans reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue…

April 19, 2021

Travel

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears

Elation and relief marked the opening of a long-anticipated travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand at the Wellington Airport…

April 19, 2021

Travel

A $1.2 billion loss for Delta, but recovery is on the radar

Several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked on a closed runway at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas…

April 16, 2021

Travel

Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism

Historical interpreter Robert Watson, center, works a field as a group of visitors watches on the Great Hopes Plantation at…

April 9, 2021

Travel

Beyond the pandemic: London tourism braces for slow recovery

England’s top paid attraction, which normally draws more than 3 million visitors a year, has been closed for all but…

April 2, 2021

Travel

Spanish resorts languish while Madrid hosts Europe’s parties

That’s when young, polyglot groups of revelers from Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and, most noticeably, France, join their Spanish contemporaries…

March 31, 2021

Travel

Sheltered from virus, Kauai plans cautious return to tourism

Sheltered from virus, Kauai begins to loosen restrictions

March 26, 2021

Travel

Hawaii gets tourism surge as coronavirus rules loosen up

A man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach on Oct. 22 in Honolulu. Tourists are traveling to Hawaii in…

March 24, 2021

Travel

Tourism groups push U.S. to eliminate travel restrictions

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport on March 17 in Salt Lake City. Airlines and other tourism-related…

March 22, 2021

Travel

Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring break

People in a mostly maskless crowd walk down Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida’s famed South Beach, Monday, March 22,…

March 22, 2021

Travel

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

Passengers wearing full protective gear against the spread of coronavirus, push their luggage in the departure hall of Zaventem international…

March 17, 2021

Travel

U.S. air travel rises to highest levels yet since pandemic hit

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport on March 9 in Salt Lake City. The number of people…

March 15, 2021

Travel

Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine

After a four-hour wait, the couple of 51 years got on the Grand Princess on Feb. 11, 2020, for a…

March 15, 2021

Travel

At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports

Iris-scanner verifies travelers’ identities

March 8, 2021