Travel

Gadgets to protect your privacy, safety on the road

“I stay in a lot of Airbnbs,” says Meyer, a technology investor who lives in Los Angeles. “Unfortunately, this is…

August 24, 2019

U.S. airlines expect record crowds over Labor Day weekend

Travelers wait in line to board a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum, Md. Airlines expect record…

August 22, 2019

Travel

Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest month

Junar Lim takes photos of Ziah Lim, left, and Arsenia Lim, all of Cavite, the Philippines, at gardens in Town…

August 21, 2019

Travel

Cyclists race up Mount Washington – the highest peak in the Northeast

Erik Levinsohn, of Boston, and Stefanie Sydlik, 34, of Pittsburgh, beat the competition in the men’s and women’s divisions of…

August 19, 2019

Travel

Cruise offers close and long looks at Norway’s fjords

Whether it’s the popular Seven Sisters, toppling 820 feet down the stone walls of renowned Geirangerfjord, or the huge flow…

August 18, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Are you getting the best deal when you book through an online travel agency?

Over the years, he has watched with concern as they merged. Airbnb bought HotelTonight. Booking.com acquired Priceline.com, Kayak.com and Cheapflights.com.…

August 17, 2019

Travel

Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major airports

In this photo provided by Twitter user Brenna but in Leo Season, travelers stand in long lines to clear customs…

August 16, 2019

Travel

United tells pilots no alcohol for 12 hours before flights

Associated Press file<br><br>United Airlines jetliners pass each other at Denver International Airport in Denver. United Airlines is setting an earlier…

August 14, 2019

Travel

What happens when an airline pilot is arrested for drinking on the job?

An American Airlines jet is towed into a gate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. Federal Aviation Administration…

August 12, 2019

Travel

Once homeless, tour guide finds fame in St. Petersburg, Russia

With his full white beard and head of messy hair, the 68-year-old Rasner looks like he could have stepped from…

August 11, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Pedicures and pajamas: Airline passengers do the strangest things

If you said, “Change into pajamas midflight,” then maybe you were on my red-eye from Orlando to Frankfurt, Germany, during…

August 10, 2019

Travel

U.S. lays out enforcement priorities for animals on planes

A service dog strolls through the isle inside a United Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport while taking part…

August 9, 2019

Travel

Police patrol Rome’s Spanish Steps to enforce sitting ban

Enforcing an ordinance that took effect last month, police officers patrolled the famed stone staircase Wednesday to tell locals and…

August 7, 2019

Travel

8 essential items to help you sleep well on your next flight

Associated Press file Before you get shopping, there are a few key considerations to keep in mind. Just because you…

August 4, 2019

Travel

Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

Greenland, the world’s largest island, is a semi-autonomous Danish territory between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans that has 82% of…

August 2, 2019

Travel

San Francisco curbs waste with public toilets

An attendant exits a “Pit Stop” public toilet on Sixth Street, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in San Francisco. A 5-year-old…

August 2, 2019

Travel

Holiday Inn owner to ditch mini shampoos to save seas

The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other…

August 1, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

A primer on the perils: Warning! Travel insurance doesn’t cover this

The list of exclusions is long and includes everything from pregnancy to scuba diving. When you buy travel insurance, it’s…

July 28, 2019

Travel

Untamed Cheyenne: Wild West is alive in Wyoming’s state capital

Cheyenne has an airport, but few commercial flights land there. It’s easiest to fly to Denver and drive two hours…

July 28, 2019

Travel

Consider security rules when flying with cremated remains

Putting cremated remains on a plane is cheaper than shipping a casket, but there are complications. Some urns used to…

July 26, 2019

Travel

Europe heat wave breaks Belgian record, mercury to rise more

Belgium registered its highest-ever temperature while the Netherlands saw its hottest day in 75 years. And the mercury is expected…

July 24, 2019

Travel

After TV series, Ukraine wants nuclear accident site to become hot spot for tourism

A room in a dilapidated building, part of a school in the deserted town of Pripyat about 2 miles from…

July 21, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

When new travel fees fly under the radar

You probably aren’t aware of these recent changes. But you should be. In the past year, Delta Air Lines, United…

July 21, 2019

Local News

Durango airport experiences busiest June ever

Passenger traffic up 8% compared with same month in 2018

July 21, 2019

Travel

Now is the time to find an airfare bargain for your fall getaway

The airfare prediction app Hopper forecasts domestic round-trip airfare would drop nearly 7% in July compared with June’s peak prices.Associated…

July 20, 2019

Travel

Ebola is now an international emergency

Health workers wearing protective suits take their shift at a treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC. The head of the…

July 17, 2019

Travel

New Alaska park bridge aimed at limiting bear encounters

A new elevated bridge and boardwalk across the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve has replaced a river-level…

July 16, 2019

Travel

Flying no longer the high road for some because of greenhouse emissions

An aircraft lands at the international airport in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun sets. There is a small but growing…

July 14, 2019

Travel

Under pressure, plane industry vows cleaner flight – someday

An Israeli Eviation Alice electric aircraft electric aircraft is displayed at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris,…

July 14, 2019

Travel

Science Says: Airplane turbulence can strike out of the blue

Emergency workers treat a passenger on an Air Canada flight to Australia that was diverted and landed at Daniel K.…

July 13, 2019