Travel

On the trail of Colorado’s birds

Goose Festival explores Southeast Colorado

February 16, 2018

Travel

A record 30M people visited Caribbean despite storms

Visitors spent a record total of $37 billion, up nearly 3 percent compared with the previous year, according to Ryan…

February 15, 2018

Travel

Flights resume on tribal land after fatal Grand Canyon crash

A survivor, lower right, walks away from the scene of a deadly tour helicopter crash Saturday along the jagged rocks…

February 14, 2018

Travel

Exhibit celebrates pulp fiction artist who broke gender barriers

The pioneering artist, who had a brief but productive stint as an illustrator of pulp crime and romance magazines of…

February 13, 2018

Travel

Long-stalled Vegas casino-resort gets new life

This 2009 photograph shows the stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-hotel project in Las Vegas. The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has…

February 12, 2018

Travel

Big birthday for Big Easy: New Orleans marks tricentennial

remains one of the most interesting destinations in the U.S.

February 11, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to avoid losing it over lost luggage

Two of his checked bags vanished during a multi-connection trip that originated in Baltimore. And when they didn’t show up…

February 11, 2018

Travel

Vintage Vegas neon signs shine for first time in years

But these former Sin City landmarks are missing light bulbs and some of the remaining are cracked or hang by…

February 10, 2018

Travel

Romantic getaway tips from the world’s longest honeymooners

But Mike and Anne Howard took their honeymoon on the road, threw in a sense of adventure and learned to…

February 9, 2018

Travel

Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan’s capital

The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The…

February 8, 2018

Travel

United joins Delta in tightening rules for comfort animals

A service dog named Orlando rests on the foot of its trainer, John Reddan, while sitting inside a United Airlines…

February 7, 2018

Travel

Lake Placid hosting monthlong Olympic celebration

Lake Placid is one of only three places to host two Winter Olympics. (St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, are…

February 6, 2018

Travel

Airbnb reduces housing availability, drives up rents

rent rises $380 in New York City, up to 13,500 units removed from market

February 5, 2018

Travel

How to maximize your return on airline miles

Booking one-way travel and avoiding peak travel times are two ways to get the most out of your airline miles.Associated…

February 4, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Trying to get a refund can leave you spent

That’s what happened to James Quinn, who planned to vacation on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in October. The…

February 4, 2018

Travel

Even in winter, Denver Botanic Gardens offers lessons in beauty, science, art

It surely is winter at the Denver Botanic Gardens York Street, east of downtown Denver. Outside, the vibrant colors of…

February 3, 2018

Travel

Rising Utah liquor sales fueled by more non-Mormons, tourism

A worker at a state liquor store changes prices on wine, liquor and beer in Salt Lake City. In Mormon…

February 1, 2018

Travel

Experts warn of risk of sinkhole in popular New Mexico area

Empty water tanks sit at the edge of a brine well operation, shown at right of tanks, as a major…

January 31, 2018

Food

Chef Profile: Jocelyn Skill cooked to travel the world

Her journey to Durango, though, was a long one, leading her around the world and connecting her with the rich…

January 30, 2018

Travel

Serbia museum benefits from renewed interest in Nikola Tesla

The Serbian museum, dedicated to everything to do with the 19th-century inventor and electricity pioneer, remained in relative obscurity for…

January 30, 2018

Southwest Life

BLM to hold travel management meetings in Cortez, Durango

Ruined tower, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.Courtesy of Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management In 2017, the BLM released…

January 29, 2018

Travel

U.S. government forecasts tourism growth despite recent slump

Despite a slump in international tourism to the U.S. in the last two years, the U.S. Department of Commerce on…

January 29, 2018

Travel

Delta changes policy for service, support animals

Delta Air Lines is changing its policy for service and support animals as the number of animals in the cabin…

January 28, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

The mystery of the suddenly increasing airfare

When he recently searched online for a flight from Rochester, New York, to Boston, he says he found several affordable…

January 28, 2018

Travel

Lena River tour explores remote, rugged northern Russia

Travelers cross Arctic Circle on two-week journey

January 27, 2018

Travel

Southern states join to promote civil rights tourism

Fourteen states stretching from Kansas to Delaware, including all of the Deep South, are joining to promote the U.S. Civil…

January 25, 2018

Travel

Lawsuit alleges Motel 6 discriminated against Latino customers

A lawsuit filed Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 alleges Motel 6 discriminated against some of its Latino customers in Phoenix by…

January 24, 2018

Travel

Indoor velodrome expected to draw cyclists to Detroit

The Lexus Velodrome, which had its grand opening Monday, is in an inflatable, climate-controlled dome a few miles north of…

January 23, 2018

Travel

Discovery shows pirates liked treasure – and books

A piece of paper from books found on board Blackbeard’s ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge. To find paper in the…

January 22, 2018

An American in Spain

Spaniards display emotion, affection in a way Americans don’t

In this column and on my blog, I am trying to focus on the differences between visiting a country and…

January 21, 2018