Travel

What it’s like to travel in France now

Americans make annual journey, despite Paris attacks

December 5, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to resolve travel disputes a world away

She had paid the airline Iberia $176 for an “extra legroom” seat on a flight from Chicago to Madrid, but…

December 5, 2015

Travel

Bend’s beer culture is the cream of the hop

Oregon’s craft-brewery mecca turns skeptic into believer

November 28, 2015

Travel

Don’t lose your luggage this winter

bags most common in December, January

November 28, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Ticket-buying ethics: To save or not to save

Turns out he didn’t. One day, he noticed a discrepancy between fares based on the currency used to pay. And…

November 28, 2015

Local News

Durango-La Plata County Airport studies environmental impacts of expansion

Director discusses marketing, name change and passenger numbers

November 24, 2015

Nation & World

Airports see increase in delays on the runway

Construction projects add to increasing taxiway time

November 23, 2015

Travel

Flying for Thanksgiving? Tips to handle delays

47 million Americans to go 50 miles or more from home

November 21, 2015

Travel

Gifts for the serious traveler

warriors offer ideas, inspiration

November 21, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Comfort hacks for flights in economy class

I hear often from readers such as Sue McDonough, who contacted me after flying from Calgary to Washington on United…

November 21, 2015

Travel

Exotic Australia features spectacular coral, unusual wildlife

Tourists from across the globe flock to Cairns (pronounced Kanz) for easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and some…

November 14, 2015

Travel

‘Halal tourism’ serves Muslim travelers

Hotels, apps help faithful follow religious customs

November 14, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Hertz scrubs bills of derided cleaning charge

“Although we appreciate when a vehicle is returned in clean condition, we do not charge a cleaning fee to vehicles…

November 14, 2015

Travel

A taste of Cold War at Wyoming missile site

underground, nuclear launch center will open to tourists

November 7, 2015

Travel

Sharing worlds, and a meal

Down-to-earth dining is highlight of visit to Tokyo

November 7, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

When mistakes happen, keep cool, be polite

She’d made the Atlanta Marriott Marquis reservation for a busy holiday weekend almost a year in advance. But when Wallick,…

November 7, 2015

Travel

You can revel in Tucson’s revitalized downtown

“Downtown has gotten so much better,” said Gallego from behind the counter of his gift and craft shop, Tolteca Tlacuilo.…

October 31, 2015

Travel

Iceland’s warm embrace

A dramatic landscape, a ‘hidden world’ and quirky Icelandic wit

October 31, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Travelers lose affection for affinity cards

Bankrate, an aggregator of financial rate information, reports that its Money Pulse survey found that cardholders “express little enthusiasm for…

October 31, 2015

Local News

Matt W. Dawson’s bicycle odyssey brings him through Durango

man stops on trek circumventing South America

October 29, 2015

Travel

At internment camp, shadows of forgotten history

7,000 Japanese-Americans forcibly relocated to eastern Colorado

October 28, 2015

Travel

Mom, son roll across U.S. by train

5 days, 4,000 miles take them from Florida to California

October 24, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

If reservations vanish, what should you do?

But when Smith clicked on American Airlines’ website to check on his in-flight meal, he discovered he was going nowhere.…

October 24, 2015

Travel

Touching the stars from Kitt Peak

Arizona observatory illuminates worlds beyond ours

October 24, 2015

Travel

Egypt: It’s time to go

help traveler navigate country’s best after political unrest

October 17, 2015

Travel

Holiday travelers, book your flight now

priced lower than recent years

October 17, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

How you can gauge sincerity of an apology

“It shook and rattled literally from start to finish of the cruise,” he says. When he complained about the noise…

October 17, 2015

Travel

Travelers love to hate new discount airlines

delays, tight legroom, fees anger fliers

October 10, 2015

Travel

Ireland’s wild and stately County Wicklow

Spectacular landscapes and grand homes in County Wicklow, Ireland

October 10, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Traveling down the rough road of broken trust

It’s a question seldom asked. But when I checked into the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch near Emigrant, Montana, recently, I…

October 10, 2015