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Fly now, pay later: Are travel loans a good deal?

Dreaming of a spring getaway with white-sand beaches and a cool drink in your hand? A search for airline tickets can bring your dream down to earth, if the steep fares charged by ...

Andy Steves: Travel guidebook and tours for a new generation

NEW YORK – Andy Steves grew up traveling with his dad, Rick Steves, the well-known guidebook writer, tour operator and PBS show host. But Andy Steves is now offering his own brand...

Airlines getting better in key areas except delays, report says

U.S. airlines are getting better at many things except getting you to your destination on time. They are losing fewer bags. Complaints are down. And on the anniversary ...

Enchanted by the dazzling volcanic rocks of Colorado’s Spanish Peaks

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – From Interstate 25, it’s as impossible to miss as the wind turbines that break the view of the mighty twin peaks: a 300-foot mound of what looks like black rubble, a ...

Explosives from the World Wars wash up on U.S. beaches

MANTOLOKING, N.J. – A century after World War I ended, discarded munitions from that and other wars continue to make their way onto beaches around the country. Items ranging from ...

How do you make a destination autism-friendly?

Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, has a busy boardwalk and all kinds of attractions, from mini-golf courses and water parks to a zip line and a Ferris wheel. So it might not be an ob...

Interior backing away from steep fee hikes at national parks

WASHINGTON – The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the p...

Visiting Memphis 50 years after King’s assassination

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader’s shocking mur...

How travelers can beat crowds – and reduce overtourism

Time your visits, live like a local

A river cruise through the heart of Russia

Two-week journey on the Volga explores country’s long history

Get lost in 32 rooms of books at the Book Loft in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – If you are longing to lose yourself in a good read and happen to find yourself in Columbus, Ohio, you might consider getting lost in a 32-room bookstore, The Book Loft of Ge...

Judge declares ‘serial stowaway’ unfit for trial

CHICAGO – A woman dubbed a “serial stowaway” for repeatedly trying to sneak onto commercial jets without a ticket has been ruled unfit for trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Cook Coun...
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