In Bhutan, gross national happiness is more important than GDP
Himalayan country tries to modernize without sacrificing culture
DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Tactics to save money, avoid hassles on vacation
Natasha Rachel Smith was good at math as a teenager and intrigued by personal finance. As an adult, she was determined to turn “marketing techniques on their head.”
Today, she wor...
DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Proposal to name highway for Trump faces opposition in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – A proposal to name a Utah highway after President Donald Trump is getting pushback from state Democrats, including one who said Tuesday that he would suggest naming a ramp f...
DATE: Mar 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Thinking about trying a cruise? Advice for first-timers
ABOARD CELEBRITY EQUINOX – Honeymooners Zach and Alyssa Bynum of Louisville, Kentucky, had never been on an ocean cruise until last summer when they sailed aboard Celebrity Equinox. ...
DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Latino civil rights site in Texas named National Treasure
A Texas building connected to the Mexican-American Civil Rights movement has been designated as a National Treasure and will share part of a $450,000 grant in an effort to raise money for re...
DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
National Park Service weighs new rules for human waste on Alaska’s Denali
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Climbers on North America’s tallest mountain may have to start packing out more of their poop after a researcher determined a glacier in which much of it has been dumped ...
DATE: Mar 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Igloos built by migrants warm hearts in Italian Alps village
Africans help restaurant owner lure tourists
DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Studies reveal Uber, Lyft congest cities
Ride-hailing companies not reducing traffic
DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Today’s volunteers ensure yesterday’s slavery is remembered
BOSTON – Volunteer coordinators, take heart. More than 2,000 people around the world raised their hands when the Boston Public Library put out a call for help to transcribe its extensive, un...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Airbnb unveils new category of rentals rated by inspectors
SAN FRANCISCO – Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate thousands of the properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travelers they’re booking nice places to stay....
DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Hawaii appeals court sides with lesbian couple denied B&B
HONOLULU – A Hawaii bed and breakfast discriminated against a couple by denying a room to two women because they’re gay, a state appeals court affirmed.
Aloha Bed & Breakfast owne...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Girl injured by dog during boarding for Southwest flight
DALLAS – Southwest Airlines said Thursday that a dog injured a child as passengers boarded a flight in Phoenix, an event likely to fuel the debate over the growing number of emotional-suppor...
DATE: Feb 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
