Outdoor enthusiasts and nature photographers hoping to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of the The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona will now have a better chance…
They were among tens of thousands of American tourists who descended on Mexico’s glittering Caribbean beaches at the close of 2020 and start of this year. Quintana Roo state, the…
People walk with their luggage through a deserted check-in hall at the airport in Munich, Germany as Germany continues its second lockdown to avoid the further outspread of the coronavirus.…
A member of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., soaks in the sun at his habitat on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Several gorillas…
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. The eruption began Dec. 20 within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park…
A conservator surveys an 11-foot wooden sled used on Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition at Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in London. A sled and flag once used…
The restrictions focus mainly on Britain, which imposed strict new lockdown measures Saturday night because of what it described as the unusually rapid spread of a new strain there. A…
Loss of seasonal travelers amid pandemic another hit to U.S. tourism
In the U.S., AAA predicts that about 85 million people will travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3, most of them by car. If true, that would be a drop…
Winter weather advisory for La Plata County in effect until 8 p.m. today
No more turtles, cats, pigs – or peacocks
Chance of snow and rain lasts until Saturday night
Climate change that has lead to shrinking glaciers, increasing fires, floods and droughts, and the bleaching of coral reefs are among the troubles facing 83 of the 252 World Heritage…
Richard Matsui works from a coworking space on Nov. 18, 2020, in Honolulu. A group of Hawaii leaders is trying to attract more people like Matsui to work remotely in…
Bryant de Venecia stands with his paddleboard Nov. 11 in Honolulu. He started stand-up paddleboarding when there were fewer tourists coming to Hawaii during the pandemic. He’s among Hawaii’s residents…
On Sunday, a traveler wears a mask as she walks through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The Transportation Security Administration said nearly 1.2 million people went through…
Travelers leave the AirTrain at JKF International Airport Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in New York. Rising U.S. coronavirus cases, a new round of state lockdowns and public health guidance discouraging…
Travelers make their way through the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic Nov. 12. With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised…
Abandoned site proposed for demolition: ‘It’s been an eyesore for years’
Travelers wear face masks at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 13. California has become the second state to record 1 million confirmed coronavirus infections.Damian Dovarganes/Associated…
A cruise ship industry group said Tuesday, Nov. 3, its members are extending the suspension of U.S. sailing operations through the end of the year, just days after the U.S.…
Weather watch in effect from Friday night into late Monday
United Airlines planes are parked at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. A nonprofit software developer is testing a smartphone app and data framework that could make…
The Grand Princess maintains a holding pattern March 8 about 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco, carrying multiple people who have tested positive for the coronavirus. On Friday,…
One of the normally bustling entrances to the Disneyland resort was vacant in March because of the coronavirus closure in Anaheim, Calif. State health officials announced strict new rules for…
A woman wears a mask as she walks through a quieter than usual Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, in London. Air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about…
A sign reminds skiers to wait at socially-distant intervals before getting on a lift May 27 at the reopening of Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, which closed in mid-March to help…
Transportation Security Administration agents process passengers at the south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport in Denver, as travelers deal with the effects of the new coronavirus. TSA, the government…
