Travel - The Durango Herald

United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees

United Airlines says it listened to customers and is dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States. “When we hear from cus...

DATE: Aug 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

No vacancy: Amid pandemic, motels stage a major comeback

Motels, those oft-neglected one-story destinations typically spurned by affluent travelers, are having an upswing. They can thank COVID-19. Road trippers and travelers seeking to ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Returning vacationers drive Italy’s surge in COVID-19 cases

ROME – With thousands of travelers being tested at Italy’s airports and some ports, the nation where Europe’s COVID-19 outbreak began registered a seventh straight day of increasing new infe...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Virus pandemic reshapes air travel

Carriers struggle to convince skeptical consumers flying is safe

DATE: Aug 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Returning vacationers face new constraints as virus spikes

PARIS – Countries that had seen a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks tracked swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed cases Monday, prompting fears among government leaders and health ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Touristy Taos sees out-of-staters despite virus rules

Visitors who fail to follow health rules anger residents

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

American considering cutting flights to many smaller cities

DALLAS – American Airlines is planning to drop flights to up to 30 smaller U.S. cities if a federal requirement to continue those flights expires at the end of next month, an airline executi...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at U.S. airports

DALLAS – With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic. And 80% of t...

DATE: Aug 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Wave of boat buyers seek recreation, safety during pandemic

YARMOUTH, Maine – Brandon Mitchell had big plans to visit family in Michigan and take his wife and three kids to Disney World. The pandemic put those plans on ice. So they bought ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans’ travel plans

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Families trying to squeeze in a summer vacation before school starts better do some homework on COVID-19 restrictions before loading up the minivan. The web...

DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart

BERLIN – Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increasing concern a...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

A definitive ranking of the 16 best road trip snacks of all time

Chew on this list and see if these are to your taste

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday