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Early snow, cold bode well for New England ski season

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Early season snow and cold temperatures are helping New England ski resorts open early, carving out a blizzard of a start to the 2018-19 season. Many hitting the...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Fire scorches popular recreation spots, iconic film location in Southern California

LOS ANGELES – Southern California residents faced with the loss of lives and homes in a huge wildfire also are grappling with the destruction of a vast swath of public lands that are popular...

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

400 years after Pilgrim landing, Native Americans are finally being heard

PLYMOUTH, Mass. – The seaside town where the Pilgrims came ashore in 1620 is gearing up for a 400th birthday bash, and everyone’s invited – especially Native Americans whose ancestors wound ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Luxury hotel built in former pit mine to open in China

SHANGHAI – A luxury hotel opening outside Shanghai is offering guests with deep pockets the chance of a very deep sleep. The 18-story Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel ha...

DATE: Nov 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Airbnb says revenue for 3 quarter was best ever, topping $1 billion

NEW YORK â€“ Airbnb had its best quarter ever, even as cities across the U.S. have started clamping down on the short-term rental market. Revenue during the third quarter breezed ...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Archaeologists find ancient lost city in Greece

ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s culture ministry said Tuesday that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by Troja...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Arctic adventure

At new Scandinavian resort, you can ski under the midnight sun

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hearing reveals chilling details of fatal Southwest flight

There was a loud bang, and suddenly the Southwest Airlines jet rolled sharply to the left. Smoke began to fill the cabin, and flight attendants rushed row by row to make sure all passengers ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree goes up

NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is in place and will soon be strung with 50,000 lights as one of New York City’s star holiday attractions, a gift from a same-sex married cou...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

China to overtake France as top travel destination

LONDON – China is set to overtake France as the world’s No. 1 tourist destination by 2030 as a growing middle class in Asia looks to spend more on travel, according to experts at market rese...

DATE: Nov 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Traveling abroad with young kids? Tips for an easier trip

Some questioned my sanity: I was taking young children on a vacation abroad, mostly alone. It was just the three of us – my infant daughter, 6-year-old son and me. We’d board a pl...

DATE: Nov 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Finding solitude just hours from downtown Los Angeles in Joshua Tree National Park

We were surrounded by trees that could have been drawn by Dr. Seuss. A desert hare had just crossed the trail in front of us, its ears translucent in the still-rising sun. But it was somethi...

DATE: Nov 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel