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Airbnb landlords agree to pay San Francisco $2.25 million

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco couple has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the city for illegally renting out 14 apartments as Airbnb units. City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Upgrade your next trip without paying top dollar

Let’s shatter one myth right now: Airline passengers typically can’t talk their way into upgrades from the cheapest coach seats to first class just by dressing up and asking politely. ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Soaking up Alaska: A kayak adventure, undeterred by the rain

ON FOX ISLAND, Alaska – A torrential downpour lulled me to sleep the night before my all-day kayaking expedition in the waters around Fox Island off Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Through the cra...

DATE: Nov 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys

ATHENS, Greece – For a NATO-member warship, Greece’s Olympias is pretty unusual. It’s got a zero carbon footprint, no whale-zapping sonar and an antiquated propulsion system. The ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Indian couple who died in Yosemite took risks for photos

SAN FRANCISCO – She was a self-described “adrenaline junkie,” and he took “wow-worthy photos” of the couple posing at the edge of cliffs and jumping from planes that appeared on social media...

DATE: Oct 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer

BANGKOK – Lion Air, the airline whose plane crashed early Monday while traveling from Jakarta to an island off Indonesia’s Sumatra with 189 people on board, is a fast-growing low-cost airlin...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Careful planning can add up to a debt-free vacation

Whether you’re planning a trip to a country across the globe or packing the car for a weekend road trip to a local campground, you can have a debt-free vacation with some careful planning. ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Reno’s motor lodges aren’t home to vacationers anymore

RENO, Nev. – They were the toast of Reno in the 1950s, when the growing casino industry sparked a boom that for a time turned northern Nevada into the West’s top gambling destination. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel

ORLANDO, Fla. – They’re aboard because they love trains: The pilot from New Orleans, the computer consultant from New Jersey, the retired tax lawyer from Florida, the computer accounting con...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

U.S. lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say

GLORIETA PASS, N.M. – A makeshift memorial to Hispanic Civil War Union soldiers in an isolated part northern New Mexico is a typical representation of sites linked to U.S. Latino history: It...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off

SINGAPORE – The world’s longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region. Operated by Singapore Airlines, the city-state’s natio...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Charcoal makers in Spain keep embers of an old trade burning

VILORIA, Spain – Even though he receives the occasional helping hand from his 22-year-old son, Miguel Lander knows that the days of making charcoal the traditional way are counted in these r...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Airbnb landlords agree to pay San Francisco $2.25 million

Upgrade your next trip without paying top dollar

Soaking up Alaska: A kayak adventure, undeterred by the rain

Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys

Indian couple who died in Yosemite took risks for photos

Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer

Careful planning can add up to a debt-free vacation

Reno’s motor lodges aren’t home to vacationers anymore

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel

U.S. lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say

Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off

Charcoal makers in Spain keep embers of an old trade burning

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