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Romantic getaway tips from the world’s longest honeymooners

NEW YORK – When you hear about honeymoons or romantic getaways for Valentine’s Day or other occasions, so often the trip involves expensive hotels in upscale destinations. But Mik...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan’s capital

TOKYO – Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown busi...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

United joins Delta in tightening rules for comfort animals

DALLAS – United Airlines wants to see more paperwork before passengers fly with emotional-support animals – and don’t even try to bring a peacock on board. The airline announced t...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lake Placid hosting monthlong Olympic celebration

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – With the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics at hand, Lake Placid is rolling out the welcome mat for travelers who won’t make that trip but might want to celebrate in a village t...

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Airbnb reduces housing availability, drives up rents

Median rent rises $380 in New York City, up to 13,500 units removed from market

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to maximize your return on airline miles

Not long ago, I booked a trip from Miami to Auckland, New Zealand, for less than $38 using airline miles. This isn’t my first great airline miles find. Last year, I booked a ticket from Bang...

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Even in winter, Denver Botanic Gardens offers lessons in beauty, science, art

DENVER – Snow mounded over and around the remains of 2017’s garden bounty, and koi floated nearly motionless beneath thin sheets of ice in a pond, seeming to seek the few rays of sun that pe...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Rising Utah liquor sales fueled by more non-Mormons, tourism

SALT LAKE CITY – In Mormon dominated Utah where alcohol is frowned upon, liquor sales keep climbing each year. State residents bought nearly $428 million in alcohol last year to set another ...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Experts warn of risk of sinkhole in popular New Mexico area

Experts are painting a dire picture about the impending collapse of a giant cavern under a highway interchange that serves as a gateway to two national parks and the heart of New Mexico’s oi...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Serbia museum benefits from renewed interest in Nikola Tesla

BELGRADE, Serbia – Along dimmed corridors in an elegant villa in central Belgrade, visitors are treated to a flashy presentation of Nikola Tesla’s technology – as well as a huge array of the...

DATE: Jan 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

U.S. government forecasts tourism growth despite recent slump

Despite a slump in international tourism to the U.S. in the last two years, the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday released a report forecasting an 18.5 percent growth in international vi...

DATE: Jan 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Delta changes policy for service, support animals

DALLAS – Delta Air Lines will soon require owners of service and support animals to provide more information before their animal can fly in the passenger cabin, including an assurance that i...

DATE: Jan 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

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