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Experts tackle travelers’ questions

Travel insurance, families in flight

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

U.S. applies ‘do not travel’ warning to 5 Mexican states

MEXICO CITY – Five states in Mexico now have the sternest “do not travel” advisories under a revamped U.S. State Department system unveiled this week, putting them on the same level as war-t...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Spain saw record number of visitors in 2017 despite scares

MADRID – Spain says it had a record number of international visitors in 2017 and that one in five tourists chose the restive Catalonia region as their main destination. Preliminar...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

As Olympics approach, things to know about Pyeongchang

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – The Olympics are coming to one of the most remote, ruggedly beautiful parts of South Korea, an area known for icy winds, a collapsed mining industry, towering gran...

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Snow, avalanche risks strand 13,000 tourists in Switzerland

GENEVA – Unusually heavy snowfall and a high risk of Alpine avalanches stranded some 13,000 tourists Tuesday in the Swiss resort of Zermatt at the base of the famed Matterhorn mountain. ...

DATE: Jan 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

New museums, destinations and openings around the US in 2018

For travelers, the new year opens up a whole new world of places to go and things to do. Here are a few notable openings and events scheduled for 2018 around the U.S. Notable in th...

DATE: Jan 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

When it’s cold out, embrace solitude in Yosemite

Revel in the park’s scenery without summer’s crowds

DATE: Jan 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Looking for winter? You can find it here

Check out the northern lights or one of many festivals

DATE: Jan 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Samantha Brown hosts new PBS travel series ‘Places to Love’

NEW YORK – You may know Samantha Brown from her years as a Travel Channel host for shows like “Great Hotels,” “Green Getaways” and the “Passport” series about Latin America, China and Europe...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Washington sues Motel 6 for giving guest information to U.S.

SEATTLE – Washington’s attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging the national budget chain disclosed the private information of thousands of its guests to U.S. immigration authori...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Air travel was miserable in 2017, but at least nobody died in a commercial jet crash

Your legroom and your patience for bag fees shrank in 2017, but there was one historic positive outcome for air travelers. Not one person died in an accident on a commercial passenger jet th...

DATE: Jan 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Arizona ranch suspends monster truck tours after rollover

PICACHO, Ariz. – Monster truck tours at an Arizona ostrich farm have been suspended following a rollover involving a dozen people. KVOA-TV in Tucson reports that the Rooster Cogbu...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel