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Controversy over wildlife tourism and selfies in the Amazon

Planning to visit the Amazon? You might want to look at the controversy over wildlife selfies before choosing tours. World Animal Protection, an advocacy group, issued a report...

Cowboy boots are as much a part of San Antonio as the Alamo

SAN ANTONIO – A visit to San Antonio would not be complete without a stroll by the Alamo, enjoying a cheesy enchilada plate at a Tex-Mex joint off the River Walk, or browsing the cowboy boot...

A peek at top travel lists: Where to go in 2018

Many travel brands, guidebook publishers and websites offer lists of places to go in the new year. Here’s a look at some of those lists for 2018. They include destinations from every contine...

Women who see the world share a universal issue: sexual harassment

What you can do to travel safely

Las Vegas’ overhauled Monte Carlo transforming into Park MGM

LAS VEGAS – A lifelike network of twisting tree roots emerges from the ceiling and branches out into the lobby featuring green, earthy accents, crystal chandeliers and soon, work from Britis...

Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve

BOISE, Idaho – A giant chunk of central Idaho with a dazzling night sky has become the nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve. The International Dark-Sky Association late M...

How to master the delicate art of the do-nothing winter vacation

It’s a request travel experts get more often than you think: What if a person wants to go somewhere wintry, and do ... nothing? Sure, the snow and cold weather offer plenty of ac...

New planetarium seeks to put N.J. science center on travel map

New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center in Jersey City is aiming to take visitors into space in what they are billing as the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. The Jennife...

A tour of Paris in the footsteps of famous African-Americans

In City of Light, artists found acceptance

‘Overtourism’ disrupts life in Amsterdam, and the Dutch capital pushes back

AMSTERDAM – A group of cyclists slams on the brakes as a man pushing a wheeled suitcase stops abruptly in the middle of a busy bike path in downtown Amsterdam to pick up a toiletries bag he ...

AAA predicts record travel over Christmas and New Year’s

Comforted by a strong economy, more Americans than ever are expected to travel over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Auto club AAA said Thursday that 107 million people will...

U.S. national parks to slash number of free days for visitors

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – National parks in the U.S. will sharply drop the number of days they allow visitors to get in for free, a move that was criticized by opponents of the parks’ plan to raise e...