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Did your great fare suddenly disappear? Blame ‘dynamic pricing’

You probably know what Melanie Frazier felt like when she recently tried to book a flight from Portland, Maine, to Atlanta. She found a $257 fare – not a bad deal – but by the tim...

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

For Robert Frost, did his 2 roads diverge in England?

Literary pilgrimage chases legacy of American poet

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

In Boulder, 5 fun things in 1 whirlwind afternoon

5 fun things in 1 whirlwind afternoon

DATE: Jul 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Same difference: Photographs of 32 hotel rooms in 32 countries reveal few variations

In cities around the world, hotel rooms – with their carpets showing the fresh tracks of a housekeeping vacuum and their vents exhaling temperature-controlled air – await the arrival of stra...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Afraid of sharks? Flu, asteroids pose far greater risk

BOSTON – You might want a bigger boat, but you probably don’t need better odds. The confirmed return of great white sharks to Cape Cod has rattled some boaters and beachgoers. Yet...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Monkey troupe vexes Florida park, goes viral on social media

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – There’s an upswing in monkey business in and around a state park in Florida, where bands of non-native rhesus macaques live along a river that’s popular with kayakers ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to handle crowds and beat the heat: Tips from Rick Steves

Travel expert Rick Steves shares tips for summer trips

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Bill to protect airline passengers doesn’t go far enough

Here we go again. Congress is trying to pass yet another Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, a rare opportunity to help airline passengers by enacting meaningful...

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

The view of a lifetime: Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon

MADRAS, Ore. Just before sunrise, there’s typically nothing atop Round Butte but the whistle of the wind and a panoramic view of Oregon’s second-highest peak glowing pink in the f...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

In rural Kentucky, solar eclipse preparation keeps town busy

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Cross over the old Louisville & Nashville Railroad in this town remembered for its Civil War encampment and you’ll see the first signs – there’s fresh anticipation in the...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Rare white deer herd open to public viewing beginning this fall

ALBANY, N.Y. – A rare herd of ghostly white deer kept mostly from public view for decades is no longer off-limits. The herd at a former World War II Army weapons depot in upstate ...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Will artificial intelligence improve travel?

The Terminator wants to be your next travel agent. New artificial intelligence technologies promise to make travel a little smarter. The latest entrant is Aeromexico’s new AI-base...

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter