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Auto club predicts record travel over July 4 weekend

DALLAS – Americans are expected to put down the TV remote and hit the road in record numbers for the July 4th weekend. Auto club AAA said Thursday that it expects 44.2 million peo...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travel books, from literary pilgrimages to beer tours

NEW YORK – Whether you’re an armchair traveler, a road tripper or a frequent flier, books about travel can inspire and inform. Here are a few out this season on a variety of travel themes. ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tourists descend as temperatures climb in Death Valley

‘When it’s 120 to 125 (degrees), there’s more customers than there ever is’

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travel Channel is looking for extras in Durango

Reenactment of Butch Cassidy gang train robbery to be held Sunday

DATE: Jun 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can travelers avoid being given a digital pat-down?

When Shira Newman flies home from Tel Aviv this summer, she won’t be worried about long lines at the airport or short tempers on the plane. Instead, she’ll be concerned about her Samsung Gal...

DATE: Jun 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Woman crosses West to fulfill a last wish

Will leaves $800,000 to dozen national wildlife refuges, parks

DATE: Jun 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Summer of Love turns 50: San Francisco puts spotlight on counterculture

San Francisco celebrates with festivals, exhibits, lectures

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

River pilgrimage takes paddlers on 400-mile spiritual quest

Charles Montgomery welcomed the challenge of hiking the steep terrain of the Connecticut River headwaters in remote northern New Hampshire, admiring the birds, the plants, the woods. He also...

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Minutes from U.S., museum tells story of the Mexican Revolution

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Towns along the U.S.-Mexico border often are stereotyped as enclaves for bar-hoppers, smoky factories, cheap souvenirs and long entry lines for cargo and trucks. They...

DATE: Jun 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

You’ve never heard of these people, but they’ve changed the way you fly

Their advocacy results in big, embarrassing airline fines. They’ve helped create federal agencies that make air travel safer. And they’ve brought competition and transparency to ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Flying with pets: How to make it easier for them and you, too

Gabby Slome rarely vacations without her dog, Pancho, in tow. He is a full-fledged family member. And just as “you wouldn’t leave your child at home,” Slome says, she doesn’t leave Pancho ei...

DATE: Jun 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Mexico protects ancient temple while hotel is built above

MEXICO CITY – Plans to expand a hotel in Mexico City have been put on hold after archaeologists unearthed a 1400s-era temple to the Aztec wind god Ehecatl and a ceremonial ball court under t...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel