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Those hidden resort fees may disappear

An alarming rise in mandatory resort fees is pushing the Federal Trade Commission to consider a change to its 4-year-old policy on the controversial surcharges. In 2012, the feder...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

How to prepare kids to fly alone

Two recent incidents put focus on safety

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Durango stands on pedals for Bike to Work Day

Cleaner than your average commuter

DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Hamilton,’ the musical, sparks visits to historic sites

‘We’re riding a wave,’ director of New York mansion says

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to travel with kids: 300 days on the road

This dad spent 300 days on the road with his

DATE: Jun 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Americans going overseas choose subdued clothes to blend in

Sue Groenewegen is dressing conservatively. Dan Church plans to blend in. And Robin Smith is wearing “less bling.” It was bound to happen, with all the recent incidents of terrori...

DATE: Jun 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Steamboat Springs: The summer playground

Pack your golf clubs, fishing pole and hiking boots

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Limit your wait in airport security lines

You know that part of your vacation where you hold your breath and hope for the best? It used to happen just before the plane landed, in that precarious moment between heaven and...

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Intruders routinely breach boundaries of U.S. airports

About once every 10 days they breach boundaries in U.S.

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Galapagos Islands delight land-dwelling tourists

A deeply tanned woman on the side of a dirt road called out to a pair of bikini-clad tourists pushing bikes. Her voice rose over the slapping waves and hoots of encouragement rising from a n...

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to avoid overpaying for your rental car

When you rent a car this summer, don’t look for one price. Look for three. There’s the low rate you’re quoted when you’re shopping for wheels, the final and more expensive rate af...

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Could you endure the world’s longest flight?

As long flights go, Singapore Airlines’ epic almost-19-hour, 9,534-mile journey from Newark to Singapore was once the standard-bearer against which all others were measured. But the all-busi...

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel