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Why to consider TSA’s PreCheck program

NEW YORK – Fliers facing extremely long airport security lines this spring and summer might want to consider becoming members of the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck, an exp...

For travelers, when to tip can be confusing

Here’s a tip for your next trip: Get ready to tip more. Gratuities, once limited to restaurant servers, bellhops and concierges, are being solicited more than ever, and travelers ...

At the airport: A long wait

Fliers brace for big security lines at airports

‘Viva Las Vegas’ for Elvis? Less so lately

The King loses his luster in Sin City

Wave of bills advocate for air travelers

It started with a proposed law to set minimum seat sizes on planes. Then a senator took on hotel resort fees, and another put airline surcharges in his crosshairs. And then the S...

Travel-tested destinations for your next family trip

Yearlong journey yields destinations that surprise, delight

Airport CPR kiosk saves student’s life

Dallas machine trains 25,000

In New Zealand, glacier hikes melt away

Warming in New Zealand affects environment and tourism

Airlines dodge legislation aimed at curbing excessive fees

WASHINGTON – A Senate panel approved an aviation policy bill Wednesday after a partisan fight over whether airlines gouge consumers with fees for basic services like checked bags, seat assig...

On airplanes, restrooms are circling drain

At first, David Collins thought it was his imagination. The restroom on the Boeing 737-900 flying from Los Angeles to Atlanta seemed smaller than usual. “I had to take a deep brea...

Bill aims to help fliers with airline fees

WASHINGTON – The government would standardize the way airlines disclose fees for basic services like checked bags, seat assignments and ticket changes so that passengers can more easily comp...

These minivans-turned-RVs take car camping to new level

When the sun started to set over the Pacific Ocean, I sprang into motion. I pulled off Highway 1 and parked alongside bluffs softened by swaying grass. I opened the rear hatch, filled the ke...