Travel And Commuting

What’s that airline credit really worth?

It happened to Louise Andrew twice last month. She made reservations on the United Airlines website, tried to cancel them within 24 hours for a full refund and was told that the airline woul...

DATE: Nov 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Texas house tied to Oswald opens to visitors

IRVING, Texas – Baby bottles sit on the kitchen counter in this small two-bedroom home in the Dallas suburb of Irving, just as they would have Nov. 22, 1963. Also the same: the rolled-up bla...

DATE: Nov 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

The castle Hearst built

Tours enchant at hilltop estate above California coast

DATE: Nov 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

Kindness of others helps launch dream to sail the world

Editor’s note: Kevin Schank, who graduated from Durango High School in 2004 and Fort Lewis College in 2010, is embarking on a trip to sail around the world with friends Eric Elliot, Pam O’Do...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Hands on Deck

America’s gateway reopens

Ellis Island was inundated by Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

$1.9 million in gold bars found in toilet of Middle Eastern plane

An aircraft cleaning crew found 280 gold bars worth almost $2 million inside the toilet of a plane belonging to Middle East discount airline Flydubai. The Daily Mail of London say...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

‘Festival fatigue’ strikes locals in Michigan town

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Lou Colombo insists he’s no Grinch and enjoys festivals. But so many were held along this Lake Michigan town’s grassy waterfront over the summer that he applied to Cit...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

Are cruise ships becoming too large to operate safely?

One of the largest cruise ships in 1985 was the 46,000-ton Carnival Holiday. Ten years ago, the biggest, the Queen Mary 2, was three times as large. Today’s record holders are two 225,000-to...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

Those deliberate flight no-shows have their reasons

Even though he couldn’t use his airline ticket, Eric Smith refused to cancel his reservation on a United Airlines flight from Omaha, Neb., to Baltimore. The reason? Smith, a techn...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

New seats let airlines squeeze in passengers

It’s not your imagination. There really is a tighter squeeze on many planes these days. The big U.S. airlines are taking out old, bulky seats in favor of so-called slimline models...

DATE: Oct 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

Around U.S., Halloween attractions ask guests to take part

NEW YORK – Ghost tours and haunted houses are hallmarks of the weeks leading up to Halloween. But this year, some attractions are raising their game with an interactive component. ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel

Pre-Check plan raises major privacy concerns

When the Transportation Security Administration’s Pre-Check formally launches sometime this fall, its trusted-traveler program already will have the enthusiastic endorsement of frequent trav...

DATE: Oct 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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