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Unique guitar-shaped hotel opens at Florida Seminole casino

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – It looks like a rock ‘n’ roll guitar that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page would have played. But this one is 450 feet tall and is a light-beam hotel that the Seminole Tribe wants...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Weather Service issues winter weather advisory for incoming storm

Snow expected to affect holiday travel

DATE: Dec 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

The best advice and apps for driving in bad weather

Unless you enjoy living dangerously, getting behind the wheel in a winter storm probably isn’t your idea of fun. “Road surfaces can change quickly between dry, snow-packed and icy...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Preservation or development? Brazil’s Amazon at a crossroads

Along 5,000 miles of highway, a changing landscape, culture

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Slavery museum in Liverpool aims to confront painful legacy

LIVERPOOL, England – Scarlet shackles sit peacefully on display in front of a sad, gray backdrop. The now rusted leg irons once locked human ankles during 18th century voyages from Africa to...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Odds look good for a white Christmas in Southwest Colorado

Saturday marks shortest day of the year

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

A closer look can expose a travel deal too good to be true

When Brian Greenberg booked a Spirit Airlines flight from Phoenix to San Juan, Puerto Rico, last year, he thought he was getting a great deal. Greenberg, who owns an insurance age...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

$1.5M agreement permanently keeps Utah trail open to hikers

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah farming family has reached an agreement with land officials allowing permanent access to a portion of private land along a trail bordering Zion National Park. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

33 genius travel hacks to upgrade your holiday trips

So it begins: The holidays are upon us, and with them, the crush of holiday travel. Here, the best pearls of wisdom from Travel Genius, Bloomberg’s original podcast that delivers ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travelers plant trees to reforest the world

Organizations allow you to put planting on your itinerary

DATE: Dec 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

As passenger dissatisfaction soars, airline fines hit a historic low

This year, the government is on track to issue the lowest number of airline fines in history. Federal regulators insist they’re just doing their job and that the numbers represen...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birth...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel