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Holiday Inn owner to ditch mini shampoos to save seas

LONDON – The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other toiletries that hotel guests love to stuff into their luggage. The ow...

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Untamed Cheyenne: Wild West is alive in Wyoming’s state capital

Cheyenne is one of the country’s least centrally located state capitals. In Wyoming’s southeast corner, it’s 430 miles from my home in the state’s northwest corner. Cheyenne has ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

A primer on the perils: Warning! Travel insurance doesn’t cover this

If you think your travel insurance policy will protect your upcoming summer vacation, you might want to take another look. Travel insurance doesn’t cover everything. Truth be told, it might ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Science Says: Airplane turbulence can strike out of the blue

NEW YORK – They literally don’t see it coming. “Clear-air turbulence,” which evidently jolted an Air Canada flight earlier this month over the Pacific Ocean, strikes almost litera...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Consider security rules when flying with cremated remains

DALLAS – Imagine flying your mother’s ashes home and instead finding them spilled in your checked suitcase. A few travelers have shared horror stories about trying to carry the cr...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Europe heat wave breaks Belgian record, mercury to rise more

BERLIN – Europeans cooled off in public fountains Wednesday as a new heat wave spread across parts of the continent and is already breaking records. Belgium registered its highest...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

After TV series, Ukraine wants nuclear accident site to become hot spot for tourism

Tourists first started flocking to Chernobyl nearly 10 years ago, when fans of the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. wanted to see firsthand the nuclear wasteland they’d visited in virtual reality. ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

When new travel fees fly under the radar

In the travel industry, new fees and restrictions tend to have one thing in common: They are introduced without fanfare and easily overlooked. Travel companies apparently hope that you won’t...

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

Durango airport experiences busiest June ever

Passenger traffic up 8% compared with same month in 2018

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Now is the time to find an airfare bargain for your fall getaway

Summer vacation has its perks, but landing good deals on flights isn’t necessarily one of them. For those who can plan their leisure trips for later in the year, the rewards include smaller ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Ebola is now an international emergency

JOHANNESBURG – The World Health Organization says the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in northeastern Congo is now an international health emergency . More than 1,600 people have died since Augu...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

New Alaska park bridge aimed at limiting bear encounters

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The National Park Service has completed a project to relieve an Alaska traffic jam. A new elevated bridge and boardwalk across the Brooks River in Katmai Natio...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel