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China bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses

BEIJING – Skipped paying a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year for “soc...

DATE: Mar 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Red Mountain Pass to close at noon Monday

CDOT crews to conduct avalanche work, snow removal

DATE: Feb 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Connected cars accelerate down data-collection highway

SAN FRANCISCO – That trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house could turn into nice little gift for automakers as they increasingly collect oodles and oodles of data a...

DATE: Feb 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Are biometrics the answer for airport security?

From impossibly long lines to intrusive searches by humorless agents, today’s airport screening process is a hassle for many flyers. But the screenings of tomorrow could be unlike...

DATE: Feb 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

The fierce Farallon Islands: Seeking great white sharks off the California coast

The boat rose and fell relentlessly, one ocean swell after another. I leaned over its stern, fixing my eyes on the decoy floating a few yards away. I had watched it for hours, barely glancin...

DATE: Feb 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries

BEIJING – China is barring foreign travelers from Tibet over a period of several weeks that includes a pair of sensitive political anniversaries questioning the legitimacy of Beijing’s rule...

DATE: Feb 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Discounts to insurance: Many ways seniors can save on travel

DALLAS – Most seniors have more free time for leisure activities including travel, but money is tighter when the paychecks stop at retirement. Retirees who want to travel can make...

DATE: Feb 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Don’t get caught in the travel chaos of spring break

It’s not too early to start thinking about spring break. The annual rite for sun worshipers, which runs from February to mid-April, isn’t just a stampede toward warmer weather. Ma...

DATE: Feb 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Portuguese town opens window to its slave-trade history

LAGOS, Portugal – To the casual visitor, Lagos is a striking beach town of charming coastlines and sightly sandstone cliffs. A medieval castle sits alongside boutique cafés and outdoor resta...

DATE: Feb 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Bobblehead heaven: Museum features thousands

Friends create hall of fame in Milwaukee

DATE: Feb 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

After delays, Egypt’s new mega-museum set to open in 2020

CAIRO – On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs. The Grand Egyptian Muse...

DATE: Feb 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Apps gauge airport security wait time – with your help

Airport security lines can behave like curly hair: One small change in the atmosphere and everything can go out of whack. Weather, holidays and most recently the partial government shutdown ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

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