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In 2019, Grand Canyon celebrates 100 years as national park

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The first European American who reached the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon marveled at what was before him: an astounding system of canyons, profound fissures and slen...

DATE: Jan 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, dies at 87

DALLAS – Not many CEOs dress up as Elvis Presley, settle a business dispute with an arm-wrestling contest, or go on TV wearing a paper bag over their head. Herb Kelleher did all t...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Human waste, trash overwhelm some national parks in shutdown

WASHINGTON – Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Digital detox: Resorts offer perks for handing over phones

Incentives help guests cut cord to digital devices

DATE: Dec 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Readers describe their best, worst trips of 2018

Bob Tupper’s summer vacation in Bologna, Italy, was his best trip of the year. It included a visit to the famous markets in the Quadrilatero district, touring the oldest university in the we...

DATE: Dec 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

The Oregon Desert Trail: A journey through the wild, dry side of the state

I felt every drop of sweat make its way down my face, neck and back as I stared down the rattlesnake, its beady eyes locked with mine, daring me to move. At this point, a few mil...

DATE: Dec 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily, sparks panic

ROME – An earthquake triggered by Mount Etna’s eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, damaging churches and houses on the volcano’s slopes and pro...

DATE: Dec 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lava, ash spew from new fracture on Italy’s Mount Etna

MILAN – The Mount Etna observatory said lava and ash were spewing from a new fracture on the active Sicilian volcano amid an unusually high level of seismic activity. The Etna obs...

DATE: Dec 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Language apps help travelers – up to a point

My parents moved from New Jersey to Passau, Germany, when I was a toddler. After a few weeks of playing with the neighborhood kids, I spoke fluent, Bavarian-accented German. That’...

DATE: Dec 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Hertz hopes biometric scan will speed rentals

Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry. Hertz is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in an effort to slash ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

A direct line to the past: The vintage streetcars of San Francisco

When Rick Laubscher was 6 years old, he rode a streetcar to the circus. The San Francisco native is pretty sure he saw the lions and tigers and all that comes with it, but he wasn’t left wit...

DATE: Dec 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

El Chapo trial becomes New York’s latest tourist attraction

NEW YORK – There was a time, after a spectacular prison escape, when Joaquin Guzman was the most wanted man in the world. The thrill of being able to see the man known as El Chapo...

DATE: Dec 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel