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Glacier latest U.S. park to be scorched by Western wildfires

A wildfire destroyed structures and forced evacuations Monday from the busiest area of Montana’s Glacier National Park, as officials in California prepared to reopen Yosemite National Park a...

DATE: Aug 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Added restrictions on flights may surprise you

Before Debbie Winsett boarded a recent Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Washington, a flight attendant added a surprise restriction to her ticket. “While waiting to boar...

DATE: Aug 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Mom, daughter take a road trip without smartphones. Here’s what happened

Learning to pay attention and trust your gut

DATE: Aug 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Laid low by time: A tiny English village abandoned during WWII

TYNEHAM, England Explore Britain’s southern coast carefully enough and you can still find relics of the dark years when the country awaited Nazi invasion: abandoned radar station...

DATE: Aug 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

New York City moves to rein in Uber with cap on ride-hail vehicles

NEW YORK – New York City moved Wednesday to regulate the explosive growth of Uber and other app-based ride services with a temporary cap on new licenses for ride-hailing services. ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Archaeologists in Egypt discover mummification workshop

CAIRO – Archaeologists in Egypt stumbled upon a new discovery dating back to more than 2,500 years ago near Egypt’s famed pyramids at an ancient necropolis south of Cairo. The dis...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to get rid of a timeshare

Some timeshare buyers know almost instantly that they’ve made a mistake. Other owners struggle for years with loan payments and ever-escalating annual fees before they’re ready to throw in t...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How and why to find a good travel agent

When you can book every aspect of a trip online, in minutes, why would you use a travel agent? And how do you find a good one? Erika Richter, communications director for the Ameri...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to protect your devices from the rigors of the road

I wish I’d known just how fragile my technology was when I visited St. George, Utah, during a one-week tour of the state’s national parks. In a grocery store parking lot, my son ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

The land that shaped LBJ: Texas ranch shows President Johnson’s struggles, triumphs

STONEWALL, Texas – Fifty years ago, a depressed President Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek another term. Martin Luther King Jr. had just been assassinated. Cities were burning in riots. Co...

DATE: Aug 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lonely Planet launches its first guidebooks to cruising

The travel publisher Lonely Planet has launched its first guidebooks to cruising. The three new books out this summer are “Cruise Ports Alaska,” ‘’Cruise Ports Caribbean” and “Cru...

DATE: Aug 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

TSA considering ending screening at small airports

WASHINGTON – The TSA is considering ending screening of passengers at smaller airports across the country to focus security efforts at the largest airports. It is unclear how adva...

DATE: Aug 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

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