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Questioning the conventional wisdom about summer travel

The 99 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are the busiest of the year for travel, but also the most misunderstood. The conventional wisdom surrounding summer travel includes...

DATE: Jun 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Wellness travel: It’s more than just staying fit on the road

For more travelers, well-being is the goal of the journey

DATE: Jun 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

The ancient sport of falconry takes off with tourists around U.S.

WOODSTOCK, Vt. – Falconry is an old tradition in many parts of the world, including the United Kingdom and the Middle East. But now it’s starting to be offered as an activity for tourists at...

DATE: Jun 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lake Tahoe clarity sinks to all-time low in 2017

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Scientists at Lake Tahoe say the clarity of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada line sank to an all-time low last year. Experts say the 9....

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Yosemite’s haven for giant sequoias ready for visitors

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite National Park’s largest sequoia grove is ready to open to the public after crews completed a restoration project to protect the nearly 500 ancient t...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

California eyes July for reopening iconic Highway 1 stretch

BIG SUR, Calif. – California transportation officials have targeted July for reopening an iconic stretch of Highway 1 in the scenic Big Sur coastal region that was blocked last year by a mas...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

‘Miles to go before I sleep’: Robert Frost museum reopens

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. – On a warm June morning in 1922, Robert Frost sat down at his dining room table in southern Vermont and wrote “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” one of his most famous ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

If you get bumped off a flight, make it worthwhile

What to do when you’re offered a voucher

DATE: Jun 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Millennials drive a resurgence in the American road trip

Suddenly, old-fashioned road trips are trendy again. Surveys show they’re on the rise. Websites, newspapers, magazines and even books are featuring road trips like they’re the nex...

DATE: Jun 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Your Greyhound bus is late – what can you do about it?

Jason Levitis emailed me recently from Greyhound bus No. 2559 from New York to Washington, which was supposed to arrive at 11 p.m. The problem? It was 12:25 a.m. and the motor coach was crui...

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Southwest Airlines says passengers are slow to return after Flight 1380 death

Southwest Airline’s first passenger fatality is still costing the company money and expected to drag down sales well into the summer travel season. On Monday, Southwest said it ex...

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

U.S. tribe displays artifacts loaned from London

GRAND RONDE, Ore. – Tribal artifacts that have been hidden away in the archives of the British Museum in London for nearly 120 years are being returned to a Native American tribe for an exhi...

DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel