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Hard history: Mississippi museums explore slavery, Klan era

JACKSON, Miss. – In the 1950s and ’60s, segregationist whites waved Confederate flags and slapped defiant bumper stickers on cars declaring Mississippi “the most lied about state in the Unio...

DATE: Dec 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

After the lights dim, Rockefeller Center Christmas trees still give

Rockefeller Center spruce used in Habitat for Humanity homes

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Is a drop in airline fines bad for flyers?

If it seems as if airlines are getting away with more passenger-unfriendly behavior, maybe it’s because they are. The Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Tr...

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Taliesin West: A magnet for fans of architect Frank Lloyd Wright

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – Each year when the sizzling temperatures finally dipped in the southern Arizona desert, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and a small band of young apprentices would start t...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

TSA changes at Durango airport cause slight delays

Familiarity with new screening rules expected to reduce wait times

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

A Trump slump? International visitors to U.S. down 4%

Has the Trump slump that the travel industry warned about finally hit? The number of international visitors arriving in the United States declined nearly 4 percent in the first si...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to handle traveling in the age of ‘permanxiety’

NEW YORK – Travel involves a lot of conflicting emotions. You’re excited about your trip, looking forward to relaxing, reconnecting with loved ones or sightseeing. Then there’s th...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Check in, help out: Socially conscious hotels give back to the community

You don’t have to be a full-on voluntourist to give back while traveling. Today, philanthropy may be as simple as booking a certain hotel or using a particular travel site. Altruism is becom...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Dubai unveils a new zip line among towering skyscrapers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai is offering thrill-seekers a new way to see its dazzling skyscrapers: On one of the world’s longest zip lines. The 558-foot-high XLine opens th...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Even procrastinators can find deals on holiday travel

DALLAS – So you polished off the pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, watched Black Friday and Cyber Monday come and go, and now – just now – you’re thinking that it might be time to make your Chris...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Ruins at risk: Peru’s urban growth threatens to erase pre-colonial sites

LIMA, Peru – From her small home near two golf courses and three slums, Gianina Rojas gazes up at a crumbling adobe pyramid, remnants of the vast Inca empire that flourished more than six ce...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

When you leave a tip – whether you want to or not

David Mitroff’s favorite restaurants in New York and San Francisco now quietly add an 18 percent tip to his final bill – before he even has a chance to consider a gratuity. Automa...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter