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Climbing to be banned on sacred red rock formation Uluru

SYDNEY – Climbing the dramatic rock formation Uluru will be banned in two years after declining as visitors to the Australian scenic landmark increasingly recognize its sacredness to indigen...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Key parts of women’s tale of survival at sea contradicted

HONOLULU – Two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea for five months never activated their emergency beacon and described running into a fearsome storm that meteorologists say didn’t ex...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to tell if you have a qualified travel agent

Yarisa Smith knows she has a good travel agent. “He’s made cruises and European trips special,” says Smith, a manufacturer’s representative from Dallas. “His itineraries and atten...

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

With single weekly flight, remote island welcomes tourists

St. Helena in South Atlantic hopes for economic boost

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

His honeymoon destination? A sourdough bakery

San Francisco is a mecca for bread fanatics

DATE: Oct 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Sharks and lost hope: 2 women rescued after 5 months at sea

HONOLULU – The planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a 50-foot sailboat didn’t start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones was washed overboard and sank to the botto...

DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

National parks seek fee hike amid struggle to fund repairs

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Visiting the country’s most popular national parks would get more costly under a federal proposal released this week. The National Park Service says its goal is to cut dow...

DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

New screenings begin for passengers on U.S.-bound flights

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – New security screenings for all passengers on U.S.-bound flights began on Thursday, with airlines worldwide questioning flyers about their trip and their luggag...

DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Puerto Rico tourism craters in wake of Hurricane Maria

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The narrow blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan are deserted. Cigar shops are boarded up. Boutiques in bright colonial buildings are closed. “It’s like...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Gay rodeo draws cowboys, drag queens to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Chris Tobin leans on a fence and ices his face after riding a bull and a steer minutes apart. A pad on his helmet somehow smacked his face, leaving him with a black eye, one of t...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

The daunting, rewarding task of learning a new language in Spain

As I sit at a café writing this column, I listen to groups of women around me talking. At 10 a.m., women come together to smoke, drink coffee and talk about their lives. Their g...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

What haunted houses tell us about ourselves and our past

What do they tell us about ourselves, our past?

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

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