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When is the best time to book your vacation?

When’s the right time to book your next vacation? At the peak of travel-planning season, that’s a common question. This is the time of year when everything from holiday trips to ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Viewfinders unveil Tennessee fall colors for the colorblind

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Even when the rugged expanses of the Great Smoky Mountains were bursting with their famous fall colors, they always looked dull black and tawny to Lauren Van Lew from the...

DATE: Nov 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

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