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Airlines are slashing flights, freezing hiring and parking planes to cope with a stunning drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations caused by fear over the new virus outbreak. Southwest Airlines...
DATE: March 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – For nearly a quarter-century, the old bus abandoned in Alaska’s punishing wilderness has drawn adventurers seeking to retrace the steps of a young idealist who met a tragic...
DATE: March 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
At first glance, the Lisboa Card looked like a terrific deal. For just $44, it offered three days of unlimited access to mass transit as well as Lisbon’s most popular museums and other attractions....
DATE: March 6, 2020 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
ROME – The paintings, drawings, tapestries and sketches in the most ambitious exhibition of Renaissance superstar Raphael’s works are collectively insured for 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) against...
DATE: March 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
During a crowded forum in Dolores, panel of Silverton officials presented pros and cons of allowing off-highway vehicle use in town. Dolores voters will decide in the April 7 election whether to...
DATE: March 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
EADS – The site sits hundreds of miles from any major city. There are no statues to admire, no gift shops to buy postcards, and no cheery activities for the kids. To get there, one must drive...
DATE: March 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
If you’re an omnivore who thinks good food is hard to find on vacation, try traveling while vegan. Plant-based diets are growing in popularity, but most tourist destinations still cater to the...
DATE: Feb. 28, 2020 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
MADRID – They signed up for a bit of a beach holiday to break up the winter. Instead, hundreds of holidaymakers, mainly from northern Europe, are set for a two-week lock-down as a result of an...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
The stocks of American Airlines and several cruise lines were among the worst performers in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index Monday, as investors fret that the new coronavirus could take hold...
DATE: Feb. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. – “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” And several more “bangs!” – the gunshots in this re-enacted shootout happened so quickly I couldn’t keep count. “That was it,” said the actor playing...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
How valuable is your vacation time? That can be a difficult question to answer, even for someone like Mike Golpa, a busy dentist from Las Vegas. “I have taken longer flights and endured longer...
DATE: Feb. 22, 2020 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year. The private company is working with Space Adventures Inc. for the flight,...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
