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Delta Air Lines Most Likely to Pay Volunteers on Oversold Flights

For many airline passengers, an oversold flight creates anxiety over the potential for delays, a hectic boarding process, or even—worst-case scenario—getting bumped to a later…

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Shredding the Slopes in Nicaragua: The Thrill of Volcano Boarding

In Nicaragua, you can go surfing or sledding down the side of an active volcano at 40 miles per hour. We had to try it out. 

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Royal Caribbean Launches Tour-Booking Site for Cruisers and Landlubbers Alike

Cruise companies have been organizing shore excursions for decades in scores of locations across the globe. Now one of those lines is offering tours and activities to everybody—not…

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Interest in Travel to U.S. Down Overall—but Up in Asia

The overall number of international travelers planning to visit the United States has declined slightly over the past year as a result of the political climate, according to an…

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Trump's Impact on Travel, Royal Caribbean's New Tour Site, and Passover on the Road: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

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Alaska Airlines Is Doing Away with Virgin America

The highly regarded, much-beloved Virgin America is getting the ax.Alaska Airlines, which acquired the carrier in a $2.6-billion merger in December, has announced plans to fully…

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Airline Rules on Checked Bags and Wheelchairs Delayed

If you've ever been separated from your checked luggage—or worse, your checked wheelchair—you might wish the government would do something about the problem.Last year, the…

Article / Local Experiences

Tips for Exploring Brooklyn from Someone Who Walked Every Block in New York City

A Q&A with the author of The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide, on what he discovered while walking all of Brooklyn's 44 neighborhoods, block by block

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Underwater Tours of Titanic Shipwreck Coming in 2018

Underwater tours of the Titanic shipwreck site will begin heading beneath the waves in May 2018. And just like a first-class ticket aboard the doomed ship's first and only sailing in…

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The Great American Summer Road Trip: Unforgettable Scenic Drives in the United States

Americans drive more than 3 trillion miles in a typical year, according to an estimate from the Federal Highway Administration . The months with the most drivers on the road are July…

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Underwater Titanic Tours, Virgin America Gets the Axe, and a Delayed Airline Rule: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

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The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia Surely Merits a Visit

Opening soon in Philadelphia: a museum filled with art and artifacts chronicling America's battle for independence in the 18th century.

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Alabama Offering Free Statewide Walking Tours in April

For 14 years, Alabama has been offering a unique way to get to know that state and enjoy the spring weather at the same time: Saturday morning walking tours held throughout the month…

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A Virtual Avalanche of Websites Renting Short-Term Apartments Has Followed the Much-Publicized Success of Airbnb

A host of home-sharing sites, from those offering upscale accommodations to those promising inclusive attitudes, prove that Airbnb isn't the only rental game in town—any town.

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Teenager Finds Big Diamond at Arkansas State Park

A 14-year-old found a 7.44-carat diamond last week at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park, where visitors can look around for gems and keep whatever they find.The shiny, dark…

Article / Food and Drink

How to Have the Best Day Ever in Jackson, Mississippi

Headed in this direction? Prepare to be charmed. Here's how to have a perfect first day in this underdog of the Deep South.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

St. Croix Goes Back to Its Farm Roots to Appeal to Vacationing Foodies

The cost of food in the Caribbean can be stratospheric, but St. Croix has something its neighbors don't: plenty of arable acreage. Fresh ingredients are propelling this U.S. Virgin…

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Dates for Summer's Cheapest Airfares

As you plan your summer travels, here's a day to circle on your calendar: June 6.That's when airfares should be at their lowest during the period from June through September,…

Article / Local Experiences

Going Underground in Barcelona: A Visit to Bomb Shelter Refugi 307

Barcelona stands above a little-known spider web of hand-dug refuge tunnels left over from war. Here's how to gain access to them.

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Free Alabama Walking Tours, Summer's Cheapest Airfares, and Diamonds in Arkansas: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

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Trump's Budget Calls for Privatizing Air Traffic Control

One of the travel-related items in President Donald Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 is a provision to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system.Right now, air…

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Listen to the Last Frontiers of Natural Quiet in North America

The whisper of the wind provided inspiration to the likes of Mark Twain and Henry David Thoreau. But if those authors were around today, they’d curse the manmade interruptions to…

Article / Local Experiences

Huell Howser is the Ultimate Armchair Tour Guide to California

Whether you're looking for things to do on a California vacation or just need a smile, Huell Howser's online archive opens a new state of mind to explore.

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Historic Philadelphia Sites Close Due to Trump's Federal Hiring Freeze

Seven historical attractions in Philadelphia have been closed as a result of President Donald Trump's hiring freeze on federal jobs.The sites affected include two notable…

Article / Packing & Luggage

Online Streaming Services Have a Big Travel Problem

If you thought you could watch your favorite Hulu and Netflix shows while you're on vacation, you thought wrong. Geo-blocking remains a major glitch in the "cut the cord" movement.