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American Airlines Begins Phasing Out Seat-Back Entertainment

Given that the vast majority of airline passengers now fly with one or more portable smart devices (phones, tablets, laptops), it has become clear that the days are numbered for…

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Seat-Back Entertainment Fading Out, a $700 Ski Lift Ticket, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

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Free Admission at L.A. Museums on Sunday, January 29

Here's some incentive for appreciating art, culture, history, nature, or science if you happen to be in Los Angeles this weekend: More than 30 museums in and around that city will be…

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The New Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. Is Overwhelmed with Interest

It's such a remarkable attraction that it has been packed with more visitors than it expected, so if you want to go, you'll need to plan ahead.

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Time-Lapse Video of Northern Lights Shot from Airplane's Window Seat

This is the best time of year to catch sight of the Northern Lights—when nights in the Arctic Circle are at their longest and darkest.Photographer Aryeh Nirenberg was treated to…

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Senator Promises to Fight New Airline Fees

Following an example set earlier by United Airlines, American Airlines announced last week that use of overhead bins on flights will no longer be free for every passenger.A…

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Greeter Tours Are a Wonderful—and Free—Way to Explore Cities Around the Globe

Today more destinations than ever are offering free volunteer tours of vacation destinations

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Amazing Northern Lights Video, a Senator Takes on New Airline Fees, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

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No-Tourist Zone Around Newly Restored Colosseum Proposed

After almost three years, the Colosseum in Rome has finished undergoing a restoration financed by high-end leather-goods maker Tod's.Now some local officials want to make the…

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Days When You Can Visit U.S. National Parks for Free in 2017

Throughout the year, you'll have 10 chances to enjoy any of the sites maintained by the National Park Service at no charge.

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Looking for a Caribbean Vacation? Here’s a Tweetlike Appraisal of 11 Islands, Less Than 140 Characters Apiece

Which Caribbean island is the best? Arthur Frommer boils the major ones down to what to see and do on each one.

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Amtrak's Winter Park Express Offers Affordable Day Trips Between Denver and Ski Resort

Attention, budget-conscious winter sports enthusiasts: After a seven-year break, Amtrak has brought back the Winter Park Express, which travels between Denver's Union Station and the…

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Days When You Can Visit U.S. National Parks for Free in 2017

The first of 2017's free-admission days at U.S. national parks is already behind us—it was Martin Luther King Day.But before the year is over you'll have nine more chances to…

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American Airlines Announces No-Frills Basic Economy Fares

Joining other major carriers including Delta and United, American Airlines has announced that it too will soon begin offering low, no-frills "basic economy" fares on certain…

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No-Tourist Zone at Rome's Colosseum, No-Frills Basic Economy Fares from American Airlines, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

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Fort Lauderdale Launches Ads to Attract Transgender Travelers

(photo: Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau)Doing its part to attract GLBT travelers and anybody else who prizes diversity and inclusiveness, the Greater…

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In Final Days in Office, Obama Designates Five New National Monuments

On Thursday, during Barack Obama's last full week in office, the president did for the (probably) last time something he's done more than anybody else who's occupied the White House:…

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History Happened Here: 10 Civil Rights Landmarks That Aren't Museums

For those who haven’t had to struggle for their rights to vote, go to school, eat in restaurants, or marry, it can be easy to think of civil rights as a subject belonging to museums…

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JetBlue Now Offers Free Wi-Fi for All on Every Flight

JetBlue has good news for passengers terrified of spending a single solitary second away from the internet: The carrier now offers free high-speed Wi-Fi at every seat on every…

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Five New National Monuments, Free Wi-Fi on JetBlue, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Los Angeles Chosen As Site of George Lucas Museum

Los Angeles has been chosen by Star Wars creator George Lucas as the site of his upcoming Museum of Narrative Art.The facility, which will house the film director's collection…

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Airlines with the Best and Worst On-Time Performance in 2016

FlightStats, an aviation insights company, has released its highly regarded annual analysis of international airlines' on-time performance records.Topping the rankings for 2016:…

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Antigua's Got 365 Beaches. Here Are the Top 10

Ask Antiguans how many beaches their island has and you’ll likely get this matter-of-fact answer: “365—one for every day of the year.” For Antiguans, having hundreds of turquoise…

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California Tunnel Tree Toppled, Airlines with Best and Worst On-Time Performance, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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City of Ice Opens in China

(photo: @theeconomist / Instagram)If you take your vacation cues from Elsa in Frozen, you'll want to make your way immediately to northern China, where the 33rd annual Harbin…