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American Airlines Puts Responsibility for Improving Service on . . . Passengers?

American Airlines has embarked on a novel, verging-on-shameless new marketing campaign gently reminding passengers to stay civil in the skies.Because "great flyers make the best…

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The Fees Travelers Love....At Least for Now

Discuss the mechanics of travel with most folks and the talk inevitably turns to fees. Sometimes you can actually feel the room heating up as travelers rail against having to pay…

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Indian Tourism Minister Says Female Visitors Shouldn't Wear Skirts

At a press conference on Sunday, Indian tourism minister Mahesh Sharma said that in order to stay safe, female visitors to the country should avoid wearing skirts or going out alone…

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First U.S.-Cuba Flight in 50 Years, Indian Tourism Minister Tells Women Not to Wear Skirts, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

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Orlando Theme Parks Dispensing Free Insect Repellent to Ease Zika Fears

Visitors to Orlando's major theme parks are now being offered free insect repellent as fears of the mosquito-borne Zika virus continue to grow in Florida.You can get complimentary…

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Qatar Airport to Charge Departure Tax to All Passengers

Starting on December 1, if you happen to pass through Hamad International Airport near Qatar's capital city of Doha, you're going to be charged a "departure tax" of about $10 (35…

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Travel Site User Gets 47-Year Layover and Hilarious Customer-Service Response

We know it's only Wednesday, but you can stop looking for the Customer Service Rep of the Week. It's Jen from Skyscanner.The company, an airline search engine that compares…

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Orlando Theme Parks Respond to Zika Fears, Customer Service Rep Responds to 47-Year Layover, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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France's High Court Strikes Down Burkini Ban

As the United States has discovered in its own fight against terrorism, it can be difficult to combat militant extremists while preserving human rights.The beaches of the French…

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Late Summer Airline Fares Poised to Drop

For travelers whose schedules aren't tied to when their kids are in school, we're entering the most wonderful time of the year when it comes to buying plane tickets.As summer…

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Photographer Captures the World's Most Beautiful Metro Stations

Stockholm's Solna Centrum public transit station (photo: Chris Forsyth/Instagram)Twenty-year-old Canadian photographer Chris Forsyth has been documenting some of the world's…

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Burkini Ban Struck Down, the World's Most Beautiful Transit Stations, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Obama Names New National Monument in Maine

Mount Katahdin in Maine (photo: InAweOfGod'sCreation/Flickr)On Wednesday of last week—the day before the National Park Service's 100th birthday—President Barack Obama created…

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Give to Charity, Get Discounted Hotel Rate

A new hotel booking website aims to incentivize charitable donations by linking them to discounted rates for rooms.It's called Kind Traveler and here's how it works: users who…

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Steep Decline in Paris Tourism Following Terror Attacks

From January to June of this year, a million fewer people visited Paris compared with the same period in 2015.If you follow the news, you shouldn't have trouble figuring out the…

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New National Monument in Maine, Tourism Decline in Paris, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Myanmar Earthquake Damages Famous Bagan Temples

Bagan Temples following Wednesday's earthquake in Myanmar (photo: baganurbanadventures/Instagram)Wednesday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar killed at least one person and…

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Prince's Paisley Park to Become a Museum

Starting today, August 26, at 2pm, you can buy tickets to tour Paisley Park, the estate outside of Minneapolis that once belonged to music legend Prince, who died on April…

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Does Southwest's "Bags Fly Free" Policy Cause Delays?

Southwest Airlines makes a big deal out of still not charging passengers for checked bags (well, up to two bags, anyway), even as the carrier's major competitors have all instituted…

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Bags Fly Free (and Slow), Prince's Estate to Become a Museum, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

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Happy 100th Birthday, National Parks!

Yellowstone National Park (photo: FreeImages/Erik Marr)On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill creating the National Park Service to protect and maintain…

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Johnny Cash's Tennessee Ranch Made Into Museum

(Photo: Trish Keennan/Flickr)Fans of the Man in Black have another pilgrimage site to add to the itinerary.There's already the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, the Johnny…

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World's Highest and Longest Glass-Bottomed Bridge Opens in China

Zhangjiajie glass bridge in China (photo: skytg24hd/Instagram)Having just recently become the site of a terrifying cliffside glass walkway, China's Zhangjiajie mountains are…

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National Parks Centennial, a Record-Breaking Glass Bridge in China, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over