These New Hikes in Switzerland Are Led by a "Mountain Air Sommelier"
Posted on 05/10/2023, 5:00 PM
Plenty of travel experiences focus on showing you the sights, but how many specialize in sniffing the scents? To help address the sensory imbalance, Switzerland's Graubünden region invites visitors to follow their noses on a new set of tours led by the "world's first mountain air sommelier." Award-winning perfumer Patrick Stebler (pictured above), who hails from the canton's capital city of Chur,...
New Travel App Rates Accessible Hotels, Restaurants, and Attractions
Posted on 05/05/2023, 3:30 PM
For people with disabilities—a group making up an estimated 26% of the U.S. adult population—travel planning in great detail is essential. Trouble is, great details are hard to come by. If you have specific access needs because you use a wheelchair, for example, you're probably accustomed to confirming that an out-of-town hotel, restaurant, park, or sports stadium has the right accessible ameniti...
Natural Bridge Caverns Near San Antonio Opening Huge Hidden Cave for the First Time
Posted on 05/03/2023, 7:45 PM
The considerable charms of the Texas Hill Country, which include bluebonnet-blanketed meadows, natural swimming pools, and vineyards, even extend underground. In the region's elaborate cave systems, spooky chambers and multitudes of icicle-esque rock formations elicit subterranean oohs and ahhs. Starting Friday, May 12, travelers to this scenic area between San Antonio and Austin will get access t...
Money-Saving Travel Trick: Join AARP Even if You’re Under 50
Posted on 04/28/2023, 1:30 PM
When it comes to reaping AARP travel benefits, 30 is the new 50. The advocacy group, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons but now officially just AARP, focuses on issues affecting people over the age of 50—but did you know that the numerous discounts that come with AARP membership aren't restricted to that demographic? As the FAQ page at the AARP website explains, you ca...
New Amelia Earhart Museum Celebrates Aviation Trailblazer
Posted on 04/24/2023, 5:00 PM
A new museum dedicated to the life and legacy of Amelia Earhart has opened in the pioneering aviator's hometown. The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum began welcoming visitors earlier this month in Atchison, Kansas, located about an hour's drive northwest of Kansas City. Earhart was born in Atchison in 1897 (her childhood home, at 223 N. Terrace St., is also a museum). In 1932, she would become the fi...
New Paris Museum Lets You Tour the Time-Capsule Home of a Scandalous Icon
Posted on 04/18/2023, 5:00 PM
UPDATE, April 18, 2023: This post, originally published December 17, 2021, has been updated with new information. Even before French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg died in 1991, fans began scrawling tributes on the facade of his home in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. After the entertainer's death from a heart attack at age 62, the colorful spray-painted hommages on the building's exterio...
2023 Will See the Best Whitewater Rafting in Years in California
Posted on 04/18/2023, 11:00 AM
Sierra South Mountain Sports, which has operated whitewater rafting tours since 1985 in Kern County, California, used to be able to take visitors out onto the rivers each summer season until Labor Day. Last year, the outfitter had to close up shop in mid-August due to a lack of water. Two years ago, business ran dry in July. But in 2023, the floodgates will reopen after years of drought. Accordi...
If You Use the Public Phone Chargers at the Airport, the FBI Has a Warning for You
Posted on 04/11/2023, 9:45 AM
It's awfully easy to run out of mobile phone power when you travel. The travel industry has offloaded lots of activity and paperwork to the smartphone in your pocket: Flight check-in, fee collection, boarding passes, and arranging the ride to the airport are often handled on passengers' devices, leaving us with depleted batteries for the flight. Once passengers board, many airlines continue drain...
Where to Catch the Total Solar Eclipse in North America in April 2024
Posted on 04/10/2023, 10:45 AM
They don't come along very often. Have you seen one?No, we're not talking about Star Wars sequels that will stand the test of time. We mean a total solar eclipse—one trip to the Dark Side that's worth planning for.There will only be six total solar eclipses on Earth between now and the end of the decade, but only one of the eclipses will be visible over the continental United States. That event com...
Airlines to Cut New York City Flights This Summer to Combat Labor Shortage
Posted on 04/04/2023, 11:00 AM
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, and United Airlines have all signaled they intend to cut flights to New York City this summer as the United States faces an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers. As the peak summer travel season approaches, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) convened a meeting last week with the major carriers to figure out ways to minimize the impact of ...
