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Some Airports Have Suspended Wait Time Reporting Online Due to Shutdown Chaos

Remember how we advised you last week to consult the website of the airport you're flying out of in order to find reliable estimates for security wait times? The Transportation…

2020’s Ranking of the World’s Best Airports (Remember Airports?)

Do you miss airports? We've been in lockdown so long, we've even started to develop nostalgic feelings for LaGuardia. For those of you who also yearn to stuff your toiletries into…

Acclaimed Houston Art Museum Open After Renovations

After more than six months of renovations, the Renzo Piano-designed main building of Houston's Menil Collection—home to an eclectic horde of 17,000 artworks, from antiquities to…

The Travel Industry Steps Up for Hurricane Harvey—And Rewards Those Who Help

As Biblical flood scenes flash across T.V. screens, and the battered residents of Texas brace for a clean-up of massive proportions, help is on its way from the travel industry. We’ve…

There's a New Low-Cost Shuttle in Texas

There's good budget travel news in Texas, one of the tricker American states for tourists to see without a rental car.Now rolling this week: Shofur, which is serves 12 daily…

Houston's Abandoned Cruise Terminal, Athens' Abandoned Airport, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Welcome to the working week and to the first day of August. Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* HOUSTON'S CRUISE PROJECT SINKS FOR GOOD (Houston Chronicle). Looks…

Houston's Cruise Project Sinks for Good

Looks like Houston's hopes of becoming a cruise destination have finally sunk for good.Port of Houston authorities voted last week to seek another use for the city's Bayport…

Eight Airlines Granted Tentative Approval for Flights to Havana

Seems like there's a fresh piece of Cuba-related travel news every day. The latest: eight US airlines have received tentative approval from the Department of Transportation to…

Best Smartphone Apps for Offline Use

With apologies to Bob Marley and one of his classics, one might say, "No Wi-Fi No Cry."Although Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and cafes may seem ubiquitous, sometimes when you are…

Taking the Kids to National Junior Ranger Day

The best souvenirs are free. Just ask my young cousins Ethan Sitzman, 6, and his sister Hannah, 4, proudly showing off their National Park Junior Ranger badges in Arizona. Everyone who…