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With clogged roads and flight cancellations and delays, this is a good time avoid them both and take the train. These are the best scenic train trips in the USA, ranging from a few hours to a few days, including on vintage steam trains.
Get the best price for the Vail Resorts Epic Pass for the upcoming season before prices go up on Sept. 1st, to ski/snowboard at more than 50 downhill destinations in the US, Canada and Europe. Prices are up around 6% for all pass types since last season, and will go up again if you wait.
Travelling with kids can be stressful enough – all those “are we there yet” questions – without the added stress of a family member with special needs. These tips from the National Autism Network and other accessible travel experts will help make summer vacations more fun for everyone. Many of these accessible travel tips are
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Most European airlines have reduced or dropped transatlantic flights to major cities in the USA and beefing up routes to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Caribbean. It’s in response to a drop-off in tourism due to rising concerns among European travelers about safety and border restrictions, and growing discomfort with new US policies including tariffs and
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Good news – gas prices, car rental rates, hotel rooms and domestic airfares are less expensive than Labor Day a year ago. Bad news – international airfares cost more. That’s according to the AAA, which offers two such annual surveys – one for Memorial Day Weekend, the official start of summer, and another for Labor
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Which are the best loyalty programs of the ten largest U.S. carriers for rewards value, membership perks, miles expiration, and the achievability of elite status. Here is the list, to help you get the most value from your travel dollars.
The Mont Blanc Tunnel, a critical transportation link between France and Italy, is being closed again for major repairs, from September 1 through mid-December 2025 – just as it was in 2024. The closure once again seriously impacts travel between Italy and France, including between the Milan Airport and resort areas nearby in France such
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Hershey, Penna., is synonymous with chocolate and with its giant amusement park. But you can avoid expensive, crowded Hershey Park and still have a great time, including special exhibits at the Hershey Auto Museum, a butterfly-filled garden and a 4D experience at Chocolate World. Here’s how to enjoy this popular destination and keep your budget from melting through your fingers like warm chocolate.
Even before the Trump Administration announced a 50% tariff on goods from Brazil, the South American nation instituted some new travel requirements – including financial ones – for visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia. Here’s what you need to know so you are not turned away on arrival at an airport, cruise port or road border.
It’s been front page news – the TSA is now allowing airline passengers to keep their shoes on in security lines. That reverses a policy in effect since 2006, after a would-be terrorist hid explosives in his shoes. Advances in security technology now can recognize explosives, so you can keep your shoes on. But –
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