Travel and tourism
The July 4th holiday rush is on. TSA expects to screen a record number of travelers this weekend
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Nicole Lindsay thought she could beat the holiday-week travel rush by booking an early-morning flight. ...
Wave of summer travel expected over July Fourth holiday as hot inflation loosens grip
NEW YORK — Travel activity is expected to heat up to record levels around the Independence Day holiday as consumers ...
Saipan, placid island setting for Assange’s last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — It was a peculiar setting to the final act in a legal drama that has ...
Some visitors to Israel have a new stop on their tours: Hamas’ destruction in the south
KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel — A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel in the months since Hamas’ Oct. ...
Expanded Kentucky Bourbon Trail to feature both age-old distilleries and relative newcomers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is maturing, like the fine whiskeys it showcases. A new-look Bourbon Trail unveiled ...
A new agreement would limit cruise passengers in Alaska’s capital. A critic says it falls short
JUNEAU, Alaska — A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number ...
Friday’s preholiday travel breaks the record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports
ATLANTA — A record was broken ahead of the Memorial Day weekend for the number of airline travelers screened at ...
Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year
You didn’t think summer travel would be easy, did you? Highways and airports are likely to be jammed the next ...
No more cute snaps of Mt Fuji. A screen is up in a Japanese town to prevent tourist crowds
TOKYO — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular ...
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut ...
