Travel and tourism

Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year

Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year

Bob Elliott

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

No more cute snaps of Mt Fuji. A screen is up in a Japanese town to prevent tourist crowds

Bob Elliott

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

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Bob Elliott

KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut ...

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him

Bob Elliott

VENICE, Italy — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, ...

Brazil again extends visa exemptions for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025

Brazil again extends visa exemptions for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025

Bob Elliott

Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025, ...

Delta Air Lines posts a narrow Q1 profit and says travel demand remains strong despite flight scares

Delta Air Lines posts a narrow Q1 profit and says travel demand remains strong despite flight scares

Bob Elliott

Delta Air Lines eked out a narrow first-quarter profit and said Wednesday that demand for travel is strong heading into ...