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Places we’d go. Things we don’t want to miss.

09/05/25

Las Vegas wants you Visitor numbers to Las Vegas have been declining. And the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is rolling out a national “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” campaign to lure visitors back. In addition to the 60-second TV ad (below) that was launched during Thursday’s NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys →

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More travelers are booking ‘up.’ Are you?

01/14/24

(Our travel trends story first appeared on NBC News in a slightly different form) Consumers who got a taste of higher-end amenities during the last couple of years’ travel boom aren’t too keen to go back to basic economy. And the travel industry doesn’t want them to. “If revenge travel was then, emboldened travel is →

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Flying home? Safe travels.

12/26/16

Flying home? Safe travels. →

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Free lift ticket with your boarding pass

11/11/14

Ski season is just about here and a variety of ski resorts will give you a free day of skiing if you show your airline boarding pass. Fly in to Vail/Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Colorado and bring your boarding pass and Vail Valley lodging confirmation to any Vail or Beaver Creek ticket window →

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Where to have your same-sex destination wedding

07/22/13

Recent decisions in Britain and New Zealand to legalize same-sex marriages have given gay American couples seeking a destination wedding some high-profile options. Same-sex weddings will be legal in New Zealand starting August 19. Among the first to be married under the amended marriage law will be a gay couple from Australia who won →

Roadtrip? Beware: GPS devices can get lost too.

06/27/13

GPS (global positioning system) devices now make it easy for travelers to navigate the nation’s highways and city streets. But on this summer’s road trip remember that while the technology can get you where you’re going, it can also lead you astray. It’s not uncommon to get sent off course by a GPS device: →

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Tiny towns full of entertainment and charm

03/29/13

If you shun big cities but still crave a vacation near museums, historic sites, performance halls and other cultural attractions, consider some of the small places on Smithsonian Magazine’s list of the 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2013. Gettysburg, Pa., Cleveland, Miss. and St. Augustine, Fla. nabbed the top three spots on the →

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Riverboat cruising on the Mississippi River

08/05/12

If you’re heading to New Orleans anytime soon, be sure to check out the artwork at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport before heading out on one of the riverboats that now cruise the Mississippi River. The Queen of the Mississippi, a new paddlewheel riverboat operated by American Cruise Lines and built specifically for the river, →

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