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2026 schedule: free entry days at National Parks

01/03/26

If your 2026 travel plans include one or more visits to National Parks, be sure to consult the National Park Service website before hitting the road. That way, you may be able to take advantage of the reshuffled schedule of free admission days as well as some of the special park programming planned for the →

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How will the U.S. government shutdown mess with travel?

10/02/25

If the U.S. government shutdown continues, there could be trouble for travelers and the U.S. travel and tourism economy on multiple fronts. Trouble at airports and in the skies For now, airports and airlines are continuing to operate as normal and are issuing reassurances that they are. But if the shutdown continues, air travelers should →

Closings

Welcome Back, Tourists. Here are the Rules.

04/03/23

[This is a story we wrote for NBC News] Americans embarking on spring break trips and summer vacations this year face a bevy of new fees, rules, and restrictions in some popular destinations that are rethinking how many visitors to welcome and what types of behavior to accept. As the post-pandemic travel rebound continues, the →

Road Trip

How to make your home smell like an airport

07/29/19

My house smells like an airport. Yours can too. →

Airports

Visit National Parks at Denver Int’l Airport

05/01/17

Can you name Colorado's four national parks? Learn their names - and get your picture taken scenic mural from each- at Denver International Airport. →

Exhibits

PHX Airport celebrates National Park Centennial

08/09/16

Phoenix Sky Harbor has a new artifact-filled exhibition celebrating the National Parks in the state. →

Airport gateways to National Parks

06/01/16

The National Park Service turns 100 this summer and you can start celebrating the milestone at airports around the country that serve as gateways to the parks. →

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Wild animals at airports

05/18/16

Check out these snaps of wild animals visiting airports. →

Not an airplane, but a Pendleton-themed AirStream

01/11/16

Here's a swanky way to travel: Airstream, makers of the iconic 'silver bullet' travel trailer, have teamed up blanket and western-wear maker Pendleton Woolen Mills to make a Pendleton-themed trailer to honor the 100th anniversary of the National Parks. $1,000 from each trailer sold goes to the National Parks Foundation. →

Is that a national park in your bathroom?

04/23/13

You may now have Grand Canyon National Park in your bathroom, Denali National Park in the kitchen and American Samoa National Park in your den. Not the parks themselves, of course, but their scent. In honor of National Park Week (April 20-28) the Air Wick fragrance product company and the non-profit National Park Foundation (NPF) →

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