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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 →

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The (Not So) Impossible Road Trip

12/26/21

Icy snow is covering our town. So we spent the holiday weekend just dreaming of places we want to go and making a list of new and old favorite sights we want to see in the new year. “The Impossible Road Trip – An Unforgettable Journey to Past and Present Roadside Attractions in all 50 →

Road Trip

Visit Victoria, B.C; see a bony-eared Assfish

01/15/16

With the Canadian dollar currently worth just 69 US cents, now is a good time to take that vacation up north. One of my favorite Canadian cities is Victoria, B.C., which is just a one-hour float plane ride or a 3 hour high-speed passenger ferry ride from my home base of Seattle. And my favorite →

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What to do in Denver

11/29/15

I spent a few days poking around Denver while waiting for the new Westin to open out at the airport and, thanks to the enthusiastic folks at the Colorado Tourism Office, Visit Denver and a host of others, found plenty to keep me entertained and planning a return trip. Here’s a quick look at a →

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On the road: Deadwood and Wall Drug

10/26/15

Two South Dakota spots I recently visited – Deadwood and Wall Drug – face with the classic tourism challenge: how to get people to come visit. And then visit again. Here’s a slightly edited version of the story I put together for CNBC: Since its Gold Rush-era founding in 1876, the South Dakota frontier town →

Road Trip

Airplane! stars in video for Travel Wisconsin

01/10/15

Here’s a look at the third video in a fun series promoting tourism in Wisconsin featuring cast members from the classic Airplane! film. Look for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Robert Hays and the inflatable Otto Autopilot. Missed the earlier videos? Here they are. →

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Welcome Back, Tourists. Here are the Rules.

The (Not So) Impossible Road Trip

Visit Victoria, B.C; see a bony-eared Assfish

What to do in Denver

On the road: Deadwood and Wall Drug

Airplane! stars in video for Travel Wisconsin

North to Alaska? The rush is on.

Cities, airports butt heads over rideshare services

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