By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News American Airlines is charging all customers who book basic economy airfares to check bags. The first checked bag on a transpacific or transatlantic basic economy airfare will now cost a passenger $75. Flights to Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, Central America, Guyana, Suriname, Panama or South America for basic economy seats…
American Airlines Adds Bag Charges for Basic Economy Travelers on International Trips
No Swimming in Pants? No Tables on the Sand? Here Are Some South Florida Beach Rules You May Not Know About
By Lois K. Solomon From South Florida Sun Sentinel Fort Lauderdale—It seems like it should not be a challenge: Load the folding chairs into the car, head for the beach, find a place to park, and set up on the sand. But beaches have an assortment of weird rules that sand lovers could unknowingly violate….
The General Grant National Memorial: A National Park, Done New York Style
There’s an old joke that goes, “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer, of course, is Grant. That is, Ulysses S. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War and then the 18th president of the United States. Andrew Astley is a National Park Service ranger assigned to Grant’s Tomb in New York City, which…
Rare Photo: Killer Whale and Deer Pictured Swimming Together Near the US-Canada Border
A black-tailed deer and a killer whale might not appear to be likely buddies, but a pair was spotted up close and personal recently near the United States-Canada border. The rare encounter took place at the San Juan Islands in Washington State; whale and deer swimming past one another as if it were the most…
This Is When You Should Drive Across the Nevada-California Border
By Sabrina Schnur From Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas—About 45,000 vehicles crossed the California-Nevada border on Interstate 15 every day last year, but some days and months were notoriously more of a nightmare for drivers. Data from the Nevada Department of Transportation showed the busiest month to cross state lines last year was July, when…
Summer Safety
Of course you want to kick back. It’s summer vacation, after all. But the reality is when you are vacationing with kids, you need to be extra vigilant. “Especially in families with toddlers and young children,” notes Dr. Lois Lee, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Boston Children’s Hospital and Chair of the American Academy of…
Hopes for ‘Big Year’ of Building New Trail up Pikes Peak
By Seth Boster From The Gazette Colorado Springs—The effort to build a new trail to the top of Pikes Peak is entering a fifth summer—what figures to be “a big year,” according to the project leader. Since 2020, Rocky Mountain Field Institute’s Carl Woody has overseen progress on a rerouted Devils Playground Trail hampered by…
Commentary: The Nature of a Summer Vacation
By Lacey Pfalz From TravelPulse What is the nature of a summer vacation? What separates it from the vacations of other seasons—from the escapes from bad winter weather or the high-energy getaways of spring break? I’ve been considering this question for a while now, as the spring flowers finish their short blooming period and the…
Those Pesky Contracts
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. When everything goes according to plan, the travel industry routinely delivers value for your money, and you don’t notice much else. But when anything goes south, the travel industry is, in fact, often out to get you. The basic business model of most…
Galapagos and Africa: Nature Is Here
June 20, 2023
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The South American islands that inspired Charles Darwin are home to 21 endemic species of birds, giant tortoises, iguanas, and penguins. There is another place on earth that can rival the beauty of the Galapagos—Africa! …
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