Leisure travel is set to remain strong this year as six out of ten U.S. adults plan to travel for leisure during the next six months, unchanged from the percentages recorded this time of year in the previous two years, according to leading travel research firm, MMGY Global. According to the company’s latest Traveler Sentiment […]

House Democrats have found that former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price reimbursed the federal government $60,000 for his share of jet travel but are still looking for answers on whether the same is true for White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, who had accompanied him. Price reimbursed the Treasury Department in three separate checks […]

The destruction of Syrian heritage by terror group ISIS is being combated with a new weapon: VR. This month non-profit organization The Arc/k Project launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for Perpetuity | Palmyra, a VR app that aims to virtually restore the historic Syrian site of Palmyra, an ancient city that was destroyed by insurgents […]

Amazon failed to disrupt the OTA market back in 2015. Is it time to try again? Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) could eventually challenge Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) and Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) in the online travel market according to Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak. In a note to investors, Nowak claimed that Amazon’s “focus on selection/service, pricing, and frictionless payment that drive […]

Jack Pearson’s death on This Is Us might go down as one of the most buzzed about in TV history. And as fans prepare for the season two finale airing March 13, actor Milo Ventimiglia has been hitting the road doing interviews, making TV appearances, and just traveling for fun. In fact, his Instagram page […]

Before you could research and book your travel in an instant on the Internet, you needed AAA Travel. The information superhighway has made DIY travel planning extremely easy, but travel agencies including AAA Travel still exist. If you’ve grown up in the Internet age, you’re probably wondering what is AAA Travel? If you or you’re family […]

Mexican officials said the city of Playa Del Carmen is safe despite an emergency alert from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City barring government employees from traveling to the popular resort town. After receiving “information about a security threat,” the United States Embassy announced in an emergency alert Wednesday night that the Consular Agency located […]

Air travel is rarely very romantic, but this Valentine's Day some airports and airlines are making a special effort to add a dash of love and a sprinkle of surprise to the journey. The uptick in couples applying for last-minute marriage licenses in Las Vegas around Valentine's Day usually overwhelms the …

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and his top aides spent more than $90,000 on travel costs in the first few weeks of June, 2017, according to a Sunday report that could put pressure on Pruitt just months after another Cabinet head had to resign over private flights. The $90,000 …

Who and where • Stephanie Mertz of St. Charles (left) with her brother-in-law, sister and niece Steve, Nancy and Jacqueline Benz of Chesterfield, in Mont Saint-Michel, France.  The trip • In late spring, Stephanie traveled to Spain to pick up her niece from a semester of studying abroad in Barcelona. She then met her sister […]