Category: Travel

Taking the Kids: To Pearl Harbor

The Bannon family had just arrived in Hawaii, and they weren’t at the beach, looking for sea turtles or heading to a luau. They were at Pearl Harbor on a sunny September day. “This was the first thing I wanted Evie to see,” said James Bannon. Both he and his wife, Becca, are Navy veterans,…


High-Flying Adventure: Aircraft Museum Roadtrip

Aviation has come a long way since Orville Wright’s flight in 1903, making air and space collections a must-see on many bucket lists. With so many incredible museums spread across the United States, this list focuses on those on the East Coast—we promise to cover the others in subsequent issues. Visitors enjoying a close-up look…


Give the Gift of Travel This Holiday Season

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Tie a ribbon around your travel plans. Here are five family-friendly ways to share the gift of travel with those you love. Adventure Lovers Give your family the world via an adventure trip crafted by Tauck travel industry pros. Through their program, you’ll experience hands-on learning, off-the-beaten-path adventures and…


‘Ski Train’ From Denver to Winter Park Chugs Back Into Service Next Month

By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver–Tickets for the Amtrak Winter Park Express “ski train” from Denver’s Union Station to the Winter Park base area, which begins service Jan. 13, are now on sale. The Winter Park Express will operate Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 26. Adult tickets start at $34 one way….


Airlines See Return to Profit in 2023, Clash With Airports

GENEVA—Global airlines are predicting their first industry-wide profit since 2019 next year as air travel rebounds from COVID-19 restrictions, while a new war of words erupted with airports on Tuesday over rising air fares and ground charges. Airlines lost tens of billions of dollars in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, but air travel…


Kennedy Space Center Introducing New Projection Show for Holidays

By Dewayne Bevil From Orlando Sentinel Orlando–Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is adding a new projection mapping show called “Starflake’s Holiday Voyage” to its holiday celebration. The six-minute production will be shown on the exterior of Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, which opened at the Brevard County attraction this year. “Starflake’s Holiday Voyage” works…


New Orleans Offers High-Value Holiday Delights

By Myscha Theriault From Tribune News Service New Orleans–While most people know this Louisiana city for its food, jazz and Mardi Gras, many travelers are unaware of just how spectacular a job New Orleans does putting their own spin on the winter holidays. With amazing food, abundant atmosphere and plenty of free and inexpensive options…


Holiday Gifts for Travelers: 2022

To me, an ideal Christmas gift for a traveler (1) focuses on travel and (2) is an extravagance that the traveler would enjoy but is not apt to arrange for him/herself. Giving something the traveler has already asked for is easy: If your traveler already has a destination and dates firmed up, you could easily…


Adventures in Beerland: Soaking in the Best of Prague

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when my Czech friend Jaroslav suggested a trip to a secret spa. Not exactly a speakeasy, it was, he said, tucked away behind Prague’s iconic castle, in a district far off the main tourist track. An odd location, maybe, but he said there was good reason for it:…


Unexpected Sicily: Finding Ancient Wonders in Syracuse

It was a discovery born out of very little research or planning. Arriving by fast ferry, speeding across the Ionian from Malta and landing in a fairly forlorn part of the island, I disembarked long after dark. A taxi driver met me in the parking lot. The whole adventure came out of an assumption and…