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Need to rebook a flight? Do it on Twitter.
Airlines are increasingly using social media to deal with customer service issues. And it works beautifully.
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A scuba excursion on Spain’s Costa Brava
On his second dive ever, he was blown away by the colorful coral and marine life of the Mediterranean
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Downtown L.A.’s booming, hipster Arts District
A revived neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles offers coffee, community, street art and more.
Travel Features
Getting in a few licks at the Earl Scruggs Center
At a museum in honor of the famed bluegrass musician, you can try your hand at the banjo or Dobro or more.
‘Downton Abbey’ comes to Delaware
Winterthur hosts an exhibition with almost 40 costumes from the hit British TV series.
Haunted houses
At two Edgar Allan Poe museums, visitors get different glimpses of the horror mastermind
The hero’s march
In Georgia, the trail of a notorious Russian writer includes great heights and no shortage of drinking
One man’s beat
E.B. White’s essays captured a simple, peaceful Maine. Does it still exist outside of his books?
Tossa de Mar, a medieval-and-modern Spanish gem
Guidebooks may dismiss the town, but the author found a unique experience in its blend of cultures.
The Swiss make wine? Who knew?
In Switzerland, the wineries are pint-size and family-owned, and most of the wine is consumed locally.
Vermouth, back in Barcelona
No longer the drink of grannies, vermouth is making a comeback in Spain’s Catalonia region.
Philadelphia’s star-studded dining scene
New restaurant openings highlight Philly’s evolution toward a less formal fine dining scene.
The ice of Antarctica, crackling with energy
The penguins of Antarctica are fascinating, but they’re no competition for the mesmerizing ice.
The word ‘hostel’ doesn’t mean what it used to anymore
Forget the image of grungy youth hostels full of backpackers. Today’s hostels are a whole different animal.
Now showing: Upgraded in-room entertainment
Forget pay-per-view. Hotels are making it easier to stream your content onto some really nice TVs.
Tasting Scotch in the middle of Nowhere, Wyoming
An inn in an old Wyoming mining town offers twice-monthly Scotch tastings for those in the know, or not.
Tasting a bevy of chocolate elixirs in Santa Fe, N.M.
This chocolate emporium in Santa Fe specializes in historically based hot chocolate drinks to tickle the palate.
Travel Deals
This week’s best travel deals
Bargains include a resort credit in the Virgin Islands, deals for Celebrity Cruises and specials in Jamaica.
Looping through the Pacific Northwest
A couple discovers the spectacular scenery and friendly people of the northwestern U.S. and Canada
Bed Check
Renovated economy hotel goes upscale
Red Roof adds new furnishings and amenities, plus a new category of room
Bed Check: Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast
The British-themed inn offers warm hospitality in an impeccably decorated historic house.
Where historic buildings come back to life
Bed Check: Stevenson Ridge in Virginia is more than just an inn; it’s a compound of resurrected structures.
In Virginia’s Northern Neck, the Kilmarnock Inn’s presidential aspirations
BED CHECK | The Virginia bed-and-breakfast mixes history and recreation in a charming setting.
Embracing the boutique in Manhattan’s Nolitan Hotel
This boutique hotel in a hipster neighborhood offers nine floors of contemporary comfort.
The Navigator
Have pet, will travel. And pay more.
If you travel with a pet, be prepared for sometimes exorbitant extra fees at hotels and elsewhere.
Travel galleries
A tour of Paris, food first
Patricia Wells is updating her classic guidebook and has released a phone app for travelers.
Experiencing ‘saudade’ in Portugal
“Saudade” could be described as a profound state of longing. It has become a Portuguese way of life.
Kerala, India: ‘God’s Own Country’
The state in the nation’s southwest is an oasis of natural beauty and religious coexistence.
The ice of Antarctica, crackling with energy
The ice in the Antarctic is alive with action, creating some of nature’s most fascinating and kinetic sculptures.
Travel Guide 2013
Practical advice for the inspired globetrotter.
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