The Alaska Travel Industry Association has always targeted well-off baby boomers. But those who are close to retirement are experiencing financial problems due to recent economic turmoil.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has pressed Israel to ease travel restrictions on Palestinians and called Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank problematic.

Imagine using the same travel pass to ride a train, hop on a bus, catch a lake boat or access a downtown city trolley, not to mention get into 400 museums.

The Travel Industry Assn. says a survey finds that despite the faltering economy, Americans will maintain their traditional holiday travel plans. Despite the economic downturn, a survey shows most Americans will keep their holiday travel plans so they

The ditziest word in current use is "staycation." That's the shameful, second-rate substitute for travel that various pundits are currently recommending. Shocked by the cost of transportation, unwilling to offset it with cheaper accommodations, they ar