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July 3, 2019
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A smoking beach scene of Negril, Jamaica

Variety
July 3, 2019
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent works at a check-point at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Jan. 25, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg

The travel industry wants to turn your face into an ID

The travel industry is experimenting with biometric technologies to speed passengers' trips.
Variety
July 3, 2019
The large rotating root beer mug that spins slowly over The Drive-In in Taylors Falls was installed in 1963. Photo taken June 26, 2014. ORG XMIT: MIN1

For a taste of vacation, pop into one of these regional drive-ins

Variety
June 29, 2019
FILE - This Dec. 5, 2013, file photo, shows the Neptune Pool on the grounds of Hearst Castle, the former home of publishing magnate William Randolph H

Swim at Hearst Castle for $1,250; Delta waives change fee for Dominican

Variety
June 29, 2019
Dusk brings out a different kind of beauty in South Dakota's Badlands.

Quick Trips: Astronomy festival in Badlands, S.D.; Folk Fest, Door County, Wis.; Two Harbors Heritage Festival

Variety
June 29, 2019
Signs mark the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail, a collection of 18 wineries spread across the American Viticultural Area of the same name. The area is

Along the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail, the Midwest meets Napa

Southwest Michigan's vineyards boast variety — and a cute new B&B.
Variety
June 28, 2019
Hiking the Grand Canyon in one day, down and up, requires an early start, but the rewards include beautiful vistas and snow on the North Rim.

The ultimate Grand Canyon day trip, hiking boots required

For the ultimate Grand Canyon day trip, hiking boots and an early morning departure are essential.
Variety
June 27, 2019
Black & Abroad, an online travel and lifestyle platform, encourages African Americans to visit such ancestral countries as Senegal through a new proje

'Go back to Africa?' Black travel website replies, 'Yes!'

Black & Abroad website takes the gibe "Go back to Africa" literally.
Variety
June 27, 2019
Segera Retreat's Nay Palad, best described as resembling a twig-filled bird nest, is built close to a river so its guests have up-close views of wildl

Kenya's 'star beds' offer a feast for the senses

Loisaba's beds get you up close and personal with the night sky and wildlife.
Variety
June 27, 2019
PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE JUNE 30, 2019. — In a photo from the city, Independence Day fireworks in A

Celebrate July 4th at these destinations known for small-town charm

Powerful pyrotechnic displays aren't found only in major cities. These smaller towns also celebrate big.
Variety
June 27, 2019
Houston, TX, USA - December 5, 2012: Handicapped travelers in wheelchairs wait in line to a the gate to board their plane at Houston Int. airport in T

At MSP, help for older parents unfamiliar with flying— or anyone who needs it

Variety
June 27, 2019
Morning light through the stained glass windows casts a colorful display on the walls of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. John Piepkorn

Viewfinders: Casting a colorful light on Washington, D.C.

Variety
June 23, 2019
The sun rises over Buen Peru, a small MatsŽs village near the Brazilian border in the Peruvian Amazon. Sunrise in the MatsŽs village of Bu

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Matsés people share their traditions – and frog poison

The Matsés share their traditions — and frog poison — in the Peruvian Amazon.
Variety
June 21, 2019
Great River Shakespeare Festival

Quick Trips: Great River Shakespeare fest, Black Hills Roundup, Riverfest in La Crosse

Variety
June 21, 2019
Delta tested facial scans for boarding in Atlanta and will offering them as ticketing option at 16 gates at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Delta offering facial recognition; Uber Copter to link Manhattan and JFK

Variety
June 21, 2019
DJ Harry Cross’ Overly Drumatic party on the Ace Hotel rooftop in the West Loop in Chicago returns July 7.

Midwest Traveler: A Pride guide to LGBT Chicago

There's a place for all orientations in Chicago's sprawling scene.
Variety
June 21, 2019
In this photo taken Monday, July 6, 2015, a lion prowls for potential prey in the afternoon near to a river in the Maasai Mara, south-western Kenya. (

Airbnb enters a new marketplace by offering multiday tours

Variety
June 20, 2019
The hot springs pool in Glenwood, Colo., here in a 2001 file image, has been attracting guests since 1888. (Larry Bleiberg/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

5 of the best hot springs destinations in America

Here are five of America's hottest spots for getting soaked.
Variety
June 15, 2019
The Spam Museum in Austin, Minn., is an interactive shrine to Hormel Foods’ iconic canned meat.

Midwest Traveler: Spam Museum makes for a meaty road trip in Austin, Minn.

Austin, Minn.'s famous foodstuff is at the center of this appealing town.
Variety
June 14, 2019
A scene from a bicycle trip through Saxony, Germany. Photo by Thomas Leaf, special to the Star Tribune

Cycling trip along the Elbe River slices through bucolic, fascinating Saxony

In Germany, biking on paved paths leads to medieval villages, wineries and locals.
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