Business
August 8, 2020
Travelers at the Delta Air Lines ticketing counter Thursday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

In a downsized airline industry, focus shifts to leisure travelers

Perks and amenities are no longer the focus — health and safety are.
Variety
August 7, 2020
Cruise ships line up along Port Miami of Miami as cruises have been canceled due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, March 15, 2020 in Mia

No U.S. cruises through October

Variety
August 7, 2020
After a day of viewing countless art treasures and being reluctant to leave the Vatican Museums Gary and Ruth Stamm encountered one more treasure…th

Swirling into the 1500s

Local
August 1, 2020
3 Medora Musical 2017 - 10 - J Alan Paul

Despite the pandemic, the show goes on in Medora, N.D.

A North Dakota road trip leads to relatively healthy Medora, where the summer performance season is still going strong.
Local
July 31, 2020
A lush tropical landscape envelops the Hanalei Bay Resort, next to the half-moon-shaped Hanalei Bay on Kauai's North Shore, on March 1, 2014. (Mark Bo

New U.S. passports are for 'life-or-death' situations only

Variety
July 31, 2020
Randy Evans Edina, MN 952-486-0794 This photo was taken from the Hotel Rio Serrano, overlooking the southern tiers of the Andes mountains, and Torres

A totally stunning sunset in Chile's Patagonia region

Variety
July 24, 2020
South Dakota's Custer State Park, with bison and other animals, is a great spot to watch wildlife. photo by Terri Peterson Smith, special to the Star

Report from the road: An inaugural post-lockdown road trip to South Dakota

We were eager to head for the (Black) hills after months of confinement. Other Minnesotans had the same idea.
Variety
July 24, 2020
My preferred name for the article would be Ansel Adams, but Bob Mitchell will do.?? I live in Shakopee. The photo was taken in Yosemite National Park.

A picture-perfect moment at Yosemite National Park

Variety
July 24, 2020
A group of men wore masks as they waited for the American Airlines flight Wednesday at MSP. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com The

Delta requires a health screening if you won't wear a mask

Local
July 20, 2020
A new rule will require passengers at MSP to wear masks in ticketing lobbies, parking ramps, shuttle buses and trams, rental car facilities and in any

Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport will require travelers to wear masks

Also included will be shuttles, trams, parking.
Variety
July 17, 2020

Disney parks open with sparse crowds; Minnesota lands on N.Y. travel restriction list

Variety
July 17, 2020

A Hindu Aarti ceremony in Varanasi, along the Ganges River

Local
July 14, 2020

Border ban keeps Minnesotans from their Canadian getaways

Canada's ban on discretionary crossings by Americans began March 21 as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mission to send the highly contagious virus into further retreat. A recent poll of Canadians showed overwhelming support for telling leisure-seeking Americans: Stay out.
Variety
July 10, 2020
Amy Nelson disinfects a check-in kiosk after it was used by a passenger. Delta shows off its new cleanliness procedures at MSP. brian.peterson@startri

What you need to know about MSP and flying as people return to the air

Variety
July 10, 2020
In March, 2020 we rented RV's with another couple to make a sight-seeing loop of the 5 National Parks in southern Utah... (known as the mighty 5). On

Rainbow over Monument Valley

Variety
July 10, 2020
FILE -- An arial view of boats off of St. Lucia in 2005. St. Lucia, like several other Caribbean islands, is requiring the results of Covid-19 tests.

Caribbean islands reopen, makeover at Disney

Variety
July 3, 2020
The North House Folk Schoo's buildings perch on the harbor in Grand Marais, Minn. Provided photo

Delta requires health survey

Variety
July 3, 2020
Travel shots in Honduras, October 2018, Nikon D80, Gracias de Lempira

Honduras contains many wonderful sights

Local
July 1, 2020
Grand Marais Lighthouse stood tall among the sparkling waters of Lake Superior on Friday. ]
ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com n Cook

Wanted or not: Northern Minnesota a top destination for visitors this weekend

Tourism-dependent towns are anticipating a rush of visitors.
Variety
June 26, 2020
My name is Verna Hillstrom and I live in Maple Grove, MN. 2. I was in the town of San Carlos, Costa Rica, on Feb. 6th with my husband at the Tilajari

A striking view of basilisk lizard in Costa Rica

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