Travel
April 28, 2022
Condor’s Boeing 767-300ER will fly from Minneapolis to Frankfurt.

Condor Airlines returns to Minneapolis-St. Paul with budget flights to Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt is the fifth European city to get restored nonstop service from MSP.
Travel
April 22, 2022
The American Star barn quilt at 21736 State Hwy. 210 in Staples, Minn.

Quilted north: On the trail of barn quilts in central Minnesota

A four-county Barn Quilt Trail brings folk art to backroads and byways.
Travel
April 22, 2022
Timothy Liston, U.S. Consul General in Munich, smiled with a Lufthansa crew in traditional Bavarian costume next to an Airbus A350-900, prior to a Luf

Travel Troubleshooter: After canceling their flight, Lufthansa refunds his ticket but not hers

When Lufthansa cancels Raymond Menna's flight, it takes four months for a refund. But his wife's refund is still missing. How can he get his money back?
Travel
April 22, 2022

Arctic cruises from Alaska impacted by Russia-Ukraine war

Travel
April 22, 2022
Olympic National Park, Washington.

The summer of revenge travel is coming. No one can afford it.

Americans are rethinking long-awaited vacations as travel costs rise almost everywhere.
Local
April 19, 2022
Masks were optional at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Tuesday.

Minnesota travelers mixed on lifting of mask mandate

Many travelers still chose to keep their noses and mouths covered, as recommended by the CDC.
Business
April 17, 2022
Travelers, including many families, arrived at Terminal 1 to a busy early morning in Bloomington on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Travel's 'great comeback' has a price — chaos

Travel
April 15, 2022
Hitting the road is great, and maybe more popular than ever, but there are some practical calculations to make before diving in.

Will gas prices change your travel plans? Probably not

Travel
April 15, 2022
Frontier Airlines

Travel Troubleshooter: Can Frontier Airlines keep the nonrefundable fees after her sister died?

Christine Schaefer cancels her Frontier tickets after her sister dies. The airline wants to keep her fees. Can it do that?
Travel
April 15, 2022
Mount Brandon presented a rainy challenge on the last day of hiking along the Dingle Way in southwestern Ireland, but the rewards were considerable.

From mountains to the sea, Ireland's Dingle Way makes one hiker feel 'wonderfully alive'

The rugged landscape of southwest Ireland touched something deep inside this hiker, drawing her back again and again.
Local
April 14, 2022
Ice formed on a metal hand rail as high winds whipped across Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Strong winds cancel, delay MSP flights

Nearly 150 flights were affected by mid-afternoon.
Science
April 9, 2022
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Pompeii: Rebirth of Italy's dead city that nearly died again

Technology helps restore ruins and fight a new threat – climate change
Variety
April 8, 2022
The Teton Range was reflected in the mirror during a road trip through Wyoming.

Road trips still all the rage

Rising gas prices no roadblock to those wanting to hit the highway.
Travel
April 8, 2022
old town square romerberg with Justitia statue in Frankfurt Germany

Travel Troubleshooter: Lufthansa adds a stop in Frankfurt, and $1,360 worth of chaos ensues

When the airline changes a flight, why does the customer get charged for it?
Travel
April 8, 2022
Once overlooked, downtown Napa, Calif., has become a Wine Country destination in its own right. (Courtesy of Downtown Napa)

Napa Valley's once-overlooked 'downtown' becomes a wine destination

The buzzing small city of Napa has evolved into an ideal base for exploring California Wine Country.
Travel
April 8, 2022

Delta adds nonbinary gender option for bookings

Yellowstone National Park is selling a $1,500 annual pass for ... the year 2172?
Travel
April 1, 2022
Members of the 'Gran Caravana,' (Big Caravan), pass the Cuba-centric San Carlos Institute on Duval Street Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Key West, Fla.,

Take a trip through Cuban history and culture in tropical Key West

The sunny Florida island (and southernmost point of the continental U.S.) is full of Cuban-American connections, if you know where to look.
April 1, 2022

Take a trip through Cuban history and culture in tropical Key West

April 1, 2022
FILE - A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health campaign poster from the One NGO, in an underpass leading to We

Travel Troubleshooter: The last ever pandemic refund case — we hope

Travel
April 1, 2022
Bryggen, the old fishing wharf in Bergen, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Lisa Lubin/Chicago Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1187189

Airlines are increasing international flights this year

United and Delta are leading the trend toward 70 new flights to Europe.

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