By itself, the 230-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.14%  this week wasn’t earth shattering: 1% gains and losses happen all the time. But the clattering sound accompanying it wasn’t hard to diagnose: It was the sound …

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A honeymoon is supposed to be a gateway. A sort of special hybrid trip that combines the newly-attained status of marriage without the added responsibilities that are soon to follow. It is perhaps that expectation that made this failure of …

This S’pore couple’s horrible honeymoon trip will make you swear off travel agencies Read more »

This June 26, 2014, file photo, shows a cruise ship docked in Juneau, Alaska, while a paraglider soars above. Alaska expects 1.06 million cruise passengers this year, breaking its 2008 record of 1.03 million visits. The Alaska Travel Industry Association …

Cruise news for 2017: Alaska boom, more in-depth experiences (copy) Read more »

Nassau, Bahamas – Keynote Address by the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P. Prime Minister Minister of Finance at the Opening of Caribbean Travel Marketplace on Tuesday, 31st January, 2017 Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island Madam President of the Caribbean Hotel …

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A young member of the Colours Junkanoo Group celebrates the spirit of The Bahamas during the opening of Caribbean Travel Marketplace at Atlantis Paradise Island. From left: CHTA president Karolin Troubetzkoy and The Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie. NASSAU, The …

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The ping sounded at sunset. It felt like a spike to the heart. “Your flight has been canceled.” With that text, a mother-daughter vacation, make that an insanely expensive mother-and-daughter diving vacation to Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, …

Snowed out of our Caribbean vacation? No way. – Virginian Read more »

A couple embracing in a pool on a clothing-optional Desire cruise.(Photo: FlairImages, Getty Images/iStockphoto) Clothing-optional cruise. At first I couldn’t picture it. Then I could. Either way, it didn’t seem pretty. I mean, the mere sight of some supersize tourist …

Leave your cares – and resort wear – behind on clothing-optional cruise Read more »

For would-be vacationers who easily succumb to strong cases of wanderlust, experiential trips, national park visits, river cruising, and travel to Canada and Europe are expected to be popular options this year, industry specialists say.  “Whether they’re taking a road trip to a …

New air and sea travel options woo vacationers in 2017 Read more »