Tag: Travel and Vacations
In Istanbul’s Private Retreats of the Sultans, Time Stands Still
Inside one of the elegant pavilions known in Istanbul as a kasir, the clamor and chaos of big…
Woman Gets 4 Months After Shoving Flight Attendant, Spitting on a Passenger
A New York woman was sentenced to four months in federal prison after spitting on a passenger, then…
20 Years at 30,000 Feet: A Flight Attendant Answers Readers’ Questions
As a flight attendant who has been on the job for 20 years, it’s easy to take my…
How Heat Waves are Changing Tourism in Europe
It was the middle of July, peak summer travel season, and the news from Europe wasn’t looking good:…
Transportation Dept. Proposes Changes to Federal Policy on Flight Refunds
Amid an infuriating summer for air travel, the Department of Transportation is proposing changes to federal policy that…
Things to Do in Washington, D.C.
Visitors are back in Washington, for all the reasons they came before.Gaggles of school groups and tour buses…
Exploring Southeast Connecticut’s Culinary Scene
If there’s one known tourist destination in the state of Connecticut, it’s the coastal town of Mystic. Whether…
Why Don’t Many Hotels Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms?
Diagnostic confusion also seemed to have played a role in the Sandals case. The night before they were…
Recreation.gov, the National Park Booking App, Leaves Users Feeling Lost in the Woods
The public finds the system “very confusing,” said Linda Devlin, executive director of the Allegheny National Forest Visitors…
Help! My Lost Luggage Wasn’t Delivered for 12 Days. I Want Restitution.
I wasn’t born yesterday. Elvira Nurbayeva, the Kazakh carrier’s manager for corporate communications, had already passed along documentation…
Ditching the Car and Enjoying the View on a Trip to the Berkshires
Evan Gottesman and his fiancée, Gabrielle Kleyner, were meeting friends in the Berkshires one weekend in early July.…
Emily Henry, Author of ‘Book Lovers,’ on the Appeal of Travel
Over the last three years, the novelist Emily Henry has established a solid beachhead on summertime best seller…