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Flagstaff offers refreshing taste of winter

Without the latest “unprecedented” blizzard someplace else, where would the Las Vegas Valley get material for our snow joke routines? We bore this question traveling to the heights of Flagstaff, Ariz.

Want to go birdwatching?

Springtime in the desert is the premier birdwatching season, when thousands of avian visitors follow a major international flyway northward as winter retreats.

‘Paying more, getting less’ when flying

As services seem to decline, it costs more money to fly. From 2005 to 2013, ticket prices rose nearly 15% faster the rate of inflation, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

 
Obama designates three sites as new national monuments

Chicago’s historic Pullman District, a World War II internment camp and a section of Colorado’s upper Arkansas River Valley were designated as the nation’s newest national monuments this week.

Star Wars headed to the high seas

In a galaxy far, far away … in the Western Caribbean, actually, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Boba Fett and stormtroopers party with Disney Cruisers around the pool deck. Disney Cruise Line announced last week it will introduce Star Wars Day at Sea in 2016.

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Here are 5 reasons to go to Beijing this winter

With Chinese New Year just around the corner and tourism to China increasing by almost 10 percent every year, Beijing will welcome a record number of foreign tourists this winter.

Moapa Valley towns steeped in history

The verdant Muddy River Valley, better known as Moapa Valley, assumes a quiet demeanor that belies a long and sometimes turbulent past.

 
U.S. airlines warn Expedia-Orbitz merger could hurt travel business

The U.S. airline industry expressed concerns on Friday about the tentative merger of Expedia Inc and Orbitz Worldwide Inc, saying it could hurt the travel business, but hinted it would not lobby actively against the deal.

 
Tourists can’t keep clothes on at Angkor Wat

“What’s going on with the tourists lately?” That’s likely the question going through the minds of officials at Cambodia’s Angkor Archeological Park, which has experienced a string of nudity-related incidents this year.

United refuses to honor $70 first-class tickets

Thousands of travelers who thought they got the deal of the year: first-class airfare for about $70, just found out it was too early to pop the champagne.

10 romantic destinations that aren’t Paris

Paris is romantic. Everybody knows that. But with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a list of 10 little-known spots that are equally dreamy.

2-carat diamond found at Arkansas state park

When fields get plowed, diamonds don’t usually pop up. That’s unless you’re visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

Fans flock to Atlanta for ‘Hunger Games’ experiences

When people think of a city that stands in for a dystopian society, they might think of Atlanta because it’s the home of the TV mega-hit “The Walking Dead.” What they may not think of is Katniss Everdeen.

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