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Surprises can be great. But outside of an unexpected first-class upgrade, most of us prefer to know what to expect when it comes to travel.

Grizzly bear 399, one of the best known bears in the world and the oldest recorded reproducing female grizzly in the greater Yellowstone area, was struck by a car and died Tuesday south of Jackson, Wyo. She was 28.

Hilton hit both an important loyalty milestone and a growth record in the third quarter — further signs the hotel giant is increasingly a formidable competitor against its rival and the world's largest hotel company, Marriott International.

If you own and operate a small business, you're probably familiar with business credit cards. But if your company is really on the up-and-up, you might want to start looking into corporate credit cards.

More than seven decades ago, the S.S. United States — a ship bigger than the Titanic — made its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, breaking the trans-Atlantic speed record.

An ongoing hotel labor strike in the U.S. is once again underway in Hawaii, where roughly 2,000 workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort began an indefinite walk-off this week.

Sep 13, 2024 • 5 min read

On the first day of summer, I stepped out into the blistering heat from my apartment building in Alphabet City and headed west on 4th Street, bound for my home in the Catskills, some 130 miles north. I carried a 35-pound backpack filled with camping gear and little idea of what lay ahead.

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Southwest Airlines on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its board of directors, including the planned departure of its executive chairman, Gary Kelly, after a meeting with a hedge fund that has called for sweeping changes at the company.

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Sep 7, 2024 • 5 min read

Thousands of hotel workers are on strike across the country, demanding better wages and workloads and a reversal of COVID-19-era cuts.

Protesters staging hunger strikes against tourism developments. Local officials threatening to cut off water to illegal vacation rentals. Residents spraying tourists with water pistols.

Yet another giant new Royal Caribbean ship is on the way. Maybe three.

If you plan to travel this Labor Day weekend, you are far from the only one.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ray Zahab, a 55-year-old Canadian explorer and ultra-distance runner who has traversed nearly 12,400 miles across Earth's most extreme environments, from the Arctic to the Sahara. It's been edited for length and clarity.

More than 17 million travelers are expected to pass through airports across the United States next week in what is forecast to be the busiest Labor Day holiday weekend on record.

Catapulting on efforts to eliminate travel and credit card fees, the Biden administration is cracking down on corporations' "unfair practices" that "add unnecessary headaches and hassles," the White House said recently.

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024.

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024.