South Dakota offers a fascinating twist to fall colors
HILL CITY, S.D. — Calendars and catalogs tell us that fall color is best served as an array. It is red, orange, yellow and every burnt shade between. Fall colors...
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Earlier this year, a Columbia University epidemiology professor released a study about the impact of business travel on health, and the results were not encouraging: As business travel increases, so...
Gypsy brewing takes the high road
Brian Strumke thought he had a brilliant and novel idea a couple of years ago. It turned out to be more brilliant than novel. Recently retired as an electronica DJ,...
Virgin America celebrates birthday with cheap flights to SFO
To celebrate its fourth birthday, which is next week, Virgin America is offering flights for the rest of the day from O'Hare International Aiport to San Francisco for $99 each...
New route connects Chicago to Watertown, N.Y., but why go?
I was genuinely baffled about whether to be excited for the latest non-stop leaving O'Hare International Airport, which was announced today: Watertown, N.Y. I'm not sure I even knew there...
A reasonable deal to Dublin emerges
The too-good-to-be-true travel deals often are indeed that, but this one seems to hold up: Aer Lingus is touting a flight to Dublin from Chicago, plus four nights in the...
Relief from security hassles?
I might owe the Transportation Security Administration an apology. But first, the background: in June, the International Air Transport Association unveiled its security "checkpoint of the future." In this space...
Year ahead weather forecast could help planning trips
If they can pull it off, the single most useful travel website and mobile application might have arrived. Though the "if" is gargantuan. Weather Trends 360 claims to be able...
Relief from security hassles?
I might owe the Transportation Security Administration an apology. But first, the background: in June, the International Air Transport Association unveiled its security "checkpoint of the future." In this space...
In middle of summer, Midwest ski deals begin
It is 96 degrees--but feels like 106--as I write this, according to The Weather Channel. Of course, that makes this a perfect time to remind you that less than two...