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Want to see Inauguration Day in DC? Rooms are available

2 hrs. Harriet Baskas , NBC News contributor Stan Honda / AFP – Getty Images Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president by Supreme Court Chief Justice [...]

FCC to push for faster Wi-Fi at airports, other hubs

19 min. Diane Bartz , Reuters WASHINGTON – Telecommunications regulators are planning a push to increase Wi-Fi speed in airports, convention centers and other major hubs where travelers [...]

74 injured when commuter ferry crashes in Manhattan

NBC News A commuter ferry crashed into Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, injuring dozens.   Updated at 3:35 p.m. ET – A commuter ferry packed with more than 300 passengers crashed into a dock in Lower Manhattan early Wednesday, [...]

57 injured when commuter ferry crashes in Manhattan

NBC News A commuter ferry crashed into Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, injuring dozens.   A commuter ferry crashed in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday morning, injuring at least 57 people, including two in critical condition, officials [...]

New Vegas ad campaign targets ‘persuadables’

2 hrs. Rob Lovitt , NBC News contributor What happens in Vegas … is about to get more publicized. This week, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) unveiled a new ad campaign [...]

How flight attendants deal with unruly passengers

3 hrs. A. Pawlowski , NBC News contributor Courtesy of andyellwood.tumblr.com The photo of a flier taped to his seat on an Icelandair flight last week went viral, [...]

Using Airbnb in NYC? Better read the fine print

5 hrs. Jason Clampet , Skift Airbnb’s revolutionary simplicity has made it easy for scores of people to list and discover lodging options in private residences and book them easily, quickly [...]

Boeing 787 plane catches fire at Boston’s Logan Airport

1 hr. Vignesh Ramachandran A fire broke out in the underbelly of a parked Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Monday morning. No passengers were on board the Japan Airlines-operated [...]

Cruisers face tough time finding ‘Wave Season’ deals

47 min. Rob Lovitt , NBC News contributor Ingo Wagner / Zuma Press Visitors to the Meyer-Werft shipyards look at the newbuild cruise ship ”Norwegian Breakaway” [...]

Yosemite’s Half Dome cables will remain, hikers still limited

1 hr. Tracie Cone , The Associated Press Robert F. Bukaty / AP In this June 6, 2004 file photo, Thea Roberts, of Oakland, Calif., pulls herself up the cable route [...]

Airline pilot arrested after failing blood-alcohol test

2 hrs. NBC News and wire reports Police at Minneapolos-St. Paul International Airport on Friday arrested an American Eagle pilot after he failed a blood-alcohol breath test. The 48-year-old pilot was preparing [...]

Fliers likely to see higher fares, fewer airlines, more fees

3 hrs. A. Pawlowski , NBC News contributor Well, that didn’t take long. Just four days into the new year, United Airlines and its Star Alliance partner Air Canada have launched the first [...]

Hottest travel destinations of 2013

If your 2013 resolution is to give in to wanderlust, Nilou Motamed of Travel + Leisure is here to help. She reveals the 13 places you have to see in 2013, from Puerto Rico and Uco Valley, Argentina, to Amsterdam and Charlevoix, Quebec. A pristine [...]

Snow vacations that go beyond skiing, snowboarding

4 hrs. Lauren Mack , The Daily Meal Courtesy Park Hyatt Beaver Creek At the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek in Colorado, the “Gentlemen’s Adventure Escape” [...]

4 super snow vacations

53 min. Lauren Mack , The Daily Meal Courtesy Park Hyatt Beaver Creek At the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek in Colorado, the “Gentlemen’s Adventure Escape” [...]

It’s ‘cash only’ now for tourists at the Vatican

3 hrs. Frances D’Emilio , The Associated Press Andrew Medichini / AP Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer he celebrated from [...]

NYC looks to eclipse 2012′s record tourism numbers

4 hrs. A. Pawlowski , NBC News contributor Mike Coppola / Getty Images New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, celebrates New Year’s Eve 2013 In Times [...]

Burglar eats, rests, steals from vacationers

1 hr. Video NBC News A Florida couple returns from vacation to find someone had broken into their house, eaten their food, and even rested in a bed. WESH’s Dave McDaniel reports. Playlist

Taxiing plane clips parked jet at Fla. airport

38 min. The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities say no one was injured when two airplanes got into a sort of fender-bender at a Florida airport. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue says [...]

Hundreds more flights canceled as Christmas storm moves east

Tornadoes were reported across parts of the South, compounding what was already likely to be a travel nightmare. Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel reports. More than 500 more flights were canceled across the U.S. on a snowy, blustery Christmas [...]

Holiday travelers stranded as weather heads east

As tornadoes ripped through the South, more than a foot of snow was dumped over parts of the Midwest, making for a post-Christmas travel nightmare. NBC’s Mike Seidel reports. A wicked winter storm was sweeping east across the United States [...]

TSA seizes record number of guns at airports in 2012

3 days Jason Clampet , Skift Travelers have attempted to carry more than 1,500 firearms through U.S. airports and on board airplanes in 2012, according to the Transportation Security Administration.  As [...]

Luxury cruise passengers sick; norovirus suspected

2 days Sharon Begley , Reuters NEW YORK – An unknown illness, suspected of being a norovirus, has sickened 194 passengers and 11 crew members aboard the luxury cruise ship Queen Mary [...]

State Dept. warns Americans about Haiti travel

3 hrs. The Associated Press Dieu Nalio Chery / AP A woman covers her mouth and nose as she walks past an active fire at Port Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday Dec. [...]

Fees undermine fliers’ ability to compare fares

5 days Joan Lowy , The Associated Press WASHINGTON – For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, [...]

5 tips to help you pack like a pro

Travel + Lesiure’s Nilou Motamed challenges TODAY’s Natalie Morales and Willie Geist to find out who is better at packing an efficient suitcase, and shares her tips to make sure bulky baggage won’t complicate your vacation [...]

Don’t get scammed: Be smart when using online travel tools

3 days Karina Martinez-Carter , Travel + Leisure When travel agents handled most planning, it was clear where to turn if something didn’t go as promised. “You could go back to someone and [...]

8 travel resolutions worth keeping

3 days Erin Gifford As 2012 comes to an end, it’s time for the age-old tradition of creating resolutions for the new year.  Alongside “make more money,” “eat right” and “get [...]

Oval Office tapes highlight redesigned LBJ Library

10 days Harriet Baskas , NBC News contributor Courtesy LBJ Presidential Library An updated animatronic Lyndon B. Johnson will greet visitors to the 36th president’s [...]

10 things you never knew about the North Pole

9 days Kaeli Conforti , Budget Travel Courtesy Quark Expeditions Companies like Quark Expeditions can take you on Arctic adventures. Say “North Pole” [...]
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