Travel and tourism

VP Vance’s global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family time

WASHINGTON -- When JD Vance was running for vice president, he walked across an airport tarmac in Wisconsin one August…

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Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster, border arrests are booking far fewer US visits

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading…

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Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

VENICE, Italy -- Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting…

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Venice expands its day-tripper tax program to combat overtourism

VENICE, Italy -- Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting…

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Argentines flock to budget-friendly beaches in neighboring countries as their peso strengthens

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile -- On a recent hot summer day in Chile, the beaches of Viña del Mar, Concón…

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A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba’s economic troubles mount and tourism plummets

HAVANA -- It’s impossible to miss. The huge rectangular mass of concrete and glass — the tallest building in Havana…

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