Travel
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Google makes new push to bolster travel-related searches
May 18, 2019 6:00 AM - Google wants to be a go-to destination in the online travel world like Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor. -
How to protect your health in polluted places
May 18, 2019 7:35 AM - You're double-checking to make sure you have everything before you leave on a trip: phone . . . wallet . . . respirator mask? Even if you don't have asthma or another pulmonary condition, it's something to consider if you're going to an area with high levels of air pollution. -
Confused about REAL ID? Here's what you need to know to keep flying
Apr 22, 2019 6:25 AM - If you fly within the U.S., you'll need a new kind of driver's license to get onboard as of fall 2020. Here's what you need to know.
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Idea for countywide hotel tax to boost DuPage tourism sparks controversy
Apr 22, 2019 5:37 AM - DuPage tourism officials say the landscape has changed and that a new approach is needed to fill the county's nearly 16,000 hotel rooms. But one proposal is sparking controversy because it calls for the creation of a countywide hotel occupancy tax. -
San Francisco eyes charge to drive its famed Lombard Street
Apr 20, 2019 6:00 AM - Thousands of tourists could soon have to pay as much as $10 to drive down world-famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. City and state officials this week announced a bill that would give San Francisco the authority to establish a toll and reservation system for the street that winds down a steep hill, in an effort to reduce crowds and traffic congestion. -
TSA to air travelers: Real ID deadline will be here before you know it
Apr 14, 2019 6:00 AM - When the Oct. 1, 2020, deadline arrives, all airline passengers will have to show a Real ID-compliant form of identification to board an airplane or enter a TSA checkpoint. Those who lack a Real ID or other acceptable form of identification, such as a valid passport, will be out of luck.
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Where's Jake's cell? Old Joliet Prison finally unlocks the gates.
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The best places to own a vacation home in the United States
Apr 7, 2019 6:15 AM - Bloomberg looked for small pockets of wealth in more than 500 areas across four equally weighted metrics: vacation home stock, share of the workforce employed in real estate and recreation-related industries, home valuations and household income. -
River cruising: American Duchess paddle wheeler departs from old-fashioned steamboat decor
Mar 23, 2019 7:30 AM - Launched in August 2017 by the American Queen Steamboat Co., the bright and airy American Duchess more closely resembles a contemporary boutique hotel than an antebellum steamboat. See for yourself on a cruise of the Lower Mississippi River. -
'Our anxiety level was high': Flyers glad Max 8 jets are grounded
Mar 13, 2019 7:27 PM - Grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 jets brought relief rather than angst to one suburbanite. As the feds probe two Max 8 crashes, pressure mounts to find a cause as airlines rebook.
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