The Glenwood Hot Springs Pool is at it again. The latest accolade for Glenwood Springs’ biggest attraction is a top spot in Sunset Magazine’s first-ever Travel Awards in the Best Hotel Pool category. “This pool will make your head swim,” Sunset’s description says. “At 100 feet wide by a staggering 405 feet long, the pool holds more than a million …

  Etihad Airways on Monday became the first of threePersian Gulf airlines accused of receiving billions in government subsidies to release a formal response with U.S. officials, calling the claims “inflammatory and inaccurate.” Etihad, Emirates and Qatar Airways are accused of receiving $42 billion in subsidies during the last decade, according to detailed allegations filed with the U.S. government in …

Whether you prefer lush garden pathways meandering past exhibits of exotic creatures, safari-style sleepovers, or air-conditioned exhibits of fish and fowl, there is a zoo experience for you somewhere in the country. Probably more than one! Here’s our list of America’s top zoos state by state. Get your summer zoo-do on! Alabama  The Birmingham Zoo not only has a bachelor herd …

  There’ll be no rest for the wicked this weekend for the Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders hunker down for three games in two days. First up, the Isles (2-2) host the Saint John Alpines (0-4) for a doubleheader today in Charlottetown. Game 1 starts at 2 p.m. at Memorial Field. Then the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League club is …

    It was my seventh airport in 12 days. This dateline near the coastal capital of Reykjavik could also read London, Paris or Rome. But despite being gone from the USA for so long, I was tempted to ride an Icelandic horse through the volcanic fields near here. I deal with foreign news as USA TODAY’s deputy world editor, …

  Be it the search for solitude, for introspection, for some ‘me-time’ or be it just the urge to experience a sense of adventure, many people love to dash off to a destination alone. But if travelling solo has its perks, it has its share of risks, too. So here’s a list of ‘must dos’ you should follow to have …

  World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, launches Designer Outings, a travel invention that enables people to travel and purchase products without the unnecessary risks of buying them online. “The travel industry will grow faster than the global economy this year” according to Scott J. Cooper, CEO and Creative Director of World Patent Marketing, …

  Today, find out how a regulatory “travel provision” may be stifling electric-car sales outside California, see spy shots of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, and learn why General Motors’ efforts to trademark the Chevrolet Bolt EV name have hit a roadblock. All this and more on Green Car Reports. From Tesla and golf carts to Fiat and BMW, we’ve …

LOOKING INTO BOOKING SITES In its campaign to bring attention to hotel-booking websites that may mislead consumers into thinking they are booking directly with a hotel, rather than a third party, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has an ally in Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa. In a letter dated May 19, Senator Grassley, chairman of the Senate …

There is no shortage of tech gadgets designed to make travel easier, but equally innovative accessories have been few and far between. That is finally changing with an array of stylish options. The luggage company Tumi, for example, has a chic ultralightweight Pax down jacket for both men and women. It is made of water-resistant nylon and does double duty …