Travel
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Coming soon: airline Wi-Fi that actually works
Feb 22, 2020 6:14 AM - Air travel and glitch-free internet access are often considered mutually exclusive, thanks to the technical difficulties associated with making Wi-Fi work at 40,000 feet. But there may be some good news on the horizon. -
United increases bag fee to $35, joining JetBlue in hunt for revenueFeb 21, 2020 2:09 PM - The $35 bag fee is gaining traction as U.S. airlines contend with the financial fallout of the grounding of the 737 Max jet and a viral pandemic that has decimated travel to China.
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Cruise travel risks remain 'manageable' despite virus, WHO saysFeb 17, 2020 1:26 PM - Cruise ship travel remains a "manageable risk" for now, and it doesn't make sense to recommend a ban on it, the World Health Organization said, even as the return home of 3,000 travelers from two coronavirus-stricken cruise ships fuels fears of further contagion.
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Tweeting in a time of coronavirus: Woman uses social media to lighten mood on cruise ship
Feb 15, 2020 6:21 AM - Christina Kerby was traveling with her 75-year-old mom, a mother-daughter trip she had eagerly anticipated, and when coronavirus fears scuttled their plan, she endeavored to make the best of a bad situation. Her Twitter account became a live, public diary of the unexpectedly adventurous cruise. The ship was stranded, on the verge of a geopolitical crisis, but the revelry did not stop.
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Dunes Learning Center to host spring open house March 14
Feb 13, 2020 8:13 PM - On Saturday, March 14, Dunes Learning Center will be hosting an open house for parents and children to hike, see the camp, make friends and explore the natural world around them, all in one of the most biologically diverse national parks in the country. -
Rosemont travel show the place to plan new adventures
Feb 9, 2020 5:38 PM - Thousands of people with the travel bug descend upon the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont for the 16th annual Chicago Travel and Adventure Show over the weekend. -
How I travel-hacked a college tour and saved $3,000
Feb 9, 2020 6:19 AM - Amtrak's "buy one, get one" spring sale got me started. Then I noticed that we had travel rewards piling up. So I decided to see how much I could save on one 10-day trip.
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5 fun weekend events: Orchid Show at the Botanic Garden, Chocolate Weekend at Morton Arboretum
Feb 7, 2020 6:00 AM - The Orchid Show returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, well-known travel guides Rick Steves and Pauline Frommer appear as part of the Travel & Adventure Show in Rosemont, and the Morton Arboretum hosts a Chocolate Weekend. -
Constable: Polish American actress from Bartlett hosts 'Flavor of Poland'
Jan 29, 2020 11:24 AM - As an actress who was born in Poland and grew up in Bartlett, Aleksandra Augustynski straddles both nations as the host of a new culinary travel television series called "Flavor of Poland." The show airs locally at 11 a.m. Saturdays on WTTW.
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All Aboard: Canadian tourist train Rocky Mountaineer marks 30 years in 2020
Jan 24, 2020 6:00 AM - "You expect me to spend my vacation on a train?" Yes, when it's the Rocky Mountaineer, the largest privately owned luxury tourist train company in the world that offers trips across Western Canada and the Canadian Rockies in style.
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