Beth J. Harpaz
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Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire's Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris and activist Gloria Steinem, was… → Read More
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire's Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris and activist Gloria Steinem, was… → Read More
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire's Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris and activist Gloria Steinem, was… → Read More
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire's Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris and activist Gloria Steinem, was… → Read More
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire's Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris and activist Gloria Steinem, was… → Read More
It's a beautiful day in Pennsylvania on Mister Rogers' trail
It's a beautiful day in Mister Rogers' neighborhood! But if you want to visit, you'll have to head to Pennsylvania. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic PBS → Read More
Glacier park may outgrow its name in about a dozen years
PARK, Montana I had a lot of expectations heading to Montana last summer. I expected to check off my bucket-list dream of driving Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road. I expected to be ready should I meet any bears because I’d brought “bear bells” to repel them. And I was sure I’d love the local meat pies called “pasties.” → Read More
Are old-fashioned road trips trendy again?
Suddenly, old-fashioned road trips are trendy again. Surveys show they're on the rise. Websites, newspapers, magazines and even books are featuring road trips like they're → Read More
Where 'Great Gatsby' writer lived, a museum with an Airbnb
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — As she sat in the house where "Great Gatsby" writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, once lived, a visitor contemplated the famous Jazz Age couple. → Read More
Episode 52: Birthright Israel marks 18 years of bringing young Jews to Israel
The number 18 is important in Judaism, connected to the word "chai," which means life. This year, the organization Birthright Israel, which has taken 600,000 young Jews on free trips to Israel, celebr → Read More
Lynching memorial and museum in Alabama draw crowds, tears
Tears and expressions of grief met the opening of the nation's first memorial to the victims of lynching Thursday in Alabama. → Read More
Andy Steves: Travel guidebook and tours for a new generation
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Steves grew up traveling with his dad, Rick Steves, the well-known guidebook writer, tour operator and PBS show host. But Andy Steves is now off → Read More
Trump slump? International arrivals data may be wrong
AP Travel Editor That "Trump slump" we've been hearing about in travel may not be as bad it seems. The U.S. Department of Commerce says government statistics showing a decrease in international arrivals to the United States may be wrong. Publication of the data has been suspended until it can be revised. The most recent government statistics showed a nearly 4 percent drop in international… → Read More
High Museum, other Atlanta spots featured in Black Panther
The blockbuster movie "Black Panther" depicts a fictional futuristic country in Africa called Wakanda. But fans might be surprised to learn that many location shoots for the film were done in Georgia.Here's a list from Georgia Tourism of destinations in Atlanta and elsewhere in the state that were used as stand-ins for sites in the movie.LONDON, SOUTH KOREA AND NEW YORKIn the movie, an axe from… → Read More
Movie aims to pitch America's musical appeal to the world
Movie aims to pitch America's musical appeal to the world → Read More
US government forecasts tourism growth despite recent slump
AP Travel Editor Despite a slump in international tourism to the U.S. in the last two years, the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday released a report forecasting an 18.5 percent growth in international visitation through 2022. A chart from the department's National Travel and Tourism Office forecasts growth every year through 2022, with projections up from last year's 75.1 million… → Read More
Real-life places from Oscar-nominated movies you can visit right now
Movie fans can visit many of the real-world destinations depicted in this year's Oscar-nominated movies, from "Dunkirk" to "Lady Bird." → Read More
Got unused vacation days? Plan for Vacation Day is Jan. 30
NEW YORK (AP) — Stop making excuses. Start making plans. That's the message behind the second annual National Plan for Vacation Day. It's an effort by the travel ind → Read More
US travel industry launches plan to reverse tourism decline
Travel industry representatives sounded an alarm Tuesday over declines in international tourism to the U.S. and announced plans to reverse the trend. → Read More
Dead-of-winter trips from northern lights to Yellowstone
A few ideas for shaking off the January blahs with a trip to enjoy festivals, parks, natural phenomena and all kinds of recreation. → Read More