Here are the best travel deals we found for Black Friday and Travel Tuesday
Don't expect a cornucopia of exciting deals. Flexibility, though, may yield savings.
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The author of "The Impossible Road Trip" recommends his favorite attractions in the Midwest and beyond.
Designer camper cabins offer chic overnights in Dakota County's Whitetail Woods
Mod cabins are close enough to have pizza delivered — but feel worlds away from the city.
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At MSP airport, Thrifty charged me $932 for returning the car to Terminal 1 instead of Terminal 2
Q: I'm contacting you about a $932 fee added to my car rental bill by Thrifty. The fee is for returning my rental vehicle to…
Local
Traveling for Thanksgiving? Here's how to prepare for the expected throng
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Florida's Amelia Island is perfect for families
With 13 miles of beaches, abundant wildlife and a pristine environment, Amelia Island, off the coast of northeast Florida, has been luring families for decades.…
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A jubilant return to travel, and Seattle's Pike Place Market
Fifty years after being saved from destruction, the iconic Pike Place Market in Seattle continues to delight.
Duluth
Duluth expands vacation rentals
Short-term rental permits will be available, and the full-time rental cap is set to expand.
Duluth
Bigger is better, Lutsen says, but resort's plans draw pushback
A proposal to double the size of the state's largest ski resort over many years has attracted opposition by those who want the operation to keep operations off the Superior National Forest.
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Going down to the crossroads in Clarksdale
The traveler: Rhett Arens, West Lakeland Township.The blues birthplace of Clarksdale, where musician Robert Johnson reputedly sold his soul to the devil, looked abandoned yet…
Duluth
Visit Duluth signs on for reduced marketing role with city
Officials proposing a record $13.3M in tourism tax payouts next year.
Local
MSP expects 'passenger spike' for busier MEA weekend
Passenger levels at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are expected to be higher than last year, though not at pre-pandemic highs, during the annual MEA conference break for Minnesota educators and students.
Local
MSP Airport board condemns racial covenants embedded in its property deeds
MAC moves to have discriminatory covenants removed from the books.
Travel
What it was like to visit Iceland in 2021, from lava flow to the Arctic Coast Way
Iceland was a hot destination once again in 2021, thanks to the vaccine and the volcano.
Duluth
Duluth tourism rebound 'the recovery year we needed'
Hotel revenue easily surpassed pandemic-dampened 2020 levels and increased significantly compared with 2019 this summer — including a nearly 20% jump in July, according to data from Visit Duluth.
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Travel Troubleshooter: Airline refund complicated by credit card dispute
Q: My family and I canceled our airline tickets last year because of COVID-19. Singapore Airlines promised to refund the tickets but said it would…
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Green Bay is more than Packers and cheese (though that may be reason enough to visit)
You don't have to be a cheesehead to enjoy a weekend family jaunt to Titletown, Wisconsin.
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Sun Country offering 'door-to-air' car service; Delta unveils new drinks
Door-to-air serviceSun Country Airlines will sell door-to-door private car service to and from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for its Twin Cities customers. The new service…
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Minneapolis' Du Nord vodka will be sold on Delta flights
The airline is adding the craft spirit from America's first Black-owned distillery to its beverage carts.
Delta Air Lines calls for carriers to share names of unruly passengers
It is calling for an industrywide effort to keep passengers from boarding competitors' flights after being banned for disruptive behavior.
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Hawaii's Stairway to Heaven faces shutdown; Delta returns to pre-pandemic boarding zones
Heaven forbidA relatively unknown tourist attraction in Hawaii is facing shutdown. The spectacular Stairway to Heaven, aka the Haiku Stairs, starts in the Haiku Valley…
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Travel Troubleshooter: Irish tour company can't get into office to issue a refund
Q: Last year, I reserved a tour through Paddywagon, an Irish tour operator. I prepaid $1,219 for a two-day Wild Atlantic Way tour of…
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Kickapoo river scene in spring looks like autumn colors
The traveler: Diane Sisko, Woodbury.The evening light in this tranquil Vermilion River scene near Danville, Ill., gives the illusion of fall colors, although Sisko snapped…
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