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Passengers wait to board a JetBlue JSX flight bound for Burbank. Growth in so-called ???bleisure??? trips blending personal getaways with remote work has helped fill seats on planes during the coronavirus pandemic and marks a shift in travel patterns for the airline industry.

‘Bleisure’ travel gaining favor

Passengers wait to board a JetBlue JSX flight bound for Burbank. Growth in so-called ???bleisure??? trips blending personal getaways with remote work has helped fill seats on planes during the coronavirus pandemic and marks a shift in travel patterns for the airline industry.

January 28, 2022, 6:02am Life

It’s an age-old question: “Business or pleasure?” For airline passengers these days, the answer increasingly is both. Read story

A sculpture by artist Luis Jim?(C)nez at Denver International Airport. The horse is blue due to a local legend about a powerful blue horse that could fly.

5 bizarre theories about Denver International Airport

A sculpture by artist Luis Jim?(C)nez at Denver International Airport. The horse is blue due to a local legend about a powerful blue horse that could fly.

January 24, 2022, 6:05am Life

Denver International Airport has long been a favorite topic of discussion among conspiracy theorists, thanks to a number of oddities related to the facility that have been pointed out over the years. Some theories about Denver International Airport have even gotten so much attention that they’ve been directly addressed (and… Read story

Snow falls on cross-country skiers at Virginia Meissner Sno-park.

New year, new gear: a primer on cross-country skiing

Snow falls on cross-country skiers at Virginia Meissner Sno-park.

January 24, 2022, 6:01am Life

If you’re interested in giving cross-country skiing a try, there’s no reason to be intimidated. Read story

The Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, where Martin Luther King Jr. stayed during his visit to the city.

Route retraces Martin Luther King’s footsteps from his only visit to Seattle

The Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, where Martin Luther King Jr. stayed during his visit to the city.

January 23, 2022, 6:05am Life

Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which celebrated the reverend and civil rights hero’s birthday of Jan. 15, 1929. King visited Seattle just once, in November 1961, and wasn’t welcomed with open arms. The Rev. Samuel B. McKinney arranged for King to speak at First Presbyterian Church, but the… Read story

The Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho on March 30, 2020.

What are some do’s and don’ts when hitting the slopes for ski season?

The Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho on March 30, 2020.

January 17, 2022, 6:00am Life

More than 59 million skiers and snowboarders visited U.S. resorts during the 2020-21 season, the fifth-best winter since record-keeping began in 1978. Read story

Fatbiking is a good way to get outside during a Central Oregon winter.

Fatbiking season underway in Central Oregon

Fatbiking is a good way to get outside during a Central Oregon winter.

January 10, 2022, 6:02am Life

Even when snow covers the ground all throughout Central Oregon, mountain biking season rolls on. Read story

2021-22 ski season is in full swing but Seattle-area resorts struggle to cope

January 10, 2022, 6:02am Business

The new year has brought new headaches for Seattle-area ski resorts, with staffing shortages and surging visitors leading to new crowd management strategies at Crystal Mountain and growing public discontent over operational struggles at Stevens Pass. Read story

Resort hotels line the beach in Cancun, Mexico. Young tourists were picking Mexico and the Caribbean as their destinations of choice in 2022.

Young travelers seek experiences

Resort hotels line the beach in Cancun, Mexico. Young tourists were picking Mexico and the Caribbean as their destinations of choice in 2022.

January 9, 2022, 6:00am Life

Travelers between the ages of 18 and 35 are springing back from the pandemic in big ways. Read story

During the earlier months of the pandemic in 2020, professional skier Essex Prescott and a group of childhood friends researched and skied a number of lines and filmed their exploits near where they live in Idaho.

‘Famous Potatoes’ highlights skiing in North Idaho

During the earlier months of the pandemic in 2020, professional skier Essex Prescott and a group of childhood friends researched and skied a number of lines and filmed their exploits near where they live in Idaho.

January 2, 2022, 5:49am Northwest

When the world shut down in 2020, professional skier Essex Prescott found himself homebound for the first winter in a long time. Read story

Golfers walk the 14th hole at The Concession in Bradenton, Fla., in February. The lure of Florida's abundant beaches and golf courses offered COVID-safe relaxation in 2021 for travelers.

Florida basked in travel recovery; Bay Area fell behind

Golfers walk the 14th hole at The Concession in Bradenton, Fla., in February. The lure of Florida's abundant beaches and golf courses offered COVID-safe relaxation in 2021 for travelers.

December 31, 2021, 5:46am Life

If the travel industry were sending out holiday cards, here’s what they would say: “We’re grateful 2021 wasn’t as bad as 2020. But here’s to more trips in 2022.” Read story