TripAdvisor has released an American city survey, revealing opinions on the best and worst of major U.S. cities according to 3,400 respondents. St. Louis did not make the list, for good or bad.

The favorite U.S. cities were New York City, San…

Summer in Breckenridge, Colo. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock/Post-Dispatch.

Do visitors to national parks need an etiquette update? The folks at Ore Communications and the U.S. National Parks Service must think so. They distributed this press release last week:

Seven Rules of…

Monasterystays.com says it can find travelers a safe, friendly place to room in authentic monastery and convent guest houses that provide bed-and-breakfast accommodations in Italy.

The lodging is billed as “a great way to experience a real slice of Italian life…

StudentUniverse.com, a travel site for, you guessed it, students, has listed 10 inexpensive travel destinations. St. Louis is first on the list:

This slower paced city is perfect for a lazy vacation. Walk around the city and explore the various neighborhoods, foods,…

Sunset in Key West, Fla.

The best travel bargains are free. Here are five to seek out, according to a press release from TripAdvisor.com.

I’ve been to two of them (The Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I., and Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles).…

The men’s room at Shoji Tabuchi Theatre in Branson is among the 10 finalists in a contest to find America’s Best Public Restroom.

The restroom at the theater feature marble fireplaces, a hand-carved mahogany pool table, antiques, lion’s head sinks, leather chairs, stained…

Travel + Leisure magazine’s annual America’s Favorite Cities survey will be live on travelandleisure.com through July 31.

This year, participants can rate 30 cities, including five new ones added to the list: Houston, Kansas City, Cleveland, Providence and St. Louis.

The five…

I was logged into Expedia and came across this comprehensive list of airline phone numbers. It’s worth a bookmark, I think. Also, before you leave on a trip, it’s always a good idea to store your airline’s number in your…

TripAdvisor says a survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents indicates 89 percent of potential travelers are planning a leisure trip this summer, nearly equal to one year ago.

The survey found that 18 percent said they plan to travel on Memorial…

Effective immediately, the Missouri Department of Conservation says camping at the Huzzah Conservation Area near Leasburg will be allowed only from Sept. 15 to May 15. The area will continue to be open to public use from 4 a.m. to 10…