August through October in some parts of Mexico can mean hotel bargains and fewer tourists. If you're planning travel during that time in a hurricane-susceptible region, there's no guarantee that a nasty storm won't derail all your plans at the last minute and leave you scrambling for a new destination. We hope that the only hurricane [...]...

Riverside, California, may not get a place in too many tourism brochures, but if you take the time to stop in for a good look, it has a fascinating history, most noticeable in its downtown focal point, the Mission Inn hotel and spa. As Deborah Schoch wrote recently in the Los Angeles Times blog Street [...]...

Are you planning to catch a show or event in downtown Los Angeles? If so, turn your evening out into a more substantial getaway by booking a discounted hotel room for the same night, through the Los Angeles Athletic Club's "Show Me Your Ticket" package. Deal: Athletic Club members pay $89 per night and nonmembers pay [...]...

A cool spring and early summer are frustrating Alaskans, who have yet to enjoy a day with temps much higher than 70 degrees (unlike the triple-digit heat in Los Angeles that would instantly melt any baked Alaska). But the bears, both brown and black, seem to be enjoying the long chill. They have been active in [...]...

Celebs travel too even when they're not at work. Here's the buzz from around the Net about where the glitterati is being seen — and more importantly, with whom. Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Adam Sandler were in Las Vegas for the Ante Up for Africa tournament. [People] Alex Rodriguez's wife, Cynthia, was seen in Paris with [...]...