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Boston’s XV Beacon Hotel A Top-Rated Travel Destination: U.S. News

MASSACHUSETTS — The XV Beacon Hotel in Boston is the ninth-best hotel in the country, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report that highlights more than 37,000 hotels across more than 400 popular travel destinations.Other...

Could congestion pricing help solve Boston’s traffic problems?

It's no secret that parking in Boston is a struggle, especially with the constant traffic. City councilors are considering an action Wednesday that could help alleviate some of those struggles through congestion pricing. Massachusetts drivers spend roughly 40 peak hours in...

Gruesome find in passenger’s luggage

An airline passenger was arrested this week at Boston’s Logan International Airport after trying to illegally import four mummified monkeys from the Democratic Republic of Congo, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a release. The arrest was...

Security dog sniffs out mummified monkeys in airport luggage

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailAirport staff were shocked after a security dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveller returning from Africa – mummified...

Four mummified monkeys seized from passenger’s luggage at Boston Logan Airport

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection K9 is being praised for sniffing out something dangerous in a passenger's luggage - and it's not guns or drugs.Four mummified monkeys were seized from a bag belonging to a passenger returning to...

JetBlue planes collide on tarmac at Boston airport

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailTwo planes made contact at Boston Logan Airport while the aircrafts were on the tarmac and de-icing.The left winglet of a JetBlue...

Two JetBlue planes clip each other at Boston Logan Airport

Two JetBlue planes collide on the ground at Boston airportTwo JetBlue planes collide on the ground at Boston airportNew York PostIt’s not the kind of body damage you can just buff out. Two JetBlue planes clipped each other at...

Taoiseach to travel to Washington and Boston for St Patrick’s Day celebrations

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to travel to Washington and Boston for...

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Holiday travel troubles after snowstorm in New England

The snow has stopped but we are still seeing the lingering impact of it at Logan airport on Saturday...