To counter customers’reluctance about jetting off for conspicuous consumption, travel companies are pushing trips that emphasize service.

Eternal it may be, but Rome is not ageless. In fact, it will celebrate its 2,762nd  birthday Tuesday. Whew, what a cake that would have to be.The precise date of the city’s founding is actually shrouded in mystery (and mythology), but 753 BC, calculated by the Roman historian Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BC), is traditionally [...]

Travel deal| Paris, anyone? I found flights for only $237 each way on Air France between Los Angeles (LAX) and Paris (CDG) in May. After taxes it came to $595 (May 13-23). American Airlines also has a Europe sale going on. The promo rate for San Francisco (SFO) to Milan (MXP) starts at $276 [...]

On the Spot by L.A. Times Travel editor Catharine HammQuestion: In June 2006, my family and I went on a cruise to Alaska. When we were in Anchorage, we bought several pieces of artwork at a local gallery. One of the pieces needed some work, and it was supposed to be shipped to me [...]

Even though the city, and its auto industry, have been hit by hard times that threaten some venerable places, live music endures in Motor City.