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12/14/2024

Travelers and locals alike, don't miss the Candy Candy Institute where Santa's elves are using science sprinkled with magic to keep Christmas shopping running smoothly. It's never too late for your first "mall Santa" photo! This seasonal outpost in the north atrium has several photo ops, so feel free to wear matching jammies or your cutest ugly sweater. *Worth the ticket price and time.*

12/08/2024

Here it is, friends! I asked if you could guess where I was headed to the biggest ___ in the U.S. The Mall of America!

12/06/2024

If you like quirky road trip spots, don't miss all the "World's Largest" stops in City of Casey, IL! Just moments from I-70, with helpful signage and parking, Casey has EIGHT of the Guinness World Records biggest things. This includes a windchime, rocking chair, and a pencil. Learn more from link in comments via Enjoy Illinois.

I recently mentioned that I am going to the largest _____ in the U.S., and no, this isn't it! But it reminded me of this previous journey.

12/04/2024

Soon, I'm visiting one of my longest-standing Bucket List places! Can you guess where? Here are two clues-in-one: it's the largest _____ in the United States. 👇 Comment below with your guesses! Maybe I will send you a souvenir if you guess correctly. Or maybe I will send you a souvenir if you guess incorrectly! You should guess anyway.

12/02/2024

Keep this busy month on track in a fun way with a December Bucket List. What's your #1 must-do to get festive?
Watch cozy movies
Wear warm, festive socks
Decorate the tree
Make a gingerbread house
Drink a hot chocolate
Listen to holiday tunes
Bake cookies
Wrap gifts

Hello, December! ❄️ Here’s a festive bucket list of must-do activities to make this month extra special! 🎄✨

11/29/2024

Kick off the Christmas season with a tree lighting festival -- many communities are hosting them. Tonight's Holiday Lighting Extravaganza in Pueblo runs from 5-8 PM and includes dances, boat rides, and a 'Jingle Bell Rock' tradition like no other city on the Arkansas River.

11/28/2024

This Sunday, Dec. 1 is projected to be the busiest day in U.S. airport history! Check out some insights and live tracking if you are an armchair traveler, or follow friends in the sky as they return home from Thanksgiving.

| TSA expects 2.9M passengers today (Nov. 27) and 3M+ on Dec. 1 — set to be the busiest day ever at U.S. airports! 🛫🦃✈️

Thanksgiving Travel Rush: Insights and Real-Time Flight Tracking 👉https://www.radarbox.com/blog/thanksgiving-travel-rush-insights-and-real-time-flight-tracking

🔴 Live flight map: RadarBox.com

11/25/2024

One of the busiest travel weeks is upon us... and that brings an increased opportunity to recognize missing persons! Transit stations, lodging facilities, and big box store parking lots are places where travelers might happen to see people who are reported "Missing." Please take a moment to explore some missing persons posters and podcasts in your area. You may help reunite, report or bring closure to loved ones. Bring Lawrence Home

On the afternoon of June 24, 2023, 41-year-old Lawrence Hammett was transferred from Montrose Regional Health to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Lawrence was left in the hospital waiting area, and approximately two hours later, a staff member attempted to call Lawrence back, but he was gone. Lawrence's loved ones didn't know that he had been transferred to a hospital roughly two and a half hours away, and they began to notice that they stopped seeing him around town.

Weeks passed without word, and Lawrence's loved ones began comparing notes. No one had heard from him. They searched around Montrose, but there was no trace of Lawrence there. Eventually, Lawrence's sister contacted the Montrose Police Department to file a missing persons report, and they told her that he had been in the hospital and was transferred to Durango.

This news moved their search more than 100 miles away, and by that time, the camera footage from June 24 was long gone. They didn't have any clues to point them in the direction that Lawrence may have gone or if he had left with someone.

More than a year later, Lawrence's loved ones are still picking up the pieces, searching for any information that could help bring the puzzle of what happened to him into focus.

If you have any information about Lawrence Hammett's disappearance, please call the Durango Police Department at 970-375-4700.

Lawrence's loved ones are planning a search party in Durango on Oct 5, 2024. You can find more information at Bring Lawrence Home .

You can listen to Lawrence's story on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vanished-podcast/id1081124929?i=1000669851084

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lnQ8yfd1hgDZN4RTtaqoI?si=Y6VwDrK5SXy92WVvx1Wzhw

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c8933333-d6f1-4ac1-95fc-43366740a9d9/episodes/c9a985d5-5a3d-4ee5-8c72-b1af78ec5af1/the-vanished-podcast-lawrence-hammett

Our website: https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2024/9/23/episode-457-lawrence-hammett

Please listen and share!

11/23/2024

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11/22/2024

New direct flights are available to Arizona, California, and Florida from Colorado Springs! Keep your options open (and sunshiney).

✈️ We are excited to welcome to the COS family!

📍 We now fly to , and !

11/20/2024

1. Raise the flag 🇺🇸 2. Clean the latrine 🚽3. Lead the way 🥾 4. Refuel for tomorrow ⛽️

Flashback post.

11/19/2024

Here's an example of how travel can promote environmental health and jobs beyond the destination.

11/15/2024

Reopening on Dec 7 after five years of fire-damage restoration, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is preparing to welcome tourists again. Have you visited this famous site? Construction was originally completed in 1345 A.D. 1345!

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral will reopen next month after more than five years of clean-up and restoration following a 2019 fire.

11/10/2024

What to do in Denver when you're dead-set on teeing off, no matter the weather: putt on up at Denver International Airport to the new Golf-DEN on Concourse A on the Mezzanine. https://www.golf-den.com/

11/09/2024

Are you ready for AI-dominated travel booking? Benefits to travelers include increased personalization, potentially lower prices, and greater efficiency. Challenges include lack of actual "person"alization through human contact and reduced jobs.

AI-powered agents poised to transform travel planning, booking, and customer service NEW YORK (November 7, 2024) – The travel industry is on the cusp of a major transformation, driven by the rise of autonomous AI agents, according to a new report from Phocuswright. These intelligent assistants, ca...