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Mandy Applegate

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Mandy Applegate

    3 independent luxury resorts hold out on one Grenada beach as chains buy up the Caribbean (opens the original)

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    The big hotel chains have spent the past year buying their way across the Caribbean, resort by resort. On Grenada’s Grand Anse Beach, three luxury resorts have held out, and not one of them belongs to a chain. Book a big-brand resort and you know what you get before the plane lands, down to the shampoo. An independent is different every time, because it takes after whoever owns it. The deals have come one after another. Royal Caribbean, a cruise line, agreed to pay about $3 billion this Septem

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Mandy Applegate

    America’s fall color wave is already rolling south, and the clock is ticking (opens the original)

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    America’s fall color season begins in the mountains and northern states in September, then rolls south and downhill through October and into early November. The window at any single destination runs about one week, long enough to plan for and short enough to miss entirely if the timing is off. The 2026 forecast puts most destinations near their historical averages, giving travelers a reliable starting point for planning. Fall color season progresses across the country from mid-September in the

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Mandy Applegate

    Beach season does not end after Labor Day if travelers head to the right coast (opens the original)

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    Travelers who wait for Labor Day to book a fall beach trip are paying more for it this year. Fall travel demand has climbed so aggressively that shoulder-season savings have narrowed sharply across the country’s most popular beach markets, and the deepest discounts are now concentrated in a handful of Gulf Coast and Southeast destinations. For now, those discounts are real, documented and increasingly hard to find anywhere else. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your supp

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Mandy Applegate

    Reading sits 23 minutes from London, and a lost king is still buried somewhere in it (opens the original)

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    Reading, England, sits on the western edge of London’s commuter belt, and most Americans have never heard of it. David, who leads walking tours through the ruins of a medieval abbey there, stops visitors at an ordinary flower bed in a public garden: it marks where the abbey’s front doors once stood. Henry I was buried inside that abbey in 1135, and he has never been found. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for ful

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Mandy Applegate

    Scenic train rides are the smartest way to catch peak fall color this year (opens the original)

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    The U.S. fall foliage season is longer and more geographically varied than many travelers realize. This year the central Appalachians are the standout, with favorable moisture conditions setting up what could be one of the most vivid color displays the region has seen in some time. The scenic train routes cutting through swathes of color are already running, and the best seats go fast. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe no

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