From the scorpion aboard a United Airlines flight to the baby born on an American Airlines jetway, these were the stories readers clicked on in 2019.
Author: Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY
Joe T. Garcia’s: This family restaurant is the go-to spot for Tex-Mex food in Fort Worth
The enchilada plate, fajita plate, margaritas are favorites at this iconic Ft. Worth eatery. But bring cash – they don’t take credit cards.
Flight attendants sue Frontier Airlines, allege discrimination against new moms
Flight attendants have accused Frontier of making them go on unpaid leave well before giving birth and being unaccommodating to breastfeeding moms.
The strangest items stolen from hotels: Grand pianos, bathroom fixtures, sauna benches
Forget about taking those mini bottles of shampoo or even the hotel robe. This is some next-level hotel thievery. We’re talking mattresses and TVs.
Milo, the cat who went missing at Dulles airport in October, is reunited with owner
“Guess who’s home for the holidays!” wrote Molly McFadden, who has been reunited with Milo the cat, who went missing at Dulles Airport in October.
Honolulu World War II museum fights to remain open for more Pearl Harbor anniversaries
Gentrification is pricing the Home of the Brave Museum out of an increasingly tony Honolulu enclave.
Mississippi hotel will let you adopt a dog on site – and it can move right into your room
Since October 2018, 33 dogs have gone home with guests from the Home2 Suites in Biloxi, Mississippi. Here’s how the program works.
Man caught at Houston airport with 35 pounds of liquid cocaine in shampoo bottles
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says an arriving passenger tried to smuggle 35 pounds worth of liquid cocaine in shampoo bottles into the country.
Travel Instagrammer apologizes after Auschwitz rubber duck photo spurs condemnation
“Is the rubber duck in front of the Gate of Death disrespectful – even unintentionally?” the Auschwitz Museum asked. Here’s how Twitter users replied.
State Department warned Americans against traveling to Sonora, Mexico, before killings
Although Mexico itself is a Level 2 country – calling for visitors to “exercise increased caution,” Sonora is listed as Level 3 (“Reconsider travel”).