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Travel Tidbits from here and there

Travel Tidbits from here and there

05/06/21
We’re all for finding the odd in the world. So we’re pleased to see United Airlines adding a new “America, Who Knew?” filter to its Map Search program. Some of the tidbits you can learn from the map: Zzyzx: Pronounced “Zye-Zacks” is a scenic desert oasis in the Mojave National Preserve with self-guided trails Whynot: Situated on […]
Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose”) model. Courtesy SFO Museum

Ready for a ‘vaxication’?

03/21/21
(This is a story we wrote for NBC News) Ready to Travel? A growing wave of relaxed restrictions, along with an increasing number of vaccinated Americans, is leading to a surge in “vaxications” and other trips, after a year of pandemic-induced lockdowns. Mothballed restaurants, hotels and attractions, canceled cruise seasons, and record low airline passenger […]
Stuck at the Airport: Friday Round-up

Stuck at the Airport: Friday Round-up

02/25/21
Happy Friday. We’re ending the week here at Stuck at The Airport with some tidbits that caught our attention, like this #TBT – “Throwback Thursday” – tweet from O’Hare International Airport And this #TBT tweet from Houston’s Hobby Airport (HOU) All month long, we’re been paying attention to – and learning from – the tweets […]
How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

04/08/20
You know that the current health crisis has caused people to cancel trips and airlines to temporarily slash flight schedules to the bone. Here are few other measurements that underscore how bad it is right now. TSA screening numbers hit record low On Tuesday, April 7, the Transportation Security Administration screened just 97,310 passengers and […]
This summer everyone may be at the airport

This summer everyone may be at the airport

05/25/18
The Memorial Day weekend signals the start of the busy summer travel season and it looks like a lot of people will be spending a lot of time in airports. According to the trade group Airlines for America (A4A), a record 246.1 million passengers — an average of 2.68 million per day — are expected […]
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