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Two travel deals to check out

01/18/26

Amtrak has a great offer for travelers who want to explore the US by train. As part of its ‘Adventure Awaits Sale’, the rail line is offering USA Rail Passes for $250, a significant discount from the regular fee of $499. But only through January 20, 2026. The pass is good for 10 coach coach →

Deals

Airports ready for St. Patrick’s Day + Cool special JetBlue livery

03/13/25

Airports in the U.S. and abroad are preparing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. And check out this special livery coming to JetBlue In February, JetBlue invited customers to vote on which of three special livery designs created by Puerto Rican artists will be painted on a JetBlue Airbus A320 to honor Puerto Rico’s →

Airports

Airports, airlines and Amtrak get creative on April Fools’ Day

04/01/24

Once again, airports, airlines and other parts of the aviation industry did a great job of marking April Fools’ Day. Here are some of the campaigns and (fake) announcements we’ve found – so far. Let us know what we missed and we’ll add it to the list. DFW Airport documents a sticky note prank that →

Holidays

Some electric transportation news

08/16/23

When you buy an Amtrak ticket, you sometimes end up riding a diesel-powered bus instead of a train pulled by an diesel-fueled, dual-powered (electric and diesel) or electric (in the Northeast) locomotive. Now at least one of the diesel-powered buses in the Amtrak network is being replaced by an electric-powered bus. Passengers traveling mid-day on →

Energy

How Airports & Airlines Marked April Fools Day

04/02/23

We were pleased to see so many airports and airlines – and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation – Amtrak – having so much fun on April Fools Day. Aviation museums also got in on the fun. Here are some of the April Fools Day “news items” we encountered. Let us know if we missed some →

Not flying? Try Amtrak’s $299 Rail Pass

06/10/21

It’s like the Eurail Pass, but for the U.S. If you’re not quite ready to get on a plane, perhaps you’re up for an adventure by train. Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass, which allows 10 ride segments in 30 days, is on sale through June 22 for $299. That’s $200 off the regular price of $499 →

Road Trip

Travel Tidbits for trains, planes and cars

09/05/19

Travel Tidbits: Oktoberfest at PIT Airport and useful discounts from Amtrak and Silvercar →

Deals

Travel Tidbits: Hawaii, Amtrak, Comic Book Art

08/16/19

Travel Tidbits from airports and airlines near you Southwest expands Hawaii flights from California Southwest Airlines announced new nonstop flights from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) to both Kona (KOA), on the island of Hawaii, and Lihue, Kauai (LIH) will begin flying in January 2020. Once these flights begin, you’ll be able to fly →

Deals, discounts & treats for travelers + moms

05/10/19

Travel Tidbits: Mother's Day at airports, free Wi-Fi from Delta and a deal from Amtrak. →

Rolling down the tracks…Happy National Train Day

05/07/10

(Golden Spike ceremony. Photo: Andrew J. Russell, courtesy National Archives and Records Administration) Flying is fun, but once in a while taking the train just makes more sense. Saturday, May 8th, 2010 is National Train Day and there will celebrations around the country in major train stations, small depots, and transportation museums around the country. →

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