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Government shutdown travel ticker + Airports balk at running DHS ‘blame’ video.

10/13/25

Government shutdown taking a toll on travel Last week, the U.S. Travel Assocation ran the numbers and said that the government shutdown will cost the travel economy $1 billion a week. As we head into the second week of shutdown, the organization has a ticker tape running to tally the ongoing losses. It’s not pretty. →

Airports

Extreme heat is changing travel patterns

07/07/24

[This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News] Cathy Balestriere was expecting “especially low” bookings last month at Crane’s Beach House, the boutique hotel she manages in Delray Beach, Florida. Instead, they jumped 12% from the year before. “It feels like a miracle based on where we were sitting →

Weather

During Derby weekend, there are winners off the track

05/05/24

[This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared first for NBC News; photo courtesy Louisville Tourism) The Kentucky Derby, long known as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” may be on its way to becoming some of the most expensive two minutes in sports. Ticket prices for the iconic horse race have more →

Events

Happy New Year and Safe Travels in 2024

12/31/23

Happy New Year from the Stuck at the Airport team. Here’s to a great, safe year of travel in 2024. →

Holidays

What to expect for holiday travel

11/19/23

(This is a shortened version of a story we first wrote for NBC News) This year’s post-pandemic travel boom is continuing into the holidays. Nearly half (48%) of Americans plan to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, up from 31% last winter, a recent Deloitte survey found. AAA expects 55.4 million travelers to venture at least 50 miles from home during the →

Holidays

News to use: travel safely during the Mideast crisis

10/25/23

(This is a story we first reported for NBC News) Last Thursday the State Department advised travelers from the U.S. to “exercise increased caution” worldwide because of the Israel-Hamas war, citing “the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” The warning “means what it says,” said Jeffrey Price, an aviation security expert →

Hotel ‘bed taxes’ are here to stay.

03/08/23

(This is a story we first wrote for NBC News) Ever check out of a hotel and notice a “transient occupancy tax” on your bill? Unfortunately for your wallet, the Biden administration’s crackdown on “junk fees” won’t do anything about it. But unlike some of the add-ons hoteliers and booking sites charge, this common type →

Hotels

United Airlines Promises Families They Can Sit Together

02/20/23

Traveling with kids and want to make sure you get to sit together? Airline seating policies and fees for choosing seats often make that a frustrating, sometimes impossible, and expensive undertaking. President Biden ragged on airlines for this practice during his State of the Union address in early February And in July the US Department →

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New book filled with marvelous maps

06/30/22

If you’re a serious traveler, you likely love maps. And if you love maps, you’ll love the maps in a new book from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England that celebrates the art of atlases with a look inside the museum’s collection of maps, globes, and map-related ephemera. A is for Atlas: Wonders of →

Maps

The (Not So) Impossible Road Trip

12/26/21

Icy snow is covering our town. So we spent the holiday weekend just dreaming of places we want to go and making a list of new and old favorite sights we want to see in the new year. “The Impossible Road Trip – An Unforgettable Journey to Past and Present Roadside Attractions in all 50 →

Road Trip

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