A mix of fog, rain and cloudy skies caused flight delays at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Sunday morning, at the start of the busiest travel day of the year.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported arrival delays of about one and a half hours Sunday afternoon because of cloud coverage and low visibility in Atlanta and other cities.
National Weather Service meteorologist Patricia Atwell said weather conditions should cause low Read the rest of this entry »
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TripBase is the Match.com of travel planning. You input what you find desirable in a destination (night life, dining, nature, attractions and shopping) and it returns destinations that you're likely to be infatuated with. Like online dating results, these outcomes may disgust you. Read the rest of this entry »
Air travel gets a lot of attention this weekend, but according to AAA, 81 percent of Thanksgiving travelers are getting behind the wheel.
Gas prices are down over a dollar over the same period last year, and the number of people hitting the road is also down 1.3 percent. Air travel has also declined by 7.2 percent since last year.
The one area that is showing growth is train and bus travel, which is seeing a six percent increase over last year. Read the rest of this entry »
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We’ve all used disinfectant wipes, but these packets, geared toward pilots and flight attendants, include more than that.
In the men’s package, you get deodorant wipes, anti-bacterial Read the rest of this entry »
In an economy like this one, what company can afford to send its employees on the road with suitcases full of high-tech gadgets? To cut costs, business travelers just need to tote an iPhone filled with applications that help them book airline flights, organize schedules and deliver presentations.
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) App Store has hundreds of travel-related apps and almost all of them are $9.99 or less. Indeed, the iPhone is making life much easier for business Read the rest of this entry »
The escalating protests in Thailand forced the closing of Bangkok's second airport, Don Muang, on Thursday, effectively cutting off all air travel to and from the Thai capital, which is a major hub for international air transport in the Asia-Pacificregion.
The airport had been used to reroute some flights after protesters clamoring for the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat closed down Bangkok's main airport, Suvarnabhumi, Read the rest of this entry »
At BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said there were no significant problems. About 77,500 air passengers were expected yesterday.
"The flight monitors at the airport showed a lot of on-time travel, and I think that weather has not been a factor," said BWI spokesman Jonathan Dean.
Amtrak expected to carry 128,000 passengers in the United States yesterday, and many travelers at Baltimore's Penn Station say the bustle was more orderly than Read the rest of this entry »
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is prepared for a busy travel week. The Thanksgiving rush will begin the Tuesday before the holiday and continue through the Monday after Thanksgiving.
The day before Thanksgiving, an estimated 140,000 passengers will travel through Sky Harbor, about 35 percent more than a typical Wednesday.
New this year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is adding Family Lanes to each security checkpoint Read the rest of this entry »
With travel budgets tight, U.S. destinations and budget options are gaining popularity with Americans, while some are choosing to forgo travel altogether.
"Travel is one of those discretionary expenditures that people are looking at very closely and they are deciding to change their travel patterns," Rob Flynn, vice president and global travel publisher with the travel publisher Frommer's, said in an interview.
American vacationers are now more Read the rest of this entry »
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