How to find the best deal when booking a hotel room
What’s going on here? Most of the well-known online travel agencies are owned by just two companies Expedia (Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotels.com, Hotwire) and Booking Holdings, formerly Priceline Group (Agoda, Booking.com, Kayak, Priceline). Checkbook believes this lack of competition hurts consumers. Expedia and Booking Holdings disagree. More...
As spring break approaches, public health experts urge caution
The pandemic outlook in the U.S. continues to improve, with confirmed Covid-19 cases falling for the sixth consecutive week and deaths having declined for the past three weeks. But spring break is on the horizon, More...
The Week in Pictures
A derailed train collides with Autumn foliage, an airline director flees his employees, a volcano spews into the night sky and more. More...
Newest amenity at hotels? Covid-19 test at check-in or before your flight
Travelers may not be able to work out at the hotel gym or gather in the lobby bar just yet, but in an increasing number of properties guests are able to order Covid-19 tests, with fast results, as part of a More...
U.S. air travel reached post-March peak on day before Christmas Eve, TSA data shows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised Americans to stay home this holiday season. But the day before Christmas Eve, more than 1.1 million people boarded airplanes — the greatest number More...
Airlines to bring back thousands of workers if aid bill signed
American Airlines and United airlines say they’ll bring most of the 32,000 industry workers furloughed if the stimulus bill passed by Congress is signed by President Donald Trump. The bill contains $15 More...
Most of the changes in travel will likely continue beyond Covid-19, experts say
Sanitizing stations, social distancing floor stickers and nasal swabs were not part of the travel experience before the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are a regular part of the routine. But for how long? NBC News More...
Australian woman falls to her death while snapping picture from famous cliff
An Australian woman fell to her death over the weekend as she snapped a picture atop a famous cliff in Victoria, authorities said. The 38-year-old mother was at Boroka Lookout inside Grampians National Park More...
Delta joins American in scrapping international ticket change fees
Delta Air Lines is getting rid of $200 international ticket change fees in hopes that the move will spur travel demand decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Delta, American and United in August dropped change More...
U.S. Wants More Security at Overseas Airports
The U.S. is asking for “enhanced security measures” at airports overseas due to terrorism concerns, officials said on Wednesday. Without naming any specific threat, Department of Homeland Security More...