The Memorial Day Weekend travel rush will soon get underway. Millions are expected to flood the roads and the skies. It’s projected to be one of the busiest Memorial Day weekends in decades. Sarah Kopit, the editor-in-chief of the travel news site, Skift, joined “The Rush Hour” on Wednesday to talk more about the travel…

This year, Michigan is seeing a big jump in travel for the holiday weekend. Here’s where MDOT is helping out. MICHIGAN, USA — If you’re hitting the road this Memorial Day, the Michigan Department of Transportation has good news for you. More than 1.3 million Michigan residents will travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day…

Traveling can whisk us away to exciting new places, offering a break from the daily grind and an opportunity to indulge in new experiences. Yet, amidst the excitement, there’s one companion that often struggles to keep up: our sleep. Whether you’re jet-setting across continents or just spending a night away from home, the quality of…

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new report released by Travel Oregon found record-high tourism spending in 2023 as the state’s travel industry makes a post-pandemic come back in employment levels. According to the report, Oregon saw “steady and significant” growth in travel industry employment in 2023 along with growth in employee earnings, and visitor spending…

Mars Petcare and Tripadvisor are partnering to make travel more pet-friendly, via a digital hub that will connect pet parents to destinations and support businesses that accommodate them.  The new Pet Travel Hub will be co-branded under Mars’s Cesar Canine Cuisine brand and Tripadvisor. It is designed to further Mars Petcare’s mission of creating “A…

Fresno, CA (May 22, 2024)– Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) expects a busy Memorial Day holiday travel weekend. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) projects it will screen more than 25,000 departing passengers from FAT starting Thursday, May 23 through Tuesday, May 28. The single busiest day projected at FAT is Friday, May 24 when more…

With Memorial Day weekend approaching, bringing with it the unofficial start of summer, millions of New Yorkers and travelers nationwide are expected to hit the roads and take to the skies. Though traffic is rarely ever easy to navigate in the five boroughs, certain travel times are expected to be worse than others. The worst…

UPPER MICHIGAN (WLUC) – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on 55 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers. According to MDOT, AAA estimates more than 1.3 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Alaska Airlines and Gov. Josh Green will be holding a press conference Wednesday to announce the launch of a travel gift program for Maui wildfire-impacted families. The program — called Maui CARE Flights — will give more than 3,000 roundtrip Alaska Airlines flights to families. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci is expected…