Category: Travel

  • MDOT removing orange barrels to some roads statewide ahead of Memorial Day travel

    MDOT removing orange barrels to some roads statewide ahead of Memorial Day travel

    LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on 55% of its road and bridge projects statewide ahead of Memorial Day weekend to ease traffic delays for drivers. AAA said more than 1.3 million Michiganders are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day…

  • Why experts predict Memorial Day Weekend travel will exceed pre-pandemic levels

    Why experts predict Memorial Day Weekend travel will exceed pre-pandemic levels

    BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -AAA predicts we’ll see close to recording-breaking travel this Memorial Day weekend, with almost 44 million people expected to leave town. “AAA is projecting an additional one million travelers over the long weekend compared to 2019, which not only means that we’re exceeding pre-pandemic levels, but it also signals just a very,…

  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport issues Memorial Day weekend travel tips

    Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport issues Memorial Day weekend travel tips

    ERLANGER, Ky. — The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is recommending customers plan ahead if they’re flying through this Memorial Day weekend, as the holiday will bring an influx of passengers. What You Need To Know The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport recommends customers plan ahead if they’re flying through this Memorial Day weekend The airport is expecting…

  • Miami International Airport preparing for record summer travel season – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

    Miami International Airport preparing for record summer travel season – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

    MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) – Miami International Airport is looking to be a hot spot this summer, with passenger traffic projected to increase 10 percent compared to last summer, airport officials said. Beginning Memorial Day weekend, MIA expects to welcome over 160,000 travelers daily, according to a press release. The number has the potential…

  • When to travel, not travel in WA over Memorial Day weekend

    When to travel, not travel in WA over Memorial Day weekend

    Memorial Day Weekend travel forecast Here’s what to know if you’re traveling during Memorial Day Weekend. <!–> Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest times to travel in the U.S., and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is making sure travelers anticipate higher-than-usual traffic across the state this year. –> WSDOT compiled several…

  • TSA Data Shows Something Unusual Happening with Summer Travel This Year

    TSA Data Shows Something Unusual Happening with Summer Travel This Year

    On May 17, over 2.8 million travelers passed through TSA checkpoints—which is one of the five busiest travel days in the agency’s history. This is a bit unusual because, historically, the biggest travel days are major holiday weekends such as Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The busiest travel day on record…

  • Traveling on Memorial Day? Here’s What You Need To Know

    Traveling on Memorial Day? Here’s What You Need To Know

    This year is expected to make history as a projected 43.8 million Americans will be traveling on Memorial Day, according to AAA reports. That’s more than we’ve seen in nearly 20 years! Travel forecast This year, nearly 88%, or 38.4 million, will travel by car for Memorial Day. By plane? about 3.5 million. Last year…

  • How compensation compares between Oregon staff and travel nurses

    How compensation compares between Oregon staff and travel nurses

    Shutterstock // Gorodenkoff How compensation compares between Oregon staff and travel nurses Heightened demand made nursing a high-paying profession over the last decade, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Nationally, registered nurses today earn more than $45 per hour on average—about $14 more than the average wage across all occupations in the United…

  • How to beat the Memorial Day travel rush

    How to beat the Memorial Day travel rush

    Want to beat Memorial Day weekend traffic — or at least try to? Then don’t travel Thursday and Friday between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., according to Mark Schieldrop of AAA, which has studied historical traffic patterns and concluded that volume tends to be higher than normal during those times. The best time to depart?…

  • American Airline Is gearing Up For Holiday Weekend Travel At Charlotte Douglas International Airport

    American Airline Is gearing Up For Holiday Weekend Travel At Charlotte Douglas International Airport

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. – American Airlines is prepared for record breaking Memorial Day weekend travel which will unofficially kick off the airline’s summer travel season. Across its network, American is preparing to care for more customers this weekend compared to last year, with a schedule that is 30% larger than its closest competitor. At CLT airport…