Category: Travel

  • Breakthrough in Science: Hypersonic travel

    Breakthrough in Science: Hypersonic travel

    Aerospace engineers at the University of Central Florida are drawing global attention for their successful experiments in hypersonic propulsion. Their work would lead to safe and stabile hypersonic air travel in the future– that could fly passengers from Tampa to Los Angeles in a matter of minutes. Posted May 20, 2024 10:44pm EDT

  • TSA preps for busiest summer travel season ever

    TSA preps for busiest summer travel season ever

    The summer travel season officially begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day, but officials with the Transportation Security Administration said they’re already seeing record numbers. FOX 5’s Josh Rosenthal has the latest details. Posted May 20, 2024 10:36pm EDT

  • Record summer travel season ahead according to experts

    Record summer travel season ahead according to experts

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Travel experts say the Memorial Day holiday weekend will be just a snapshot of what is to come for this busy summer season. Memorial Day travel expected to hit record highs Whether it’s a road trip over state lines or an international excursion, big travel plans are happening this summer. Experts…

  • AAA: 2024 Memorial Day weekend could break travel records

    AAA: 2024 Memorial Day weekend could break travel records

    NORTH ALABAMA (WHNT) — The unofficial start to summer is just a few days away, and the American Automobile Association, or AAA, expects a major weekend for air travel and road trips this Memorial Day. “We think it’ll be very close to the busiest Memorial Day weekend of all time (which was in 2005) when…

  • Prepping for last-minute travel (Greg’s Flying by the Seat of our Points Journal)

    Prepping for last-minute travel (Greg’s Flying by the Seat of our Points Journal)

    The 2024 team challenge is starting soon. It’s going to be a whirlwind of nearly non-stop action. I can’t wait! But now, I need to prepare… In a team meeting, I suggested that we each post about how we’re preparing for the challenge. Nick and Tim stared back at me blankly. How does one prepare for…

  • School’s Out: Consumers Will Use Their Credit Cards to Pay for Summer Travel

    School’s Out: Consumers Will Use Their Credit Cards to Pay for Summer Travel

    Summer is just around the corner — and consumers are getting ready to spend big on travel. Roughly half of United States consumers had made travel plans by early April, when PYMNTS Intelligence conducted its latest survey. Generation Z consumers are particularly keen on summer trips, with 58% indicating they will travel. Moreover, many summer…

  • School’s Out: Consumers Will Use Their Credit Cards to Pay for Summer Travel

    School’s Out: Consumers Will Use Their Credit Cards to Pay for Summer Travel

    Summer is just around the corner — and consumers are getting ready to spend big on travel. Roughly half of United States consumers had made travel plans by early April, when PYMNTS Intelligence conducted its latest survey. Generation Z consumers are particularly keen on summer trips, with 58% indicating they will travel. Moreover, many summer…

  • Have Aloha Will Travel EP134: More Questions, More Answers

    Have Aloha Will Travel EP134: More Questions, More Answers

    You asked, we answered. We had some great questions—via email, in DMs and left as comments on Instagram—from readers, and we just had to tackle them. S. Anderson wanted to know about biking paths on Oʻahu, and here are some helpful resources: Strawberry guava on a trail on Oʻahu.Photo: Catherine Toth Fox And for that…

  • Think Bhutan’s $100 daily tourism fee is pricey? It could go even higher, says prime minister

    Think Bhutan’s $100 daily tourism fee is pricey? It could go even higher, says prime minister

    Bhutan may reconsider its controversial $100 daily tourism fees if the country’s tourism industry recovers soon, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay told CNBC on May 10. But the fees are likely to go higher, he said. Bhutan reopened its borders in September 2022 with an increased “Sustainable Development Fee” of $200 per person per day…

  • Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, record travel numbers reported by TSA

    Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, record travel numbers reported by TSA

    article <!–> BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) – The summer travel season officially begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day, but officials with the Transportation Security Administration said they’re already seeing record numbers. –> Friday, May 17, and Sunday, May 19, are now among the top five busiest travel days in American history,…