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The writing was on the wall, but now it's official: Southwest Airlines is making more adjustments to its network, with an emphasis on Atlanta.

An airline in India, IndiGo Airlines, now allows female travelers to see the gender of the passenger sitting next to them in an effort to make women more comfortable. 

Almost 20 years after the publication of Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight," the small Washington city that serves as a backdrop for the literary sensation is still going through a tourism boom.

Friday's IT outage caused widespread disruptions after Microsoft reported problems with its online services, linked to an issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

European regulators have approved Lufthansa Group's bid to acquire a 41% stake in embattled Italian flag carrier ITA Airways, the company said Wednesday. The deal, expected to close later this year, will set the stage for ITA to become that latest to participate in the wave of consolidation in the European industry.

United Airlines introduced a new tool in the United app Wednesday that can help travelers stay on top of weather delays during July Fourth — the holiday is expected to be the peak of what is already a record-breaking summer travel season.

United Airlines now sends texts with live radar maps during delays, enhancing transparency and real-time flight information with generative AI tools.

Many travelers from the United States lost a crucial tool to check maps, make reservations, use ride-hailing apps and more because of a cellular data outage that began affecting users of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon on Wednesday.

Back in 2021, a 22-year-old from Arkansas named Trevor Rainbolt shuttered himself in his Los Angeles apartment to memorize the world. For months, he spent his time studying Google Street View from his desk chair. Delivery drivers handed over his meals; a barber came to style his hair. After a while, his memory grew planetary. When you see cabbage-like plants thriving along the sides of a Russian country road, he learned, you’re most likely looking at Sakhalin Island. On a bridge lined with pea-green pavement? You’re above a river in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province. If your vista, but for the sweep of golden grasslands, screams South Africa, you’ll be in Eswatini.

Summer travel is upon us, which often means navigating crowded airports and gritting teeth on sold-out flights. It's enough to make anyone feel claustrophobic—when it comes time for boarding, we wouldn't blame you for wondering, how full is my flight going to be?

Frontier Airlines is showing no signs of letting up on the network shake-up that's helped define the carrier in 2024.

Apple Maps is making it easier to get outside this summer with updates to help travelers navigate national parks and create custom walking and hiking routes.

Fourth of July weekend is less than a month away, but there are still plenty of flight deals available to help travelers plan the ultimate summer vacation.

Cities around the world have proven that the goal of zero traffic fatalities is achievable.

Within months of the Pearl Harbor bombing on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States, in cooperation with the Canadian authorities, set out to build a highway from British Columbia to Alaska, then a territory and viewed as vulnerable to attack by Japan. The original 1,685-mile road took more than 10,000 soldiers less than nine months to complete.

Self-guided adventure travel is having its moment right now and there are many reasons for its rise in popularity. No one knows this better than Neil Lapping, founder of Macs Adventure, which offers more than 500 self-guided hiking and biking adventures in more than 40 destinations worldwide.

Floridians and those visiting the state now have a competitive alternative to road and air travel.

When it comes to favorite summer vacation destinations that require a passport stamp, Americans are, well, all over the map with their preferences, according to new findings from Google. Search data breaks down the most Googled international summer vacation spots by each U.S. state, and Italy emerges as the No. 1 sought-after summer vacation in the most states, according to Google Trends. Several Caribbean hotspots as well as some Canadian destinations, like Vancouver, Whistler, and Mont-Tremblant, are also on the leaderboard.

Many great wine brands are owned by multinational corporations, with more small winemakers opting to sell every year. It’s not often that a winery goes the other way— the realities of regaining control are daunting to say the least. But James Hall, founder and once again owner of Patz & Hall, a critically acclaimed Sonoma chardonnay and pinot noir specialist, has done just that. Earlier this year, he purchased his winery back from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, which has owned the brand since 2016.

Southwest Airlines is shrinking its route map.

For years, residents of Barcelona’s La Salut neighbourhood have had to share their bus route with crowds of tourists.