Pandemic tips

The U.S. hotel industry notched a big win in the latest jobs data: The American hospitality and leisure sector — which includes restaurants and hotels— is back to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.

Make that five new ships for Carnival Cruise Line in just 18 months.

In many respects, 2023 was a record-setting year at airports. The Transportation Security Administration saw its busiest summer ever. All-time, single-day passenger traffic records fell on two occasions. Airlines fielded historic demand for overseas travel, prompting carriers to shift their schedules to meet an enduring craving for travel.

Etihad Airways' superjumbo — and the most exclusive cabin in commercial aviation — is once again flying to the U.S.

For 25 years, Hostelworld has stood apart from other online travel agencies by connecting travelers with hostels. In 2022, it became the first agency to offer a chat tool that lets guests talk before staying at the same hostel. Earlier this month, the Dublin-based company reported its annual results.

For the 25th time in 26 years, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was named the world's busiest airport.

Spirit Airlines said on Monday that it would delay delivery of new Airbus planes and furlough pilots to save money as it seeks to overcome several setbacks, including a blocked merger, engine problems and a lackluster recovery from the pandemic.

A brutish granite ridge soared above us in the moonlight. The snow that should not have been there in July seemed to go on forever. We were already short of breath, and weirdly, there were almost no other hikers. Even though I had trained for this, I felt stupidly out of my depth.

Four years after the coronavirus pandemic first spawned delays in Global Entry application processing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says wait times are improving. Yet, amid an unrelenting wave of demand for the program, the agency admits it's still not satisfied.

Roughly 1,200 eligible individuals have received funds from the organization since August 2023 as fundraising efforts for Maui fire victims come to a close at the end of April

After more than 140 years of incomplete construction, Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia church is expected to be finished in 2026, per a report released by the church March 20.

During the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans reminisced about the things that used to bring them joy. They never stopped thinking about that last big trip with their families or that last in-person concert they enjoyed with friends.

Airbnb will be introducing a new cancellation policy on June 6 for weather-related events and government travel restrictions.

The Shore Club in Miami Beach is entering a new era. The art deco property will undergo a redevelopment and relaunch as part of the Auberge Resorts Collection. A grand reopening is planned for 2027.

I typically fall into two camps when it comes to booking places to stay: full-service luxury hotels and independently-owned boutique properties.

The airline industry barely survived its last black swan event, the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, U.S. passenger numbers dropped by almost 95%. By June of that year, some 16,000 planes had been taken out of service.

Business travel has lagged leisure throughout the pandemic recovery as corporate road warriors – and their finance chiefs – grew content with video calls and sporadic trips into offices. 

I have, of late, been thinking a lot about the relationship between traveling and reading. One of the ways that I fell apart a little bit during the first year of the pandemic, as so many of us did, was that I largely stopped reading books. By early 2021, I had resolved to change this, and the return of travel helped me do it.

Live music was no more. Patrick Milando could draw no other conclusion. But maybe he could pivot.

Amtrak is adding more trains to its schedule along the busy Northeast Corridor, owing to major strides in ridership after pandemic setbacks between 2020 and 2022.

Travel advisors and analysts view new megaship orders from the world's two largest cruise lines as a sign of confidence in cruising and a signal that normal shipbuilding rates could soon return.