Author: Sophia Rodriguez
Southwest Airlines flight prices are now visible on Google Flights for the first time, a historic move as the low-cost carrier is notorious for only displaying travel costs on its own website and app. This increased price transparency makes it significantly easier to compare flight options on a single platform. CHICAGO – APRIL 3: A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from Midway Airport in Chicago on April 3, 2008. … [+] Illinois. Southwest officials (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Getty Images View Southwest Airlines flights on Google Flights Previously, you could only see flight times for Southwest flights, and to check…
CNN — The United States has received the great honor of being named the best country in the world for travel and tourism in 2024 by the World Economic Forum. The rankings are determined by a wide range of criteria, including infrastructure, natural resources, sustainability, labor availability and, since we're talking about the Global Economic Fund, competitive pricing. Another thing to keep in mind is that the WEF data focuses on tourism, including businesses like hotels, airports, attractions, and airlines, not just what travelers on the ground look like. Six of the top 10 countries on the list are in…
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A AAA spokesperson said the company is expecting Memorial Day weekend to be its busiest travel weekend in the last 20 years. “We're expecting roughly 44 million people to travel nationwide. Specifically, in California, we expect roughly 5.6 million people to travel,” said AAA's Julian Paredes. This weekend, people from across the country, state and Central Valley will flock to highways, train stations and airports to get out of town for Memorial Day. In the Valley, Fresno Yosemite International Airport is scheduled to have the TSA screen more than 25,000 travelers through Tuesday, with many of…
Floridians are expected to travel more than ever over this Memorial Day weekend. AAA predicts that more than 2.5 million Floridians will travel 50 or more miles, which is 126,500 more holiday travelers than the all-time high set last year. AAA predicts Memorial Day travel will be the second-busiest on record nationwide, with approximately 43.8 million Americans traveling more than 50 miles during the holiday travel period.* That's 1.7 million more travelers than last year (a 4 percent increase) but just shy of the 2005 record of 44 million. “Memorial Day will mark the beginning of a very busy summer…
As a travel writer and founder of packing site Just Packed, I've found that the only way to minimize stress and maximize efficiency during the packing process is preparation. No matter the length of your trip, it's always beneficial to take the time to think through what (and how) you're going to pack. I might even create a travel outfit list a week before I leave. It's also important to keep your bathroom cabinet well-stocked with travel-sized toiletries so they're easy to grab and pack the night before. With summer travel just days away and can't-miss Memorial Day sales already…
This weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer travel season. Some people will be traveling over Memorial Day weekend, while others will be staying local. “I'm going to visit a friend who lives outside of Fayetteville,” Springdale resident Therese Moreno said. “It's about a 20-minute drive.” At XNA, the summer travel season is already in full swing. “We're starting to see a little bit of bustle throughout the terminals, and I imagine it's going to get busier as the summer continues,” said Olivia Tyler, public relations manager for XNA. XNA said it just recorded its highest number of air…
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin leaves next week on a visit to Singapore, Cambodia and France. As part of his 10th official visit to the Indo-Pacific region, Secretary Austin will deliver a plenary address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. During his visit, he will meet with Singapore's new Prime Minister and other senior Singaporean officials, convene a multilateral meeting of Southeast Asian counterparts, and participate in a Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting (TMM) with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts. He will also hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from across the Indo-Pacific region and with Admiral Dong…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A friend of the son of a prominent opposition leader in Congo says the son turned down a six-figure offer to travel there from the United States to serve as a security guard for the family. A failed coup attempt.Marcel Malanga, the 21-year-old son of eccentric coup leader Christian Malanga, was detained by Congolese troops on Sunday morning along with a former classmate from his hometown of West Jordan, Utah, after his father was killed in a shootout while resisting arrest. His high school football teammate, Tyler ThompsonThe 21-year-old was the only one to American…
The Memorial Day weekend travel season kicked off Friday with Southern Californians expected to take to the roads and planes in record numbers for holiday trips, and officials urged people to plan ahead, expect crowds and be patient. Memorial Day traditionally marks the start of the summer travel season, and officials at Los Angeles International Airport warned travelers that passenger and vehicle traffic will increase over the next few days and remain high for the next few months. According to the Automobile Club of Southern California, 3.5 million Southern California residents are expected to travel for Memorial Day. Daytime weekend…
Heading into the holiday weekend, AAA reports that Memorial Day travel forecasts will be the second highest ever.About 44 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles over the next few days.Even if people don't have plans to travel far this weekend, many will be traveling within the state to get to their final destination, said Clay Ingram with AAA Alabama.”When you have that many vehicles on the road, you're going to have more breakdowns, more crashes, all kinds of issues,” Ingram said, “so we're preparing and we hope that anyone who's out on the road will prepare…