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News Articles: Travel

Passengers queue up at Greece's Thessaloniki Makedonia Airport on Sept. 2. Recommendations about physical distancing prove hard to follow at airports — and in the jetway leading to the plane.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Advice About Traveling In The Delta Variant Era?

Here are questions to ask yourself — and databases to check — before making the decision to take off as the highly contagious coronavirus variant continues spreading.

September 03, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Little St. Simons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • Arts & Life

Getting Away From The City: Georgia Travel Experts Reflect On This Summer’s Biggest Trends

This summer, many Georgians were eager to get back on the road for summer travel after loosened COVID-19 restrictions meant they could go back to their beloved hideaway — and even try some new vacation destinations. 

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Kyra Posey
An illustration depicting U.S. money and the various ways we save or spend it, including on food, travel, transportation, entertainment, and more.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Pandemic's Impact On Purchasing And Consumer Behavior — And A Look Ahead

Wednesday on Political Rewind: We all know that the pandemic has had a profound impact on our buying habits — from how we shop for groceries to the services we use to stream new movies at home; from the sticker shock that awaits us as we shop for a new (or even used) car to the soaring price of houses.

The travel industry is only now coming back to life. But can you feel safe booking a cruise? Flights are full again, but do you want to fly on an airplane with every seat filled?

July 21, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
While rafting down the Guejar River, tourists stop to hike along a stream to a waterfall near the town of Mesetas, which used to be under FARC rebel control in southern Colombia.

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  • Latin America

Tourists In Colombia Can Now Take Jungle Hikes With Ex-FARC Guerrilla Guides

FARC rebels used to chain their kidnap victims in the jungle until they received ransom. Now tourists pay ex-guerrillas hundreds of dollars to take them hiking and whitewater rafting there.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • John Otis
Developers knocked down the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London, in 2015 with plans to put up luxury apartments in its place. Community activists filed suit and the developer was forced to rebuild the pub brick for brick.

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  • World

Pair Your Pints With A Trip Through History On This British Pub Crawl Across London

The quintessential British institutions have changed over time and now face threats to their very existence.

July 09, 2021
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  • Frank Langfitt
A United Airlines plane takes off over another plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport last year. United Airlines has announced a new order of 270 narrow-bodied planes from Boeing and Airbus.

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  • Business

United Airlines Is Buying 270 New Planes In A Massive Bet On The Future Of Travel

After a devastating pandemic limited travel for more than a year, United is optimistic about the future and plans to spend billions of dollars upgrading and expanding its fleet.

June 29, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
Georgians ready for some outdoor fun after more than a year of the pandemic are flocking to attractions like the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in big numbers, but owners of many tourism-related businesses say they are getting fewer applicants than ever before

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  • Economy

Georgia Tourism Springs Back To Life, Businesses Struggle To Regain Staffing

Some business owners say they are struggling to hire enough people to keep their customers happy as tourists return to traveling.

June 11, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
Children play with beach towels on a windy day in Belmar, N.J., on Tuesday. Millions are expected to hit the road or board a plane to celebrate Memorial Day weekend as more people get vaccinated and COVID-19 restrictions are scaled back.

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  • National

Travel Tips For Your Post-Vaccination Memorial Day Weekend

COVID cases are down, half of the country is at least partially vaccinated and the wanderlust has struck. But the rebound could also mean new challenges for your getaway. Here's how to avoid them.

May 28, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
A screen shows canceled incoming flights at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, R.I., on March 30, 2020. Consumer advocates and two senators say airlines are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed to customers for canceled travel.

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  • National

Complaints Soar As Customers Fight Airlines For Refunds From Pandemic Cancellations

Airlines got billions in federal COVID-19 aid over the past year, but consumer advocates and two senators say the companies are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed for canceled travel.

May 15, 2021
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  • David Schaper
A line loops through security at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as travelers return to the skies after mostly staying home during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • National

Banking On Busy Summer Travel Season, Airlines Add More Flights And New Routes

Amid a sudden surge in demand for domestic travel, especially to beach destinations and national parks, decimated airlines are adding service to new markets as they try to inch back to profitability.

May 07, 2021
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  • David Schaper
Beverly Pickering's pet sitting business cratered during the height of the pandemic. Now, she says, it's booming, and her customers are traveling again.

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  • Economy

'So Exciting To Be Working Again': Americans Are Going Out, Boosting Jobs

Newly vaccinated Americans are spending more freely on restaurants, travel and live entertainment. That should give a boost to pandemic-scarred service industries.

May 06, 2021
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  • Scott Horsley
Stuckey's

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  • Food

Road Trip Nostalgia Is Good News For Stuckey's Third-Generation Family Business

After more than a year of pandemic lockdown, the tourism industry is preparing for millions of newly vaccinated Americans to catch travel fever. That’s a business opportunity for a third-generation Georgia restaurateur, Stuckey's, whose family name was once synonymous with the great American road trip. 

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
A woman in an airport wearing a face mask and holding luggage.

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  • Politics

Emory Doc Suggests Digital 'Vaccination Passports'

Gov. Brian Kemp says while the creation of COVID-19 vaccines is a scientific miracle, he does not support mandatory vaccination passports. But officials at Emory University say being vaccinated before you can travel is not a new idea.

April 09, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19.

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  • World

New Zealand, Australia To Create 'Travel Bubble,' Resume Quarantine-Free Travel

The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.

April 06, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The relatively empty flights of past months are filling up as more people get vaccinated — and make summer plans. Are there still risks to weigh?

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: To Travel Or Not To Travel? Plus, Tattoos And Vaccines Can Mix

Airports are getting busier, but the CDC hasn't issued new guidelines for vaccinated folks. What's a wannabe traveler to do? And is it OK to get a vaccine if you just got tattooed? Or have no spleen?

March 26, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
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