The aviation recovery is gaining momentum.A summer travel bonanza is exceeding expectations, helping airlines earn profits again and brightening the outlook for the rest of the year. It’s a welcome relief […]
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Back to news homeNext Year, Brits Will Fly Abroad. For Now, It’s Bognor Bingo.
BOGNOR REGIS, England — Little has changed in the 40 years that Jean Sheppard has been calling numbers at Crown Bingo here in the heart of Bognor Regis, one of […]
‘Red Tourism’ Flourishes in China Ahead of Party Centennial
The group of tourists, dressed in replica Red Army costumes, stood in front of a red hammer-and-sickle billboard. With their right fists raised, they pledged their allegiance to the Chinese […]
New York Faces Lasting Economic Toll Even as Pandemic Passes
“It’s gone from feeling super lonely and now it’s feeling pretty normal,” Mr. Gray added.Wall Street and the banking sector are pillars of the city’s economy, and they have been […]
That Cheap Car Rental May Be a Fraud
The surge in leisure travel as pandemic restrictions lift and a tight supply of rental cars have brought out the criminals this summer, consumer watchdogs say.The Federal Trade Commission as […]
Southwest Airlines Delays and Cancels Hundreds of Flights a Third Day
Another traveler, Azavier Jackson, 29, said she was disappointed with Southwest, which she was flying for the first time. Her flight from Los Angeles to Charlotte, N.C., was delayed, as […]
Europe’s Summer of Recovery Is More Fragile Than It Looks
ALBUFEIRA, Portugal — Until last week, Raissa Moura and her co-workers at the reception desk of the Pine Cliffs Resort were feeling optimistic that life was returning to normal along […]
United Airlines Wants to Bring Back Supersonic Air Travel
Two decades later, some start-up companies, including Boom and Spike Aerospace, are pushing ahead with new designs and plans.Today in BusinessUpdated June 3, 2021, 12:31 p.m. ETBoom, which is working with […]
Atlas Obscura, a Travel Site Focused on the Weird and Obscure, Digs Deeper
When the pandemic hit last spring, Atlas Obscura had just received a $20 million investment from a group of investors led by Airbnb. Atlas Obscura, at the time, was focused […]
How to Use Technology to Prepare for Travel During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Once you’ve figured out the logistics to get in and get out, you will have more homework to do. Don’t expect your favorite airport restaurants or lounges to be operating […]