Anyone who has gone on a trip in the last year probably has a horror story. Canceled flights have abounded. Customer service wait times with airlines can be hours long. […]
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Back to news homeJetBlue and Spirit Airlines Announce Merger Plan
JetBlue would pay shareholders $2.50 per share upfront on approval of the deal and the equivalent of ten cents per share per month starting next year — an incentive to […]
Gas Prices Force Many to Rethink Driving, and Spending
KATY, Texas — Most Americans would gladly pay the $4.29 for a gallon of regular gas Buc-ee’s was charging this week on Interstate 10 between Houston and San Antonio, more […]
Stuckey’s Pins Revival on the Return of the Great American Road Trip
“We look for stuff you don’t see in every roadside place,” Ms. Stuckey said.Certain classics — rubber alligators and coonskin caps — remain popular, as do Mexican blankets and Baja […]
The Dream of the Open Road Collides With the Reality of $5-a-Gallon Gas
Gas prices have risen nearly every day since our trip began on May 12. According to AAA’s tracker, the national average hit $5 a gallon on Saturday. We had no […]
Gas Prices Hit New Highs as Summer Driving Season Starts
HOUSTON — With the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinding on, drivers will have to shell out a lot more to fill up their cars as the summer travel season begins […]
More Than 750 U.S. Flights Canceled on Wednesday
Airlines canceled more than 900 flights in and out of U.S. airports on Wednesday, a sign of continuing stress for the industry and travelers ahead of the New Year’s holiday […]
How Omicron Could Knock Economic Recovery Off Track
LONDON — This week, Marisha Wallace finally had to admit that her planned five-day ski holiday in Switzerland in mid-December was not salvageable: The Swiss government’s sudden decision to impose […]
How to Store Your Covid Vaccine Card or Test Results on Your Phone
The state of the digital Covid vaccine card — the bar code that we store on our phones and present to businesses and venues as proof of inoculation — is […]
As Virus Cases Rise in Europe, an Economic Toll Returns
“It was a shock” when the lockdown was announced, she said, adding that it was too early to predict the scale of the losses she could incur. “We just have […]