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Articles tagged “road trips”

Travel Technology

Electric Cars Hit the Road This Holiday Weekend But Charging Stations Still a Big Hurdle

Electric vehicles are easier to take on summer trips than ever, with the number of charging stations up two-thirds in the last year. But regions differ in availability.

Skift | 2 years ago

Electric Cars Hit the Road This Holiday Weekend But Charging Stations Still a Big Hurdle

Tourism

Summer Vacationers Are Budgeting and the RV Market Is Responding

While many turned to recreational vehicles and outdoor experiences for social distancing and mental wellness during the pandemic, rising vacation prices are forcing Americans to carefully allocate their finances, adding yet another reason to the list of why RVs are the move this summer.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Summer Vacationers Are Budgeting and the RV Market Is Responding

Tourism

U.S. Travelers More Concerned About Costs Than Covid for First Time Since Pandemic

Americans are now saying that financial factors trump health and safety worries when it comes to travel decision-making. While some are staying home because they can't afford it, those determined to travel are finding ways to work around higher prices.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

U.S. Travelers More Concerned About Costs Than Covid for First Time Since Pandemic

Hotels

Wyndham’s App Update Is Made for Road Trips

Hundreds of thousands of Americans regularly struggle to plan long-distance trips with stops at hotels that are pet friendly or have parking for large trucks. Wyndham's new tool aims to address this hassle.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Wyndham’s App Update Is Made for Road Trips

Travel Technology

An Artificial Intelligence Remedy to Ease Traffic Jam Madness This Summer

Travel reports are revealing that people are going to be spending more time on the road this year than during any other pandemic year. One company is introducing a new technology to make sure people are actually spending that time in transit, not at a traffic light.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

An Artificial Intelligence Remedy to Ease Traffic Jam Madness This Summer

Tourism

U.S. Travelers Still Plan Memorial Day Road Trips Despite High Gas Prices

Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season that will surely test American's resilience for inflation.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

U.S. Travelers Still Plan Memorial Day Road Trips Despite High Gas Prices

Hotels

Choice Hotels Ready to Capture More Spontaneous Vacationers This Summer

Choice can boast a strong set of first-quarter results, but the hotel group thinks the best is yet to come with a summer of impromptu road trips ahead.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Choice Hotels Ready to Capture More Spontaneous Vacationers This Summer

Online Travel

Ukraine Airbnb Bookers Get Duped and More Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, money from Airbnb bookings meant to support Ukraine is often going to hosts outside of the country, several hotel giants freeze development plans in Russia, and United Airlines is worried about the prospect of higher oil prices.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Ukraine Airbnb Bookers Get Duped and More Top Stories This Week

Airlines

Daily Podcast: Road Trip and Airline Price Worries

Good morning from Skift. It's Wednesday, March 9, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Daily Podcast: Road Trip and Airline Price Worries

Coronavirus

U.S. Road Trips Still a Go With Higher Gas Prices But Here’s What Changes

Rural destinations that have benefitted from long-haul road trippers will want to prepare for the impact of higher gas prices on consumer behavior, on the cusp of busy spring and summer seasons.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

U.S. Road Trips Still a Go With Higher Gas Prices But Here’s What Changes