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Articles tagged “road trips”

Airlines

U.S. Airline CEOs Support Lifting Mask Mandates and 8 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, several U.S. airline CEOs argue that federal mask mandates are no longer necessary, Amazon is enabling travelers to make payments using their palms, and numerous pandemic travel myths are debunked.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

U.S. Airline CEOs Support Lifting Mask Mandates and 8 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Coronavirus

106 Million Americans Expected to Road Trip This Holiday Season

The holidays continue to point to friends and family reunions and as a result, soaring backyard tourism — in the U.S., but also beyond.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

106 Million Americans Expected to Road Trip This Holiday Season

Tourism

Thanksgiving Road Trips Near 2019 Levels as Rural Tourism Continues to Soar

It's a strong sign that domestic tourism will continue to dominate over the holidays and into next year, particularly with the uncertainty looming over international travel with the Omicron variant.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

Thanksgiving Road Trips Near 2019 Levels as Rural Tourism Continues to Soar

Ground Transport

Channel Tunnel Operator Sees Tougher Covid Restrictions Lead to Revenue Drop

Prospects for the operator of the UK-France tunnel are very much impacted by the swerve of Covid trends. With cases rising in both the UK and France, there's little wonder that Getlink has been reluctant to provide financial forecasts.

Reuters | 3 years ago

Channel Tunnel Operator Sees Tougher Covid Restrictions Lead to Revenue Drop

Ground Transport

43 Million Americans Expected to Hit the Road This July 4 Holiday, Surpassing 2019

The global pandemic lockdown has awakened a new hunger for traveling. Despite the uncertainty of a new variant of coronavirus, the U.S. is seeing an increase in road trips that are good for the economy. But is it good for the environment?

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

43 Million Americans Expected to Hit the Road This July 4 Holiday, Surpassing 2019

Ground Transport

U.S. Road Trippers Logged 249 Billion Miles in April, a 56 Percent Jump From 2020

Americans put big-time miles on their vehicles this spring as the pandemic weary exercised their pent-up travel demand on the open roads.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

U.S. Road Trippers Logged 249 Billion Miles in April, a 56 Percent Jump From 2020

Tourism

37 Million Americans Out for Long Road Trips on Memorial Day Weekend

Hopes for an endless summer by Americans began in earnest on Memorial Day, as travelers took to the road by venturing 50 miles or more from home. That wanderlust should account for a 60 percent spike in travel versus last year's depressing summer kickoff.

Peter Szekely, Reuters | 3 years ago

37 Million Americans Out for Long Road Trips on Memorial Day Weekend

Tourism

Rising Gas Prices to Hit U.S. Road Trippers This Memorial Day Weekend

Americans in large numbers are excited to hit the road over this year's Memorial Day weekend. But those drivers won't find that weekend fun cheap, that's for sure.

Stephanie Kelly, Reuters | 3 years ago

Rising Gas Prices to Hit U.S. Road Trippers This Memorial Day Weekend

Ground Transport

RV Industry Still Feeling Chill From February Winter Storm in Texas

With summer approaching and Americans thinking about the open road, plants building recreational vehicles should be humming. But that freakish storm in Texas in February is still messing with the supply chain.

Timothy Aeppel, Reuters | 3 years ago

RV Industry Still Feeling Chill From February Winter Storm in Texas

Tourism

American Road Trips Surpass 2019 Levels as Latest Indicator of Travel Recovery

Americans are hitting the road in big numbers again — another sign that the nation is on the road to domestic tourism recovery. It's a timely boost as international visitors are unlikely to return by the summer.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

American Road Trips Surpass 2019 Levels as Latest Indicator of Travel Recovery