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Passengers boarding a Metrobus in downtown Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP Washington, D.C., is on the verge of eliminating bus fares for city residents, joining other U.S. cities that are working to make metro bus and rail systems free to ride. Already, Boston, San Francisco and Denver are experimenting with

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Fifteen senators, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, sent a

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT American Airlines shares rose more than 4% in morning trading Thursday after the carrier hiked its revenue and profit estimates for the fourth quarter thanks to strong demand and high fares. Other airlines’ shares also rallied. American said in a securities filing it estimates revenue

South Korea on Tuesday hit back at claims that its Covid rules for Chinese travelers are “discriminatory,” saying more than half of its imported cases are coming from China. In a response to CNBC, Seung-ho Choi, a deputy director at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that up to 80% of “imported confirmed

In this article 4922.T-JP 4911.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travel restrictions launched in the wake of China’s border reopening may be affecting where people there are booking trips. But it’s not out of spite, said several Chinese travelers who spoke to CNBC. It’s because some countries aren’t letting them in easily, they said.

Tourists visit ice sculptures in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on New Year’s Day 2023. China News Service | VCG | Getty Images BEIJING — It’s going to take time for Chinese consumers to really start spending again, despite China’s abrupt shift toward reopening. About a month after Guangzhou city resumed in-store dining, local coffee shop owner

The new Delta SkyClub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Terminals 2 and 3 where the reimagined state-of-the-art facilities will soon welcome millions of guests each year. Media News Group | Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images When United Airlines gate agents call the first boarding group, Ted Cohen notices something he never saw in

In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Delta Air Lines will offer travelers free Wi-Fi starting Feb. 1, after years of studying the possibility. About 80% of Delta’s domestic fleet will offer the service next month, but it will become available on more planes each week, CEO Ed Bastian said during a

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European nations are looking at new travel requirements from China after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images European nations on Wednesday recommended imposing new restrictions on travelers from China amid fears of an increase in Covid cases. Passengers departing from China will likely have to present a

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pristine Floyde searches for a friend’s suitcase in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images Southwest Airlines stabilized its schedule over the weekend after about 16,000 cancellations, but its

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines canceled nearly two-thirds of its flights Tuesday and warned that mass disruptions will continue throughout the week, drawing scrutiny from the Transportation Department as other airlines recovered from severe winter weather. Airlines have canceled thousands of U.S. flights over the last week as

Passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Nov. 4, 2022, before China ended Covid-related restrictions on travel. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China announced late Monday that travelers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival on the mainland starting Jan. 8. The forthcoming shift

For more than two years, overseas travelers have had to quarantine upon arrival in China because of Covid restrictions. Pictured here at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, are passengers waiting to be taken to quarantine-designated destinations. Leo Ramirez | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. government is considering imposing new Covid rules for

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown will “certainly” hit its fourth-quarter results, executives said Thursday, adding it will take several weeks to work through affected travelers’ reimbursement requests. The systemwide chaos stranded hundreds of thousands of customers over the holiday week and drew scrutiny from Washington. related

Travelers check in with Cathay Pacific at the Hong Kong International Airport on December 20, 2022. Vernon Yuen | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Some countries announced new Covid testing requirements for visitors from China after the mainland said it would finally relax border controls. Japan was the first country to subsequently release rule

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travelers at Baltimore Washington International airport deal with the impact of Southwest Airlines canceling more than 12,000 flights around the Christmas holiday weekend across the country and in Baltimore, Maryland, December 27, 2022. Michael McCoy | Reuters Southwest Airlines slashed another 2,500 flights on Wednesday,

Travelers check in at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport in on Dec. 12, 2022, after China relaxed domestic travel restrictions. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Now that China is set to reopen its borders, locals are rushing to plan overseas travel for the Lunar New Year in late January, according to Trip.com

Travelers have a host of pathogens to dodge this winter, including the “tripledemic” of infections caused by Covid-19, flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). But there are steps people can take to reduce their chances of getting sick, say health specialists at Spain’s SHA Wellness Clinic. The key is to develop “a resilient immune system

Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Americans are poised to travel overseas in a big way in 2023. Households are continuing to unleash two or three years’ worth of pent-up demand as Covid-19 fears wane and the last vestiges of pandemic-era border restrictions have eased. The U.S. dollar also