How much are you willing to pay for a ticket to the local zoo? Say $25, maybe $35? A one-day pass to the San Diego Zoo, the most expensive — and largely considered the best zoo in the U.S. — charges $58 (before discounts). So how does Canberra, Australia’s National Zoo & Aquarium get visitors
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Mural in Tampa, Fla. Courtesy of Visit Tampa. Miami and Orlando may be the tourist destinations that come to mind when travelers think of Florida, but Tampa is becoming a rival. It’s also a popular convention destination, so you may find yourself there on business. If that’s the case, and you don’t have the time or
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Friday that while he does not recline his seat on flights, he believes people should have the right to do so. “The proper thing to do is, if you’re going to recline into somebody, you ask if it’s OK first,” Bastian said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I never recline, because
Barry Diller speaks during the CNBC Next 25 Gala in New York on Nov. 6, 2014. David A. Grogan | CNBC Expedia Chairman Barry Diller told analysts he’s determined to reset the travel company’s “all life and no work” corporate culture, since he took over the company following an executive shakeup last December. On Expedia’s
United Airlines planes, including a Boeing 737 MAX 9 model, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, March 18, 2019. Loren Elliott | Reuters Coronavirus isn’t just hitting China travel. Barcelona trips are also feeling the impact. United Airlines on Thursday said it will scale back its flights to Barcelona after the
Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. December 17, 2019. Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing warned Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak could hurt aircraft deliveries in the first quarter of the year, as traffic in Asia
Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO Getty Images Airbnb reportedly lost money last year as costs outpaced revenue, casting doubt on the company’s private valuation and the timing of its planned public debut this year. The home-sharing startup lost $322 million over the first nine months of last year, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people close
The cockpit of Jet Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft Abhirup Roy | Reuters The Department of Transportation’s watchdog on Monday said it will review federal pilot training requirements, a move that comes after two fatal crashes of Boeing‘s 737 Max raised questions about increasing automation in aircraft. Pilots in both crashes battled an automated
Palm trees stand in front of the Marina Del Rey Marriott hotel in Marina Del Rey, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Help is on the way for travelers frustrated with great hotel rates that disappear once mandatory resort, amenity or “urban convenience” fees are added. The fees are said to cover
JetBlue’s founder David Neeleman says Breeze Airways could fly as early as this year. Source: Breeze Airways Nearly 20 years to the day of JetBlue Airways‘ first flight, the New York-based carrier’s founder filed an application with the Department of Transportation to operate a new airline: Breeze Airways. David Neeleman’s new U.S. leisure-focused carrier would
This is a file photo showing Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Quantum-class cruise ship, the Anthem of the Sea, as it sits moored at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, Oct. 6, 2015. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images More than two dozen passengers on a cruise ship docked near New York City have
Passengers wait in a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) line at JFK airport in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Maybe you think taking swipes at the rich in the name of “spreading the pain” is the sole dominion of politicians like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or just the Democratic Party. But meet your
A United Airlines passenger aircraft prepares to leave its gate and taxi to the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines is buying a flight-training academy in an effort to speed up hiring of more than 10,000 pilots by the next decade as about half
Royal Caribbean Cruises warned of more canceled cruises in its fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday and said it expects to take an earnings hit of 25 cents per share after canceling eight cruises out of China because of the coronavirus outbreak. “It seems likely that we will have to cancel more, but we don’t know how many,”
The Burj Khalifa looms over Dubai, United Arab Emirates. owngarden Back in early 2012, I bounded up to the ticket booth at the then-new, 2,722-foot Burj Khalifa in Dubai, hoping to snag a last-minute elevator ride to the top of the world’s tallest skyscraper. Taking a seven-hour tourist detour from a business stay in neighboring
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn Paul Marotta | Getty Images Cruise lines around the world are taking new measures to reduce the risk of a coronavirus outbreak onboard their ships. A cruise ship carrying 6,000 tourists went into lockdown at the Italian port of Civitavecchia on Thursday over fears a Chinese passenger may be infected
Delta, United and American on Friday announced they would halt service to mainland China as the rapid spread of coronavirus and government warnings against travel to the country drove down demand for flights there. Large U.S. corporations, from Apple to Ford to Kraft Heinz, have restricted their employees’ China business travel or scaled back operations because of the
A rally for Donald Trump in Wildwood, NJ. Kevin Breuninger | CNBC WILDWOOD, N.J. — On an average day in January, this is a city in hibernation, lying in wait for hotter days to lure throngs of tourists to the neon-lit rows of doo-wop-themed hotels dotting the shoreline. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally there Tuesday
Some 6,000 tourists are being held on a cruise ship in Italy over fears that a passenger could be infected with the coronavirus. “Sanitary protocol” has been activated amid concerns over the health of an individual traveling on the ship operated by Italian firm Costa Cruises. The ship reached the Italian port of Civitavecchia on
A Boeing 747-4B5(F), on a charter flight from Wuhan, China, arrives at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on January 28, 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska. Lance King | Getty Images Boeing raised concerns on Wednesday about the spread of coronavirus, as the rising number of infections prompts airlines to cut back service to China, where most