Travel and commuting – The Durango Herald

Virus throws theme park attendance for a loop

Across U.S., attendance lags

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Pandemic turns summer into European tourism’s leanest season

BRUGES, Belgium – Bruges mayor Dirk De fauw first realized something was desperately wrong with European tourism when on a brisk March morning he crossed the Burg square in front of the Goth...

DATE: Sep 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected

United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, a smaller number than the airline predicted in July because thousands of workers agreed to leave with the tra...

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees

United Airlines says it listened to customers and is dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States. “When we hear from cus...

DATE: Aug 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

No vacancy: Amid pandemic, motels stage a major comeback

Motels, those oft-neglected one-story destinations typically spurned by affluent travelers, are having an upswing. They can thank COVID-19. Road trippers and travelers seeking to ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Returning vacationers drive Italy’s surge in COVID-19 cases

ROME – With thousands of travelers being tested at Italy’s airports and some ports, the nation where Europe’s COVID-19 outbreak began registered a seventh straight day of increasing new infe...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Virus pandemic reshapes air travel

Carriers struggle to convince skeptical consumers flying is safe

DATE: Aug 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Returning vacationers face new constraints as virus spikes

PARIS – Countries that had seen a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks tracked swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed cases Monday, prompting fears among government leaders and health ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Touristy Taos sees out-of-staters despite virus rules

Visitors who fail to follow health rules anger residents

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

American considering cutting flights to many smaller cities

DALLAS – American Airlines is planning to drop flights to up to 30 smaller U.S. cities if a federal requirement to continue those flights expires at the end of next month, an airline executi...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at U.S. airports

DALLAS – With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic. And 80% of t...

DATE: Aug 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Wave of boat buyers seek recreation, safety during pandemic

YARMOUTH, Maine – Brandon Mitchell had big plans to visit family in Michigan and take his wife and three kids to Disney World. The pandemic put those plans on ice. So they bought ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel