Budget travel
Southwest resumes flight service to Jackson after 7 years

Jun. 07, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southwest Airlines has resumed flight service to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport after a seven-year absence. ...

JetBlue to resume flights from Worcester to JFK, Florida

May. 26, 2021 04:08 PM EDT
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — JetBlue is restarting service between Worcester Regional Airport and New York City and Florida later this year, officials announced...

FILE - In this June 24, 2020 file photo, Southwest Airlines employee Oscar Gonzalez, right, assists a passenger at the ticket counter at Love Field in Dallas. Southwest Airlines says flights are getting more full and bookings for summer look more like they did before the pandemic. The airline's report Wednesday, May 19, 2021, is further evidence that the airline industry is slowly recovering from a deep slump caused by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Southwest says flights are more full and fares are rising

May. 19, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

The tail of a JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 is shown as the plane prepares to take off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. JetBlue is announcing details around its first flights to London. The airline says it will start flying between New York's JFK Airport and London's Heathrow in mid-August, and add flights to London's Gatwick Airport in September. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
JetBlue sets date for start of flights between US and London

By David Koenig May. 19, 2021 08:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, travelers walk through Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. As vaccinations roll out, questions remain about how and where people can travel safely and on a budget this summer. Experts recommend first and foremost to get vaccinated before traveling and continue to follow CDC guidance for COVID-19 safety even after being inoculated. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
How to travel safely and cheaply this summer

By Sam Kemmis Of Nerdwallet Apr. 28, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

A United Airlines jetliner lifts off from a runway at Denver International Airport, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Denver. On Monday, April 19, 2021, United Airlines said it is still losing money, and it's waiting for a turnaround in lucrative business and international travel to get it back to profitability. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
United Airlines stock plunges after another big loss

By David Koenig Apr. 20, 2021 04:24 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo, American-Brazilian businessman David Neeleman, right, talks to journalists during a join news conference with his partner Portuguese businessman Humberto Pedrosa, in Lisbon. Two new U.S. airlines are planning on starting service this spring, tapping into the travel recovery that is picking up speed. Breeze Airways is the latest creation of Neeleman, who founded JetBlue Airways more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
2 new airlines await Americans looking to fly somewhere

By David Koenig Apr. 08, 2021 11:02 AM EDT

New Allegiant flights from Jackson Hole to Reno, Las Vegas

Jan. 12, 2021 01:14 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air has announced new non-stop air service between Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Reno and Las Vegas beginning in June. ...

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus visit Sensoji temple on New Year's Eve in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asia Today: Tokyo residents urged to 'stay home' with family

Dec. 30, 2020 10:59 PM EST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (NerdWallet via AP, File)
Liz Weston: RV-Buying Mistakes to Avoid

By Liz Weston Of Nerdwallet Dec. 21, 2020 07:00 AM EST

Report: Tennessee travel spending hit record $23B in 2019

Aug. 26, 2020 06:03 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new report says Tennessee saw $23 billion in travel spending last year, again setting a new record. The state...

FILE - In this May 1, 2015, file photo, two men play backgammon while smoking a shisha water pipe at a restaurant overlooking the canal and the Dubai Marina neighborhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai again has loosened laws governing alcohol sales and possession as the sheikhdom tries to claw its way out of an economic depression worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. The virus worsened an already-gathering economic storm engulfing the emirate, which has seen mass layoffs thin the ranks of its foreign workforce and empty homes across its vast real-estate sector even amid slight signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Alcohol rules again loosen as Dubai seeks economic recovery

By Jon Gambrell Aug. 19, 2020 02:17 AM EDT

Southwest will test thermal cameras at Dallas Love Field

Jul. 22, 2020 08:06 PM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will test thermal cameras for spotting people with fevers beginning next month at the Dallas airport as it tries to convince...

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, June 18, 2020, The Red Arrows fly over Nelsons Column in the normally busy Trafalgar Square in London. Some companies linked to hospitality and travel in Britain Wednesday July 1, 2020, have announced thousands of more job cuts as the longer term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic take hold, choosing to slim down now for survival rather than await future potential government handouts. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, FILE)
UK firms slash jobs to cope with outbreak's long term impact

By Danica Kirka Jul. 01, 2020 09:09 AM EDT

Mexico's legacy airline Aeromexico files for bankruptcy

Jun. 30, 2020 10:12 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s oldest legacy airline, Aeromexico, said Tuesday it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, a form of bankruptcy in which the...

A man sits wearing a face shield in the arrivals area on the first day of new rules that people arriving in Britain from overseas will have to quarantine themselves for 14 days to help stop the spread of coronavirus, at Heathrow Airpot in London, Monday, June 8, 2020. The British government has said that anyone caught not complying with the quarantine will face a fine. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Airlines launch legal action against UK quarantine policy

By Danica Kirka Jun. 12, 2020 05:12 AM EDT

A empty street is seen at the Los Angeles International Airport Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Los Angeles. From Britain's EasyJet to American and Delta in the U.S., airlines are cutting even more jobs to cope with a crushing drop in air travel caused by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Virus leaves the US travel industry struggling to recover

By Josh Boak And David Koenig Jun. 02, 2020 12:09 PM EDT

Mississippi hospital lays off 250 to offset COVID-19 losses

May. 28, 2020 03:04 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center has laid off 250 employees to offset financial losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

In this Wednesday, May 13, 2020 photo, a sign announces the suspension of service of Concord Coach Lines at a transportation center in Portland, Maine. America's private buses are ground to a halt, and members of the industry say they need federal assistance to help the country get back to work and play. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Virus-sapped bus lines see road to ruin without federal help

By Patrick Whittle May. 20, 2020 09:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2019, file photo, Montana's Ahmaad Rorie (14) tries to move the ball around Eastern Washington's Tyler Kidd during an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Sky men's tournament in Boise, Idaho. The cancellation of the NCAA Tournament has produced a budget crunch that leaves colleges everywhere looking for cost-saving measures. Chattanooga announced last month that any 2020-21 away games that hadn’t already been scheduled must be played within 150 miles of its campus. “A 150-mile radius isn’t going to do anything for us here in Montana,” Montana athletic director Kent Haslam said. “Some people can’t even get to a Walmart within 150 miles.” (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, File)
Budget crunch could impact how college teams opt to travel

By Steve Megargee May. 11, 2020 11:56 AM EDT