Travel
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Virus fallout: United scales back flights, institutes hiring freezeMar 04, 2020 3:00 pm - With coronavirus anxiety deflating demand for air travel, United Airlines announced Wednesday it is reducing domestic and international flights as of April — a move affe...
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Uncertainties face vacationers as coronavirus situation evolvesMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Do I cancel my Italy trip? Is it safe to go on a cruise ship? Can I get my money back on my flight to Beijing? As the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus widens, so do th...
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Personal accounts: How coronavirus affected local travelers in ItalyFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - The coronavirus disease caused changes from small to major for Daily Herald staffers and their family members visiting Italy, where there have been 300 cases and 12 deat...
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Coming soon: airline Wi-Fi that actually works
Feb 22, 2020 5:14 am - Air travel and glitch-free internet access are often considered mutually exclusive, thanks to the technical difficulties associated with making Wi-Fi work at 40,000 feet...
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United increases bag fee to $35, joining JetBlue in hunt for revenueFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - (Bloomberg) - The $35 bag fee is gaining traction as U.S. airlines contend with the financial fallout of the grounding of the 737 Max jet and a viral pandemic that has d...
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Cruise travel risks remain 'manageable' despite virus, WHO says
Feb 17, 2020 12:00 am - Cruise ship travel remains a "manageable risk" for now, and it doesn't make sense to recommend a ban on it, the World Health Organization said, even as the return home o...
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Tweeting in a time of coronavirus: Woman uses social media to lighten mood on cruise ship
Feb 15, 2020 5:21 am - Christina Kerby was corralled aboard a massive luxury cruise ship, charting a meandering course somewhere in the South China Sea, when she began thinking about the apoca...
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Dunes Learning Center to host spring open house March 14Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dunes Learning Center in Indiana will be hosting an open house for parents and children to hike, see the camp, make friend...
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How I travel-hacked a college tour and saved $3,000
Feb 09, 2020 5:19 am - Amtrak's "buy one, get one" spring sale got me started. My teenage daughter and I had used a similar two-for-one deal last year to take an overnight train trip from Los ...
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Rosemont travel show the place to plan new adventuresFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - Imagine having the whole world just minutes away, a new country around every corner. If you've ever been to the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show at the Donald E. Stephe...