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North Carolina encourages staycations

by Leoneda Inge
Aug 6, 2021
With long-distance tourism limited, the state tries to attract residents to local destinations.
“We realized North Carolinians were going to be our best customer during this time,” said Wit Tuttell of Visit NC.
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United places its biggest order for new planes

by Samantha Fields
Jun 30, 2021
It's a sign that United believes travel is back and is betting on growth again.
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Americans still hesitant about international travel

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 30, 2021
Even as domestic travel picks up, consumers say they are wary of getting on international flights.
According to Morning Consult, consumers feel safer traveling by train, bus and domestic flight than they do traveling internationally.
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Budget airlines may have an advantage as people seek low-cost leisure escapes

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 5, 2021
The airlines may be able to offer the fares travelers are looking for, as some who are vaccinated start to plan domestic trips.
Low-cost carrier Frontier is banking on an expected increase in domestic travel.
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Airports explore new ways to forecast travel amid pandemic

by Leoneda Inge
Jan 11, 2021
A travel analytics firm is helping the Raleigh-Durham International Airport forecast using data officials haven't tapped before.
Kenneth Strickland, director of air service development at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. RDU is working with a nearby analytics firm to look at other data, like hotel bookings and rental car reservations, that could be helpful for predicting travel.
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The travel industry is still in a slump during the holiday season

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 25, 2020
AAA estimates that the number of travelers will be down by about 30 percent for Christmas and New Years.
Passengers enter a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on Monday in Chicago, Illinois.
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For the United Airlines CEO, the top job means "taking care of people"

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Dec 14, 2020
Scott Kirby talks about taking the helm at a major airline during the height of the pandemic.
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With pandemic restrictions forcing holiday travel cancellations, can you get refunds?

by Jasmine Garsd
Dec 9, 2020
Most major airlines have dropped most ticket change fees, but lodging refund policies are more of a patchwork.
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RV sales are up amid pandemic travel limitations

by Andy Uhler
Nov 25, 2020
Over the summer, many people didn’t go on vacation and stay in hotels. Instead, they bought RVs.
The RV industry is having a hard time keeping up with demand, partly because RV makers were forced to shut down for a while in the early days of the pandemic.
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Hotel operators forecast bleak prospects as COVID-19 surges

by Andy Uhler
Nov 19, 2020
The holidays, usually a busy time for the hotel industry, won't help this year as many families stay at home.
A closed hotel is seen in April in New York City.
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