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A plane taxis outside the NetJets hangar at Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.

The rich are flying again — from the comfort of their private jets

July 15, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

The pandemic has sent demand for commercial airline flights into a tailspin, but business is soaring for the private jet companies that fly corporate bigwigs and deep-pocketed travelers looking to...

Jerry Borja, left, walks out of Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in March 2020.

LAX will try thermal cameras to spot travelers with COVID-19

June 23, 2020 at 3:09 p.m.

Hoping to make flying safer, Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday will begin testing thermal cameras to identify passengers with high body temperatures as a way of slowing the spread...

ARIZONA | Total WalletHub score: 49.3
| Dependency on travel and tourism industry rank: #18
| Aggressiveness against coronavirus rank: #24

The Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association forecast a first-quarter loss of $2 billion in tourism revenue throughout the state. More than 40% of the 300,000-plus Arizonans who work in the hotel and resort industry have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Is flying safe amid coronavirus outbreak? Guess what airlines say

June 8, 2020 at 3:24 p.m.

To help revive the devastated travel industry, airline trade groups and aviation manufacturers are kicking off campaigns to convince travelers that the risk of being infected by the coronavirus on...

Una vista aérea de Six Flags Discovery Kingdom el 15 de abril de 2020 en Vallejo, California.

Six Flags revela el protocolo de los parques temáticos cuando vuelvan a abrir

May 27, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. se convirtió en la primera compañía importante de parques temáticos de los EEUU en lanzar un conjunto de protocolos de seguridad para la reapertura de todos...

Workers unload cargo from a Boeing 747 at Simon Bolivar International Airport on May 16, 2019 in Maiquetia, Venezuela. During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, some airlines are converting some passenger flights to cargo-only trips.

Airlines, desperate for revenue, flying cargo-only routes during coronavirus crisis

April 1, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

The coronavirus outbreak has pushed the airline industry into strange territory. For American Airlines, that means — for the first time in 36 years — flying two cargo-only flights from...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

Coronavirus could inflict biggest blow to travel industry since Great Recession

March 6, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

For the last decade, the U.S. travel industry has been enjoying an unusually long stretch of growing demand, pushed by a strong economy and relatively cheap jet fuel. But the...

El Castillo de la Bella Durmiente en el fondo en Disneyland Resprt en Anaheim, California.

Pase de un día en Disneylandia ya cuesta más de $200 dólares

February 12, 2020 at 12:56 p.m.

Meses después de que Disneylandia abriera la mayor expansión de su historia, el parque temático de Anaheim subió el precio de las entradas el martes, elevando por primera vez el...

Norwegian Cruise Line will send its first Breakaway-Plus class ship to Port Canaveral in Florida in 2020.

Norwegian Cruise Line backs down — a little — on banning people with Chinese passports

February 11, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

Norwegian Cruise Line backed down a bit from a policy arising from the coronavirus outbreak, saying that crew members who hold a passport from China, Hong Kong or Macao can...

Tino Liquigan, left, and wife Raquel with their daughters amid the falling 'snow' on Disneyland's Main Street on Nov. 21, 2019 in Anaheim, Calif.

Fake snow is in high demand. Just don’t ask how it’s made

December 26, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The nightly holiday show on Disneyland's Main Street culminates with soaring music and fireworks exploding high over Sleeping Beauty Castle. But the faces in the crowds really...

Changes to a global treaty make it easier for countries to prosecute problematic passengers on international flights.

Crackdown on unruly passengers on international flights starts Jan. 1

December 12, 2019 at 3:00 a.m.

Passengers who make trouble on international flights beware. An amendment to a global treaty will soon make it easier for countries to prosecute passengers on international flights who cause disruptions,...

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