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In this article RY4C-IE Beach in Lagos, Portugal. CARLOS COSTA | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — British tourists are now able to fly abroad as Covid restrictions are eased, but only to a limited number of destinations — something that the tourism industry wants to change. People in England and Scotland can fly to

With vaccines rolling out across across the world, travelers want to reclaim something most gave up during the lockdown era: the summer vacation. Travel searches are surging, and bookings aren’t far behind. But it isn’t happening uniformly across continents. Here’s who is booking, where people are traveling, and what’s beckoning travelers from their homes again.

Gas prices surged past $3 a gallon, the highest since late 2014, as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown squeezed supplies. The price rise comes ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer driving season with reopenings and pent-up demand fueling consumer travel. Mark Tepper, president of Strategic Wealth Partners, does not expect that to

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two U.S. senators called on the Federal Trade Commission in a letter Thursday to do more to protect American consumers from travel scams. Responding to reports that there has been an increase in travel- and tourism-related fraud — such as scammers posing as travel advisors

In this article PEJ Money is pouring into one exchange-traded fund tied to the reopening trade. Invesco’s Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) has seen its assets climb from around $50 million a year ago to $700 million at the start of 2020 and more than $1.5 billion as of this Thursday, said John Hoffman,

Aerial images of Kea island also known as Gia or Tzia, Zea, and, in antiquity, Keos, is a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Kea is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — Andreas Patiniotis can’t help sounding cheerful as Greece once again welcomes

In this article TVAG-FF Axel Hefer, CEO of Trivago Trivago It’s been said there’s no gain without pain and that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Online travel search firm Trivago seem to have taken the sentiment to heart amid an ongoing pandemic that’s put its industry through the wringer for some 14 months.

(CNN) — “Would you like salted duck egg with that?” asked the cook. I was on a trip to Yangzhou in China’s Jiangsu province and had popped into a small eatery for a bite of breakfast, ordering congee and a side of pickled vegetables. Before I could respond, the cook disappeared into the kitchen, then

Move in or check out? Shares of Airbnb are down 36% from their February highs heading into the vacation rental company’s earnings announcement after Thursday’s closing bell. It will be the company’s second report since going public in December. With the shares falling 3.5% to around $135 in Thursday’s trading session, there’s limited hope for

United Airlines planes, including a Boeing 737 MAX 9 model, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, March 18, 2019. Loren Elliott | Reuters Boeing shares were up close 3% on Thursday morning after U.S. airlines started fixing dozens of 737 Max planes grounded last month due to an electrical problem. The

(CNN) — The sun is just dipping below the horizon as a steady line of four-wheel-drives, and a few plucky little sedans, pour into the Al Qudra oasis on the outskirts of Dubai. The sky is tinged red, the sun a scorching orange, setting the vast lakes that interrupt the desert ablaze with color. It’s

A driver looks at a closed gas pump as stations from Florida to Virginia began running dry and prices at the pump rose, as the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline by hackers sparked buying panic by motorists, in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters GasBuddy, an app that helps users

(CNN) — American student Nicole Erickson was about to embark on an epic round the world trip. Ahead of her lay two years of adventure that could change her life forever. But fate had different ideas. The life-changing event happened before she’d even departed: she encountered a total stranger on a ship, and something unexpectedly

Are any airline stocks worth buying on sale? Two traders grappled with that question on Tuesday as the group slid on concerns around a fuel shortage stemming from this weekend’s cyberattack on a major U.S. pipeline. The U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS), a basket of 39 airline stocks, ended trading down more than 1.5% on

A United Airlines passenger aircraft arrives over the top of residential houses to land at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, March 13, 2020. Matthew Childs | Reuters The CEOs of several large U.S. and U.K. airlines on Tuesday ramped up pressure on their respective governments to revive air travel between the two countries, asking

In this article AAA Las Vegas is the top road trip destination for Memorial Day travel in 2021, says AAA Travel. Hisham Ibrahim | Photographer’s Choice RF | Getty Images Travel looks set to continue its rebound during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the start of the summer vacation season, with AAA

(CNN) — My travel bucket list before the pandemic: hike to Everest Base Camp, cruise to Antarctica, try to visit every prefecture in Japan. My travel bucket list after the pandemic: go to my hometown and spend time with my parents. I know I’m not the only one. While nostalgia has always played a significant

In this article AAL Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Charlotte Airport Delivery Facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline | via Reuters The cyberattack that forced the shutdown of the country’s largest refined fuel-products pipeline over the weekend has sparked some routing changes for American Airlines as it seeks