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Trip organizer Natural Habitat Adventures typically plans exciting excursions like African safaris, yacht cruises through the Galapagos and close-up encounters with pandas. These trips have been put on hold though as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to crush the travel industry ahead of the typically busy summer season.  However, Nat Hab President and founder Ben Bressler is confident that some of his...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but the water parks are dry, amusement parks are shuttered and national parks are only beginning to reopen. For thousands of small businesses that rely tourism, they are hoping Americans will be ready to splurge on summer vacations once again — their livelihood depends on it. “Every day these businesses can’t open...

Memorial Day weekend traditionally kicks off the busy summer travel season, but this year is expected to be a record low for the industry.

Bradley Airport has been open for business throughout this pandemic but the small numbers of passengers going through the airport are having an impact

Amtrak began requiring customers to cover their faces in stations, on trains and thruway buses Monday.

What seems sure is that any rebound in travel and tourism, brought to a screeching halt by the coronavirus pandemic, will start slowly and stay closer to home. A recent study from Longwoods International found that 82% of travelers polled had changed their travel plans for the next six months.

A new device installed in locations around the small airport could have big implications for air travel and airports of all sizes around the country

Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport is using “smart” helmets to conduct temperature checks on travelers.

In April 2019, more than 2 million travelers passed through U.S. airports every day. A year later, the coronavirus pandemic all but shut down air travel, as people sheltered in their homes, scared that recycled air and close quarters will make airplanes a breeding ground for Covid-19 infections. Air travel has dropped by more than 95%, with some days seeing…

JetBlue will soon start requiring all passengers to wear some sort of face-covering when they travel to slow down the spread of the coronavirus.

Here are some facts about ecotourism and how you can incorporate it into your next vacations.

A man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Louis on Thursday night didn’t need a seat in first class to receive VIP treatment. That’s because he was the only passenger on the plane, NBC News reports. Bob Pitts documented some of the flight in a series of videos. “We’re going on our little flight from...

Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong joins us to talk about a wide range of issues from security on Zoom to canceling travel plans.

Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday issued an executive order, reserving short-term rentals and hotels for essential workers only. “Not leisure, travel, not vacationers,” said Lamont. The executive order goes into effect Friday. The governor says this is an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus and keep people home. “We’re trying everything we can to limit transportation throughout...

Governor Lamont issued a new executive order impact hotels and vacation rentals, limiting guests to essential workers.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, cruise lines like Disney, Norwegian and Viking are implementing strict travel restrictions to protect passengers and crew members.

Rush hour looks very different than it did a month ago across Connecticut as our local highways experience dramatic drops in traffic.

Rush hour in Connecticut looks very different than it did a few weeks ago. Newly available statistics show a significant decrease in traffic levels throughout the state during the COVID-19 outbreak. The declines in traffic volume began shortly after March 13. NBC Connecticut analyzed traffic data from the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s continuous count stations around the state. One of…

President Donald Trump likened the fight against the coronavirus to waging a war during a Coronavirus Task Force press conference on Wednesday. The task force provided updates on the pandemic response efforts, including the president’s invocation of the Defense Production Act to address the shortage of medical supplies as well as the closure of the Canadian and Mexican borders....

Spirit Airlines is temporarily suspending flights to several airports across Connecticut, New York and New Jersey in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel advisory for the areas. The airline confirmed it will be suspending service at the following airports: New York LaGuardia (LGA) Newark (EWR) Hartford (BDL) Niagara Falls (IAG) Plattsburgh (PBG) A company spokesperson...