Travel Well
The airline says it’s making changes that will make it easier for parents and children to stay together on flights.
“You learn some of the nuances or quirks about a person’s personality when you’re traveling with them, for certain,” one expert says.
Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, a transport for NASA’s space shuttles, and the Air Force One presidential aircraft.
The case for taking a rest day during your vacation can seem counterintuitive, but it may actually help your vacation — and mental health — in the long run.
The store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, features shelves stocked with items such as meat, eggs and cakes, all made from single-use plastics taken from streets and garbage dumps.
While a number of offerings, such as specialty restaurants and alcohol might cost extra, cruise ship passengers can generally dine well while spending as much or as little as they like.
After the May 2025 deadline, domestic travelers 18 and older on commercial flights must have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or state photo ID identification card. The deadline to have a Real ID had previously been May 3, 2023.
Staying calm — and knowing your rights — can go a long way if your flight is canceled, experts say.
Hundreds of flights and trains were canceled or delayed through the holiday weekend due to inclement weather. At Union Station, a student group takes the wait in stride.
Thousands of people descended on or were stranded at Chicago airports amid the onslaught of an ill-timed winter storm. In the city, meanwhile, high winds and plunging temperatures put homeless people at risk.
The project is expected to start with two new satellite concourses, which will “dramatically expand the airport’s ability to accommodate aircraft of all sizes,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “This is a big deal for us.”
“There is a general lack of civility,” said Corliss King, a flight attendant with Southwest Airlines.
“Lena personified elegance and grace while also fighting racism and injustice. Her legacy and NYC story live on,” New York Mayor Eric Adams wrote on Twitter.
Nearly 200 Southwest Airlines employees lined Cicero Avenue, holding signs and chanting. Flight attendants with United Airlines also protested at O’Hare Airport.
Lights on the landmark monument will soon be turned off an hour earlier at night as the French capital faces risks of power shortages, rationing and blackouts as a result of the war.
If you want to pelt others with overripe tomatoes, you better expect to get the same in return. Nothing a good hosing-down afterward couldn’t clean up.
Archaeology activity in the sprawling site, near modern-day Naples, has increasingly focused on the lives of the middle class as well as of servants and other enslaved people.
“Regardless of what a child might be struggling with, it’s so important to keep the [destination] routine as similar to home as possible,” one expert suggests.
For travelers who have dietary restrictions or food allergies, taking a trip can be manageable with some thought and planning.
Venice is the first city in the world putting such a system in place.
This comes as resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum are recovering from a two-year drop in tourism brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
The carrier plans a career fair Wednesday at the United Center.
Guests will once again be able to get close to Mickey, Minnie and other Disney characters for photos, autographs and hugs.
Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures works to expose youth from underprivileged neighborhoods to other cultures, the city and career opportunities. But at its core, it’s an anti-violence program.
Neither the mayor nor World Business Chicago CEO Michael Fassnacht mentioned the much-ridiculed “Chicago Not in Chicago” campaign, but they didn’t have to. It was the elephant in Terminal 2.
The building is a narrow façade now next door to a medical clinic and across the street from a parking garage, not too far from Soldier Field, Millennium Park and the Magnificent Mile.