As officials are gearing up for what’s expecting to be the busiest travel week on record, the Federal Aviation Administration warned it might need to slow down air traffic. …
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GW Expert Available: Southwest Airlines offers 25K bonus points to travelers stranded by holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 15,000 flights over the holidays after a storm and a breakdown of its internal technology. Now, the company says it’s offering affected customers 25,000 bonus points as a “gesture of goodwill,” according to The Washington Post. …
Holiday travelers should expect high costs, trying transit
Inflation has prices on the rise for holiday travel this year. The following Cornell University travel and hospitality experts are available for interviews on what to expect. Christopher Anderson, professor of operations, technology and information management, is an expert in…
Travel medicine expert available re: traveling over holidays in the age of COVID-19
After more than eight months of isolation, families and communities are considering how to manage seasonal and holiday traditions in the COVID-era. Determining if it is safe to travel and how to conduct family gatherings in a way that is…
Holiday Travel Tips From an Infectious Disease Specialist
With the two biggest travel holidays – Thanksgiving and Christmas – around the corner, many are debating whether they should gather with family and friends as usual.
On the roads again: Experts available for pandemic holiday season travel stories
Georgia Tech has experts who can help with your coverage of the holiday travel season in light of the ongoing pandemic. They can talk about travel by air and roadway. They can also discuss a COVID-19 risk assessment map and…
Personal choice regarding health risks will dictate demand for air travel at the holidays
With holiday travel season on the horizon, a just-released annual forecast from Dean Headley, co-author of the Airline Quality Rating, offers new insights into making travel plans in these extraordinary times.