China’s 8-day National Day holiday sparks travel, consumption frenzy-Xinhua

China’s 8-day National Day holiday sparks travel, consumption frenzy-Xinhua

* The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday will last from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6. This extended vacation period allows Chinese people to enjoy an eight-day break for travel and leisure. * “This might be the hottest National Day ‘golden week’ holiday ever,” said Dai Bin, president of China Tourism Academy. The institution predicted … Read more

Air, road travel for Labor Day on significant increase

Air, road travel for Labor Day on significant increase

Labor Day signals the unofficial end of the summer travel season, and officials said it was a busy weekend on the roads and in the air.All evening, travel conditions have been pretty calm and quiet at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where many travelers told 11 News they’ve noticed travel is returning to pre-pandemic levels.But, … Read more

Air traffic control chaos cancels 250,000 passengers’ flights but disruption set to ease…

Air traffic control chaos cancels 250,000 passengers’ flights but disruption set to ease…

29 August 2023, 08:19 | Updated: 29 August 2023, 08:24 Simon Calder anticipated the disruption will start to clear up on Wednesday. Picture: Alamy A quarter of a million people saw their flights get cancelled after an air traffic control system fault caused holiday chaos. The disruption, which began on Bank Holiday Monday, was repaired … Read more

Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festivals set to be disrupted as 20,000 workers stage walkouts

Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festivals set to be disrupted as 20,000 workers stage walkouts

Around 20,000 members of the RMT union at 14 train operators will walk out Rail strikes are set to spark Bank Holiday travel hell today, disrupting a swathe of major events such as Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festival. Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at 14 train … Read more

Bank holiday weekend travel chaos as easyJet and British Airways cancel dozens of flights

Bank holiday weekend travel chaos as easyJet and British Airways cancel dozens of flights

Thousands of Britons have seen their bank holiday travel plans disrupted after British Airways and easyJet cancelled dozens of flights. Both airlines made significant flight cancellations on Thursday (August 24) as a reduction in flying was imposed by Air Traffic Control over parts of Western Europe due to poor weather conditions. The chaos continued into … Read more

Bank holiday travel chaos as RMT announces new strike dates in long-running dispute

Bank holiday travel chaos as RMT announces new strike dates in long-running dispute

11 August 2023, 16:06 | Updated: 11 August 2023, 16:14 Millions face Bank Holiday travel chaos after RMT announces two new strike dates. Picture: Alamy Train operators will be striking on two more dates in the coming weeks, the RMT union today announced. Around 20,000 RMT members at 14 train operators will strike on August … Read more

Grandmother who works two jobs goes on dream Europe trip with family help

Grandmother who works two jobs goes on dream Europe trip with family help

Debbie Myers left Seattle to explore Europe this summer, with help from her family. Photo / South West News Service Hundreds of thousands of tourists flocked to Europe this year for a classic summer holiday but for one visitor, it was a trip of a lifetime. At 65, Debbie Myers had worked two jobs all … Read more

Latest travel updates on roads and rails for early May bank holiday weekend

Latest travel updates on roads and rails for early May bank holiday weekend

RAC estimates 17.2m car leisure trips will be taken between today and Monday This is expected to be the busiest early May bank holiday weekend since 2016 The bank holiday getaway has begun with 2.3million drivers expected to hit the roads today alone as Britons try to make the most of improving weather. The RAC … Read more