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Erie worries its natural beauty — and tourism — will suffer under budget cuts
by
Erika Beras
Jun 12, 2017
Federal funds help fight beach erosion, protecting an industry that draws $1 billion a year from visitors.
CEO Deborah Flint is at the helm of LAX and its multibillion dollar makeover
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 9, 2017
'A happy passenger is a spending passenger.'
U.S. foreign tourism loss may be Canada’s gain
by
Ryan Kailath
May 31, 2017
International visitors spent nearly $250 billion in the U.S. last year, according to federal data. Now, a report shows that foreign tourism is down 16 percent from a year ago. That’s from the location intelligence company Foursquare. Major destinations like New York and Los Angeles have separately reported their own declines. Canada and other countries […]
TSA hired more people to make sure your vacation is off to a good start
May 26, 2017
Will this translate to short security lines at airports?
Penn Station is a drag for commuters and the economy
by
Ryan Kailath
May 23, 2017
Delays at the train depot ripple through the economy of the entire East Coast, an expert says.
United will now give passengers up to $10,000 to give up their seat
Apr 27, 2017
CEO Oscar Munoz talks to us about what the airline did wrong and how it's moving forward.
Lyft expands in business travel as Uber’s growth slows
Apr 21, 2017
A new report out this week shows that Uber’s long string of bad PR could be costing it corporate customers. Uber is still the dominant ride-hailing app by far, but Lyft appears to be gaining ground in business travel. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Air miles sales increasingly bolster carriers’ profits
Apr 3, 2017
Flying can be a hassle nowadays, but when you pay for your flight with air miles, maybe that takes some of the sting out of it. It’s a sweet deal for the airlines too — some carriers could soon start to make more profit from selling air miles than from selling regular tickets. Click the […]
Why one stockbroker decided to quit his job and travel the world
Mar 31, 2017
Leon Logothetis chronicles his experience in the Netflix series “The Kindness Diaries.”
US tourism may have taken a hit from Trump's travel ban
Mar 6, 2017
As President Donald Trump revises his original executive order banning people from seven majority-Muslim countries, the tourism industry is hoping he might soften the edges a little. There’s a lot of concern that U.S. tourism took a hit after the first order did not go down so well, making some global visitors feel unwelcome. […]