Tag: travelers

Record number of travelers this Memorial Day Weekend?

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start to summer and with that comes a lot of people venturing out for vacations, fun and spending time with family. AAA is projecting that this weekend will see near-record numbers of travelers nationwide, the majority of which will be hitting the open road. “I think […]

DMV travelers hit the road for Memorial Day weekend

MANASSAS, Va. (DC News Now) — Travelers from around the DMV hit the roadways on Friday to start their Memorial Day holiday weekend. Hundreds of thousands of travelers are expected to hit the area’s bridges, highways, interstates and roadways — whether they are coming to or heading away from their homes. Reagan National, Dulles airports […]

Travelers hitting the road early to avoid I-70 Memorial Day traffic

GEORGETOWN, Colo. (KDVR) — Ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year — the Memorial Day holiday — travelers are hitting the roads early, and AAA is warning drivers of what to expect. On Thursday afternoon at Georgetown’s visitor center off Interstate 70, travelers were stopping by the dozens. Many of them, […]

What travelers will find at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Many people are surprised by Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. “First of all, they’re surprised there’s a national park,” said the park’s Deputy Superintendent Maureen McGee-Ballinger. “They’ll be on their way to Glacier National Park or Yellowstone, and they’re driving down the highway and they see the Park Service arrowhead. ‘There’s a national […]

Augusta air travelers start using newly built features at airport

Augusta Regional Airport’s new expansion extends the terminal just a few feet further onto the tarmac, but it goes a long way toward growing the community, area leaders said Friday. Giving the airport an extra 2,000 square feet doesn’t sound like “a ton of space, but it’s actually extremely important what we’ve done in this […]

The future of the Arkansas Travelers in question after team being sold

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Travelers has new ownership for the first time since 1960. Previously owned by Arkansas Travelers Inc., now the Travs are owned by Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). DBH owns more than 30 other minor league baseball clubs. North Little Rock Mayor, Terry Hartwick and Vice President of the AR […]

Should travelers stop tipping for everything?

Tipping is dead. At least tipping, as you and I understand it. A mandatory 20% gratuity on every restaurant meal? Obligatory tips for housekeepers, concierges and tour guides? Kiss them goodbye. And if you want to know why, just ask Gerri Hether. Like many Americans, she’s tired of the attitude that all service workers are […]