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An aerial view shows downtown Los Angeles on April 30. U.S. miles driven decreased remarkably quickly in March, and driving slowly started to resume again — while remaining well below typical levels. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

NPR

The pandemic emptied American roads. But driving is picking back up

Miles driven in the U.S. plummeted remarkably in the middle of March — dropping by 30% in a single week. But driving is now slowly resuming.

5 years ago

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky during an event in 2018. On Tuesday, the company announced it is laying off 1,900 employees, or about a quarter its workforce, as the coronavirus rattles the travel industry. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)

NPR

Money

Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, 25% of its workforce, as pandemic freezes travel

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky described the global pandemic as the "most harrowing crisis of our lifetime" and said the coronavirus has cut the company's anticipated revenue.

5 years ago

When airlines cancel flights and offer no other options to get to your destination within a reasonable amount of time, they are legally obligated to offer a refund. (Kay Fochtmann/Getty Images/EyeEm)

NPR

Money

Airlines offer vouchers, credits for canceled flights. Customers want cash

Nearly 60 million people lost money on canceled trips, but only 30% will get full refunds. Airlines, hurting for cash, try to offer credits and vouchers instead.

5 years ago

A recent flight from Senegal brought some 150 people back to the U.S., due to the coronavirus. The crew were wearing personal protective equipment — but when the flight landed, its passengers were taken to baggage claim, rather than to a health checkpoint. one passenger reported. (via DanHonig)

NPR

Politics & Policy

Americans returning to U.S. say they’re surprised by lack of stringent health checks

Travelers are finding a wide range of health screenings at U.S. airports, even after repatriation and other international flights.

5 years ago

Some Pennsylvania short-term rental owners are advertising their spaces as respite from coronavirus. Officials in the Poconos want to shut down the market. (screenshot)

Keystone Crossroads

Community

‘Corona discount’: Gov. Wolf to ban Airbnb after Poconos become per-capita COVID leader

As of Wednesday morning, Monroe County had 236 confirmed cases, the most per capita in Pa., leading the five-county Philadelphia area.

5 years ago

Sara Schuenemann boards last U.S.-bound charter flight out of Peru after being stranded in Lima for 12 days. (Photo courtesy of Richard Levering)

Lifestyle

‘I didn’t believe we were going to get out’: Stranded US citizens finally make it home

Though thousands of U.S. citizens remain stranded abroad during coronavirus, some Americans are successfully making the trip back home.

5 years ago

Road sign alerts drivers of mandatory quarantine. (Photo courtesy of Joy Marie)

Politics & Policy

Out-of-staters flocking to beach homes prompt discussions over who should be allowed in Delaware

Gov. Carney’s executive order requires out-of-staters to quarantine and law enforcement to pull over out-of-state vehicles.

5 years ago

George School senior, Julia Carrigan, preparing for a film shoot in La Paz, Bolivia. (Photo courtesy of Emily Blanck)

Health

Stranded in South America: ‘Our embassy and state department have failed us’

As South American countries close their borders, those trying to get back to the U.S. encounter dead ends.

5 years ago

Travelers wait to check in their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the airline industry hard. President Trump banned most Europeans from entering the United States for 30 days to try to slow down the spread of the virus. The new travel ban is likely to further roil the airline industry as bookings decline and people cancel reservations out of fear they might contract the virus.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Health

Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic

Airlines have been slashing flight schedules, especially on international routes, to cope with downward-spiraling demand from fearful leisure customers and a slowdown

5 years ago

SEPTA turnstiles (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

PlanPhilly

Urban Planning

SEPTA proposes cutting transfer fee

The authority’s new fare structure would provide one free transfer per trip. The $1 fee would be applied to the second transfer within a 90-minute window.

5 years ago

Health

Billy Penn

Airport workers to get coronavirus training as PHL ramps up response

Philly International is not a designated “screener” location, but does have a CDC quarantine station.

5 years ago

An Airbus A319 jetliner, belonging to Spirit Airlines, lands at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5, 2015. (AP Photo)

Down the Shore

Community

More flights coming to Atlantic City International Airport

Spirit Airlines will increase the number of flights to and from its key markets in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

5 years ago

A bungalow in South Seaside Park, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)

Down the Shore

Money

Jersey Shore Airbnb hosts earned nearly $70M during 2019, company says

Jersey Shore homeowners that list their units on the popular rental marketplace Airbnb collectively raked in tens of millions of dollars in 2019, the company said.

5 years ago