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Chicagoans who visit parts of the U.S. categorized as medium or high COVID-19 community levels by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID, according to the city’s updated travel advisory. The Chicago Department of Public Health on Friday said 7.4% of U.S. counties were listed at either a medium or...

As many flights continued to be delayed or canceled in Chicago, some passengers who arrived last night and early this morning described waiting hours for their bags. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Two more states were added back onto Chicago’s travel advisory Tuesday, bringing the number of states on the city’s warning list to 42 states, plus the District of Columbia, in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday.

As COVID-19 restrictions continue to lift across the U.S., AAA predicts 53 million people will travel this Thanksgiving, with 48.3 million of those people traveling by car — despite gas costing over a dollar more per gallon than this time last year.

Three states were removed and one added back onto Chicago’s travel advisory Tuesday, dropping the number of states on the city’s warning list to 38 states and one territory days before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Chicago airports will see the return of international tourists for the first time since the pandemic began as the U.S. lifts restrictions Monday on those from a long list of countries.

Three additional locations were removed from Chicago’s travel advisory this week, while two others returned, leaving the list of places on the city’s warning list at 41 states and one territory.

All air passengers coming into the U.S. from another country, including U.S. citizens and fully vaccinated people, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result

Chicago airports were seeing a high number of passengers Friday as holiday travel returned to pre-pandemic levels. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Travel advisers have reported a spike in business after news that vaccinated people may be able to travel to Europe this summer. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

With vaccinations well underway and news that European countries may be open for vaccinated travelers by summer, Chicago travel agencies are the busiest they’ve been in a year.

As more people consider traveling this summer, some airlines are planning for a busy season. But will it be normal? NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Some transportation experts are warning of a “carpocalypse” post-pandemic, as states reopen and summer travel gets underway. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

The holiday travel season kicks into full gear Friday, with crowded airports and roadways expected. The American Automobile Association, known as AAA, began tracking the holiday season 20 years ago – and the group is predicting more Americans than ever on record will travel this holiday season. AAA estimates 115.6 million Americans will travel between Saturday and Jan. 1, marking…