holiday travel

With the holiday season quickly approaching, experts are suggesting creating a family or community bubble as the safest way to enjoy this year’s holiday celebrations while reducing your risk of COVID-19 and the flu. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker shares a holiday bubble checklist that your holiday group can adopt in the days and weeks before your gatherings to ensure everyone...

The holidays are typically the busiest time of year for travel, but amid the threat of COVID-19, health experts are hoping more people stay closer to home this year. Andrew Noymer, a public health expert and professor at the University of California, Irvine, joined LX News to discuss the health risks of holiday travel and safety tips for visiting relatives...

Planning a trip this summer? The Transportation Security Administration recently released a new set of security rules to help keep you and your fellow travelers safe from the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know before you head to the airport.

An estimated 47.5 million passengers will fly in the U.S. between Dec. 19 and Jan. 5, 2020, according to a holiday travel forecast from the trade group Airlines for America. While the vast majority will reach their destinations on time, flights from certain airports, including major hubs, and those operated by certain airlines are more likely to face late arrivals in…

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…

The holiday travel season kicks into full gear Friday, with crowded airports and roadways expected. Sandra Torres reports.

Studies show that hundreds of people are killed in holiday-season crashes every year, and NBC 5’s Kye Martin has the story.

In today’s NBC 5 Responds, Lisa Parker has some bad news: airlines are at it again, booting passengers at the worst time possible before the holidays.

High winds are in the forecast for Wednesday, but before they arrive the area could see the chance for some stormy weather in the overnight hours.

The entire Chicago area will be under a High Wind Warning Wednesday, one of the busiest holiday travel days, as wind gusts of up to 60 mph are expected.

Thanksgiving holiday travelers beware: damaging winds, rain and even snow are all possible in the days ahead – and not just in Chicago.

It’s going to be a tricky week when it comes to weather for Thanksgiving holiday travelers with damaging winds, rain and even snow all possible in the days ahead.

It’s been five months since Boeing’s 737 Max jets were grounded, and for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines, the negative financial impact continues to grow.

Thanksgiving holiday travel is gearing up. Chicago’s airports are especially busy and ready to welcome nearly 2 million passengers. Michelle Relerford reports from O’Hare International Airport.