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Survey: Most 2014 summer vacation plans not even made

June 6, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Nearly half (46 percent) of summer travelers haven’t booked their summer vacation, according to a new survey. The survey, from Airfarewatchdog, also revealed 38 percent of travelers have fully booked their vacation while 15 percent have booked a portion of their vacation.

Rand McNally publishes retrospective on the ‘Great American Road Trip’

June 6, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Rand McNally has released a limited edition boxed gift set about the Great American Roadtrip. The Open Road: Rand McNally and the Story of the Great American Road Trip is a nostalgic journey through transportation milestones, auto innovations, and roadside iconography – with some modern-day tools to help plan and memorialize the family road trip.

Millions plan to travel by RV this summer

June 4, 2014 The Travel Trolley

More than 20 million Americans will travel via RV summer, according to a recent survey. According to the survey, 66 percent of RV owners plan to use their RVs more this summer than they did last year, and 28 percent will use theirs the same amount.

Renaissance Hotels on track to open nine hotels in 2014

June 4, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Renaissance Hotels is on track to open nine hotels in 2014, the company said. With six hotels launched and three additional locations on schedule to open, the portfolio will include 162 hotels in 37 countries by year end.

Survey says 83 percent planning at least one summer road trip

June 4, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Eighty-three percent of Americans said they plan to they take at least one summer road trip, according to a new survey. Cost is widely regarded as the leading reason Americans choose to drive rather than fly, but those who take summer road trips say road travel has many additional benefits.

National Center for Civil and Human Rights to open June 23

June 4, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The long-awaited and much-anticipated National Center for Civil and Human Rights will open its doors on June 23.

Southern Museum to Host Virginia’s Civil War HistoryMobile

June 4, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum will host Virginia’s Civil War 150 HistoryMobile for a one-day visit on June 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The exhibit, an initiative of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, will be located at Depot Park across the street from the museum and admission is free.

Delta to add 15 Airbus A321 aircraft

June 2, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Airbus to purchase 15 A321 aircraft for delivery beginning in 2018, the airline announced. The A321s will replace similar, less-efficient domestic aircraft that are being retired from Delta’s fleet.

PEOPLExpress set to return June 30

June 2, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The revived PEOPLExpress airline is set to return to the skies on June 30, the airline announced. The airline will initially offer service from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport to three cities.

Will new fed proposal benefit fliers? The government says yes

June 2, 2014 Todd DeFeo

New changes proposed by the federal government aim to bring more transparency to how airlines charge for “certain basic airline services” above the base fare price, such as checked baggage. But the airline industry says the market can and does regulate itself and contends the new proposal is an overreach.