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Travel News & Notes for Wednesday, January 26, 2022

January 26, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

Here is a look at some of the travel-related headlines for Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

Travel News & Notes for Sunday, December 19, 2021

December 19, 2021 Sightseers’ Delight

Here is a look at some of the travel-related headlines for Sunday, December 19, 2021.

California resurrects statewide indoor mask mandate

December 13, 2021 The Center Square

California will implement a statewide universal masking mandate starting Wednesday as COVID-19 case rates remain on the rise in various regions across the state, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Monday.

California unveils $300 million grant program to clean up litter from state’s streets

December 2, 2021 The Center Square

The state is making $300 million in grant funds available to local communities to clean up streets and beautify transit centers and parks.

A gas station in Metuchen, N.J., in October 2017.

Gas shortage and price hike expected this summer

May 11, 2021 The Center Square

A gas shortage is expected this summer not because there won’t be enough fuel but because there aren’t enough highly trained and licensed tanker drivers to transport it.

More states reopening with fewer restrictions, report finds

April 13, 2021 The Center Square

Iowa, Florida, Wyoming, South Dakota and Texas have the least coronavirus restrictions and have fully reopened, according to a new analysis of state-regulated coronavirus restrictions published by the personal finance site, WalletHub,

California gas prices reach high of $3.27 a gallon, 66 cents more than national average

February 3, 2021 The Center Square

California gasoline prices reached the highest they’ve been since March 9, 2020, hitting $3.27 a gallon, according to a new gasoline benchmark published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

California ‘ignores science, reason’ setting theme park reopening rules, industry officials say

October 21, 2020 The Center Square

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to keep larger amusement parks closed until their home county reaches Tier 4 of the state’s reopening plan will devastate California’s major theme park industry, Erin Guerrero, executive director of the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), said.

California could lose more than 450,000 hotel jobs

September 3, 2020 The Center Square

Hotel job losses in California will number 456,570 this year, out of a total of 1,014,600 hotel jobs in the state, according to projections by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA).

Coronavirus claims more than 400,000 hotel-supported jobs in California

May 29, 2020 The Center Square

Coronavirus-related losses of jobs supported by the hotel industry in California numbered 414,069 out of a total of 1,014,600 hotel-supported jobs, according to a hotel industry estimate.