All About Arizona News recently released information on plans for a Passenger Train service in the state. We now have more details about what passenger travel would look like. Currently, passenger trains come through Tucson just three times a week running between California and Texas. The plan calls to add a trip from Tucson to...
Read MoreAfter more than a year away from sailing the seas, Disney Cruise Line is set to resume sailings next month from Port Canaveral, Florida. On Friday, Disney Parks announced the cruises would begin again on Aug. 9 and sail to Bahamas on the Disney Dream. “I’m speaking on behalf of our entire cast and...
Read MoreMayors in Arizona are pushing for support of an Amtrak passenger rail service connecting Phoenix and Tucson. Amtrak’s proposed project would offer three round-trips per day between the two cities, along with daily trips to Los Angeles. There has been no passenger service between the cities since the 1990s. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and...
Read MoreThe European Union is recommending that its 27 member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States. EU members agreed Wednesday to add the U.S. to the list of countries for which they should gradually remove restrictions on non-essential travel. The move was adopted during a meeting in Brussels of permanent representatives...
Read MoreCOVID-19 pandemic closures continue to lift around the state and now you can take full advantage of being adventurous under a full moon! Starting on June 23rd, Red Rock State Park in Sedona will resume its monthly full-moon guided hikes. Led by a local naturalist, this popular outing allows hikers to be guided up the rocks at sunset...
Read MoreTravel is finally getting back to normal. It was reported that millions of people flew over the Memorial Day weekend. In fact, on Friday, May 28, and Monday, May 30, more than 1.9 million people were screened at TSA Checkpoints. The last time 1.9 million people went through TSA in a single day prior...
Read MoreUnited Airlines is planning to bring back supersonic travel. They announced a deal this week with a Denver-area start-up called Boom Supersonic. United announced its buying 15 new jets from a Denver startup. The jets would carry between 65 to 88 people at a speed of Mach 1.7 and it would cut flight times...
Read MoreAmid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hawaii has been one of the strictest states when it comes to testing in order to allow travelers on their islands. Lately, several people have flown to the Aloha State only to find out that they did not take an accepted COVID test and were sent back to the mainland...
Read MoreArizonans planning a Hawaiian vacation this summer and beyond will have more nonstop flight options, courtesy of Southwest Airlines. Southwest announced plans Thursday for year-round routes between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and four destinations in the island state. On June 27, the Dallas-based airline will launch twice-daily nonstop service between Sky Harbor and...
Read MoreIf you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are planning transpacific travel to Hawaii, it may be summer before you’re exempt from pre-travel COVID-19 testing to skip the state’s 10-day quarantine requirement. Hawaii Governor David Ige announced the state would launch its program allowing fully vaccinated travelers to bypass its quarantine requirement for travel...
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