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Metra to Add Extra Trains for Bank of America Chicago Marathon
On Sunday, October 13, Metra will operate extra early morning inbound and early afternoon outbound trains on five of its lines for participants and spectators...
By Air and By Sea, It’s San Francisco Fleet Week
Starting in 1981 and taking place every October on the Marina Green over Columbus Day weekend, San Francisco Fleet Week’s air show, parade of ships,...
Portland Food Cart Tour Launches in City’s East-Side Neighborhood
Lost Plate Food Tours, a local culinary tour company, launches its third route in Portland, Oregon. This tour focuses on the city’s incredible food carts and...
Caltrain Adds Extra Service for 49ers Opening Home Game
Are you ready for some football and don’t want to drive? Well, then Caltrain is the perfect answer for 49ers fans heading to Levi’s Stadium...
Largest Used Book Sale in the West Opens Today
The largest book sale in the western United States celebrates its 55th year and opens today in San Francisco at the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion....
Metra Adds Trains for the Chicago Air and Water Show
For over 60 years, thousands of people from around the world crowd Chicago’s lakefront to watch the impressive displays of military and civilian flight aerobatics...
American Kicks Off New Routes in Time for College Football Season
To get ready for the upcoming season, American Airlines announces special routes in support of college football’s biggest games of the year. American is providing...
United Airlines Adds Unique Flights and More Seats for College Football Season
United Airlines unveiled its 2019 college football flying schedule by adding unique flights, about 10,000 extra seats between its hubs and popular game destinations, and...
It’s Time to Eat: Summer Lobster Fests
Without a doubt, summer is one of the most popular seasons for food festivals. One of the not-as-common festivals though would be for lobster. Outside...
Safety-sense with Spider-Man™: United Airlines Launches New Safety Video Featuring Superhero
Beginning June 1, United Airlines will launch its latest inflight safety demonstration video featuring Spider-Man in an entertaining mini-drama film. In addition to the safety video, United’s...
Fleet Week New York Sails into Town
Fleet Week New York, now in its 31st year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services taking place May 22-28, 2019. It is...
Union Pacific Recreates Historic Steam Meet, Commemorating 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion
Union Pacific hosted a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad’s completion. The ceremony was held today at Ogden Union Station, a day...
A Week Long Celebration of National Parks
Each April, during the presidentially-proclaimed National Park Week, the National Park Service joins with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks,...
Kids Ride Free on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on board Chicago’s Metra
Chicago’s commuter train service, Metra, will allow up to three children or young adults, 18 and under, to ride their trains for free with their...
Celebrating Vancouver’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Like many cities throughout the world, including Paris, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Washington, DC, Vancouver’s welcomes the annual arrival of the cherry blossoms with open...
Midwest Continues to Brace for Record Freezing Weather
Extreme winter weather is creating havoc throughout the midwest with thousands of canceled flights at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports alone. Metra, Chicago’s commuter trains,...
Super Bowl 53 Fever: Airlines Add Extra Flights to Atlanta
Following the wins of the Rams and the Patriots, the excitement of Super Bowl 53 grows and both Delta Air Lines and JetBlue are adding...
It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning Your Next Vacation
As the holiday season fades away, our minds turn to our next opportunity for a vacation. Today, which is National Shop for Travel Day, reminds...
Theater Week in Chicago Starts Next Month
Save the date for a week of discounted tickets to some of Chicago’s best shows. Chicago Theatre Week, presented by the League of Chicago Theatres in partnership...
American Airlines Adds Flights for College Football’s Grand Finale
American Airlines is announcing new service to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in California for the college football championship game. Direct flights...