SFGATE - Travel

United one-day sale: One-way fares as low $29 or flights for 3,000 miles

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 01:47:45 GMT

The airlines has never offered flights for as low as 3,000 miles.

California updates its travel advisory as cases surge

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:14:09 GMT

The recommendation does not apply to individuals who cross state borders for essential travel.

Southwest Airlines tempts travelers with $29 fare sale

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:25:47 GMT

The $29 fares are mainly available for flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Farewell, Chris + Summer fare deals, Losing London, more travel news

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:08:30 GMT

This will be the last issue of this newsletter with me at the helm. I've truly enjoyed and long and colorful career cranking out the content and advice for you all, and seeing the big beautiful world in the process.

Tracing the steps of a fantastic voyage, part 2

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:15:57 GMT

Like many of my trips, my path to becoming a travel writer took a circuitous route; the road I took was "the one less traveled by," to quote Robert Frost's famous poem.

Start planning now for spring, summer airfare deals

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:38:18 GMT

There's hope that 2021 will bring back some sense of normalcy to our lives, and for many of us that means getting back on planes.

San Francisco's 681-room Park Central Hotel to become a Hyatt Regency

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 03:08:54 GMT

Hyatt Hotels will add its third Hyatt Regency location in San Francisco.

Tracing the first steps of a fantastic voyage

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:27:17 GMT

One of the most frequent questions I get it how I got started and how I ended up with what many people (including me!) think of as one of the best jobs in the world.

Routes: SFO loses London, COVID 2.0, Singapore, JAL, ANA, Alaska Max, Hawaii

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 13:30:11 GMT

In route news, BA’s departure will leave SFO with no London nonstops; dozens of nations shut down air routes from the U.K.; Singapore Airlines adds SFO flights; Japan Airlines will resume SFO-Haneda while ANA eyes a return to San Jose.

NYC sheriffs enforcing city's traveler quarantine

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 22:45:10 GMT

All travelers to New York, regardless of where they’re arriving from, are required to fill out forms with contact information and stay put or face $1,000 fines.

2 Lake Tahoe counties, city of Truckee call for Airbnb ban during stay-at-home order

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 23:35:23 GMT

Some officials want to clamp down on visitors flooding the California vacation destination.

Will Trump International Airport become a reality?

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:35:30 GMT

Soon-to-be-ex-President Donald Trump reportedly has his sights on putting his name on a major airport.

Staying home, Dear Mayor Pete, Southwest's Calif push + more travel news

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:24:13 GMT

More than a million people have passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints nationwide in each of the past three days

Bay Area airports bucking the trend of more holiday travel. Barely.

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:30:12 GMT

More than 1 million people have passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints in each of the past three days, but there are few crowds at Bay Area airports.

New visual cue at San Jose Airport helps those with less visible disabilities

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:30:12 GMT

Some disabilities are not immediately visible to casual observers, so Mineta San Jose International Airport has created a new way for its employees to recognize someone who might need assistance.

Routes: Southwest’s California growth, SJC testing, dead passenger + Alaska, Hawaiian

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:45:20 GMT

Southwest will open up more Oakland routes in March and will add two more California airports to its network. Plus, more news.

Dear Mayor Pete: Please make travel better

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:36:39 GMT

To get started on the right foot, endear yourself to air travelers, and prove that you are not a tool of the airlines, do something big and controversial at the outset.

Appeals to cut back on holiday travel appear to be working

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:11:24 GMT

The advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that Americans should avoid travel over the holidays seems to be sinking in as the Christmas/New Year’s period approaches.

Safety concerns arise as jets sit idle in storage

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:38:51 GMT

While the aircraft safety spotlight has recently been focused on the comeback of the Boeing 737 Max, some experts are expressing concern about another safety issue: the eventual return to service of hundreds of planes grounded for months due to the pandemic.

Chris retires, Airbnb refunds, United's deep cuts, Bizarre airport incident + more travel news

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:33:37 GMT

I want my most loyal readers, those who subscribe to this newsletter, to hear it first from me: I'm retiring from travel writing at the end of December. Yes, you read that correctly