Planes are packed, and everyone wears a mask until drinks are served.

On a recent Friday afternoon, I hiked the half-mile up to the ruins, which you first glimpse arching eerily through a grove of bay, madrone and redwood trees.

Weed, a tiny town in Northern California, is not named after marijuana. But it's starting to embrace the double-entendre.

What's the deal with the Google co-founder's secretive Mountain View airship company?

Here's some news that may disappoint Bay Area residents hoping to book a tropical vacation when the pandemic subsides.

It's advertised as "the world's first bubble facility."

The December COVID-19 relief package required airlines to rehire thousands of workers and not impose furloughs or pay and benefit reductions until March 31.

“Our destination is less crowded than other California destinations, and offers more for less to budget-conscious travelers."

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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