How to travel safely and cheaply this summer
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, travelers walk through Terminal 1 at O Hare International Airport in Chicago. As vaccinations roll out, questions remain about how and where people can travel safely and on a budget this summer. Experts recommend first and foremost to get vaccinated before traveling and continue to follow CDC guidance for COVID-19 safety even after being inoculated. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh
Published: 5/14/2021 9:23:35 PM
As vaccination rates inch upward , Americans are beginning to travel again. More than 10 times as many passengers passed through Transportation Security Administration screenings in the first week of April compared with the same period last year, a sign that some degree of normalcy is returning.
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(NEW YORK) As vaccination numbers continue to rise, Americans are expected to travel this summer taking their first big trip since the start of the pandemic. I think folks are really eager to make their first trip back, they ve been vaccinated and feel safe and comfortable traveling, they want to make their first trip a big one, Scott Keyes, founder of Scott s Cheap Flights and author of
Take More Vacations, told ABC News.
More and more travelers are taking to the skies
Despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance against non-essential travel, more than a million people have passed through U.S. airports each day since early March, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration.