Travel

    Streeter: The government says take a summer road trip. Marylanders’ wallets say stay home.
    COLUMN | Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family want you to take a road trip this summer. With gas prices as they are, that might have to be on foot.
    State Parks looks to expand day-use reservation system, add QR codes at gates
    The state’s Department of Natural Resources piloted the day-use reservation system last summer, calling it an “unqualified success.”
    Muddy Creek Falls in Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland, Maryland, on June 5, 2025.
    Shark bite report at Assateague: Surfer recounts ‘terrifying’ moment but says he’ll be back in the water
    Maryland officials say shark bites remain extremely rare after a surfer reported being bitten at Assateague State Park, an encounter the victim described as terrifying but not enough to keep him out of the water.
    Ocean City is seen beyond the rough surf at Assateague Island National Seashore.
    Hours after Spirit’s collapse leaves BWI travelers in the lurch, new JetBlue service announced
    Hours after Spirit Airlines ceased operations and left Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport travelers scrambling to rebook flights, JetBlue announced Saturday morning it will begin new service.
    SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - JetBlue Airways  announced on Saturday a new service at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will start on July 9.
    Spirit Airlines shut down: What to do to get home and get refunds
    The collapse of U.S.-based Spirit Airlines may mark the end of an era for budget travelers, leaving stranded passengers to navigate how to get home and secure refunds.
    SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Screens at the Spirit check-in area at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have been shut off.
    Trump says a ‘final proposal’ to rescue Spirit Airlines is under consideration
    President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines.
    A Spirit airlines plane takes off from Miami International Airport on July 27, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Spirit Airlines Inc. shareholders are voting whether to merge with Frontier Airlines or JetBlue Airways Corp.
    Hutzell: Hey, Southwest Airlines! Why do you want my wife and me to split up?
    COLUMN | Two days after our 33rd wedding anniversary, Southwest Airlines decided that we should split up. We’d fallen prey to one of the dumber airline decisions in recent memory, annoying loyal flyers by charging more to sit together.
    A Southwest Airlines flight sits next to the passenger gate on April 19, 2026 as passengers in Louisville, Kentucky, board for a flight to Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
    What to know if your flight is canceled amid rising jet fuel costs
    Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there.
    A new reality is setting in for air travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.
    After travel chaos Saturday, BWI returns to almost normal with shorter lines
    ICE agents were deployed to Baltimore’s airport for security checks, not immigration enforcement, Gov. Wes Moore says.
    Travelers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Sunday. By midmorning, lines had shortened and were moving quickly.
    Odor at air traffic center halts flights at BWI, DC airports amid shutdown travel chaos
    An odor at the air traffic control center overseeing D.C.-area airspace Friday night triggered ground stops at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and others in the region — the latest disruption for travelers facing massive security lines amid the government shutdown.
    Travelers waited in long lines at BWI Airport early on Friday, March 27, 2026.
    Travel mess at BWI leaves spring breakers in need of a vacation
    American air travel is entirely unpredictable right now. That’s pushing Maryland families to extraordinary lengths to ensure they don’t miss their spring break trips.
    Mac Morrone, an 8th grader at Patterson Park Public Charter School, arrive at the airport by 2:40 a.m. Thursday to make sure that he did not miss his spring break trip to Costa Rica.
    No free checked bags? Assigned seats! Southwest Airlines has broken my heart.
    Southwest is BWI’s largest carrier, accounting for roughly 74% of flights out of Baltimore — and the budget carrier’s recent changes are breaking some loyal customers’ hearts.
    Southwest is BWI’s largest carrier, accounting for roughly 74% of flights out of Baltimore — and the budget carrier’s recent changes are breaking some loyal customers’ hearts.
    Stranded travelers scramble to make new connections as war shuts much of Middle East to air travel
    More than 1,800 flights were canceled Sunday to airports across the Middle East, including those in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt, according to Cirium.
    Passengers whose flights were cancelled, wait at the departure terminal of Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as many airlines canceled flights due to the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
    City Cruises to end operations in Baltimore, move one ship to DC port
    The cruise agency City Cruises is planning to end its Baltimore operations in the spring of 2026 and move one of its ships to a port in Washington, D.C., the company announced.
    City Cruises, which is owned by Hornblower Group, will stop running all of its signature dinner, brunch and sightseeing cruises out of Baltimore on April 25.
    Hotel Ulysses, Baltimore’s ‘sexiest’ new hotel, has unpaid taxes
    Hotel Ulysses, an upscale hotel in Mount Vernon in Baltimore City, racked up a $290,000 in unpaid taxes, court records show.
    Hotel Ulysses, an upscale hotel in Mount Vernon, racked up a $290,000 in unpaid taxes, court records show.
    Mid-Atlantic Black history: A journey with a new map
    An effort to map sites important to African American history in the Chesapeake Bay region has uncovered dozens of previously undocumented examples and shed new light on many more — many with close ties to waterways and the bay itself.
    Samuel Outlaw opened a blacksmith shop in Onancock, VA, in 1927 that served local watermen and farmers for decades.
    As Trump targets Black history, one Maryland ranger guards Harriet Tubman’s place in it
    Mary Dennard has served as a guardian of Harriet Tubman's history since the 2000s, when residents and later federal and state officials came together to develop a plan for the $21 million Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad historical park.
    Park ranger Mary Dennard at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Start 2026 with a hike around a state or local park
    If you’re looking for something to clear your head in 2026, consider a First Day Hike. It's one of seven great things to do in the coming week in and around Annapolis.
    The sand at Sandy Point State Park is ochre, a color caused by the presence of iron ore.
    Inside BWI’s $500M makeover, from a new marketplace to better baggage handling
    The new expansion to improve connectivity at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, slated to open in January, is the airport’s largest capital project since it first opened to the public.
    Contractors walk through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport while working on the airport's new terminal expansion project.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Eastport lights parade honors a life on the water
    We’re in peak holiday season. Here are seven great things to do in Annapolis through Wednesday, Dec. 17.
    The Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade embarks on the night of Dec. 13, 2025 for the 43rd year.
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