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Thanksgiving travel in Pennsylvania was riskier than last year, as fatal crashes and deaths went up, along with more alcohol-related and speeding problems. The issues are in line with what some advocates warn is a rise in distracted driving, though traffic deaths have started to decline after years of increases. According to data from the Pennsylvania State Police, troopers investigated 979 crashes during Nov. 22-26 that involved four deaths, with 73 crashes alcohol-connected. Another 197 people were injured in those crashes. State troopers made almost 550 DUI arrests and ticketed 10,590 people for speeding, along with almost 19,000 other citations. Some of those numbers are significantly higher than last Thanksgiving. In 2022, only one person died on the road and 48 alcohol-related crashes were recorded. Three fewer DUI arrests were made last year and nine fewer crashes happened, but speeding citations are up 14.5% and other citations are up by almost 19%. The PSP data only counts in...

United has teamed up with German train line Deutsche Bahn to offer a single ticket for both air and rail travel. Helmut Fricke/Getty Images United Airlines is making it easier for travelers to hop a train in Europe by partnering with the Lufthansa Group and Deutsche Bahn to create a single ticket for both air and train travel. The new partnership, which went into effect on Wednesday, will allow travelers flying through Frankfurt Airport to buy a single ticket that includes a train to continue onto 25 different cities in Germany as well as Basel, Switzerland, according to United . The integrated ticket will also have one fare that includes all legs of the trip. "Connecting amazing places on both sides of the Atlantic has never been so easy," Stefan Kreuzpaintner, the senior vice president of network, alliances and partnerships at Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said in a statement. "Together with our partners, we have consistently expanded our intermodal services in recent years i...

Travel experts detail some of the Black Friday and Travel Tuesday deals - CBS News Watch CBS News The travel industry has taken notice of Black Friday deals, and today kicks off what insiders say is your last best chance to find a deal on holiday travel and some steals on winter getaways. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

One to three inches of rain is soaking roadways along the East Coast from this cross-country holiday week storm. The heavy rain is ongoing Wednesday morning from Norfolk, Virginia, to Charleston, South Carolina. Heavy rain is expected and travel issues are still possible this morning, as heavy rain is expected from Charleston, SC to Norfolk, VA. In fact, Charleston is expected to see heavy rain consistently between 8am until Noon. Wilmington, NC getting it from 8am to 1pm. In New England, rain is still falling in Boston and snow is ongoing in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The last bits of precipitation will leave New England by midnight. On Thursday, it'll be a cold Thanksgiving morning across the U.S. Wind chills -- what temperature it feels like -- are forecast to plunge to 36 degrees in New York City, 35 degrees in Atlanta, 27 degrees in Chicago and 24 degrees in Denver. It will be cold around the country on Thanksgiving. Wind chills will be in the 20s and 30s for most Ameri...

PROVIDENCE − Southern New England travelers hitting the road for Thanksgiving will run into rain, and probably snow if they're heading north, on Wednesday, but the weather should turn dry for the holiday. Thanksgiving Day in the Providence area looks sunny with a high near 48 degrees and a northwest wind of 10 to 16 mph, according to the National Weather Service's forecast. But a storm before Thanksgiving will affect travel in much of the East early this week, including New England late Tuesday and Wednesday, according to forecasts. The storm will bring rain to Southern New England but 6 to 12 inches of snow if forecast for part of New Hampshire and Maine, according to AccuWeather. "Tuesday night and Wednesday will be the only period of impactful weather for the extended forecast period, bringing snow, rain, and strong winds to" Southern New England, the weather service said in its forecast discussion. The storm will affect what's expected to be the busiest travel...

When taking out travel insurance, it's important to get adequate cover for your destination or destinations. That's why you need to first specify where you're heading when you buy a travel insurance policy. If your trip to Switzerland is the only one you'll be taking in the next 12 months, a one-off single trip policy will be sufficient. Just select 'Switzerland' as your destination. However, if you have plans to travel again at least once throughout the course of the next 12 months, it could be worth taking out annual multi-trip insurance . This can be a more cost-effective option than buying a separate policy each time you travel – not to mention reduce the time you spend. There are various kinds of annual multi-trip however. These are Europe, worldwide travel with some excluded destinations (such as the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean), and worldwide travel including these destinations. Policies that cover the US and nearby destinations...

Brian Trautman, 47, lives aboard a 53-foot sailboat named SV Delos with his wife and daughter. He purchased the 3-cabin, 2-bathroom boat in 2008 for $398,000. Since then, he's sailed to 46+ different countries and across 4 oceans. Prior to embarking on this journey by sea, Brian worked at Microsoft, eventually leaving to start his own software company. One day, he realized that he was unhappy, and at the age of 33, he decided to sell everything and purchase his sailboat with the intention of taking a two year sabbatical. Since then, Brian has met his wife Karin and started a family abroad. He's also started a YouTube channel to document his adventures. Today, both their channel Sailing SV Delos and crowdfunding are able to fully sustain Brain's family and their lifestyle. Unlocked  is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Eurostar tickets for travel between London and Paris during the 2024 Olympics are now on sale for £49. It just got cheaper to visit the City of Lights by train this summer. In celebration of the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris , Eurostar announced an increase of train service— between London and Paris — to accommodate the spectators, participants, and travelers, at a discounted price. Travelers looking to book a ticket can snag a deal of £49 (or $60) for a limited time as Eurostar offers the promotional pricing on tickets, according to a release from the company .   "We are preparing for more than one million passengers to travel with us to the French capital during these exciting and unforgettable events," Eurostar's Chief Commercial Officer Francois Le Doze said in a statement  "We have released Eurostar tickets early to provide our customers with the best chance to plan their trip in the greenest way possible to support their Olympic and Paral...

Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is running for president, will go to Israel on Sunday, pressing what he sees as his foreign policy advantage in the race and challenging the other Republicans seeking the White House nomination to join him. The trip will be his second to a war zone since opening his presidential bid. In August, he paid a surprise visit to Ukraine and met with that country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The details of his itinerary remain under wraps for security purposes, but his campaign said he would be conferring with Israeli officials, visiting a hospital treating survivors of the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas , and touring the region around Gaza to meet with families still bereft over the attack last month that claimed the lives of around 1,400 in Israel, most of them civilians. "If I'm going to continue to be a strong advocate for doing everything we need to do to defend Israel, I got to see it for myself," he told voters in Ne...