Rebecca Tobin

5 days ago | travelweekly.com | Rebecca Tobin

The runway was shut down April 15 for repairs, bringing Newark's options down to just two runways and contributing to a host of delays and problems. The reduced capacity exacerbated a well-publicized communication blackout in late April at Newark's air traffic control facility near Philadelphia, which led to a cascade of delays and cancellations.

1 week ago | travelweekly.com | Rebecca Tobin

Imagine my surprise when I had one of the most pleasant experiences in United's Terminal C, pretty much ever, over Memorial Day weekend. First, I'll address the lead-up to my family's Orlando trip. Not pleasant. United had been chopping Newark flights on routes with high frequency to reduce Newark congestion, and sure enough, United canceled our departure and return flights. I had to make some pretty major changes.

2 weeks ago | travelweekly.com | Rebecca Tobin

Clockwise from top left: Brinley Hineman, Travel Weekly's tours editor; Gaby Cecil of Active England Tours; and Folo by Travel Weekly host Rebecca Tobin talk about the appeal of literary tourism. Subscribe now using your favorite service:The last two episodes have covered news topics like economic uncertainty and the troubles at Newark, so this week we're going in a different direction: Literary tourism. That is, tours and travel based on a favorite book or character.

3 weeks ago | travelweekly.com | Rebecca Tobin

Clockwise from top left: Travel Weekly aviation editor Robert Silk, industry consultant Bob Mann and Folo host Rebecca Tobin talk about the operational issues plaguing Newark Airport. Subscribe now using your favorite service:What the heck is going on at EWR? Undoubtably the biggest news in travel this past week has to be the mess at Newark Airport in New Jersey.

1 month ago | travelweekly.com | Rebecca Tobin

Clockwise from top left: Hotels editor Christina Jelski, managing editor Rebecca Tobin and news editor Johanna Jainchill. Subscribe now using your favorite service:We're still in first-quarter earnings season, but we've been watching travel company results closely, to give us some signs on which way the travel industry is heading. The conclusion? There's not really one yet - as you'll hear here, results and predictions are up, down and sideways.