Your next road trip could be in an EV 🔋

RJ Hamster

4 months ago

Fall 2024

Hi Peter,

Because you support public radio and are interested in travel, we provide this quarterly newsletter featuring some top travel stories from KJZZ, NPR, and other public radio outlets.

Often these stories feature interesting travel facts or tips that could work to your advantage!

Another public radio membership benefit is participating in discussions on our private KJZZ/KBACH Travel Club Facebook group. As long as you have a Facebook account, you can join here.

What will you find there? Members share photos and stories from trips around Arizona—around the world! You can also read and share travel-related news stories.

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These stories and more below:

What in the world can you see on the Arizona Strip?
How to plan a road trip with an electric vehicle
Open seating is coming to an end on Southwest flights
What the country’s first high-speed train will look like

Explore Arizona

Escape summer heat by traveling to the Arizona Strip | KJZZ

Longtime Arizona travel writer Roger Naylor joins The Show to take us to the far northern edge of Arizona – the Arizona Strip.

Arizona wine tourism growth is ‘eye-opening’ but not ‘entirely surprising’ | KJZZ

A new report finds visitor spending and jobs related to the state’s wine industry has grown 500% percent since 2011.

Hotels

LAST RESORTS: A look back at the start of Arizona’s resort industry | KJZZ

In the series Last Resorts, The Show is looking at the history and future of resorts, and the Valley as a resort community. Visit some of the Valley’s oldest and newest resorts. Hear how they’ve impacted the region – from art and architecture, to how people all over the world view the West.

Striking hotel workers want a return to daily room cleaning | Marketplace

Pandemic-era hotel practices have left many hotel workers with more lax cleaning schedules, and subsequently less work.

Road Trips With EVs

ADOT announces 18 new EV charging stations to be installed along Arizona interstates | KJZZ

ADOT said it’s trying to ease EV owners’ range anxiety by installing chargers “no more than 50 miles apart.”

11 tips for a smooth EV road trip – without the range anxiety | NPR

Considering taking an electric vehicle on a long drive? Plenty of people get range anxiety. But with more charging stations on the roads, things are getting easier. Still, you’ll want to have a plan.

Flying

Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures | NPR

The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It’s causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

Southwest Airlines says ‘assigned and premium seating’ will replace open seating plan | NPR

Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan says research shows passengers “overwhelmingly prefer” an assigned-seat system. He also pledged to improve the airline’s financial performance.

Train Travel

This is what the Brightline West rail cars will look like | Nevada Public Radio

Trains for what is being called the nation’s first true high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area will be built at a new factory in upstate New York.

The Missed Opportunity of Trains in the U.S. | WHYY

While other developed countries have invested in their rail systems, the U.S. has leaned into more individualistic ways of getting around. In this episode, we ride cross-country trains in America and China to feel the difference.

Top Travel Stories From Public Radio

Explore Arizona

Hotels

Road Trips With EVs

Flying

Train Travel

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