What travelers should know as a polar vortex heads towards the United States, including how airlines and hotels are responding, and experts on whether you should cancel your trip.

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause for nervous anticipation among both cold weather lovers ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Have you ever wondered why some winters are mild while others bring freezing temperatures and snowstorms? One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air ...

The Federal Aviation Administration reports 31 million passengers are expected to fly this week—the highest volume in 15 years. Tuesday alone will see 52,000 flights scheduled, the most ever attempted in a single day. United Airlines anticipates serving ...

Ready for some serious cold? The planet's most extreme cold air will be barreling into the central and eastern United States this coming weekend "like a wrecking ball," said Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue in a post on X on Dec. 9. Maue called it a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than 500 flights were delayed or canceled at Denver International Airport on Monday as a polar vortex continued to freeze Colorado. There were 529 delayed and 28 canceled flights as of 4:15 p.m., according to ...

Our first true shot of winter arrives late Sunday and spills into the first half of next week. I’m not talking about snow. Instead, a shot of Arctic air will plunge south into the United States from Canada and migrate east over New England. Temperatures ...