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Inside KELOLAND: Summer travel, sports tourism

S IOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Whether it’s across the state or across the country, people are gearing up for the summer travel and tourism season.

On this week’s Inside KELOLAND, we take a look at the summer travel outlook and learn about a big sporting event that will bring thousands of people to Sioux Falls.

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Summer travel.

The unofficial start to summer saw near record travel numbers for the Memorial Day weekend.

AAA projected that 43.8 million people would travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday travel period.

Shawn Steward with AAA South Dakota said those numbers are the second highest the agency has projected since it started tracking in 2000.

“The same kinds of high levels of travelers were indicated in South Dakota as well,” Steward said. “So, all across the board from driving to air travel to other modes of transportation, including cruises, were up.”

Steward said the Memorial Day travel numbers are a strong indicator that we will also see a very, very busy summer travel season.

A new flight will make it easier for people to visit the Black Hills. This spring, Allegiant added a new direct route from Rapid City to Orlando, Florida .

Rapid City Regional Airport Executive Director, Patrick Dame said the added flight is good for both tourism and people living in the area.

Sports Tourism

From college level tournaments to hosting Olympic curling trials, Sioux Falls is a growing hot spot for sporting events.

June 14-18 Sioux Falls will host to the 2024 Midwest Presidents Cup. One hundred eighty-six teams will take part in the regional youth soccer tournament.

Frank Gurnick with Dakota Alliance Soccer Club expects 6,000 to 7,000 people to travel to Sioux Falls for the tournament.

“All the local attractions have been really gearing up and getting ready to welcome these people to town,” said Gurnick.

Teri Schmidt with Experience Sioux Falls said sports tourism is becoming a big deal in the city.

“We like our sports in Sioux Falls everything from the Summit League, to these soccer tournaments to softball tournaments, look at our facilities around town,” Schmidt said. “I mean they are buzzing with sporting events for these little kids to up to us tall kids and its a big deal and it draws people and it draws their families and they all share in the rest of the community.”

Dakota Alliance Soccer Club is still looking for volunteers to help during the Presidents Cup.

The Arc of Dreams

A stainless steel sculpture spanning the Big Sioux River has become a shining example of new development in downtown Sioux Falls.

The Arc of Dreams turns 5-years-old this summer . A celebration is planned for July.

More than 270 people donated money to build and install the Arc of Dreams, which speaks to the community support behind the project.

Future Trails

Falls Area Single Track has created 15 miles of trails across nine parks in Sioux Falls, and will soon add a tenth.

The local nonprofit is partnering with Great Bear Ski Valley to bring more than ten miles of new trails to the recreation park.

The project will feature all new construction, with “FAST” looking to raise a total of $1-million dollars.

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Will holiday travel be chaotic again this year? What’s changed since 2022

by: Katie Smith

Posted: Dec 10, 2023 / 10:01 AM CST

Updated: Dec 10, 2023 / 10:52 AM CST

• Fewer flights were canceled in the first eight months of 2023
• The U.S. Department of Transportation received more service complaints
• Southwest Airlines is working to get ahead of possible travel delays

( NewsNation ) — Travelers plagued by last year’s mass flight cancellations may have better luck this holiday season as cancellation rates continue to fall, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Nationally, 2023 saw the lowest cancellation rates in five years and less than 1% of flights were canceled over the Thanksgiving holiday, despite record travel, a DOT spokesperson said an in email to NewsNation.

That could be good news for travelers whose plans were upended last year when thousands of Southwest Airlines travelers experienced canceled flights over the Christmas holiday. Many complained of short notice, days-long delays and lost luggage.

The Office of Aviation Consumer Protection is currently investigating several domestic airlines for unrealistic scheduling of flights, according to the DOT.

Since last year’s meltdown, Southwest Airlines says it’s reinforced airport infrastructure, increased staff at airports where extreme cold requires rotating employees working outside and reprioritized upgrades to technology that helps them recover more quickly during extreme weather.

On a larger scale, airlines nationwide are preparing for the holiday rush on the heels of record-setting Thanksgiving travel. The busiest travel days in December are expected to take place on the 20th, 27th and 30th, based on TSA checkpoint data .

In the event of a cancellation, the 10 largest airlines now guarantee meals and free rebooking on the same airline, a DOT spokesperson said. Nine airlines also guarantee hotel accommodations when the airline is responsible for the cancellation or delay.

Although flight cancellations improved, the Transportation Department did receive an influx of service complaints, up 88.4% from the 13,252 filed during the first quarter of 2022.

Disability and discrimination-related complaints were among the issues travelers raised with the DOT.

The department received 636 disability-related complaints for the first quarter of 2023, compared to the 380 filed during the first quarter of 2022, according to a November 8 consumer report . It also received 54 discrimination complaints for the first quarter of this year, up from 27 filed during the same time last year.

Discrimination concerns included 24 complaints regarding race, one complaint regarding “ancestry or ethnicity,” 16 complaints regarding national origin, five complaints regarding “color,” three complaints regarding religion, and five complaints regarding sexual discrimination, according to the consumer report.

In response, the department said it’s exploring ways to make airplane bathrooms more accessible, strengthen training requirements for airline employees who provide hands-on assistance to passengers who need mobility aid, and potentially introduce a rule that would allow passengers to stay in their own wheelchairs when they fly, according to the department’s website.

The Federal Technology Modernization Fund additionally awarded the DOT an $8 million grant in September to update the system that tracks consumer complaints and cases. Those upgrades will allow the department’s consumer protection office to leverage better “oversight of the airline industry,” the DOT spokesperson said. 

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