Vacations gone wrong: 6 stories of epic travel fails

July 2, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. EDT
9 min

Illustrations by Katty Huertas

Things don’t always go as planned.

That’s especially true when it comes to traveling. Over the Fourth of July weekend, flight delays and cancellations left thousands of Americans scrambling. And as the high season for summer vacation begins, travelers are bracing for more setbacks — from labor shortages and inflated prices to extreme weather events and an ongoing pandemic.