An Israeli Eviation Alice electric aircraft electric aircraft is displayed at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France. Israeli startup Eviation displayed an all-electric airplane prototype dubbed…
Emergency workers treat a passenger on an Air Canada flight to Australia that was diverted and landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The flight from Vancouver to…
It’s no exaggeration to say that many, if not most, travel problems start with a failure to read the terms and conditions. After years of advocating travel cases, I think…
Chieko Asakawa knows those challenges firsthand, and she has also devised a remedy. Asakawa has been blind since she was 14 and is now an IBM Fellow and a professor…
Jet lag is the resulting physiological dysfunction that happens when your circadian rhythm is interrupted.Associated Press file Jet lag is the resulting physiological dysfunction that happens when your circadian rhythm…
Flying from Orlando, Florida, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on one of the busiest air-travel days of the year, he took no chances. MacLeod paid an extra $200 for Blacklane PASS,…
Passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The chief of the TSA said Monday, July 1, that travelers should see…
Instead, he’s taking a staycation, a getaway popularized after the Great Recession that’s seeing a resurgence this year. MMGY Global, a travel and hospitality marketing and research company, predicts a…
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Budget expedition companies charge as little as $30,000 per climber, cutting costs including waste removal. Everest has so much garbage – depleted oxygen cylinders, food packaging, rope – that climbers…
The foundation will allow members to pay for a swim in the outdoor Neptune Pool on four dates this year, starting in July. Two other nights are reserved at the…
Because flights can be long and delays happen, be prepared to entertain your children. You know those American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations about screen time? “They go out the plane…
When he arrived in Switzerland, the cruise line dropped some bad news on him: Because of low water levels on the Rhine, part of his cruise had turned into a…
Bobbie Bryant, 41, of Orlando, Fla., holds a fan that she got in Cuba as she arrives back to Port Everglades on June 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Trump…
Five-month journey brings joy, teaches patience
By traveling with a single bag, you’ll have more flexibility. If your flight is canceled, a carry-on allows you to hop the next flight to your destination without tracking down…
Here’s how to answer that question before you make plans. “There is no officially maintained list of off-limits locations,” says Ben Joelson, a director at the Chertoff Group, a security…
A decade later, there’s no question the High Line has been a resounding success as an engine for tourism and neighborhood revitalization. An estimated 8 million annual visitors now visit…
The Joplin Globe reports that a ceremony to dedicate the Markley shovel is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Big Brutus Visitors Center, a nonprofit museum in West Mineral.…
National parks reflect rising temperatures, declining air quality
In cities and destinations around the world, from Barcelona to Bali, “overtourism” has become a year-round problem. When fields of wildflowers in Lake Elsinore, California, were overrun this spring by…
“Once we started getting better, we heard from other passengers that half the ship had had the same virus, and that there were lines of people at the ship doctor’s…
Courtesy of Esther Greenfield The whiz-bang vending machine A little earlier, in the Caicos Xpress Airlines departure lounge, we sit next to an intriguing vending machine filled with sodas and…
Carnival Corp. President Arnold Donald, left, arrives at federal court, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Miami. Carnival Corp. is in federal court for a hearing on what to do about…
Those are among the reasons Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park has been selected as the best stretch of sand for an annual list of top U.S. beaches. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal…
Consider what happened to the Lufthansa passenger who tried one of the oldest travel tricks in the book, a strategy called “hidden city” ticketing. The passenger, booked to fly from…
Beachgoers keep an eye on the seals swimming at Coast Guard Beach in North Eastham, Mass. A plan to develop an acoustic system to chase away seals in order to…
The National Park Service announced Thursday that public laundry and shower facilities are closed as well as public restrooms with flushing toilets. The park service says portable toilets are replacing…
