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Tariffs drive up the cost of airplanes, the United States’ star export

The production line for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is pictured at Boeing's 737 factory in Renton, Washington, November 18, 2021. Jason Redmond | Reuters President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are set to drive up the cost of Boeing and Airbus planes, GE Aerospace engines, and hundreds…

April 4, 202554Views

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Walt Disney World to Open All 6 Parks in Summer for the…

Walt Disney World is billed as offering four theme parks and two waterslide parks, but for the past half decade, customers were not allowed to access all of that on a single vacation. That's because when Covid-19 hit and all of Disney's Florida attractions were shuttered for a few months, the company decided to keep…

April 4, 202569Views

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Which country has the best passport? See the 2025 ranking

Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025. It's the first time that the northern European country has held the solo No. 1 spot in the annual ranking from Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy. Ireland did, however, come close in 2020, when it tied for the…

April 4, 202582Views

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America’s Air Traffic Control Needs Fixing—Here’s What to…

About the author: William J. McGee is the Senior Fellow for Aviation & Travel at American Economic Liberties Project. An FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he spent seven years in airline flight operations management and was Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Reports Travel Letter. He is the author of Attention All Passengers and teaches at Vaughn College of Aeronautics.…

April 4, 202552Views

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Is it safe to travel to Thailand right now? Thai officials say yes

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is expecting that country's upcoming Songkran festival will generate more tourism revenue than it did last year, despite projections that the March 28 earthquake has dampened tourist arrivals to the kingdom. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which epicentered in neighboring Myanmar, caused a building under construction near Bangkok's famous Chatuchak market to…

April 4, 202552Views

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Superman’s Cleveland: Filming Locations and Other Key…

You've probably heard that Superman of Metropolis is originally from the planet Krypton by way of Smallville. But in point of fact, the Man of Steel—like Drew Carey, the gas mask, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony—comes from Cleveland. Writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster met as teenagers at Glenville High School on the Ohio city's East…

April 4, 202564Views

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Southwest’s bag fees and other changes could backfire, Fitch warns

A Southwest Airlines jet approaches Midway Airport on Dec. 15, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) John J. Kim | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images Southwest Airlines ' new policies such as charging for checked bags for the first time could backfire, Fitch Ratings said Thursday. Southwest…

April 4, 202548Views

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How to Spot Fake Reviews Written By AI, According to an AI…

Fake reviews of hotels, restaurants, and tours have been a problem for travelers since the earliest days of the internet. But now that sketchy businesses can use artificial intelligence to produce fake reviews faster than Taco Bell can crank out burritos, the situation is rapidly getting a lot worse. The Transparency Company, a firm that…

April 4, 202572Views

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Airport had enough power, National Grid says

A reads "Do Not Travel To Heathrow Airport" at Hounslow Central London Underground station on March 21, 2025. Jaimi Joy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Heathrow Airport had enough power to remain open on Friday, after the London hub spent most of the day closed due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, according…

March 24, 202563Views

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United Airlines raises annual fees for lounges, rewards credit cards

A row of United Airlines passenger planes parked at gates at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines is raising fees for annual airport lounge membership and its rewards credit cards, a test of how much consumers will shell out for popular travel perks. The carrier…

March 24, 202556Views