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Dengue Fever Surges in the USA! Learn How to Prevent Mosquito Bites When You Travel

Just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about the increased risk of dengue virus infections in the United States, Florida health officials released an alert this week about two confirmed cases of locally acquired dengue fever in the Florida Keys. The warning means the people affected by the virus didn't…

July 3, 202423Views

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Tourists Welcome! Uncrowded Travel Destinations in Spain

“Tourists go home.” Those words, daubed on walls and reproduced in countless news stories this year, make uncomfortable reading for anyone thinking of visiting Spain. The sentiment poses a dilemma as well for those of us who write travel guides to this wonderful country. While we’ve always encouraged visitors to venture beyond the hot spots,…

July 2, 202434Views

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Record summer travel is here. What it means for fares and flight delays

Travelers walk with their luggage outside the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ahead of the July 4th holiday travel period on June 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Summer air travel is expected to soar in the United States. The Transportation Security Administration screened a high of…

June 29, 202426Views

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5 Idiotic Viral Travel Hacks You Shouldn’t Bother Trying When You Fly

Some days, “air travel” feels like a shorter way of saying “global conspiracy to leave me bankrupt and bewildered.” So it’s no wonder internet users go in search of travel hacks to save money, cut red tape, and ensure a modicum of in-flight comfort (you poor deluded fool). But while trying to satisfy those worthwhile…

June 24, 202437Views

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China’s consumers are spending on experiences. Travel stocks to watch

China's biggest food delivery platform is seeing a trend: more spending on experiences. "More and more consumers are willing to allocate a larger portion of their budget to travel," Wang Xing, CEO of Hong Kong-listed Meituan , said Thursday during a first-quarter earnings call, according to a FactSet transcript. "Their demand is not only growing,…

June 9, 202447Views

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Priceline, Ramp deal to disrupt ‘archaic’ business travel model

Hinterhaus Productions | Stone | Getty Images Ramp, the expense management company recently valued at $7.65 billion, is moving into business travel through a deal with Booking Holdings' Priceline, as the growing number of corporate spend platforms look to retain and attract customers with additional services. The new product, called Ramp Travel, utilizes AI and…

June 6, 202446Views

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Book Passage 2024: Learn How to Be a Travel Writer or Photographer

Whenever people ask me what my favorite destinations are, I have to fudge the answer. The truth is I'd rather go somewhere new than revisit a place, and every destination is as unique as a fingerprint, with its own pleasures and disappointments. But even though I go to many travel conferences in the course of…

June 2, 202437Views

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Where is Everybody? “Humanless” Customer Service is Dominating Travel. Can We Be Heard as Consumers?

• DINING. Yeah, we all know about the upgraded LaGuardia Airport in New York. I grew up seven blocks away from LGA, and I worked there for two years, so I can appreciate the array of restaurants, bars, and shops as well as anyone. But last week, en route to my departure gate, I stopped…

May 30, 202443Views

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Morgan Stanley’s top travel stocks this summer

Americans might be watching their spending amid persistent inflation, but it's not deterring many of them from traveling this summer — especially those with higher incomes. Morgan Stanley and AlphaWise polled about 2,000 U.S. consumers in May and found that 60% of consumers are preparing to take a summer trip. Among consumers who earn between…

May 26, 202452Views

Bhutan may revise its Sustainable Development Fee if travel picks up

Bhutan may reconsider its controversial $100 daily tourism fees if the country's tourism industry recovers soon, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay told CNBC on May 10. But the fees are likely to go higher, he said. Bhutan reopened its borders in September 2022 with an increased "Sustainable Development Fee" of $200 per person per day…

May 21, 202439Views