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Airlines extend travel waivers for LA airports

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen during the Palisades fire in the Malibu area of Los Angeles county, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Airlines have extended travel waivers for Los Angeles airports as wildfires continue to burn in the area. American Airlines…

January 10, 202540Views

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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…

January 10, 202525Views

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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…

January 10, 202525Views

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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…

January 7, 202525Views

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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,…

January 7, 202550Views

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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…

January 7, 202521Views

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How to Get a Copy of Your Birth Certificate for Travel

If you love to travel, sooner or later, you will need to show a government official your birth certificate to prove who you are. Birth certificates can unlock the ability to travel freely. They're accepted as a fundamental proof of citizenship for a variety of crucial documents that can validate you for worldwide travel, including…

January 4, 202529Views

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Dangerous Travel Destinations in 2025—and Where Risks Are Lower

As you plan international travel in 2025, it's wise to take into account the unusually high degree of volatility around the world right now. In addition to ongoing crime, armed conflict, and political oppression in places such as the Middle East, Ukraine, North Korea, and elsewhere, recent months have seen toppled governments, civil unrest, and…

January 3, 202579Views

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Multi-Trip Travel Insurance: One Policy That Covers Every Trip for a Year

For years you've heard it drilled into your brain: Always buy travel insurance for major trips. But even minor trips may involve big problems. Airlines and airports are halting operations without warning, political skirmishes are changing the landscape of no-go destinations, and, oh yeah, you could still get sick with Covid when you're scheduled to…

January 3, 202576Views

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Travel is finally back — a new era of growth is beginning

The global travel industry is set to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic this month, according to U.N. Tourism. During the first nine months of 2024, international arrivals worldwide reached 98% of pre-pandemic levels, compared to the same period in 2019, it said. The remaining 2% gap will close this month, according to the organization,…

December 31, 202443Views