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Destinations
10 destinations welcoming sustainable travellers in 2024
With huge numbers of travellers now seeking to travel more lightly and mindfully, these destinations are making sustainable travel easier this…
— BBC
Canada Is The Safest Country To Travel In 2024; Here's Why
Looking to have a happy and safe trip? This is the safest country to travel in 2024, according to a new…
— Travel+Leisure
Cruise
What are the best cruise ships and cruise lines of 2024? Cast your votes
What are the best cruise ships and cruise lines sailing seas and rivers around the world? Vote now for your…
— USA Today
American Cruise Lines to Improve Fleet Accessibility in ADA Settlement
American Cruise Lines which operates a fleet of U.S.-flagged coastal and inland passenger cruise ships has reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office that calls for improving…
— The Maritime Executive
Celestyal Eyeing More Growth, More Ships
“We’re building a platform for future growth,” said Chris Theophilides, CEO, Celestyal Cruises. “Our aspiration is not to remain a two-ship line but to get from two ships to more ships, and we to ensure that we’re operating in more parts of the world and on a year-round…
— Cruise Industry News
Transportation
Global airline passenger traffic reached 99% of 2019 levels in November
Global passenger traffic was within 1 percentage point of 2019 levels in November last year, according to the latest data from IATA, as it closes on the pre-Covid…
— Flight Global
Boeing CEO says company is "acknowledging our mistake" after Alaska Airlines door blowout
The door plug of a 737 Max 9 blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight, just minutes after the plane had taken off from Portland,…
— CBS News
Video US Airlines cancel flights to Ecuador
The move follows a wave of armed attacks in the South American nation, including one on a television studio during a live broadcast. ABC News' Rhiannon…
— ABC News
Lodging
Grand Velas Boutique Hotel Los Cabos Opens in Mexico
Mexican Hotel Collection Velas Resorts Expands to Three in the Destination With New Boutique Hotel Property for Adults…
— Hospitality Net
Other and Odd
American Airlines flight diverted after man punches flight attendant
An American Airlines passenger who drank alcohol punched a flight…
— USA Today
Visa-Free Travel Is A Boon For Tourists And Destinations Alike
Visa-free travel is a boon both for tourists and destinations as it boosts tourism and is a way of saving time, money and…
— Travel+Leisure
Today in History
The First Clinical Use of Insulin
In 1889, a Polish physician, Oscar Minkowski, removed the pancreas from a healthy dog and noted that the animal suffered an immediate rise in blood sugar.
Thirty-three years later in 1922, a Canadian researcher, Frederick Banting, read Minkowski's notes and determined that diabetes might be treated with a pancreatic extract of insulin. He was provided a laboratory in which to work at the University of Toronto.
On January 11, 1922, a 14-year-old diabetic boy lay dying at the Toronto General Hospital. Banting gave the boy, Leonard Thompson, an injection of the crude…
— Travel Research Online
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