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Destinations
15 of the Best Places to Visit in Canada: Adventure, Culture and Wildlife
Visitors to Canada are equally as wowed by the wildlife and wilderness as they are by the cultural and culinary offerings in the cities that speckle this sprawling nation. Look for polar bears on the arctic tundra of Churchill or cruise Vancouver’s curvy coastline in a…
— Lonely Planet
Puerto Rico’s Southern Coast Is the Island’s Best-Kept Secret
The scenery starts to change when you leave the tall hotels and tapón (traffic jam) of San Juan behind. Head south on Route 52, and you will start seeing the lush green mountains of Cordillera Central. As you approach the southern coast, the dense vegetation…
— The Washington Post
Tours and Activities
This Epic Hike in Japan Takes You Through Ancient Shrines, Onsen Towns, and Magical Forests
Located south of Osaka on the Kii Peninsula of Japan‘s Honshū island, the Kumano Kodo trail system is an ancient religious route that connects three sacred sites, Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, and Koyasan. It’s also one of only two UNESCO World…
— AFAR
Universal Orlando Resort Tips to Make the Most of Your First Trip
I’ll never forget walking out of Universal Islands of Adventure in 2022, drenched from head to toe after riding Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barge. It was my first trip back to Universal Orlando Resort in years, and I learned some things the hard way, which I…
— USA Today
Cruise
SeaCloud Cruises Welcomes Journalists On 2024 Spirit Voyages
Sea Cloud Cruises announced that veteran broadcast journalists will be guest lecturers on upcoming 2024 sailings aboard the Sea Cloud Spirit, according to a press release. Current NBC Producer Joel Seidman will join the Bilboa to the Azores July 23 – August 4…
— Cruise Industry News
Windstar Cruises to Expand Fleet With Two New Ships
Windstar Cruises is expanding its fleet with two new all-suite yachts, Star Seeker and Star Explorer, the cruise line has announced at Sea Trade Cruise Global. The two ships are expected to be delivered by West Sea shipyard in December 2025 and 2026…
— Cruise and Ferry
Transportation
Delta Air Lines Will Soon Update the Way It Boards Passengers
Delta Air Lines flyers will soon board its planes in a new way that might remind them of the past. Beginning May 1, the airline will board customers by numbered zones, a change that largely reverts back to process it used until early 2019, before changing to its…
— CNN
Why Flight Attendants Dim the Lights During Takeoff and Landing
When it comes to air travel, safety rules all. So, if some parts of the in-flight experience seem odd to you, there's probably a good reason behind them. Take, for instance, dimming the lights in the cabin during takeoff and landing. This doesn't actually occur on…
— Travel+Leisure
Now Arriving at an Airport Lounge Near You: Peloton Bikes, Nap Pods and Caviar Service
A handful of new lounges opened by credit card issuers, including Capital One and American Express, have recently landed in airports across the United States, promising posh spots of refuge for select travelers awaiting their flights. At La Guardia Airport…
— New York Times
Lodging
Inside the World’s Most Expensive Underwater Hotel Suite
Below the turquoise surface of the Indian Ocean is the world's first and most expensive underwater hotel suite, but this exclusive experience isn't for the everyday traveller - with the cost of one night in the suite surpassing £10,000. Conrad Maldives Rangali…
— Express
Why This Dreamy Turkish Resort Town Will Be One Of The Trendiest Destinations This Summer
Those who’ve been planning their summer vacations for some time now know that it’s never too early to start. With travel officially coming back in full force, people are more eager than ever to realize their dream beach getaways and hotels and flights are being…
— Travel Off Path
The World's Longest Infinity Pool Is About To Be Built On A Bridge
Treyam Resort in Saudi Arabia offers a luxurious vacation with an emphasis on preservation and conservation of the natural landscape. The resort boasts the world's largest infinity pool built on a bridge, offering guests breathtaking views 118 feet above…
— The Travel
Other and Odd
Sargassum Is Headed to Florida and the Caribbean. Could It Ruin Your Beach Vacation?
"Massive seaweed blob invades Florida beaches." "Huge, smelly snake of seaweed headed toward the Caribbean." Though the headlines sound like something from a 1950s horror movie, sargassum — a type of seaweed — is a naturally occurring plant that…
— The Points Guy
Will Stonehenge Lose Its Unesco World Heritage Status?
Plans to build a road tunnel under Stonehenge have once again come to the fore, paving the way for one of the UK's most controversial construction projects in living memory. On 20 March each year, people from all walks of life gather at Stonehenge to…
— BBC
Today in History
The Stone of Scone is Returned to Scotland
The Stone of Scone, sometimes called the Stone of Destiny, is a 330-pound rock made of sandstone that has for centuries been used in the coronation of Scotish, English, and British monarchs. The Stone…
— Travel Research Online
The Incessant Traveler
A Sea Change in How to Fix the Airline Industry
by David Cogswell
Thursday April 11, 2024
The American Ec onomic Liberties Project released its white paper on how to fix the airline industry in late January. It was co-written by Ganesh Sitaraman of Vanderbilt University, author of Why Flying is Miserable and How to Fix It, and William McGee, author of Attention All Passengers: The Airlines’ Dangerous Descent and How to Reclaim Our Skies.
The paper is called “Economic Liberties and Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator Release Blueprint to Fix the Airline Industry.”
I was able to talk to William McGee recently, and that’s an accomplishment itself, because it seems lately that nearly everyone wants to hear what he has to say about the airline industry. And that fact itself points to a sea…
— Travel Research Online
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