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Destinations
5 Luxury Travel Destinations That Aren’t Worth Saving For If You’re Middle Class
Middle-class Americans often have the luxury of being able to afford at least one annual vacation, but even they still need to save up to make it happen. After all, they generally have to account for accommodations, food, entertainment, local transportation and airfare. And that’s not…
— MSN.com
Six LGBTQ+ Destinations Around the World
Beyond famous hotspots like Brighton and Berlin, these are some of the most accepting places for LGBTQ+ travellers to visit. Even though it's Pride season, it can still be a potentially nerve-racking time for LGBTQ+ travellers. While LGBTQ+ rights and visibility have increased greatly in…
— BBC
7 Underrated Cities With Chic Manhattan Vibes, But Better
Cities like Boulder, CO offer chic vibes like Manhattan but in a more scenic setting with boutique shopping and the arts. Austin, TX, known as a major music capital, provides a chicer and quirkier vibe than Manhattan, with affordable prices and plenty to do. Charleston, SC, is quieter…
— The Travel
Tours and Activities
Tourists Warned to Travel Cautiously to EU Hotspots Due to Extreme Temperatures
Tourists have been advised to travel carefully to some EU hotspots amid extreme weather. Greece, Italy, and Spain are some of the countries that have recorded temperatures as high as 43C. Tourists have been called to stay hydrated and stay in shaded or air-conditioned…
— SchengenVisaInfo
A First Timer’s Guide to Glacier National Park
Lesser-known than Yellowstone and Yosemite, but no less spectacular, Montana’s Glacier National Park is a high-country nirvana of untamed forests and huckleberry-scattered slopes bisected by hulking granite peaks dotted with glassy lakes and rushing waterfalls. Glacial forces…
— Lonely Planet
Mediterranean Resort Town To Open For First Time In 50 Years - But Should You Visit?
Could you imagine if Cancun went lights out for 50 years?! That's what happened to a popular Mediterranean resort town back in its heyday. It's true. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past century, surely you're aware of certain destinations you're unable to visit easily…
— Travel Off Path
Cruise
Our 7 Favorite Summer Cruises for All Types of Travelers
The best part of summer cruising is that there are more cruising options than in any other season. Cruises to destinations like Alaska and Scandinavia are highly seasonal; go in the summer, or you can't cruise there at all. Even the Mediterranean is somewhat seasonal, with most…
— The Points Guy
Avoid These Cruise-Ship Shore Excursions at All Cost
What’s appealing about cruise ships is “one-and-done” travel planning. You unpack your suitcase only once. With the exception of port calls, all meals are served onboard this floating hotel. The servers know your name and how you like your coffee. Cruise lines can even arrange…
— Fodor's Travel
Transportation
This Semi-private Carrier Is Adding New Routes to Florida This Winter — Where They’ll Fly
Semi-private jet carrier JSX is adding a pair of new flights to Florida this fall just in time for cooler weather. The new seasonal routes will operate to both Naples and West Palm Beach in Florida, JSX shared with Travel + Leisure. Each route will take off in November. “We look…
— Travel+Leisure
Aer Lingus Pilots Launch Work-To-Rule Actions, Tossing Travel Plans of Passengers Into Disarray
Aer Lingus pilots said they would resume talks with the Irish airline after they launched an industrial action Wednesday that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and tossed the travel plans of tens of thousands into disarray. The pilots imposed ‘’work to rule’’ actions…
— The Associated Press
American Airlines Working To 'Regain Trust' After 8 Black Men Removed From Flight Over Alleged 'Body Odor'
American Airlines has reportedly suspended an undisclosed number of employees by putting them on leave for their involvement in a May incident wherein eight Black men were removed from a Phoenix to New York City flight. The suspension comes after a May federal lawsuit…
— Travel Noire
Lodging
10 Best Hotel Chains That Offer Quality and Affordability
Lodging can easily become one of the biggest expenses when it comes to travel, but you shouldn't have to blow through your budget or stay in a drab room in order to save. These 10 hotel brands — selected by an expert panel and voted by readers as the best — combine affordable…
— 10Best
Two Women Hoteliers on The Amalfi Coast Turned This Hotel Into a Design Haven
When it comes to exceptional hotels on Italy’s famed Amalfi Coast, there’s stiff competition, but Palazzo Avino stands out—not just on the coast but also in all of Italy. (The hotel made Afar’s 2024 Hotels We Love list of the 15 best retreats in the country.) Nicknamed the Pink…
— AFAR
Other and Odd
Fourth of July Travel Is Set to Break Records. Here’s How to Plan.
The 2024 summer travel season might be the busiest ever, and it’s about to reach its peak. The Transportation Security Administration, which screened nearly 3 million fliers on Sunday — breaking the record for a single day — expects to top itself again as millions of Americans travel…
— The Washington Post
Global Editorial Director’s Letter: Divia Thani on the Healing Power of Travel
I woke up this morning to the sound of seagulls flying over the Atlantic Ocean, as my all-new Silversea cruise ship made its way from Lisbon to Vigo. I didn’t realise just how soundly I would sleep, or how gently the breeze would waft into my cabin all night; how poetically the sheer…
— Condé Nast Traveller
The 2024 Men's Health Travel Awards
There’s a whole big world out there. With only so much time to explore it—even less if we're talking just vacation time—where do you go? Maybe you're into meditative retreats with morning yoga sessions, plant-based dining, and nightly aura cleanses. Or maybe snowboarding…
— Men's Health
Today in History
First Solo Circumnavigation
On June 27, 1898, a 37 feet sloop-rigged fishing boat named Spray sailed into Newport, Rhode Island. It was by all accounts an unremarkable boat except for one thing: its captain, Joshua Slocum, had just…
— Travel Research Online
Ex Fida Bona
DUI Convictions and International Travel
by Richard Earls
Monday June 24, 2024
Interna tional travel becomes a bit more complicated when navigating with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) conviction in your client's rearview mirror. DUIs, seemingly straightforward in their nature, can actually vary significantly in their impact on travel opportunities, depending on the destination and the severity of the offense.
While some nations may treat a DUI as a minor offense, akin to a misdemeanor, others elevate its seriousness to that of a felony, especially if it involved harm to others or property. This distinction is crucial, as it directly impacts a traveler's eligibility to enter certain…
— Travel Research Online
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