Flight disruptions linger amid winter storms, Max 9 grounding

Flight disruptions linger amid winter storms, Max 9 grounding

More than 320 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 15, 2024. RJ Sangosti | Denver Post | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 1,800 U.S. flights Tuesday as winter weather continued to disrupt travel for millions of … Read more

The Israel-Hamas war is affecting traveler confidence and bookings

The Israel-Hamas war is affecting traveler confidence and bookings

The Israel-Hamas war is affecting travel across the Middle East and beyond. International arrivals to the region grew in the fourth quarter of 2023 — mainly owing to an increase in visitors to Saudi Arabia — to a level that matched 2019 numbers, according to the travel data company ForwardKeys. But it’s a far cry … Read more

Alaska, Japan airline incidents highlight importance of safety demonstrations

Alaska, Japan airline incidents highlight importance of safety demonstrations

A display showing the ‘fasten your seatbelt’ sign and the ‘no smoking’ sign illuminated on board an aircraft. Jeff Overs | BBC News & Current Affairs | Getty Images You trudge down the aisle to your seat. You double- and triple-check that you’ve arrived at the right row. You heave your luggage into the overhead … Read more

Thailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use 18 months after historic decriminalisation

Thailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use 18 months after historic decriminalisation

Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legislation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalise the plant. The relaxed laws gave rise to a lucrative cannabis industry catering to locals and foreigners alike across the nation. However, a new … Read more

Flights canceled, delayed as weather, Max 9 grounding disrupt travel

Flights canceled, delayed as weather, Max 9 grounding disrupt travel

An Embraer E175LR passengers aircraft of American Eagles airlines (C) taxxing before take-off to Pittsburg is seen at La Guardia Airport on January 9, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Airlines canceled about 2,000 U.S. flights Friday as they grapple with winter weather and the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes.  Storms … Read more

FAA to audit Boeing production line after 737 Max 9 accident

FAA to audit Boeing production line after 737 Max 9 accident

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.  Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it will audit Boeing‘s production line, a week after a … Read more

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 2023 earnings

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 2023 earnings

Delta Air Lines closed out the year by doubling its quarterly profit as travel demand, particularly for international trips, helped drive record revenue in 2023. CEO Ed Bastian said continued strong travel demand could boost earnings this year. Still, the company’s full-year profit outlook was below a previous forecast, and the stock fell 5% in … Read more

Mollie Is the New High-Design Aspen Hotel With Serious Slopeside Cool

Mollie Is the New High-Design Aspen Hotel With Serious Slopeside Cool

The interiors, dreamed up by Post Company (who also designed Hudson Valley’s Inness) exude a Japandi energy at first: guest rooms, for example, have Noguchi lamps, whereas clean woods abound. Yet look closely, and odes to Aspen itself are everywhere: the white oak millwork resembles that of an Aspen tree trunk, while the lime-wash walls … Read more

World’s most powerful passports in 2024: Japan, Singapore, France, Italy

World’s most powerful passports in 2024: Japan, Singapore, France, Italy

Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly Henley Passport Index. They are: Spain, Germany, France and … Read more

The world’s most powerful passports for visa-free travel in 2024 revealed

The world’s most powerful passports for visa-free travel in 2024 revealed

In a big shakeup of a quarterly ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, an unprecedented six countries are tied in the top spot for the hottest travel documents for 2024. Citizens of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain can enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to an incredible 194 destinations around the world — … Read more