© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Load Error With the coronavirus pandemic causing a decrease in air travel demand, domestic airfare has also dropped. […]
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Singapore Airlines is holding a ‘dining event’ later this month. Above, one of its planes lifts off in October 2019. Photo: arnd wiegmann/Reuters Oct. 13, 2020 11:48 am ET Nothing brings to mind pleasure quite like the memory of bumping elbows with strangers while trying to carve up “chicken or […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For people around the world, the coronavirus has caused distressing separations and delayed homecomings. But the situation for a group of 25 residents from remote Easter Island stands out. For six months now the group has been stranded far across a vast stretch of ocean […]
Losing altitude: Virgin Atlantic is cutting back its flights (Matt Carter) UK travellers will have far fewer flights to choose from in the coming months and years, airline bosses have warned. Shay Weiss, chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, told the BBC’s Today programme that his airline plans to fly only […]
Liz White has plane tickets to Phoenix in early October for a cousin’s wedding in Sedona, Arizona. The California geologist booked the last Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento on the Friday of wedding weekend because she has a licensing exam she can’t reschedule. Last week, Southwest sent her an email notifying […]
EPA On The Beach is refusing to back down on its decision not to refund flights if customers cancel holidays to Spain as a result of a change in the Foreign Office (FCO) advice. The online holiday company has said that it will refund travellers’ accommodation and transfer costs but […]
Ross Ice Shelf: Getty Images “It’s our mission to leave this pristine landscape the way we found it.” A noble intention for every travel firm. But do they really mean it? As you may have read, the Boeing 787 jets that Qantas acquired for the London-Perth nonstop link, covering over […]
The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented need for consumers to cancel travel plans. Many travelers have encountered frustration changing arrangements, canceling trips and obtaining refunds. Some consumers prefer to handle each part of their travel on a piecemeal basis. But if you end up having to cancel or make changes, […]
Alaska air traffic and airport development are surging to meet demand for more cargo and passenger flights, as growing numbers of Americans make online purchases to avoid shopping malls and plan travel to remote vacation spots including Alaska due to COVID-19 concerns. The uptick in airport traffic in Alaska extends […]
CLOSE A big change is coming for any travelers who want to come to the U.S., due to the pandemic. USA TODAY Southwest Airlines kicked off 2021 with a spring fare sale with tickets as low as $29 one way. Spirit Airlines’ website invites travelers to “Say hello to savings this […]
Southwest Airlines kicked off 2021 with a spring fare sale with tickets as low as $29 one way. Spirit Airlines’ website invites travelers to “Say hello to savings this spring,” touting fares as low as $62 round trip. And Las Vegas is readying the scaled-down reopening of select party pools […]
CLOSE Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines have all joined United Airlines in ditching change fees for flights within the U.S. USA TODAY JetBlue Airways is shaking up its ticket perks and restrictions, with some changes that will thrill travelers and a major one that will infuriate plenty […]
Why is it so hard to find good, cheap flights? Online travel search engines like Google Flights, Kayak and Expedia were supposed to simplify and improve the airfare shopping process, and in many ways they have. But airlines keep concocting strategies — such as hidden fees and complicated fare classes […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) Sean Kilpatrick AP TORONTO Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel […]
John Pye, Associated Press Published 10:38 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2021 | Updated 10:38 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2021 The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials […]
Working from new locations is part of the life of a digital nomad (Getty/iStock) When you’re open to new directions, you end up in places you’d never expect. Yet, I never expected that in the space of a year, I’d go from jet-setter to permanently grounded in the UK. I’ll […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the Trump administration Sunday to enact a ban on travel from the U.K. or require mandatory testing as a new, significantly more dangerous strain of the coronavirus emerges there. The new variant in the U.K. could be “up to 70% more transmissible” than […]
Airlines have canceled upward of 600 flight after the parts of Northeast received a foot of snow or more with additional precipitation expected to fall through Thursday morning. Snow fell from northern Virginia to parts of New England on Wednesday. It carried on north into the evening, sustaining a storm […]
Airlines canceled more than 700 U.S. flights Wednesday and 560 for Thursday as the Northeast and mid-Atlantic prepare for what is being forecast as the biggest winter storm in years, which threatens to dump up to 2 feet of snow on some areas. The National Weather Service said: “A widespread […]
Is Covid-19 testing the way to restart travel? Grades are mixed so far. Airlines and tourism organizations around the world say testing is the answer and are rushing to make it happen, opening test sites at airports, adding test results to passenger records and offering flights only for tested passengers. […]
Since the coronavirus hit the U.S., roughly 40% of U.S. employees now work from home. If you’re one of them, you may be fantasizing about trading your boring apartment walls and modest desk for tropical air and sandy beaches. A new program known as Movers and Shakas is offering just […]
Consumers Come Clean In Honeywell Survey: Cleanliness And Hygiene Top Priority When Choosing Flights, Hotels CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new Honeywell (NYSE: HON) survey conducted by YouGov PLC finds travelers are placing an increased focus on cleanliness and hygiene when selecting which airlines to fly and which […]