Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If you’ve considered adding a trip to your 2023 or early 2024 travel calendar, now may be the time to book your flights. Delta Air Lines is running a SkyMiles award flash sale that’s dramatically cutting the number of SkyMiles you’ll need to book a…
Joining forces to take on the big players? Or cutting out competition at the lower levels? That’s the question as the Department of Justice squares off with JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in federal District court. The long-awaited trial over JetBlue and Spirit Airlines’ planned merger began on Tuesday in Boston, setting the stage for a showdown that could decide…
Editor’s note: This article is regularly updated as new information becomes available and is accurate as of 12:37 p.m. EDT on Oct. 31. For the most up-to-date information, contact the U.S. Department of State or similar official websites. Escalating violence has taken an increasingly deadly toll on residents of both Israel and the Gaza Strip. While much less important,…
When you hear travel critics say that the big brands like Marriott and Hilton don’t really know how to run luxury hotels, it’s probably because those critics have stayed at a property affiliated with Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. The Texas-originating (the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas was the company’s first hotel) and now Hong Kong-based luxury hotel…
The 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, reportedly in a dire condition, will start charging foreign tourists to enter. | Frommer’s
Virgin Atlantic announced this week that it will suspend its service between Austin and London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) beginning in January 2024, delivering a rare bit of bad news for the otherwise-booming Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). Virgin Atlantic’s London service will end Jan. 7. Passengers with tickets booked beyond that wind-down date will be offered refunds. The move comes as…
Are you booked on a Royal Caribbean cruise this fall? Brace yourself for higher daily fees. In a Halloween surprise, the world’s largest cruise company on Tuesday began notifying passengers that the automatic gratuity it adds to passenger bills would soon rise by more than 10%. The line told booked passengers in an email that its service charge for…
In the latest congressional push dubbed consumer advocacy in the travel rewards credit card space, two U.S. senators are looking into “unfair and deceptive practices in airlines’ frequent flyer and loyalty programs,” per a joint press release. On Monday, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., asked the U.S. Department of Transportation and the…
In the world of aviation, you don’t get much bigger than Airbus — a company that has been the world’s largest manufacturer of airliners since 2019. A global behemoth, Airbus has operations facilities around the globe committed to the efficient design, manufacture and delivery of airplanes worldwide. One of the most important Airbus sites is in Broughton, Wales, where…
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