The coronavirus pandemic upended air travel around the world, from half-empty planes and canceled flights to rapid Covid-19 tests and mask requirements. But at least one thing hasn’t changed: Qatar Airways is once again the “world’s best airline,” air transportation research firm Skytrax announced on Tuesday. Qatar Airways also topped Skytrax’s global airline rankings in […]
The United States will lift travel restrictions for vaccinated visitors from Europe and the rest of the world within the next two months, a White House spokesperson announced on Monday. The Biden administration plans to implement in early November "strict protocols" to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which will include a requirement for all adult […]
The current traffic-light system for arrivals into England will be replaced by a single red list with simplified measures for the rest of the world, the U.K.’s transport secretary announced Friday. The new system will come into effect at 4 a.m. on Oct. 4. Additionally, pre-departure Covid-19 tests will be scrapped for people arriving in […]
Delta Air Lines will no longer board planes back-to-front, the company confirmed to Travel + Leisure, moving away from one of the last coronavirus pandemic-era practices in the airline industry. This week, the airline went back to boarding its planes by zones, which are allocated based on seat assignment and loyalty status, a Delta spokesman […]
Delta Air Lines will no longer board planes back-to-front, the company confirmed to Travel + Leisure, moving away from one of the last coronavirus pandemic-era practices in the airline industry. This week, the airline went back to boarding its planes by zones, which are allocated based on seat assignment and loyalty status, a Delta spokesman […]
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said this morning that while the delta variant of COVID-19 has been a nuisance, he believes the country has reached its peak and expects a full travel recovery in January. “The Delta variant has obviously caused a downturn in travel, (but) it's particularly business travel. A lot of offices were […]
Yellowstone National Park is erupting in a different way this summer. The destination set a record last month for its most-visited August with 921,844 recreational visits, the park said in a release this week. That’s 4.5 percent up from last August and 12 percent up from August 2019, making it the most visited August on […]
A four-year-old Golden Retriever named Alona has been anointed the Transportation Security Administration's "2021 Cutest Canine," the agency announced Thursday — aka National Dog Day. The pooch, who is an explosives detection canine, works with her handler Vanessa at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. "Alona’s favorite toy is a hard rubber ball, and she enjoys […]
United Airlines plans to start on Dec. 18 three new routes to Central America and the Caribbean: from Chicago to Guatemala City; from Denver to Roatan, Honduras; and from Cleveland to Nassau, Bahamas. Those flights will bring United's capacity to the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico region, which United VP of international network and alliances […]
Hotels, casinos, restaurants and bars in Las Vegas are set to welcome an influx of business travelers this fall. The city has emerged as the most popular destination in the U.S. for forward flight bookings, according to one corporate travel agency, amid a steady rise in hotel occupancy — despite an emergency order and strict […]
