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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

Social media posts by Maldivian officials may cost the country millions in tourism revenue, as calls by Indian travelers to boycott the island nation intensify.   “We are seeing a 40% drop in bookings over the last two days,” Ankit Chaturvedi, vice president and global head of marketing at the India-based travel software company Rategain,

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An American Airlines Airbus 321 sits at the gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on July 23, 2023. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images First things first: American Airlines isn’t changing the requirements to earn elite status at the

In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024.

In this article ALK BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alaska Airlines will temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after

In this article UAL ALK BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., on

Nothing about flying is as exasperating as getting your flight delayed, cancelled or disrupted. Arriving at or departing from a destination on time is one of the most important considerations a traveler takes before deciding whether to book a subsequent flight from the same airline. Latest results from travel data analytics firm Cirium revealed that

When Ricardo Schmitz’s brother was visiting him in Vilnius, Lithuania, the pair went for a wintertime walk at midnight — something he said they would never do back home in Brazil.   “My brother hadn’t seen snow since he was a kid, so he was super excited. We walked from midnight to 3 a.m.,” Schmitz

In this article 9201.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Japan Airlines flight carrying hundreds of passengers on Tuesday caught fire on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft. Citing Tokyo police, Japanese national broadcaster NHK said five of the six crew members on the Coast Guard

Tokyo, Japan. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images When it comes to travel abroad, popular destinations like London, Paris and Rome always seem to top the wish list for Americans. But many travelers are looking beyond those mainstay cities for trips in 2024. Interest in major Asian hubs, off-the-beaten-path locales in Europe and other

In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images All the dominant technology companies are integrating generative AI into their online services, from Google to Meta, Microsoft and Apple. Google’s recent integrations of Bard, its chat-based AI tool, with a host of Google apps and services is

Tired of the usual sights or craving a break from the travel herd? These five travel spots may be the getaway you’re looking for. Adventure travel company Intrepid Travel’s new “Not Hot” list is out — spotlighting overlooked travel spots around the world. The company’s annual list attempts to combat overtourism by helping travelers “beat

I knew something was amiss when the taxi meter read 10.50 euros as we pulled away from the Roma Termini train station. While negotiating the evening rush hour traffic and typing into a translation app on his cell phone, the cab driver suggested the starting fare included a surcharge for all rides from Rome’s main

Few names exude “quiet luxury” like the ultra-luxe Aman Resorts. Its hotels bear its moniker: from Amanoi in Vietnam, to Aman Sveti Stefan in Montenegro and the hotel that started it all — Amanpuri in Phuket, Thailand. Fans of the brands — known as ‘Aman Junkies’ — are accustomed to paying its top-dollar rates, which

In this article BKNG EXPE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vacations can be fabulously relaxing. But booking one is another story. The average traveler views 141 pages of travel content in the 45 days prior to booking a trip, according to an Expedia Group report. The most popular site to visit was an OTA

Views of the Cumbrian countryside from Tebay Services on the M6 freeway in the U.K. Westmorland Family When John and Barbara Dunning were informed that a freeway would be built through their farm in a remote part of the U.K., they saw an opportunity. They built a rest stop with a difference. The freeway (known

Grand Canyon National Park Jacobs Stock Photography | Photodisc | Getty Images The National Park Service is offering free admission to U.S. national parks on six days in 2024. There are more than 400 national parks in the U.S. Most of them offer free entrance all the time. However, 109 parks don’t — including some

It’s been a stellar year for the travel industry, according to Morning Consult. The market research company, in a new report entitled “2023 Holiday Travel Trends,” summarized the year by stating: “leisure volume soared, airplanes were packed, and hotel bookings were high.” But heading into the year-end peak travel season, consumers are showing increased price

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines ranked as the second best domestic airline, according to Bounce’s 2023 Airline Index. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and its pilots’ union have reached a new preliminary labor agreement, ending months of tense negotiations. Southwest is the last of

In this article AIR-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Airbus A380 made its first commercial flight in 2007. When it debuted, it overtook the long-reigning Boeing 747 as the world’s biggest passenger plane. It has four engines and is a full double-decker that can carry more than 800 people depending on an airline’s