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In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 “Dreamliner” aircraft displays Israeli and Emirati flags after landing upon arrival from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on the company’s first scheduled commercial flight from Abu Dhabi, on April 6, 2021. JACK

In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Emirates Airline on Monday announced an order for 95 Boeing aircraft at a value of $52 billion, kicking off the first major deal of the 2023 Dubai Airshow. The state-owned flagship Dubai carrier, a subsidiary of Emirates Group, is ordering

In this article LTMX-CL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Like hurricanes, blizzards or wildfires, Taylor Swift is now prompting an airline to waive ticket-change fees. The popstar said she was postponing a show in Argentina’s capital scheduled for Friday until Sunday because of heavy

A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas — Airlines have a record 260 million seats to fill this quarter, and to do it, they’re offering fares that will run you about the same as a

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC United Airlines plans to make it easier for customers to earn elite status through co-branded Chase credit cards, the latest airline to tweak its lucrative frequent flyer program to reward big spenders. The airline isn’t changing

Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Travel was expensive and busy in 2023, leading jetsetters to seek out cheaper, less-trodden alternatives to popular hot spots. It’s a great way to save money on trips heading into 2024, according to experts. This concept — seeking out cheaper duplicates, or “dupes,” of pricey products — was

History seeps from the walls of the Old War Office in Whitehall, London, Winston Churchill’s former workplace. Once the beating heart of Britain’s military empire, the headquarters from which some of the most consequential decisions in modern U.K. history were made, the building is now forging a new future as one of the capital’s leading

A new report has an ominous warning for air travelers. “No matter what you do on a plane, you’re probably annoying another passenger,” it states. The report, published Thursday by the data intelligence company Morning Consult, examined 12 types of behavior on flights, finding that most travelers (>50%) were bothered by all but one.  

For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made a weekly five-hour round trip from his home in northern Chicago to Green Lake, Wisconsin — population 1,005. Before that, the only thing he knew about the small town was that his high school buddy had family there, he said. But after a 30-year career

In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 10, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Airbnb shares slipped more than 3% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported stronger than

Airlines from Asia dominated a new family-friendly airlines list compiled by travel website The Family Vacation Guide.  Eight of the top 11 airlines are based in Asia. Thirty-four airlines were reviewed. The ranking was based on eight factors — including seat comfort, free seat selection and pre-boarding for families — for a total of 18

In this article TU-TH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Valued at an estimated $40 billion, the tuna industry is a significant player in the global food sector. The U.S. imported about 637.9 million pounds of tuna in 2021, according to the latest data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — nearly 71% of

Revenge travel after the pandemic may be over for many countries, but the urge to hop on a plane has not dwindled for travelers from India.  Indians could be the fourth-largest global travel spenders by 2030, according to a recent report by Booking.com and McKinsey.  However, they pointed out that outbound travel only accounted for

Fanatic Studio | Collection Mix: Subjects | Getty Images As Jasper Chan ambled down the grounds of Thailand’s Wat Arun temple in the capital of Bangkok, his attention was hardly on the famed ornate mosaics adorning the temple’s structures. Instead, just as he was about to step through the doorway to tranquility, the 30-year-old legal

In this article SAVE JBLU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The JetBlue drop-off area at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 31, 2023. Leslie Josephs/CNBC JetBlue Airways stock tumbled to a nearly 12-year low Tuesday as the company forecast a loss for the fourth quarter and heads to court to defend its acquisition of

Many hotels claim to be eco-friendly.   But are they?   A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six Senses hotel brands. First, sustainable hotels should not have branded water of any sort, he told CNBC Travel.   “When you have incredible filtered water, and where

Workations continue to be on the rise as companies offer employees more flexibility. Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty Images The pandemic might be over, but working remotely is a trend that’s set to stay as millennials and Gen Z’s continue to work while visiting their favorite destinations.  That’s according to WorkMotion, a Berlin-based human

In this article SNAP GD UAL BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The ‘Rhapsody of the Seas’ cruise liner carrying US citizens leaves the Israeli port of Haifa to be evacuated to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on October 16, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.  Aris

Gianluca Grimalda, a climate researcher and environmental campaigner, intends to “slow travel” back to Europe from Bougainville off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Gianluca Grimalda Gianluca Grimalda was faced with a dilemma. His employer, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a think tank based in Germany, ordered him at short notice to wrap

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Southwest Airlines passenger jet lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Thursday it plans to slow its capacity growth next year, citing moderating travel demand as booking patterns