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In this article ULVR-GB Harriet Talbot Courtesy: Harriet Talbot Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas like remote work, flexible hours, four-day workweeks, compensation and more. This story is part of a series

Lines of people wait to get through TSA airport screening. Getty Images U.S. airports were the busiest since Thanksgiving over Presidents Day weekend, a sign that leisure travel continues to recover as Covid cases fall further. The Transportation Security Administration screened nearly 8.4 million people from Friday through Monday, more than double the number from

Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in hopes of bringing lower-emissions fuels to commercial air travel. The European aircraft giant said Tuesday that it’s working with engine-maker CFM International — a joint venture of

The videos light up social media and dominate news headlines. From verbal confrontations to all-out brawls, scenes of airplane passengers behaving badly have become increasingly familiar in Covid-era travel. While “air rage” may seem to be another inevitability of living through a pandemic, some parts of the world are seeing fewer frustrations unleashed in the

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the country is “quietly confident” about handling the highly transmissible omicron variant, despite the recent surge in Covid cases the country recorded last week. The city-state may even consider easing restrictions when the latest wave blows over, said the minister who is also co-chair of the nation’s

“Reflation” trades are resurfacing. Travel and leisure stocks have picked up steam this month, with exchange-traded funds such as Invesco’s Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ), the U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) and AdvisorShares’ Hotel ETF (BEDZ) all moving sharply higher. The action is as much tied to diversification as it is to soon-to-come warm

Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Lufthansa Group said it would suspend service to Kyiv and Odessa, starting Monday, as concerns grew over whether Russia would invade Ukraine. “The safety of our passengers and crew members is our top priority at all

Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas like remote work, flexible hours, four-day workweeks, compensation and more. This story is part of a series looking at the “Great Reshuffle” and the shift in

In this article TMO Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant. They have what some outside the medical community have labeled “super immunity.” And many are ready to see the world again. Though the term carries an air of invincibility, medical experts disagree about

In this article ABNB More people are booking longer-term rental stays because of flexible working arrangements as a result of the pandemic, says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “The pandemic has untethered millions of people from the need to be in office five days a week,” Chesky told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Wednesday. “As people

In this article ABNB Brian Chesky, chief executive officer and co-founder of Airbnb Inc., speaks during an Economic Club of New York luncheon at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, March 13, 2017. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbnb beat Wall Street estimates on earnings and revenue

An Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane is seen as Turkey’s first official spotter area has been put into service for aviation enthusiasts and photographers at Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkey on June 25, 2021. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Ukraine International Airlines on Monday said it’s moving some of its planes to

Inflation in Thailand will largely be “contained” because the price pressures in the country are not as broad-based compared to some developed markets, said the governor of Bank of Thailand. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said overall inflation rate will remain within the central bank’s target range of between 1% and 3%. Even though inflation for January came in at

Moraine Lake in Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images Pandemic-era mask and social distancing mandates may be ending all across the nation but many Americans may not yet be ready to get up close and personal with strangers while on vacation. If that sounds like you, you might

In this article EXPE Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern told CNBC on Friday he’s not worried about customers abandoning actual travel for a virtual-reality alternative. “I don’t see [the metaverse] as a competitive threat. We’re certainly, like everyone else in the world, sort of intrigued by it …  but we’re pretty much about the ‘real-verse,'”

In this article BKNG EXPE Idris Elba to star in Booking.com’s Super Bowl ad campaign. Courtesy: Booking.com Battered by the pandemic, the travel industry is looking to better days ahead, with Super Bowl ads and consumer giveaways aimed at coaxing travelers to book trips. Booking.com is reviving its 2013 Booking.yeah campaign in its first-ever commercial

Another day — another border reopens.       In the past two weeks, a slew of countries announced plans to reopen or relax border restrictions. This includes places that have maintained some of the strictest pandemic-related border controls in the world.  The announcements come on the heels of a record-setting period of global infections. According to

A skier performs a jump during a contest as part of the “DXB Snow Week” at the Ski Dubai indoor resort. KARIM SAHIB | AFP | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Skiing in the desert might sound absurd, but in the heart of one of Dubai’s busiest shopping destinations, Mall of the Emirates, this

Passengers wait in line at the Spirit Airlines check-in counter at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines expanded aggressively over the last decade offering travelers no-frills service in exchange for ultra-low airfares. Their executives vow to keep it that way, even if the carriers complete their

The Chateau de Chambord, in the Loire Valley region of France. DEA / C. SAPPA | De Agostini | Getty Images France and Italy are home to some of the most storied castles, palaces and grand homes in the world, ranging from Loire Valley chateaux to Sicilian strongholds and French Riviera mansions. Many are available