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Photo: Qatar Airways No, It’s Not Unethical To Change Your Qatar Airways Flight Yesterday, I wrote about how my husband and I are considering changing a Qatar Airways flight we already booked to go to a different destination. Under the airl…
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U.S. Pilot Jailed In Singapore For Violating Quarantine Order
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Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash U.S. Pilot Jailed In Singapore For Violating Quarantine Order We’ve seen some governments taking quarantine violations pretty seriously. Domestically, Hawaiian authorities have arrested people in enforcing their…
Young American Poses As Airport Janitor To Sneak Into Germany To Visit Girlfriend
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Photo by Tobias Rehbein on Unsplash Young American Poses As Airport Janitor To Sneak Into Germany To Visit Girlfriend There’s plenty of stories in the world about stupid love. Well, one American added another story to the bunch. The 2…
Did Coronavirus Cancel Your Wedding? You Can Win $5K For A Honeymoon
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Photo by Tatiana Gonzales on Unsplash Did Coronavirus Cancel Your Wedding? You Can Win $5K For A Honeymoon The coronavirus pandemic have changed a lot of people’s plans. But for some people out there, they’ve lost the chance for that …
TBT: My South African Safari (Photo Tour)
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Photo: Jonathan Tallman TBT: My South African Safari (Photo Tour) After nearly two months in quarantine, Time Hop decided to remind me today of a time when things were just a little bit more exciting. In 2015, my husband and I took an amazing tri…
Iceland To Open Borders June 15 With COVID-19 Tests On Arrival
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Photo: Jonathan Tallman Iceland To Open Borders June 15 With COVID-19 Tests On Arrival Iceland is set to open its borders to all visitors on June 15. Although the country has a two-week quarantine, tourists will have options to avoid the mandator…
Hawaii Hotels Are Ready To Put Tourists Under “House Arrest”
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Photo by Sean O. on Unsplash Hawaii Hotels Are Ready To Put Tourists Under “House Arrest” Last month, a Hawaiian COVID-19 Senate committee said they are examining using tracking devices on tourists under quarantine. Over the week…
House Stimulus Bill Would Require Face Masks For Air Passengers And Crew
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Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash House Stimulus Bill Would Require Face Masks For Passengers And Crew On Tuesday, House Democrats released a new stimulus bill in response to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. The 1,815-page bill covers many t…
Here’s The World’s Top 10 Airports (None Of Them Are In The U.S.)
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Photo by Bob Ghost on Unsplash Here’s The World’s Top 10 Airports (None Of Them Are In The U.S.) Skytrax is out with their list of World’s Best Airports for 2020. And if you’re wondering where your home airport ranks, you&…
Weekly Review: A Look At Grounded Planes During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Photo: Andy Luten from https://andystravelblog.boardingarea.com/2020/05/05/they-will-fly-again/ Weekly Review: A Look At Grounded Planes During The COVID-19 Pandemic Happy Sunday, everybody! And in particular, a happy Mother’s Day to all th…
Carnival Cruise Bookings Surge 600% After Announcing August Relaunch
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Photo by Jonathan Leonardo on Unsplash Carnival Cruise Bookings Surge 600% After Announcing August Relaunch Many eyes are on the cruise line industry as it reels from the impacts of coronavirus. Earlier this week, Carnival Cruise Lines announced …
Congress’s Criticism Of Frontier For Social Distance Seating Is Nuts
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Photo: Jonathan Tallman Congress’s Criticism Of Frontier For Social Distance Seating Is Nuts Last week, Frontier Airlines announced a policy where passengers could purchase an empty middle seat along with their ticket. The purpose of the po…
Miami Air International Ceases Operations
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Photo: Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America Miami Air International Ceases Operations Miami Air International, a Miami-based aircraft charter company, announced in a letter to employees that it was ceasing operations after 29…
Frontier Airlines Announces Temperature Checks To Fly
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Courtesy: Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines Announces Temperature Checks To Fly Over the past couple of weeks, U.S. airlines announced plans to make face masks mandatory. Airlines also recently announced changes to social distancing s…
Are Mandatory Face Masks On Airplanes A Civil Rights Offense?
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Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Are Mandatory Face Masks On Airplanes A Civil Rights Offense? U.S. airlines recently announced they are requiring passengers to wear face masks while on board and in highly trafficked areas before boarding. There…
U.S. Marines Subdue Hostile Passenger Barricaded In Bathroom
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U.S. Marines Subdue Hostile Passenger Barricaded In Bathroom Three Marines flying from Japan to Texas subdued a man who barricaded himself inside the bathroom and made threatening comments. The Marines kept the man subdued until the flight was ab…
Many Americans Have One Destination In Mind When They Start Traveling
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Photo by Dino Reichmuth on Unsplash Many Americans Have One Destination In Mind When They Start Traveling One of the outstanding questions for the travel industry is when people will be ready to travel again. As airlines move to require face mask…
Start Using Your AAdvantage Credit Cards To Earn Miles Toward Million Miler Status
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Courtesy: American Airlines Start Using Your AAdvantage Credit Cards To Earn Miles Toward Million Miler Status In April, American Airlines announced they were extending elite status into 2021. And in the same announcement, American announced they…
A Guide To Airline Face Mask Policies And Implementation Dates
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Photo by Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash A Guide To Airline Face Mask Policies And Implementation Dates Over the last week, many airlines came out with new face mask requirements for flying. Since many of the airlines have different dates and details, w…
Frontier Airlines Will Allow You To Social Distance On Flights — For a Price
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Courtesy: Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines Will Allow You To Social Distance On Flights — For a Price There’s been a lot of talk surrounding how to implement social distance policies on airplanes. Some airlines like Delta and South…