Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reute...
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Airlines ask Biden to drop Covid testing for vaccinated travelers before U.S.-bound flights
A traveler wears a face mask while checking their phone on the arrivals level outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid increased Covid-19 t...
Massive winter storm grounds hundreds of flights across the U.S.
Travelers wait at the check-in counters of Southwest Airlines at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Dec. 17, 2021. Guangming Li | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Airlines...
Americans are ready to travel as their omicron fears fade
Göreme, in the Cappadocia region of central Turkey. Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Americans’ enthusiasm for travel has rebounded to levels unseen since the broad rollout of Covid-19 vacci...
Crypto Twitter’s Misdirected Furor Didn’t Fix the Travel Rule
Hardware wallet maker Trezor announced last Thursday it had adopted software that makes it easier for Switzerland residents to withdraw crypto from a regulated exchange to their own wallet – then reve...
Boeing wins Qatar Airways order for 737 Max planes, new 777X freighters
The Boeing 777-8 Freighter The Boeing Company Boeing won a big order from Qatar Airways on Monday as the airline feuds with rival manufacturer Airbus. Shares of Boeing surged on the orders, up more th...
Royal Caribbean Builds Adults-Only Area, Carnival Joins New Ship Arms Race
Losing money has not stopped Royal Caribbean (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report and Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) – Get Carnival Corporation Report from spending to ensure that they ha...
Trezor Backtracks on ‘Travel Rule’ App for Self-Hosted Crypto Wallets Amid Uproar
SatoshiLabs, the creator of the Trezor hardware wallet, has decided to shelve plans to adopt an automated protocol for proving ownership of a self-hosted wallet when withdrawing from an exchange in Sw...
Crypto Service Providers Willing to Embrace FATF Travel Rule, Study Shows
The Travel Rule, which now governs service providers in the digital currency ecosystem, is arguably not a source of concern as a new report from Notabene shows many firms in the space are in complianc...
Winter storm set to snarl Northeast air travel
JetBlue Airways Corp. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights ahead of a winter storm that forecasters expect will bring high winds and potential for more tha...
Southwest weighs bringing onboard booze back this spring
Seen reflected through a double window, a Southwest Airlines airplane taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kev...
Around El Salvador in 45 days: A Bitcoin-only travel story
El Salvador adopted Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender over four months ago on Sept. 7, 2021. Bitcoiners around the world have been watching with intent as the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, attem...
Southwest Airlines says omicron will drive a loss in the first quarter, but expects 2022 profit
OntheRunPhoto | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Southwest Airlines expects to lose money in the first quarter after the omicron variant of Covid-19 hurt staffing and bookings, but it said profits are ...
Boeing posts third annual loss in a row as Dreamliner costs hit $5.5 billion
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Boeing hit a key milestone in...
‘Arivaman’ to Travel the World in a Unique and Innovative Way – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. As the new year gets underway, there has been a lot of speculation and interest regarding what role the metaverse, crypto and VR (Virtual Reality) will play going forward....
Airbus to rent out its giant Beluga aircraft in bet on air cargo boom
An Airbus Beluga transport aircraft takes off from the Airbus plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. Marcus Brandt | picture alliance | Getty Images Airbus on Tuesday said it is renting out its giant Beluga a...
Singapore says it’s ready for 2022 travel demand when it returns
There are “encouraging signs of recovery” in Singapore’s tourism sector, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. Visitor arrivals reached 330,000 and tourism receipts reached an es...
A food guide to the Thai capital
Bangkok revels in its status as a culinary mecca. From wizened street vendors who perform alchemy with sizzling woks to whiz-kid chefs who are shaping the fine dining scene, the city lays claim to one...
What’s driving the spike in air rage incidents
There were more than 5,700 reports of air rage on U.S. airlines in 2021 compared with a typical year of about 100 to 150 cases. The surge in problem flyers is causing headaches for carriers, passenger...
Pacific Islands’ zero-Covid strategies unsustainable, professor says
People wearing face masks at a supermarket in Suva, Fiji, April 23, 2021. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Countries all over the world have seen Covid-19 cases surge since the emergence of the highl...
Ariva Finance’s Decentralized Approach to Travel And Tourism ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Ariva’s presence is creating a huge turnaround in the global-local tourism and travel network. Ariva Finance offers online users, buyers, and sellers...
American Airlines London-bound flight turns back to Miami after passenger refuses to wear mask
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images American Airlines said a flight to London returned to Miami late Wednesday because a passenger refused to comply...
Etherisc launches travel insurance policy app with Chainlink
Open-source, decentralized insurance protocol and ecosystem Etherisc has launched FlightDelay, a blockchain-backed insurance app that creates policies and makes payouts to travelers who experience fli...
American Airlines (AAL) revenue grew in fourth quarter, posts narrower loss
American Airlines posted its highest revenue of the pandemic during the fourth quarter as bookings rose, but it still reported a loss, as the spread of the omicron variant hurt bookings. “Over t...
Meet the ‘Covid expats’ who moved overseas during the pandemic
Jasmina007 | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — Moving overseas might not seem like the most obvious thing to do during a pandemic, but for many people, Covid-19 provided the nudge they needed to take the plu...
Students allowed despite Covid policies
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced Australia will refund visa fees for vaccinated backpackers who arrive within the next three months. The country — whose tight, pandemic border poli...
United Airlines (UAL) reports quarterly results
An aircraft takes off from O’Hare International Airport on January 18, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images United Airlines said the surge in Covid-19 infections has hurt bookin...