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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

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

Thirty European nations have delayed implementing the ETIAS travel authorization scheme for U.S. and other foreign visitors until 2025. Pictured, Krakow, Poland. Martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images A new requirement for American travelers bound for Europe slated to take effect next year was delayed — again — to 2025. The requirement — an online

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

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

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 some African cultures, the combination of rain and sunshine means that a leopard and a lioness have given birth to a cub.   I was hoping that this was the case as we traversed Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve in a four-wheel drive jeep in the midst of a sunny downpour. In the seven

In this article IHG-GB IHG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pent-up travel demand — which drove global travel recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic — is over, said Intercontinental Hotels Group CEO Elie Maalouf. “People started traveling really by the end of 2020 as restrictions started to lift,” he said. “So we’re really past revenge

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT American Airlines posted a third-quarter loss on Thursday and trimmed its profit forecast for the year, partly in response to higher fuel prices. The carrier said Thursday it expects to earn between $2.25 and $2.50 a share, on an adjusted basis, for the year, down

Travelers are flocking to airport lounges in search of complimentary food, drinks and perhaps most importantly, a chance to relax away from the hordes of travelers at the gate. The problem: plenty of other travelers are too. Armed with high-end rewards credit cards and fresh from years of big spending, more and more travelers are

Vernazza, a village in Cinque Terre, Italy. Mstudioimages | E+ | Getty Images Americans will soon have to apply for a travel authorization to visit Europe — and failing to get one may ruin your next trip. The requirement, slated to start in 2024, currently applies to 30 European nations, including popular destinations like France,

A rebound in spending by Chinese travelers helped Las Vegas Sands ‘ (LVS) deliver a strong quarter on Wednesday. It should help Club holding Wynn Resorts (WYNN), too. Las Vegas Sands announced better-than-expected revenue and earnings that were in line with estimates. More importantly, the casino operator posted $1.12 billion in third-quarter adjusted property EBITDA

Danish traveler Torbjorn Pedersen says he is the first person to visit every country in the world — without flying. It’s a feat that took 10 years to accomplish — with average costs of around $20 a day, he said. “In some countries like Singapore, I have to spend more than $20 a day. But

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines said more expensive jet fuel and a halt to the carrier’s Tel Aviv flights during the Israel-Hamas war will

Passengers return from Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 6, 2023. Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s big “Golden Week” holiday saw domestic tourism rebound to around pre-pandemic levels, while overseas travel had yet to fully recover, according to official figures. Those numbers for the eight-day holiday that ended Friday also

In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Delta Air Lines’ profit rose nearly 60% in the third quarter as strong travel demand continued through the summer, particularly for international trips, though the carrier forecast full-year earnings toward the low end of an earlier estimate after a jump in fuel prices. In its

In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Delta Airlines passenger jet approaches to land at LAX during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Recent strikes by Hollywood talent and United Auto Workers union members are a “drag” on