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Travel Guide Innovator Arthur Frommer Has Died at 95

His budget vacation advice books had a decades-long influence and revolutionized the way Americans travel the world.

Business - Inc. - 3 hours ago

Boy restrained unnecessarily at special school, watchdog says

The mother of the boy says she feels vindicated by a watchdog's report into the case.

‘They want something different’: Two reports predict a big shift in travel behavior in 2025

Trend reports from Expedia and Booking.com show vacationers are forgoing splashy trips to global hot spots in favor of lesser-known places.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Watch live: White House holds press briefing ahead of busy Biden travel week

The White House will hold a press briefing Monday ahead of a busy week with President Biden. Biden will be in Washington on Monday before departing for a speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday. He will ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

He's British, she's Australian. Here's their trick to traveling 10,000 miles — with kids in tow

Stopovers break up the distance. But there are pros and cons to scheduling short trips in cities like Seoul, Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader

Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation ...

World - The New York Times - October 23

Major airlines are cutting services to China or quitting entirely amid low travel demand, high costs

A new report from travel news site Skift shows that seven major airlines have retreated from the country in the past four months.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Musk's election falsehoods travel hundreds of times further on X than fact-checks from officials

As Elon Musk continues to aggressively share conspiracy theories and misinformation about elections on X, election officials are fighting back.

A new start after 60: I wanted to live cheaply – so I bought a boat, moved in and began travelling the world

After his mother died, Stephen Payne was keen for a change. He now travels around Europe and considers this one of the best decisions he’s ever made. After his 92-year-old mother died in 2019, ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Time Cut review – tinny time-travel Netflix slasher offers too much deja vu

The streamer’s gimmicky and over-familiar Halloween offering sees a teen going back to 2003 to save her sister from a masked killer. The triumphant return of the slasher movie, a subgenre that had ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Why Business Travelers Can Now Expect Fast, Automatic Refunds for Major Flight Problems

The regulator’s new rules set time limits for delays deserving refunds, and impose reimbursement for other airline changes undermining service to passengers.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Ryanair warns air travel tax rises mean 10% of its UK flights could be cut

CEO Michael O’Leary says decision to raise passenger duty ‘will deliver cuts, not growth’

Business - Financial Times - November 1

New York Nico’s New NYC Travel Guide Is a Love Letter to Small Businesses

“These businesses are kind of like safe spaces for me,” says social-media icon Nicolas Heller, better known as New York Nico.

Business - Inc. - November 5

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson leads effort to improve air travel for disabled passengers

The new taskforce will work to make flying accessible for all "from booking to baggage claim".

Expedia shares rise after company raises full-year outlook, citing progress abroad amid travel-demand concerns

Shares of Expedia Group Inc. rallied after hours on Thursday after the travel-booking platform boosted its full-year outlook, helped by consumer demand and growth in advertising and its segment ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Auburn team plane forced to return to airport after players fight on flight to Houston for Saturday's game

Freshman Jahki Howard and senior Ja'Heim Hudson were kept back and will not play Saturday vs. the Cougars after altercation in air

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines CEO Who Pioneered Ultralow-Cost Air Travel in the U.S., Dies at 62

He knew his airline offered a stripped-down version of what his competitors did—and he was proud of it.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Is it safe to travel to Spain and should I cancel my Malaga holiday after flooding disaster?

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Boston College QB Thomas Castellanos announces departure from team after losing starting job

Castellanos was replaced by Grayson James in Boston College's win over Syracuse last week

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

United, Delta and Alaska Air are the buys in ‘mixed’ air-travel recovery, says Goldman analyst

Goldman Sachs analyst Catherine O’Brien resumes coverage of airlines as carriers face choppy post-COVID world

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

Celtics' Jayson Tatum traveled before making game-winning 3-pointer vs. Raptors, NBA says

Tatum beat the Raptors with a buzzer-beater in overtime, but it shouldn't have counted

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

Budget travel icon Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection after mounting losses

The airline hasn't posted an annual profit since 2019 and lost more than $335 million in the first half of the year.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Arthur Frommer, whose 'Europe on 5 Dollars a Day' guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel, dies at 95

Entertainment - ABC News - 20 hours ago

Primary schools close as strikes target Swinney's constituency

Unison members, which includes janitors and classroom assistants, have walked out over council pay.

Celebrities Hit the Red Carpet at the Academy Museum Gala

The Academy Museum Gala delivered what red carpets are made for.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 21

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