US regulators investigate Delta as it struggles to recover from outage | Aviation News

US regulators investigate Delta as it struggles to recover from outage | Aviation News

The collapse at Delta is stunning for an outfit that was widely viewed as the best big US airline. United States regulators are investigating how Delta Air Lines is treating passengers affected by cancelled and delayed flights as the airline struggles to recover from a global technology outage. Transportation Secretary…

Thousands protest over-tourism in Spain’s Mallorca | Tourism News

Thousands protest over-tourism in Spain’s Mallorca | Tourism News

Some 20,000 protesters have hit the streets of the Mallorcan capital Palma in a huge demonstration against mass tourism. The rally on Sunday saw demands for changes to a touristic model that protestors say is harming the Spanish Mediterranean island. Under the slogan “Let’s change course and set limits on…

Six people found dead at Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Bangkok | Tourism News

Six people found dead at Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Bangkok | Tourism News

Authorities in Thailand have said the six people are all foreigners. Investigations into their deaths are ongoing. Six people have been found dead at an upmarket hotel in Bangkok, the Thai government said. “The prime minister [Srettha Thavisin] has ordered all agencies to urgently take action to avoid impact on…

Venice entry tax failed to deter tourists, critics say | Tourism News

Venice entry tax failed to deter tourists, critics say | Tourism News

Venice has wrapped up its pilot programme of charging a 5-euro ($5.46) entrance fee for day trippers arriving on particularly congested days, after opponents called the experiment a failure. Authorities in the famed Italian destination, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in April introduced an entrance levy, hoping it would…

More than three million travellers pass through US security, a record | Aviation News

More than three million travellers pass through US security, a record | Aviation News

Agents checked 35 passengers per second as travel surged to a new high on Sunday, July 7. More than three million people passed through United States airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the…

Passengers to US government: Air travel is getting worse | Aviation News

Passengers to US government: Air travel is getting worse | Aviation News

Complaints to US government from travellers are the highest since the COVID pandemic when airlines were slow to refund. Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the United States government is any measure. The Department of Transportation said Friday that it received…

Americans swat away high fuel prices and gear up for record July 4 travels | Business and Economy News

Americans swat away high fuel prices and gear up for record July 4 travels | Business and Economy News

Record 71 million people are expected to travel on upcoming long weekend, a growth trajectory similar to pre-pandemic. High fuel costs and the threat of a hurricane are not expected to dampen Americans’ desire to hit the road, with vacationers preparing for record travel to kick off Fourth of July…

‘Refuge of the last dreamers’: Luang Prabang, a city suspended in time | Arts and Culture

‘Refuge of the last dreamers’: Luang Prabang, a city suspended in time | Arts and Culture

A new day breaks to the rhythmic shuffling of bare feet upon the ground. Like an apparition from centuries past, a procession of several hundred shaven-headed monks emerges through the dawn mist, snaking its way through the sleepy narrow streets. Buddhist locals line the route to make their daily offerings…