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An United Airlines seen at LaGuardia International Airport in New York.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced measures to try to avoid a repeat of disruptions at airports serving New York City and Washington D.C. this summer as it grapples with a shortage of air traffic controllers at a key facility

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world — again. The Nordic country topped the “World Happiness Report 2023,” published this week by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which measures factors such as income, mental and physical health and societal generosity. According to the report: “Finland continues to occupy the top

Valtteri Heinila was working in a startup when he realized he needed a break. “I started noticing time really accelerating,” said Valtteri, 26. The days started to blur, and then so did the months, he said. He didn’t settle for a regular holiday. Instead, he traveled 15,400 kilometers (9,600 miles) along a route from Finland

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travelers check in at a Southwest Airlines ticket counter during the busy Christmas holiday season at Orlando International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Southwest Airlines‘ CEO said the company will increase winter staffing and

In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boeing said Tuesday it has reached a deal to sell 78 of its 787 Dreamliner planes to two Saudi airlines, the latest large order for the wide-body jets in the past few months. The jetliners will go to Saudi Arabian Airlines, or Saudia, and a

Singapore’s Changi Airport has been named the “world’s best airport” for a record 12th time. The city-state’s airport reclaimed the title in the “World Airport Awards 2023” announced yesterday by the air transport research firm Skytrax. Changi Airport had previously won first place in Skytrax’s annual ranking for eight consecutive years from 2013 to 2020, but

People walk to an Amtrak train in the Moynihan Train Hall on September 15, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Night owls (or extra early birds) will now pay less to ride Amtrak. The company on Thursday announced a slate of $5 to $20 train fares for routes running between 7

In this article AAL JBLU UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A JetBlue airplane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 9, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Airline stocks slid Wednesday as the market fell broadly amid concerns over stability of some banks and new data that

Chinese tourists are raring to travel again. But this time, the usual suspects — Venice, Paris and Madrid, for example — aren’t their top picks. As China’s reopening gains momentum after three years of Covid-19 restrictions, the country’s travel-hungry citizens are emerging much changed, according to the Chinese Outbound Tourism Research Institute, an independent consulting company

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Airlines shares fell about 6% in afterhours trading on Monday after the carrier forecast a first-quarter loss, citing weaker demand growth compared with other months and higher fuel costs. The carrier expects an adjusted quarterly loss of between 60 cents and $1 per share,

An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is seeking additional funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, funds that aim to boost hiring of air traffic controllers

In this article WU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The author in Argentinian Patagonia in February 2023. Here, the Spegazzini Glacier cascades into Lago Argentino, the third largest lake in South America. Waiting in an hourlong line at a Western Union wasn’t on my initial itinerary when planning a recent trip to Argentina. Yet

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pilots talk as they look at the tail of an American Airlines aircraft. Mike Stone | Reuters The American Airlines pilots union, the Allied Pilots Association, plans to vote in April on whether to allow members to call a strike as talks for a new

History enthusiasts, people who want to sleep where royalty has stayed, and fans chasing connections with hit television shows like “Bridgerton.” Those are some of the types of travelers a new “collection” of historical castles, manor houses and grand homes in the United Kingdom and Ireland is hoping to attract. Storied Collection is a travel

Sipping a cold pint of beer in Budapest can cost $2. Dinner for two in a pub in Prague? About $22. And a month’s rental for a sleek studio apartment in the center of the Portuguese city of Porto can set you back $650. With these sorts of living costs, it’s no surprise that many are

In this article JBLU SAVE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway, Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Wilfredo Lee | AP The Justice Department on Tuesday sued to block

In this article MAR IHG-GB H HLT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Finding a great hotel deal may be harder than ever before. Hotel rates are at an “all-time high,” Alan Watts, Hilton’s Asia-Pacific president, told “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday. Rates are being fueled by travel demand that is like “a feast …

The Careem ride-hailing app on a phone outside the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirate. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber-backed ride hailing service Careem announced on Tuesday an end to its operations in Qatar. The surprise announcement, which went into effect immediately on Feb. 28, comes just months after

In this article NCLH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship during its inaugural sailing from PortMiami, which took place from Nov. 21-24, 2019. Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Norwegian Cruise Line shares fell more than 10% on Tuesday after the company posted wider

The United Arab Emirates has the strongest passport in the world, according to a new index. The country jumped from being tied for 32th place on last year’s ranking to the No. 1 spot, according to new index by the tax and immigration consultancy Nomad Capitalist. The Emirati passport leapt up the list because it