Unsurprisingly, Americans shouldn't expect to be able to travel to Canada anytime soon, as the border closure has been extended once again. Not only that, but we're seeing significant new restrictions for those who are allowed to travel between the two…
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It's going to be a big year for the Mileage Plan frequent flyer program, as Alaska Airlines joins oneworld on March 31. The program is at least making it easier to earn status this year, thanks to accelerated mileage earning and reduced qualification…
A couple of days ago I initially wrote about how a man believed to have coronavirus died on a United Airlines flight. Well, the airline and the CDC have now finally confirmed that he had coronavirus, so let's recap what we know, and talk about the update.…
We've seen many places that largely have coronavirus under control consider the concept of travel bubbles. Australia and New Zealand have done among the best jobs of keeping coronavirus under control, so could we finally see a travel bubble between the…
We've seen a countless number of people kicked off planes and even banned from airlines over mask compliance. Russia's Aeroflot is adding another precaution to deal with anti-maskers, which I don't think we've seen at any other airline. No, during booking…
I'm conflicted on this one. On the one hand, I appreciate a zero tolerance policy, but on the other hand, this wouldn't have been an issue on Delta. A family with a two year old daughter was supposed to fly United Airlines from Denver to Newark this…
Those in the UK (and in particular England) will have a much easier time traveling to "high-risk" destinations as of next week. Back in May, the UK introduced a mandatory 14 day quarantine for all travelers arriving from “high-risk” areas (last week…
Hawaii is one of the strictest states when it comes to testing and quarantine requirements for travelers. Those traveling to Hawaii either need to get tested within 72 hours of traveling to Hawaii, or need to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. It goes…
The UK's current quarantine requirement for travelers from high risk areas will soon no longer apply to certain business travelers, journalists, athletes, and more. The Department for Transport has announced a new set of exemptions for passengers arriving…
Delta had an extremely rough Thanksgiving. While the airline is typically known for its operational reliability, it canceled over 600 flights over a four day period, including over 270 cancelations on Thanksgiving day alone. As a point of comparison,…
Several months ago the US banned travelers from dozens of countries. It now looks like that policy may finally be undone, which is long overdue. Reuters reports that the Trump administration is considering ending the travel bans currently in place for…
Back in May, the UK introduced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving from "high-risk" areas. Up until now there hasn't been any option to skip this quarantine with testing, though that will finally be changing. It has been announced…
Delta is very much countering the trend, and has announced that it will continue blocking seats through early spring of 2021. Delta Air Lines' seat blocking policy applies through March 30, 2021, and includes the following restrictions: Delta will block…
While JetBlue has announced it will extend its seat blocking policy, it has also revealed it will be further scaling it back, before eliminating it altogether in early 2021. Let's talk about how that's being done. JetBlue is one of the four major US…
