Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on December 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Travel in 2021 ended on a stressful note for thousands thanks to omicron. The fast-spreading coronavirus variant has driven up infection rates around the world, including among airline staff. U.S. airlines have canceled more than […]
Gaviota Azul beach in Cancun, Mexico. Getty Images Just as countries have started to lift pandemic travel bans and Americans begin to at least think about booking vacations abroad, the spread of the delta and omicron variants of Covid-19 has thrown the tourism industry’s fortunes to the wind again. That said, hope springs eternal and […]
JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 passenger aircraft landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Nik Oiko | LightRocket | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is cutting more than 1,280 flights from its schedule from Thursday through mid-January in anticipation of more Covid-19 infections among pilots and flight attendants. New York-based JetBlue and other […]
It’s not uncommon for people to seek God during times of hardship. However, the opposite appears to have happened during the coronavirus pandemic, with more Americans leaving organized religion. A Pew Research Center survey, released earlier this month, found 29% of U.S. adults said they had no religious affiliation, an increase of 6 percentage points […]
Times Square, New York Jason Dean | Moment | Getty Images From the Big Apple to the Bay Area, cities and towns across the country are expecting celebratory crowds come Friday as a pandemic-weary population looks to bid 2021 good riddance. Amid the latest, delta and omicron waves of Covid-19 infections, you might think more […]
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo | EPA | Bloomberg | Getty Images The federal government should consider requiring Covid-19 vaccines […]
The Jet offers one-by-two luxury seating in its 14-passenger coaches between New York and Washington, D.C., along with at-seat attendant service and UV air filtration. The Jet For New York City resident James Gilmer, 28, long-distance travel by bus usually means something very specific: getting to and from his hometown of Pittsburgh during the holidays. […]
Delta Airlines and an American Airlines planes taxi away from their gate ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 22, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters Airlines cancelled more than 300 flights Sunday as disruptions from the omicron variant of Covid-19 continued to impact crews and staffing. Since Friday, […]
Glittering pine trees, Santa Claus and stockings are part of many people’s ideas of Christmas, but the holiday can look vastly different around the globe. From Europe to Asia to the depths of Antarctica, here’s how Christmas is celebrated in nine places around the world — and one place orbiting around the world. Croatia Christmas […]