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Nov
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Aviation Union Leaders Tell Congress to Enact No-Fly List

Aviation Union Leaders Tell Congress to Enact No-Fly List

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RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel A series of aviation-related industry leaders testified before Congress this week and are asking lawmakers to enact a universal no-fly list for unruly passengers. “If there is not a no-fly list … people are going to continue to assault plane crews and gate agents,” Transport Workers Union of America president John Samuelsen said, according to the Washington D.C.-based publication The Hill. Samuelson spoke in a virtual Zoom testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. The hearing was centered on the theme of ‘On…
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Nov
20
2021
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Alaska Airlines Launches Nonstop Service to Belize

Alaska Airlines Launches Nonstop Service to Belize

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PATRICK CLARKE | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   Alaska Airlines began nonstop service to Belize City, Belize from Seattle and Los Angeles on Friday. The Central American destination becomes the fourth country the airline currently serves from its West Coast hubs, joining Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. Alaska will operate four-times weekly flights between Los Angeles and Belize City year-round with flights departing LAX at 11 a.m. local time Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Return flights will depart BZE at 10 a.m. local time Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Seasonal service between Seattle and Belize City will continue…
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Nov
20
2021
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By Troy Warren
Hawaii Won’t Reopen to Cruise Ships Until 2022

Hawaii Won’t Reopen to Cruise Ships Until 2022

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DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   Hawaii announced it would not reopen to cruise ships in 2021 and questions remain about when the industry would restart in 2022. According to CruiseCritic.com, Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) public information officer Jai Cunningham said the state is focused on the “safest possible resumption of cruise,” but acknowledged “the earliest resumption of cruises to Hawaii would be January of 2022.” Cunningham revealed the state would need to expand its Safe Travels program to accommodate the arriving cruise passengers, but no local port agreements had been signed. The decision to remain shuttered to the…
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Nov
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
TSA Expects Over 20 Million Passengers During Thanksgiving Holiday

TSA Expects Over 20 Million Passengers During Thanksgiving Holiday

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DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it expects to screen about 20 million passengers during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Running between November 19 and November 28, the TSA said the Thanksgiving travel period would see busy airport security checkpoints nationwide, but it was prepared to handle the increase in passenger volume. TSA officials revealed the busiest days during the holiday travel period are the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday afterward. While the number of travelers this year is not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels, it is expected to be…
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Nov
18
2021
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Tastemade Launches Travel Streaming Network

Tastemade Launches Travel Streaming Network

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Digital Series on the network will feature hosts like the conservationist Monty Halls, the Australian footballer Abbey Holmes and 'MasterChef New Zealand' winners Karena and Kasey Bird. Tastemade is launching a streaming network on Wednesday to showcase the network’s travel series. The network, Tastemade Travel, will first be available on Samsung TV Plus, Redbox, VIZIO WatchFree+ and IMDb TV, which reach a combined 80 million households in the U.S. Additional distribution platforms are expected to be added in the next quarter. Tastemade Travel will stream shows like Luke Nguyen’s Street Food Asia and Curtis Stone’s Field Trip, as well…
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Nov
18
2021
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Why can’t some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the US?

Why can’t some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the US?

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By Victoria Milko, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 #Travel The United States opened its borders to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but some who got the shots are finding they’re still not eligible to visit Why can’t some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the U.S.? Because they might not be vaccinated with shots recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the World Health Organization. When lifting overseas travel restrictions in November, the U.S. required adults coming to the country to be fully vaccinated with shots approved or authorized by the FDA or allowed by WHO. Among the most widely…
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Nov
18
2021
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Airport crowds expected as Thanksgiving travel rebounds

Airport crowds expected as Thanksgiving travel rebounds

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Last year, almost as many Americans traveled by car during Thanksgiving as before the pandemic. This year, they also are taking to the skies. Next week’s holiday rush will be a major test for airlines, which have struggled with staffing shortages and occasional operational meltdowns in recent months as traffic rebounded after plunging last year. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expects 2.22 million passengers for the Thanksgiving travel period between this Saturday and the Monday after the holiday. That’s still below the 2.6 million people who passed through the terminals in Thanksgiving…
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Nov
18
2021
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Google Identifies the Trends That Will Shape the Future of Travel

Google Identifies the Trends That Will Shape the Future of Travel

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PATRICK CLARKE | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   New research from Google reveals three key trends destined to play a role in travel's continued recovery in 2022, including a rise in "life moments" that people put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech giant also projects travel to become more inclusive and purposeful over the next year, revealing new data to back it up. According to an Ipsos survey commissioned by Google, more than half (56 percent) of Americans are likely to participate in a life moment such as a wedding, a move or new job at some point…
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Nov
17
2021
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Disney Cruise Line To Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Guests Ages 5 and Older

Disney Cruise Line To Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Guests Ages 5 and Older

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PATRICK CLARKE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   Disney Cruise Line has announced that all guests ages five and older must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for sailings beginning on and after January 13, 2022. The announcement comes less than a month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children five through 11 years of age. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) followed that up with a recommendation of its own. "Guests who are not vaccine-eligible, because of age, must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result…
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Nov
16
2021
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CDC Puts Three Popular European Countries on ‘Very High’ Risk Alert

CDC Puts Three Popular European Countries on ‘Very High’ Risk Alert

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RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   A COVID-19 surge in parts of Europe has forced the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to designate three popular countries as ‘very high’ risk. Iceland, Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as the small island nation of Guernsey, were all moved to Level 4 by the CDC on Monday, according to multiple reports including CNN. Level 4 is the highest risk category on the CDC’s scale, described as “Very high level of COVID-19, avoid travel to this destination.” Places put on the Level 4 list have more than…
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