PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Six nuns were kidnapped Friday in Haiti as they traveled on a bus through the capital, according to religious leaders. The nuns were accompanied by an undetermined number of unidentified people on the bus who also were kidnapped, according to a statement by the Haitian Conference of the Religious. It said the nuns are […]
BEIJING—The United States recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. No specific cases were cited, but the advisory came after a 78-year-old U.S. citizen was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges in May. It also followed the passage last week […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning to American citizens not to go to Haiti amid a surge of violence and kidnapping. “While we understand that there are strong ties between Haiti and South Florida, before traveling there one should consider the trauma and financial costs of being kidnapped not only to themselves […]
Two veterinarians driving around the world in an ambulance with their dog in tow might sound like the premise of a movie. But it’s very much the reality for UK couple Lawrence Dodi and Rachel Nixon, who are currently about a year into a global trip across more than 50 countries in a bid to […]
WASHINGTON—The number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving this year is expected to rebound to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, but the Transportation Security Administration says it is ready to handle the surge. Administrator David Pekoske said Wednesday he expects agency staffing to be sufficient for what’s traditionally TSA’s busiest travel period. “We are prepared,” Pekoske told […]
The United States finally reopens its borders to travellers from the UK. Thousands of flights are scheduled to take passengers across the Atlantic this month. A group representing terrorist attack survivors and victims’ families found nearly 60 percent of survivors have suffered media intrusion and is calling for a new media code. An analysis of […]
Travel is going to be a lot busier this July 4 than last year. The American Automobile Association (AAA) says more than 47 million Americans are expected to travel between July 1 and July 5. According to AAA, that represents a near full recovery to pre-pandemic travel volumes. The organization says this year’s Independence Day […]
MINNEAPOLIS—A storm packing heavy snow and high winds that wreaked havoc as it whipped through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska marched into the upper Midwest on Wednesday as anxious Thanksgiving travelers buckled up and barreled headlong into a busy, if not perilous, holiday week. The wintry storm that left at least one person dead was expected […]
Who hasn’t dreamed of living by the beach? It’s the sort of quintessential day dream you rank alongside “on-demand private jet to take me to Spain for tapas” and such. It sounds like unless it’s some little remote stretch of the coast it should be completely unachievable. But in reality, there are a dozens of beautiful […]
Once you’re inside an airport you need to walk every single meter… as if the ride to the airport wasn’t unpleasant enough now you have to rush through check-in and to your gate. It might happen that you plan everything perfectly but then the inevitable happens and you see yourself running through the terminal as if […]
