Travel News & Updates

Amid growing concerns of out-of-control inflation and rising interest rates, tourists keep traveling and the travel industry has flourished with no drastic impact. A new survey indicated that inflation is having a minor impact on travel, with 79 percent of respondents indicating that the present pricing difficulties won't drive them to cancel their plans.

On Wednesday, severe unexpected storms near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport triggered 100 American Airlines flight diversions and hundreds of cancellations, which extended into Thursday's schedule.

Jamaica’s tourism has nearly entirely recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which threatened the industry's very survival. The announcement was made by Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, during a meeting with members of a special delegation from the Republic of Namibia, led by the African country's Minister in the Presidency, Hon. Christine Hoebes.

The Travvy Award nominees for ocean cruise lines this year is finally here. Voting for Travvys 2022 nominees is now open in categories including hotels and resorts, destinations, and cruise lines for a prestigious award that honours travel firms and brands chosen by travel advisors. This award recognizes organizations and brands in the travel industry. On November 3, 2022, there will be an awards banquet, and the winners are going to be disclosed at that time.

The recent report said that CDC added 3 places as high risk for Covid-19. An Eastern European nation that is well-known for its mountains, dense woods, and folklore culture was one of the three locations that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States of America put in its "high" risk category for travel recently.

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Bhutan sets reopening date and increases daily tourist tax as per reports. Officials announced on June 30 that Bhutan will reopen for international tourists beginning in September for the first time since the pandemic began more than two years ago. This comes as the tiny Himalayan kingdom works to rebuild its economy and attract more visitors.

Conservationists from different parts of the world want to boycott Japan whaling. In defiance of condemnation from the rest of the world, Japan has resumed whale hunting for commercial purposes. Even though it ended its last hunt for commercial purposes in 1986, Japan has never truly stopped whaling. Instead, it has been conducting what it calls research expeditions, during which it kills hundreds of whales every year.

Peruvian firefighters were fighting to contain a forest fire as wildfire threatens Machu Picchu. On Thursday, a forest fire near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu sparked terror among Peruvians, as the wildfire threatened to engulf the historic city high in the Andean mountains.

As per report, the tourism industry has bounced back as tourists are no longer concerned about Covid. COVID-19 has impacted almost everyone on Earth and has mostly dominated the last two years of our life. So many of our decisions and actions over the last 26 months have been influenced by the virus's volatile nature, and shared fears about it have dominated our minds for so long.

As governments around the world are starting to lift up coronavirus restrictions and shift their approach to accepting Covid-19 as a manageable part of daily life, the travel industry is hoping that 2022 will be the year for a great comeback.

MMGY's most recent Portrait of the American Traveler paints a rosy future for the industry. After two years of uncertainty, MMGY's research indicates that both leisure and business travel will continue to improve and grow.

If you were a small child with an overactive imagination in the mid-1990s, you will surely recall the horror you felt after watching the original "Jumanji" film in 1995. To make things even better, the "Jumanji – The Adventure" theme park is being built right now. This means that movie fans will soon be able to play the game in real life.

In the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, activists and at least one Republican senator are pushing the bill to help immigrant students obtain citizenship. But some Democrats are hesitant to sign on.

Skepticism about man-made climate change -- once seen as a fairly fringe belief, now a pretty big topic of political debate -- is increasingly the norm among