CTA Pax Complaint Processing will Exceed 18 Months Now Federal Workers are On Strike Date: 2023-04-24 09:59:37 Order: 0 Despite millions in new funding that allowed it to hire 100 new workers in recent weeks to speed the processing of pax complaints, the CTA says half of its staff are on strike and... Airline More News
5000-Mile Wide Sargassum Blob Beginning to Pile Up on Popular Florida Beaches Date: 2023-04-24 08:31:48 Order: 0 It's 5000 miles wide. It weighs an estimated 10-million pounds. The 'historic' sargassum blob is starting to land in earnest on some of the most popular Florida beaches, leading to worries... More News Tourism
DeSantis Appointees Seek to ‘Void’ Disney World Agreement Date: 2023-04-20 10:47:35 Order: 0 A board appointed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis has asked lawyers to prepare a resolution that would void a development agreement giving Disney substantial and perpetual control over... NYTimes More News
Earth Day 2023: is the Travel Industry Investing Enough in our Planet? Date: 2023-04-20 10:44:14 Order: 0 Earth Day is 22APR. This year’s theme is Investing in our Planet. Matt Leedham at Karryon writes that the travel industry is responsible for 8 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions,... Karryon More News
Scientists ID Caribbean Sea Urchin, Coral Reef Killer Date: 2023-04-20 10:43:21 Order: 0 Scientists say they believe they have determined the cause of death of thousands of sea urchins in the Caribbean in 2022, according to CTV News. A single-celled parasite is likely... CTV News More News
Madrid Could Implement Tourist Tax Date: 2023-04-20 10:42:16 Order: 0 A mayoral candidate in Madrid is proposing a tax on tourists as part of her platform, according to Travel Mole. Under the plan, the city government would charge a daily fee on overnight... Travel Mole More News
Canada's Federal Workers are On Strike, and Here’s How Travel is Affected - So Far Date: 2023-04-20 09:51:32 Order: 0 159,000 federal public servants declared a general strike beginning Wednesday, 19APR, and some travel-related government services are already being affected. Here's where we stand today. More News
Ottawa to Study Southern Ontario’s Airport Needs with Focus on Expropriated Pickering Lands Date: 2023-04-19 13:00:23 Order: 0 Ottawa's plan to study the airport needs of Southern Ontario will focus on the expropriated Pickering Lands, where it has considered building an international airport for decades. Airline More News
Disneyland Will Host its First-Ever Pride Nite This Coming Pride Month Date: 2023-04-19 11:35:57 Order: 0 Disneyland will host a new event, Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite on 13JUN and 15JUN to celebrate Pride Month, USA Today is reporting. The special-ticket event begins at 9 p.m. each night... USA Today More News
The Last Night Train Between L.A. and San Francisco Ran in 1968. A Startup is Bringing it Back Date: 2023-04-19 11:33:04 Order: 0 Dreamstar Lines, a Newport Beach startup, is trying to bring back overnight trains between L.A. and San Francisco, service that ended half a century ago, according to the L.A. Times. The... L.A. Times More News
Poor Handling of Wheelchairs Continues to Plague Airlines Date: 2023-04-18 10:42:53 Order: 0 The rate at which wheelchairs are being lost, damaged, or not returned on time has not improved in four years, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Transportation,... Travel Weekly More News
AMS Flight Caps for Noise, Emissions Reasons Could Cost Dutch Economy €13.6bn Date: 2023-04-18 10:39:08 Order: 0 Reducing the number of flights at AMS could cost the Dutch economy €13.6 billion - nearly CAD $20 billion - and drive up plane ticket prices, according to the advocacy group Red Schiphol... Business Travel Europe More News
DeSantis to Axe Disney Development Deal That Aimed To Undermine State Oversight Date: 2023-04-18 10:38:09 Order: 0 FL Governor Ron DeSantis announced a series of actions on 17APR that the state plans to take against Disney World, including legislation that would nullify Disney’s development agreement... NBC News More News
‘World’s Longest’ Purpose-Built Cycling Tunnel Opens in Norway Date: 2023-04-18 10:37:19 Order: 0 A 3 km purpose-built cycling and pedestrian tunnel, Fyllingsdalstunnelen, opened in Bergen on 15APR, and lays claim to being the world’s longest. The tunnel was built at the base of... CNN More News
YVR Releases $40-million Action Plan to Avoid Repeat of Holiday Operational Failures Date: 2023-04-18 10:03:25 Order: 0 A plan for more staff, training, technology, communication and equipment follows YVR's analysis and pax surveys about failures during storms in DEC 2022 holidays that stranded hundreds at... Airline More News
