Tourism
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Europe’s Rollout of EES Entry Rules With Fingerprints and Biometric Scans Has Not Gone Smoothly
Europe’s new entry-exit system, forcing travellers to take fingerprints and facial biometrics from British and worldwide travellers to Europe, is supposed to be complete, but is having problems. EES went live at some European airports on October 12 2025. The EU has been rolling out the new digital border system, called the entry-exit system. And…
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F1 Chartered Hundreds to Melbourne After Middle East Airspace Chaos
Earlier this month, Formula One moved quickly to salvage its season-opening Australian Grand Prix, arranging charter flights to get hundreds of stranded staff to Melbourne after airspace closures across the Middle East threw travel plans into chaos. Two chartered aircraft left London on the Monday night before race weekend. One was a British Airways flight…
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FIFA World Cup Travel Delays Expected in Dallas Due to TSA Staff Shortage
Sports fans preparing to travel for the FIFA World Cup 2026 might run into some significant delays. Dallas and the North Texas area are preparing for a large rush of airline passengers and travelers for the upcoming World Cup just three weeks away, but are already running into problems with short staffing at the Transportation…
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Phone Data Reveals 42% Drop in Canadian Visits to the US in 2025
Canadians may be cutting back on trips to the US faster than official border figures indicate, a new University of Toronto study reports. Researchers used anonymous cellphone data and looked at travel patterns between Canada and major US cities. They found a sharper decline than official border statistics show. Roughly 42% last year, compared with…
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45 Million Americans Expected to Travel at Least 50 Miles This Memorial Day Weekend
According to recent data released by AAA, around 45 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over Memorial Day weekend, setting another Memorial Day travel record. And almost everybody is driving. An estimated 39.1 million people are expected to hit the highways, despite high gas prices. The national average for…
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The Real Reason Spirit Airlines Failed
According to a new analysis by Forbes, the collapse of Spirit Airlines is more than just bad timing or rising fuel costs. The airline’s disappearance from U.S. skies has become an ominous warning sign for the entire ultra-low-cost airline industry, and possibly proof that the old budget airline formula just doesn’t work the way it…
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The Biggest Summer Travel Trends of 2026 Reveal Where Americans are Headed
As summer vacations ramp up, American travelers are staying closer to home. According to new data released by Expedia, domestic travel in 2026 has been booming. However, travelers are trading longer-haul vacations for shorter, easier, more flexible, and more affordable getaways. Expedia’s new “Unpack ’26 Summer: The Trends in Travel” report found online conversations around…
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The CBP Just Issued These Memorial Day Travel Tips
People hoping to travel this Memorial Day must remember to be in accordance with state and federal laws, ensuring smoother and safer travel for everyone. For travelers specifically looking to cross borders between Michigan (Detroit, Port Huron, Sault Ste. Marie) and Canada, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations has provided some…
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Air France Flight Headed to Detroit Diverted After Passenger From Ebola-Affected Region Boards Flight
A flight headed to Detroit ended up making an unexpected stop in Canada on Wednesday after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo reportedly boarded a plane by mistake during the ongoing Ebola-related travel restrictions. The Air France flight, leaving from Paris, was originally scheduled to land at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. However, it was…
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Atlanta Airport Prepares for Nearly 2.7 Million Passengers Through Memorial Day Weekend
This Memorial Day weekend, Atlanta, Georgia is going to be packed with travelers. Airport officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expect about 2.7 million travelers to pass through the airport during Memorial Day weekend. This projected figure is nearly 100,000 more than the number of passengers who flew through this airport for Memorial Day weekend…