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A private jet is landing over the snowy mountains of St. Moritz in Switzerland. Private jet emissions, which have a disproportionate impact on the environment, were found to have more than doubled in Europe in 2022. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A private jet aviation boom shows no signs of slowing. Analysis

In this article JBLU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A JetBlue Airways Corp. plane prepares for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is preparing to cut scores of weekly flights in the New York City area this spring and

Japan is the top destination in Asia for gastronomes this year, according to new rankings released by the 50 Best organization.  The country is home to 17 of the region’s “best” 100 restaurants, which were released in two parts in March. Singapore and Thailand tied for second place, with 15 restaurants on the list each.

Middle-aged millennials have arrived. As more millennials — often defined as those born between 1981 and 1996 — turn 40, a generation long defined by youth transitions to a new phase in life. And they’re bringing their tech-savviness, social consciousness and spending habits in tow, which is transforming a travel industry intent on staying ahead

In this picture taken on October 12, 2016 a general view shows the Club Med resort in Sanya. Almost two years after being bought out by Chinese investment fund Fosun, the holiday resort French group Club Med tries to import its recipes on a promising Chinese market, where a growing upper middle-class now discovers the

Illustration by Gene Kim As weed becomes legal in more states, how and if travelers can bring their stash on board remains up in the air. Twenty-one states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use for adults 21 years and older, and 37 states and Washington, D.C., have medical marijuana programs. But marijuana is still

Crowd of travelers wait to check-in for their flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on May 31, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s airline industry may be on a strong growth trajectory — but don’t expect India’s outbound travel to overtake China’s soon, aviation analysts say. Travel demand to and

An United Airlines seen at LaGuardia International Airport in New York.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced measures to try to avoid a repeat of disruptions at airports serving New York City and Washington D.C. this summer as it grapples with a shortage of air traffic controllers at a key facility

Hong Kong has been named the most expensive location in Asia for business travelers — for the second year in a row, according to a new report.  ECA International’s latest Daily Rates research ranked countries based on costs for short trip expenses: four-star hotel rooms, meals, laundry, alcoholic and soft drinks, journeys by taxi and

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world — again. The Nordic country topped the “World Happiness Report 2023,” published this week by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which measures factors such as income, mental and physical health and societal generosity. According to the report: “Finland continues to occupy the top

Valtteri Heinila was working in a startup when he realized he needed a break. “I started noticing time really accelerating,” said Valtteri, 26. The days started to blur, and then so did the months, he said. He didn’t settle for a regular holiday. Instead, he traveled 15,400 kilometers (9,600 miles) along a route from Finland

People walk to an Amtrak train in the Moynihan Train Hall on September 15, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Night owls (or extra early birds) will now pay less to ride Amtrak. The company on Thursday announced a slate of $5 to $20 train fares for routes running between 7

Singapore’s Changi Airport has been named the “world’s best airport” for a record 12th time. The city-state’s airport reclaimed the title in the “World Airport Awards 2023” announced yesterday by the air transport research firm Skytrax. Changi Airport had previously won first place in Skytrax’s annual ranking for eight consecutive years from 2013 to 2020, but

In this article AAL JBLU UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A JetBlue airplane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 9, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Airline stocks slid Wednesday as the market fell broadly amid concerns over stability of some banks and new data that

In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travelers check in at a Southwest Airlines ticket counter during the busy Christmas holiday season at Orlando International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Southwest Airlines‘ CEO said the company will increase winter staffing and

Chinese tourists are raring to travel again. But this time, the usual suspects — Venice, Paris and Madrid, for example — aren’t their top picks. As China’s reopening gains momentum after three years of Covid-19 restrictions, the country’s travel-hungry citizens are emerging much changed, according to the Chinese Outbound Tourism Research Institute, an independent consulting company