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(CNN) — Over the course of its long history, the Boeing 737 has acquired more nicknames than any other commercial aircraft. Among them are Baby Boeing, Tin Mouse, Light Twin, Guppy, Bobby, Rudder Rotor, as well as a few less flattering ones, such as Fat Freddy and Dung Beetle. But none of these is as

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to purchase the credit card rewards and travel operations of a former partner to bolster its loyalty program, CNBC has learned. The bank agreed Monday to acquire the technology platforms, travel agency, gift card and points businesses of cxLoyalty Group, a privately-held Stamford, Connecticut-based company, according to a person with direct

(CNN) — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … Jigglypuff? Some Pokémon-themed airplanes are starting to appear in the skies in Japan. Solaseed Airlines, a local carrier based on the Japanese island of Kyushu, debuted a Pokémon-painted plane on December 19. Its maiden flight was from Miyazaki City to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The

Two men paint graffiti of frontline workers on a wall during the coronavirus pandemic in Mumbai, India. Imtiyaz Shaikh | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The Covid-19 pandemic has sent the global economy into one of its worst recessions ever, and it isn’t yet clear when a full recovery will be in place.

(CNN) — Brilliant tour operators going out of business. Airlines reliant on government handouts. Travelers left out of pocket on canceled trips they’d spent years planning. It’s fair to say 2020 has been a challenging 12 months for the travel industry, but it’s not been an unmitigated disaster. From an end to overtourism, to the

A view of signage leading to one of the testing centers at Heathrow Airport on December 22, 2020 in London, England. Joseph Okpako | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States will begin requiring people flying in from the U.K. to test negative for Covid-19 no more than 72 hours before departure, the

(CNN) — In South Delhi’s upmarket Greater Kailash II neighborhood, on a street lined with coffee shops and restaurants, sits India’s best bar. Sidecar is at the forefront of the growing cocktail bar scene in India. It was ranked number 91 on the World’s Best Bar list in October, India’s only entry in the top

For many Americans, the classic carol “I’ll be Home for Christmas” will literally describe their plans this holiday weekend, as most opt to celebrate in place amid the ongoing pandemic. Only about a quarter of people nationwide will travel for Christmas and New Year’s, down from about one-third or so last year, and most of

(CNN) — As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle. “I need to get off the plane. I don’t want to sit here. I’m gonna pop the door,” the flight attendant paraphrased him as saying. The

For people staying safely at home this holiday season, new virtual tours let anyone with an internet connection tour famous Christmas destinations around the world.    Homebound travelers can book live interactive tours with local guides to learn about everything from the religious sites of Jerusalem to the department store displays of New York City.

(CNN) — A decade ago, Shilin Night Market was one of the hottest night markets in Taipei, packed to the brim with vendors slinging out hot bites of stinky tofu, barbecue squid and copious amounts of grilled meats on skewers. Taipei culture writer Jason Cheung, who has been meticulously documenting the night market’s history on

People walk past the closed entrance of the Eurostar terminal at Brussels South railway station after Britain’s European neighbors began closing their doors to travelers from the United Kingdom amid alarm about a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus, in Brussels, Belgium December 21, 2020. Yves Herman | Reuters LONDON — Anxious, angry, and alone. That’s

(CNN) — Nepali airline Buddha Air made a blunder recently when it flew passengers to the wrong airport. The domestic private airline departed from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on December 18. From there it flew northwest to the country’s second-biggest city of Pokhara, instead of going southeast to the flight’s intended destination, the southern city

(CNN) — Somewhere on that 7 a.m. Greyhound bus journey between Port Authority and Albany, I started crying. Being stranded by a blizzard in New York had been fun at first: crunching through piled-high sidewalks was a Christmas movie come true. But the record-breaking snowfall in the Eastern United States from December 16 to 20,

Travel stocks are in turmoil, again. Airlines, hotel and cruise stocks sold off Monday as a new Covid strain broke out in the U.K. and Europe tightened travel restrictions. It does not make sense to jump into these names yet, even with the pullback, Joule Financial President Quint Tatro told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday.

(CNN) — Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly be shocked by yet another bizarre fast food chain restaurant offering — remember Domino’s bubble tea pizza? — McDonald’s China has proved us wrong. For one day only this week, diners were invited to gobble up Spam and Oreo burgers. The latest food mashup offered by

This is not the year for big Christmas parties, but that doesn’t mean that holidaymakers can’t create their own festivities at home with the help of seasonal cocktail recipes from around the globe. From sweet treats to serious spiced drinks, here are CNBC Global Traveler’s picks for simple yet chic cocktails that can be prepared

(CNN) — Imagine spending two weeks in a strict quarantine, not allowed to go anywhere beyond a small hotel room even to eat or exercise. Now, imagine doing all of that — with children. That was the situation Julie Earle-Levine, an Australian who lives in New York City, found herself in earlier this year when