(CNN) — Like many countries around the world, Denmark is desperate to reopen the parts of its economy frozen by the pandemic. The kingdom of under six million people has become one of the most efficient vaccination distributors in Europe and aims to have offered its whole population a jab by June. But before that
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Trivago CFO Axel Hefer Source: Trivago LONDON — The chief executive of European travel booking firm Trivago believes attitudes toward the world’s biggest technology companies have changed. Axel Hefer, who has been at the helm of Trivago for almost five years, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” Wednesday that there has been a “change in sentiment”
A Spirit Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is planning to start training new pilots and flight attendants as early as next month as the budget carrier positions itself for a travel rebound after the
It’s often said that remote workers can work from anywhere where there’s an internet connection. But tell that to someone who wants to live and work in Bangkok or Bali right now. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed millions of workers from their offices into their homes — and many have decided they want to change
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines returned the Boeing 737 Max to service on Thursday, the second U.S. carrier to bring back the plane after two deadly crashes prompted a worldwide grounding in
(CNN) — When the mayor of a sleepy Italian town announced it was selling houses that people can move into for less than the price of a used car, he thought he might get one or two offers. “We were flooded with requests,” Gianfilippo Mignogna tells CNN. “Many people sent us touching letters of why
United Airlines believes you may someday take a small electric aircraft to get to the airport. The airline is joining other investors backing Archer, a start-up developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. If Archer can get its eVTOL certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, it expects to deliver the first aircraft in 2024. “It’s
(CNN) — Though parties and travel may be discouraged in much of the world right now as Covid-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a row, that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways we can still mark the occasion. Lunar New Year falls on February 12 this year as we
A flush consumer spending could carry some key stocks to new heights, two traders say. U.S. personal spending in 2021 is expected to grow at its fastest rate in over five years, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released Monday. The rush could boost consumer discretionary stocks including Chipotle Mexican Grill,
(CNN) — When Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival announced a contest inviting a film fan to spend seven days watching movies, alone, on an isolated lighthouse island, Swedish nurse Lisa Enroth took notice. Enroth was intrigued by the atmospheric short film produced by the festival to advertise the opportunity, in which a woman arrives on an
(CNN) — The Biden administration is considering a rule that would require negative Covid-19 test results for domestic air travel, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “There’s an active conversation with the CDC right now,” Buttigieg told Axios. “What I can tell you is, it’s going to be guided by data, by science, by medicine,
valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images Hotels and resorts, like the rest of the travel industry, have taken a hit during the pandemic, but prospective travelers willing to book accommodations later this year may see a silver lining in the form of especially low room rates and widespread availability. That’s according to the American Hotel
Editor’s Note — (CNN) — What first springs to mind when you think of Italy? For some, it’ll be the Renaissance art on display in every corner of the country. For others, it’ll be ancient Rome — the magnificent Colosseum, maybe. But for many, it’ll be another big, round and eminently photogenic Italian icon: a
Travelers may have read that now is the “perfect time” to visit Tahiti, but they will be surprised to find it — and the rest of French Polynesia — is suddenly closed to them. As vaccinations are opening borders to some countries, Covid mutations are causing others to close. The volatile nature of the pandemic’s
Changes are coming to travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Transportation Security Administration says it will now issue fines to travelers who failed to wear a mask while in transit. The fines could be as large as $1,500. That development could pave the way for a safer travel environment and entice hesitant consumers to begin
(CNN) — Violators of the federal transportation face mask requirement face a $250 fine that increases for subsequent violations, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday. The fine can rise up to $1,500 for repeated violations. “Based on substantial aggravating or mitigating factors, TSA may seek a sanction amount that falls outside these ranges,” the agency
(CNN) — People who have been hoping to cruise the northern waters of North America this summer will have to place their travel dreams in dry dock for now. Because of the worsening Covid-19 pandemic, Canada has extended its cruise ship ban until February 2022. That affects popular voyages in Canada, including the St. Lawrence
(CNN) — Five days before Christmas, Cheryl Gansecki, a volcanologist at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo, was in bed when a small earthquake shook her awake sometime after 9:30 p.m. She checked the webcams at the summit of the Kīlauea Volcano, and her eyes went wide when she saw it — the bright, bold glow