A traveler wearing a protective mask walks past an American Airlines Group Inc. plane tail fin at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images American Airlines shares jumped more than 16% on Friday after the carrier said an uptick in travel demand
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(CNN) — Just eight people have reached Challenger Deep, the deepest point of the ocean. More than 550 people have visited space. But only one person has done both: Kathy Sullivan. On Sunday, the NASA astronaut and oceanographer visited Challenger Deep, which sits at a depth of 10,928 meters (35,853 feet) in the western Pacific
Commuters arrive at Grand Central Station with Metro-North during morning rush hour on June 8, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images In recent days, corporate America has made its strongest statements yet on racial inequality. But the protesters marching through small U.S. towns and gathering in large cities around
That was the question on people’s minds across India after Lonar Lake in the state of Maharashtra suddenly changed hues in recent days. Experts believe that the change is likely due to either increased salinity in the water, the presence of algae or a combination of both — like parts of Utah’s Great Salt Lake
Muslim pilgrims wear masks at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on February 28, 2020. Saudi Arabia suspended visas for visits to Islam’s holiest sites for the “umrah” pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual hajj. ABDEL GHANI BASHIR | AFP | Getty Images
(CNN) — If someone would have told me that I would travel to Thailand in the spring of 2019 and leave three months later having worked on a Spike Lee film with “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, I would’ve cackled at the absurdity. I’d like to think travelers experience some degree of luck on their
A trader, center, wears a Citigroup jacket while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading. Citigroup, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan — Bank stocks fell on Thursday as Treasury yields dipped and investors digested forecasts from the Federal
(CNN) — As the world continues to ease lockdown measures, opportunities abound for the first wave of intrepid travelers who are willing — and legally able — to hit the road again. After months of closure, resorts and hotels alike are understandably very keen to get local and international business back in, meaning there are
Corporate travel is likely to come under pressure in the long term, and that could cause airlines to struggle with profitability, a managing director at Citi said this week. Still, he said it’s “not all bad news” for the industry, with signs of recovery on the leisure side and discounts being offered by manufacturers. The
Dimitri Neonakis took to the Nova Scotia sky on Thursday with his personal message to Floyd. He told CNN he chose the fist because it’s a symbol of the movement against racism. “We all have to speak out and we have to end it,” Neonakis said. “There are no borders when it comes to racism.”
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday highlighted another outdoors-oriented stock that he thinks is sporting an attractive sell price. Polaris, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, motorcycles, boats and other vehicles, is another way investors can play a leisure industry that has been turned on its head, the “Mad Money” host said. “If you believe, as I do,
(CNN) — On Wednesdays, Palmetto, which opened for the first time on May 11 in Oakland, California, serves a full prime rib dinner — to go. It’s “enough to feed two people, or one really hungry person,” Christ Aivaliotis, one of the new restaurant’s owners, tells CNN Travel. But this isn’t how Palmetto or a
The first Boeing 737 MAX 9 airliner is pictured at the company’s factory on March 7, 2017 in Renton, Washington. The 737 MAX 9, which can carry up to 220 passengers, is the second of three variants of the popular single-aisle model. Getty Images Boeing logged orders for new freighter planes in May, but cancellations continued
(CNN) — Spot the odd one out in this list of global cities: Hong Kong, Zurich, Singapore and… Ashgabat? The Turkmenistan capital might not spring to mind when listing deep-pocket destinations, but Ashgabat is now the world’s second most expensive city for overseas workers, according to Mercer’s newly released Cost of Living Survey. While it’s
An employees at the Delta Air Lines helps a customer at a nearly deserted Los Angeles International Airport on April 16, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew | Getty Images Thousands of U.S. airline employees are being forced to play a game of chance with their careers. Airline executives are urging employees — from flight
Washington to Atlanta (CNN) — In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement of the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft flying scheduled passenger service in North America are cause for celebration. With national crises raging, these are anything but normal times. Yet against this tragic backdrop, the final flight on Tuesday was
Who are the three types of travelers most likely to travel internationally this summer? If you guessed the jet-setting elite, adventure enthusiasts and once-in-a-lifetime honeymooners, you’d be wrong. A new report by Sentimantle, a service that advises tourism and airline clients, has identified the types of travelers who are most likely to venture abroad first.
(CNN) — It’s easy to see why “The Crystal” is one of the most highly anticipated new attractions in China. Designed by Moshe Safdie, the mastermind behind Singapore’s awe-inspiring Changi Jewel, the 250-meter-tall sky bridge is the highest of its kind. Dubbed a horizontal skyscraper, it stretches 350 meters across six of the eight skyscrapers