by Beth Holmes | May 29, 2023 | Ethical Shopping, News, Politics
Warnings are going out from civil rights group to tourists: Don’t go to Florida. The NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and Equality Florida are united in issuing travel advisories. They’re warning minority groups that Florida, a...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Ethical Shopping, International, Politics, Travel, Travel tips
Domestic flights may be banned soon in France, after the European Commission has approved the move. Friday, it was announced that the EU would allow France to go through with their plan of banning short-distance domestic flights and severely restricting private...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | Ethical Shopping, International, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Rostourism, the Russian federal agency for tourism, has been abolished on order from President Vladimir Putin. Rostourism was only created 18 years ago, also by presidential degree from President Putin. But as of October 20th, the agency has been dissolved and its...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 17, 2022 | Ethical Shopping, Technology, Travel
Electric planes may be the future of United Airlines, as the company plans to use them for short hops in the near future. United Airlines has been working on future-proofing their fleet in the last few years, with major investments towards net-zero carbon emissions in...
by Beth Holmes | May 2, 2022 | Business, Ethical Shopping, News
Delta Airlines is going to begin paying its flight attendants for more of the time they’re working, in an attempt to deter them from unionizing. Major airlines, as a rule, only pay cabin crew from the moment the plane’s door seals to the moment it opens...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 31, 2022 | Ethical Shopping, News
Snowmaking in a drought – ski resorts rely on it more and more as snow falls later and less in the mountains, but is it worth it? Snowmaking typically draws water from streams or reservoirs near ski resorts, and uses compressed air and electricity to blow the water as...