by Beth Holmes | Jul 26, 2023 | Places On Our Bucket List, Technology, Uncategorized
New shuttle buses for Grand Canyon National Park, when a $27 million federal grant comes through to upgrade their fleet. Grand Canyon National Park has over 270 miles of paved and unpaved roads, and sees almost six million people a year. To help keep traffic flowing,...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 23, 2023 | News, Politics, Technology, Travel
Fixing the FAA is what airline leaders and consumers alike are asking for, after major outages over a busy weekend due to tech issues. Last week, a system that provides vital and required safety information to pilots and dispatchers went down, largely because it was...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | News, Technology, Travel
NOTAM failed Tuesday, canceling thousands of U.S. flights for all domestic airlines, in possibly the largest travel shutdown since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) is a government transportation system which reports important...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | News, Technology, Travel
Southwest apologizes for their Christmas disruptions, but only to those who plan to keep using them. Between December 22 and 30, Southwest Airlines canceled over 15,000 flights. The trouble began with the massive winter storm that crossed most of the country, but...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | International, News, Politics, Technology
The travel tracing app will shut down as China relaxes their strict ‘zero-COVID’ policies amid outbreaks and protests. The travel tracing app was part of a package of apps required for all Chinese citizens, one that traced a user’s location relative...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 24, 2022 | Business, Technology, Travel, Travel tips
Brightline will begin testing high speed trains along the Florida coast this week, earlier than expected. Brightline is the only privately owned and operated intercity railroad in the United States, running from Miami to West Palm Beach. Opened in 2012, they are close...
