by Beth Holmes | Mar 6, 2023 | Business, International, Travel, Travel tips
Life at Sea Cruises is launching sea travel on a new scale, with a three-year cruise that visits a new port of call every three days and travels 130,000 miles to visit 135 countries. The ship, the MV Gemini, has 400 cabins for just over 1000 passengers, ranging from...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 6, 2023 | News, Travel
Dallas is among the airports hit hardest by this week’s winter storm, canceling thousands of flights and cutting power to over a quarter million people. Wednesday is the third day of the storm roaring across the southern U.S., with waves of sleet and snow making...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 30, 2023 | Art & Culture, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel, Travel tips
Inexpensive destinations, to get well away from your daily life and see something special, without draining your savings. San Juan, Puerto Rico Just a short flight from Florida or Texas, Puerto Rico is full of natural wonders and historical sites. For instance,...
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...