Travel News & Advice – September 17, 2024

Travel news. Image by Melanie Votaw.

AIRLINE NEWS

American Airlines news: Did you know that flight attendants aren’t paid for their time during boarding? I was shocked to learn this. But American Airlines flight attendants just signed a new contract that will get them paid for this time.

Delta Airlines news: Delta is doing away with its daytime flights from NYC to Paris. This is bad news for those who prefer the daytime flights as a way of beating jetlag.

Airplane. Stock photo.

Plane safety: MIT conducted a study of data from 2018 to 2022 and discovered that flying is safer than ever. They found that we each have a 13.7 million chance of dying on an aircraft. I’ll take those odds.

Investigation of frequent flyer programs: The US Department of Transportation is investigating large US airlines (Delta, American, Southwest, and United) to make sure their frequently flyer programs are fair to consumers. Good!

Free in-flight Wi-Fi? It looks like US airlines are moving toward free Wi-Fi on planes. United is testing this throughout 2025 and planning to roll it out for free in 2026. Meanwhile, Delta is rolling it out gradually, and JetBlue already has it.

GENERAL TRAVEL NEWS

More over-tourism news: In another country’s effort to cut down on the number of tourists converging on popular destinations, Greece is planning to charge cruise passengers 20 Euros each to visit Santorini and Mykonos during the busy summer season.

Cruise news: While sailing in Alaska earlier this month, a Carnival Spirit cruise ship hit “an errant piece of drifting ice.” Luckily, after hours of holding still for an assessment of damage, the ship was determined to be unharmed, and no passengers were hurt.

+ posts

Melanie Votaw is the Publisher and Executive Travel Writer of LuxuryWeb Magazine. She has visited more than 50 countries on 6 continents and written for such magazines as Executive Travel, Just Luxe, Business Insider, South China Morning Post, Travel Mindset, and more. She is a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, New York Travel Writers Association, and International Travel Writers Alliance. Melanie's photography has won awards, and she has also written 43 nonfiction books as either the author or ghostwriter.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may also like

Are Celebrity Wines Worth the Hype?

Are Celebrity Wines Worth the Hype?

Wines and celebrities are an iconic match. Both evoke a sense of lifestyle, luxury, and aspiration. So, it’s no surprise that some celebrities have ventured into the wine business, adding another income stream and supporting their brand image. Celebrity wines, like their owners, come in various styles. Some hip-hop artists favor Champagne, while others opt for rosé or non-alcoholic options.

read more
Traveling to Indulge Your Passion for True Crime

Traveling to Indulge Your Passion for True Crime

True crime is all the craze these days, but it might surprise you to learn that dark tourism in general is trending, with people indulging in travel to cemeteries (necro tourism), jails (prison travel), and paranormal travel (ghost tours, etc.). To cater to this growing hunger for dark tourism, in Level Best Books is releasing Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide of New England by award-winning travel journalist, Dawn M Barclay.

read more