Italy and Switzerland to redraw borders. Melting glaciers in the Alps are the reason for this change near Zermatt, Switzerland and involves a 330-foot-long segment.
Delta Partnership with Incheon Airport in South Korea. Currently, Delta Airlines’ Asian hub is Tokyo’s Narita Airport, but it will soon be replaced by Incheon in South Korea.
Hydrail trains in Spain. A company in Spain is going to build the first high-speed hydrail trains. This could be very exciting for Europe!
Overtourism in Dubrovnik. To curb the influx of “Game of Thrones” fans in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the city will start a “special traffic regime zone” to limit vehicles in its Old Town.
JetBlue food changes. JetBlue will no longer serve hot meals on transatlantic flight, to which we say “boo!!”
European City of the Year. Food and Travel Magazine has named Berlin as the European City of the Year. What do you think?
Airplane engine parts documents falsified. Well, this is disturbing! A TAP Air Portugal employee discovered the problem, and the manufacturer (Safran) then figured out that the documents were indeed falsified. This affects only about 1 percent of Safran’s engines, but that isn’t particularly comforting.
New United Airlines international routes. United is adding more routes to France, Italy, and Spain, as well as brand new routes to Greenland, Mongolia, and Senegal. It’s their biggest international expansion, including 8 new cities and 13 routes, which start in May of 2025.
Uber shuttles to and from LaGuardia. Uber now has a shared shuttle that you can take between Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport in NYC. There are two routes – one between Terminals B and C and Grand Central Terminal and Port Authority; and one between Penn Station and Terminals B and C. (The shuttles operate in both directions.)
Einstein Museum! The city of Ulm, Germany dedicated an Einstein museum in July called “Die Einsteins.” it’s about his entire family, as Ulm is the town of his birth. It’s housed in the building where his grandparents lived. Ulm wasn’t on my radar before this, but now, I really want to go there!
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.
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