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A 2026 Airline Water Study by the Center for Food as Medicine & Longevity has revealed that the quality of drinking water varies significantly by airline and many airlines continue to provide passengers with potentially unhealthy water. Unhealthy water violates the federal government’s Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR), which was implemented in 2011 and requires […]

When in southern Spain, I can’t resist popping into the British colony of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is hardly signposted in Spain, as if Spain wishes the British colony didn’t exist. (Drivers follow highway signs to La Línea, the last Spanish town before the border.) But when you see that famous “Rock of Prudential” standing boldly above […]

Front-line hospitality roles dominated hiring demand during the 2025 holiday season as employers ramped up staffing to meet year-end traffic and seasonal surges, according to data from hospitality job platform OysterLink. Based on job posts published on OysterLink during the last quarter of 2025, cashiers (5,772 postings), dishwashers (4,687), hosts (4,766), baristas (4,511), bakers (4,382) […]

JetBlue is set to launch of two new year-round nonstop routes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) this year. The airline will also launch two additional daily flights on its popular route between Fort Lauderdale and New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The twice-daily flights […]

Aeromexico maintained a 90.02 percent on-time performance to claim the world’s most on-time global airline title for the second consecutive year, according to Cirium‘s 2025 On-Time Performance Review. The Mexican carrier becomes only the second airline to achieve consecutive global wins since Cirium launched the program in 2009, operating 188,859 flights across 23 countries while […]

Palm Springs ranks as the third most expensive airport in the United States for car rentals this winter, according to new research from CheapCarRental.com. The California desert destination trails only Hawaii‘s Kona and Kahului airports, with travelers paying an average of $91 per day for the most affordable rental vehicle. The survey analyzed car rental […]

Following a drydock in Singapore, Princess Cruises’ Crown Princess has set sail, unveiling new guest experiences, including the addition of O’Malley’s Irish Pub and a redesigned Gatsby’s Casino. The 113,561-ton ship, carrying 3,080 guests, also underwent general refurbishments and the addition of a new Effy Lounge, alongside the transformation of key venues that enhance the […]

U.S. and international carriers are rushing to restore operations and clear a backlog of stranded passengers after the FAA and Department of Transportation lifted airspace restrictions over Venezuela and the Caribbean following a shutdown spurred by U.S. military strikes and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. What’s Happening DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced that […]

FCM Travel, the flagship large market business travel division of Flight Centre Travel Group, has unveiled its official list of the top cities for business travel in 2025. The rankings are based on a strategic analysis of total U.S. flight bookings made throughout the year by FCM Travel, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the business […]

American Airlines is fundamentally changing the way it does business at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the airline’s largest hub. Customers will soon benefit from those changes in a meaningful way. DFW has an outsized impact on the rest of the airline’s operation and on the journeys of the nearly 700,000 customers the airline […]