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Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico, Continues Through Caribbean Travel Pulse After leaving all of Puerto Rico without power Wednesday, Hurricane Maria moved onto the Dominican Republic Thursday. According to ABCNews.com, … Read More

US State Department Updates Cuba Warning Travel Pulse Less than a week after warning American travelers to not visit Cuba, the U.S. State Department has updated its travel warning to … Read More

White House Eyes New Travel Ban Travel Pulse President Donald Trump’s administration could soon introduce a new, stricter travel ban. On Sunday, White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster told … Read More

Hurricane Maria threatens several Caribbean islands, including Puerto Rico Travel Weekly Hurricane Maria strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Monday and pushed toward the Leeward Islands in the eastern … Read More

Move Over Cat Cafes, Here Comes the Cat Train Travel Pulse Japan has become a well-known destination for its cat cafes, where people can fulfill their dreams of pet ownership—many … Read More

Iconic Stretch of California’s Highway 1 Closed Until 2018 Travel Pulse California’s Highway 1 winds past some of the state’s most stunning scenery including miles of steep cliffs that offer … Read More

Amsterdam Wants a Different Kind of Tourist Travel Pulse Barcelona isn’t alone in its effort to stem the tourist tide. According to The Sun, Amsterdam is looking to raise tourist … Read More

Drunk Tourist Survives Hoover Dam Swim Travel Pulse Arron Hughes, 28, was fined $330 by police for swimming across the historic (and gigantic) Hoover Dam, making himself the first person … Read More

Florida Keys closed indefinitely to tourists Travel Weekly The Florida Keys are closed indefinitely to tourists as the island chain cleans up from Hurricane Irma. Residents of Key Largo, Tavernier … Read More

Hurricane Irma Rages Along Florida’s West Coast Travel Pulse After causing widespread grief throughout southern Florida much of the day, including flooding, heavy winds, tornadoes and storm surges, Hurricane Irma … Read More

Trump Slump Arrives: Inbound Tourism Drops Travel Pulse A new travel trends index paints a pessimistic view of the U.S. travel economy in the wake of President Donald Trump’s election … Read More

Travelers Suffer as US-Russia Relations Worsen Travel Pulse The relationship between the U.S. and Russia isn’t getting any better. The two countries are introducing de facto travel restrictions for each … Read More

Flight Attendants Blast TSA Over Pittsburgh Airport Travel Pulse Last week, Pittsburgh International Airport announced it would become the first airport in the nation to allow non-ticketed visitors to venture … Read More

United Airlines Has Just Taken Away Some Really Basic Items (Oh, From First Class) Inc. Now, however, United Airlines appears to have had second thoughts about giving all its First … Read More

Disruptive Airline Passenger Fined Nearly $100K Travel Pulse A federal judge has ruled that a disruptive passenger who forced his flight to make an emergency landing last year must pay … Read More

India Eases Liquor Ban Travel Weekly A liquor ban that had been impacting hotels, resorts and bars throughout India has been eased by the country’s highest court. The ban, which prohibited … Read More

Pittsburgh airport to allow non-passengers in secured areas Travel Weekly Pittsburgh’s airport will soon become the first in the U.S since 9/11 to allow members of the public who don’t … Read More

Ban be Damned: US Travelers Rush to North Korea Travel Pulse With a US travel ban to North Korea taking effect on September 1, Americans are scurrying to visit the … Read More

Despite warning, Mexican officials say resort areas are safe Travel Weekly Mexico tourism officials this week were working to protect their $20 billion tourism industry following a new U.S. travel … Read More

Harvey intensifies to hurricane, likely a major Texas storm Travel Weekly Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane that forecasters said would be the first major hurricane to hit … Read More

State Dept. updates Mexico warning, adds resort states Travel Pulse The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued an updated travel warning for Mexico advising travelers about organized crime-related safety and … Read More

Alaska Airlines to adopt satellite-based WiFi Travel Weekly Alaska Airlines will use the satellite-based Gogo 2Ku WiFi solution for its integrated Alaska and Virgin America fleets. 2Ku, which Gogo says … Read More

Less-popular destinations get eclipse boost Travel Weekly As Americans flocked to witness the total solar eclipse on Monday, states within the path of totality experienced a surge in hotel bookings, … Read More

Norwegian Re-Routes Escape Due to Tropical Storm Harvey Travel Pulse Tropical Storm Harvey, which is barreling westward through the Caribbean Sea has caused at least one cruise line to change … Read More

Second Terror Attack Halted, Police Say, After 13 Killed, 100 Injured In Barcelona NPR Hours after a van drove into a crowd of people in Barcelona, Spain, Spanish police say … Read More

Dubrovnik seeks to sharply curtail cruise tourism Travel Weekly The new mayor of Dubrovnik said he is in favor of halving the number of cruise passengers arriving daily at the … Read More

Air Berlin insolvent, breakup imminent Travel Weekly Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier, has filed for the German equivalent of bankruptcy, and the sale of Air Berlin parts are well underway … Read More

Azamara and Pearl Seas expand Cuba cruise options Travel Weekly Two cruise lines have expanded options for travelers interested in Cuba. Azamara Club Cruises will have additional cruises to Cuba … Read More

W opens first new U.S. hotel in seven years Travel Weekly W Bellevue, the brand’s first new U.S. hotel in seven years, has opened in Bellevue, Wash., across Lake Washington … Read More

NOAA expects more hurricanes than first predicted Travel Weekly The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, already expected to be more active than normal, could be worse than previously forecasted, according to … Read More

Iberostar opens Miami Beach hotel Travel Weekly Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has opened its second U.S. property, the Iberostar Berkeley, in Miami Beach. The owners spent $43 million to gut … Read More

InterContinental Hong Kong closing for renovations in 2019 Travel Weekly The InterContinental Hong Kong will close during the first quarter of 2019 for an extensive renovation. All of the luxury … Read More

Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula USA Today Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall early Tuesday on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, dumping heavy rain and gusty winds. It could push a … Read More

AA Flight Attendants Sue Over Uniforms Travel Pulse When American Airlines rolled out new crew uniforms last September, it was the first redesign of the uniforms in more than 30 … Read More

Amtrak and Lyft Announce Partnership Travel Pulse Rail company Amtrak and ride-hailing service Lyft have teamed up to make it easier for travelers to get from the train station to … Read More

Qatar Reverses Plan to Invest in American Airlines Travel Pulse Qatar Airways has given up on its plan to buy shares of American Airlines. The airline released a statement Wednesday … Read More

National Geographic Quest embarks on inaugural cruise Travel Weekly Lindblad Expeditions’ new ship, the National Geographic Quest, made its inaugural voyage from Juneau, Alaska, on July 29. The introduction of … Read More

Australian Police Thwart Plot to Bring Down Airplane Travel Pulse Security has been heightened at airports across Australia after four suspects were arrested on suspicion of planning to bring down … Read More

TSA to X-Ray Electronics Larger than a Cell Phone Travel Pulse The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Wednesday that it will begin implementing stronger screening procedures, including forcing travelers to … Read More

Tourist Falls to His Death Taking National Park Photos Travel Pulse A man snapping scenic photos fell to his death in Montana’s Glacier National Park over the weekend, according to … Read More

Harry Potter roller coaster coming to Universal Orlando Travel Weekly The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is getting a roller coaster. The ride will be built in the Hogsmeade section … Read More

IHG goes to 24-hour cancellation policy Travel Weekly InterContinental Hotels Group is introducing a policy enabling customers at most hotels to cancel without penalty if they give at least 24 … Read More

Delta Approved for $4 Billion LaGuardia Facility Travel Pulse Delta Air Lines has received the final green light to begin construction on its $4 billion, 37-gate facility at New York’s … Read More

U.S. to ban North Korea travel Travel Weekly One month after the death of U.S. citizen Otto Warmbier and amid high tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, the State … Read More

East Coast Hyperloop One Step Closer to Reality Travel Pulse Elon Musk took to Twitter Thursday confirming that his Boring Company has reached a verbal agreement with government officials to construct … Read More

Avis to enable voice reservations on Amazon Alexa Travel Weekly Avis next month will become the first car rental company to allow customers to make voice reservations through Amazon’s Alexa. … Read More

Christ the Redeemer Trail Closes Amid Robberies Travel Pulse Officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have closed a popular hiking trail that leads to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue … Read More

Robots to aid tourists, clean floors at South Korean airport ABC News Robots will start roaming South Korea’s largest airport this summer, helping travelers find their boarding gates and keep … Read More

Airline Capacity is Fueling Mexico’s Meetings Boom Travel Pulse When the world’s top aviation officials met during the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in early June, the … Read More

British Airways rents Qatar Air jets to help it through cabin crew strike USA Today British Airways has leased nine jets and crews from a Middle Eastern airline so it … Read More