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American Airlines Reducing Legroom in Economy Class

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 05/05/2017, 12:00 AM

American Airlines is taking away some more legroom in the economy cabin. The carrier's new Boeing 737 Max jets, which are set to begin arriving later this year, will have a "seat pitch"—the space between the same spot on two seats—of 30 inches instead of the current 31 in most rows. Unlucky passengers seated in the last two rows on the aircraft and another closer to the front will have to de...

U.S. Government Issues Travel Alert for Europe in Wake of Terror Attacks

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 05/04/2017, 12:00 AM

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for Europe, following recent terror attacks in France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Russia. The alert, which went into effect May 1 and expires September 1, warns U.S. citizens that "extremists continue to focus on tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities as viable targets." A Stat...

First Cruise Ship Crosses New Panama Canal Locks

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 05/03/2017, 12:00 AM

A new, wider set of locks is open for business at the Panama Canal, and over the weekend the first cruise ship passed through them. Disney Cruise Line's 2,713-passenger Wonder vessel did the honors, crossing the new locks during a 14-night voyage from Port Canaveral, Florida, to San Diego. Here's what the big moment looked like: The more than $5 billion Panama Canal expansion project w...

Non-New Yorkers Could Soon Have to Pay to Visit the Met

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 05/02/2017, 12:00 AM

Admission at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been free since it was established in 1870—though a "suggested" entrance fee has been, well, suggested since the early 1970s (the current recommendation is $25 for adults). Soon, however, an entrance fee could become mandatory for a large chunk of the museum's visitors: those who aren't residents of New York City. For about a year,...

United Announces Customer Service Changes

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 04/28/2017, 12:00 AM

This week United Airlines released its Review and Action Report relating to the violent removal of passenger David Dao from an overbooked flight in Chicago on April 9 (you've definitely seen the videos). In addition to a recap of what went down and where the airline failed, the report lists 10 new or updated customer service policies designed to prevent something like this ever happening agai...

United's Ongoing PR Nightmare

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 04/27/2017, 12:00 AM

United Airlines continues to have nightmarish PR troubles. The carrier's barrage of bad press began earlier this month, when cell phone footage of physician David Dao being violently dragged from an overbooked flight at Chicago O'Hare surfaced online, sparking worldwide outrage. To make matters worse, United CEO Oscar Munoz bungled the apology—in fact, it took him three tries to get it right....

In Hawaii, an Increase in Rare Brain Parasite Disease

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 04/26/2017, 12:00 AM

In Hawaii so far this year there have been 11 confirmed cases of rat lungworm disease, which is caused by a potentially deadly brain parasite with one of the ugliest names in creation. Victims include a California couple honeymooning on Maui and two people who might have caught the disease by drinking a homemade herbal beverage. Tourism officials would like for you to keep in mind that the ...

Celebrate John Wayne's Birthday in His Iowa Hometown

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 04/25/2017, 12:00 AM

You probably associate John Wayne with the American West. But the film legend was actually born in Iowa. His hometown, Winterset, is the site of the John Wayne Birthplace Museum, which organizes an annual celebration around the Duke's birthday at the end of May (born in Winterset on May 26, 1907, he died in 1979). This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event. On May 26-27, the town will ...

Brain Parasites in Hawaii and United's PR Woes: Today's Travel Briefing

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 04/24/2017, 8:00 PM

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