Tagged: discrimination

Muzbnb: Everything You'd Expect From a Home-Sharing Service, Minus Islamophobia

A new startup will aim to help Muslim travelers find the things they'll need most when they leave home: places that welcome them.Muzbnb, the latest peer-to-peer home-sharing service to…

After Facebook Flap, Delta Air Lines Changes Policy for Dealing with Medical Emergencies

Responding to public pressure, Delta Air Lines has announced a policy change in how flight crews deal with medical emergencies.As of this month, flight attendants are no longer…

Delta Changes Medical Emergencies Policy, Disney World Lets Annual Pass Holders Cut in Line, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's airplane cabins and theme park lines. * AFTER FACEBOOK FLAP, DELTA AIR LINES CHANGES POLICY FOR HANDLING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES…

Airbnb Releases Updated Nondiscrimination Policy

Responding to allegations of racial discrimination on the part of some of its hosts, vacation-rental company Airbnb released an updated antidiscrimination policy on…

Airbnb Updates Nondiscrimination Policy, Disney Starts Scanning Preschoolers' Fingers, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* AIRBNB RELEASES UPDATED NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY (Travel Weekly). Responding to allegations of racial discrimination on the part…

Airbnb Discrimination, Tower of Terror Uproar, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL HIRED BY AIRBNB TO HELP DRAFT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY (New York Times). Former United States Attorney…

Former Attorney General Hired by Airbnb to Help Draft Anti-Discrimination Policy

Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder has been hired as an advisor by Airbnb to help devise the company's new anti-discrimination policy.In December, a Harvard study…

Affordable Tropical Beach Vacations for the Family

The travel industry has no intention of letting up in its desire to keep you and your family traveling despite all the doom and gloom economic news. Even some of the most exotic…

All in a Day's Play: 10 Kid-Friendly Pennsylvania Farmstays

Ask a 6-year-old where eggs come from and you might get a lively description of the local Safeway. If that sounds anything like your kids, it may be time to think about a farm…

Whale Watching and Swimming with the Seals in Kaikoura, New Zealand

The town of Kaikoura is located half way between Christchurch and Picton (the center of the Marlborough wine region) on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island and is surrounded…