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U.S. airlines now required to give automatic refunds for significantly canceled, delayed flights30.října The rule defines a significant delay as more than three hours for a domestic trip and six hours for international. The time limits apply to both scheduled departures and arrivals. At least 64 people die in devastating flash floods in eastern Spain30.října Spanish authorities say at least 64 people have died after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways. Hunter kills a charging grizzly in Idaho. It’s the third incident since June30.října Grizzly bears in the contiguous 48 states are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and killing or injuring them is illegal unless necessary for self-defense. Airline lost your bag? Here’s how to reunite with your luggage.30.října Airlines have a series of steps to reunite passengers with their lost items — or compensate the loss. There also are ways to decrease the chance of this happening. It’s a long, long walk to your airport gate. Here’s your survival guide28.října Don't forget to pack good walking shoes this holiday travel season — you're going to need them for those loooong airport walks. The safest travel destinations for 2025 revealed28.října Iceland is one of the safest countries to visit, according to Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection's State of Travel Insurance Safest Destinations report. Google Flights introduces new feature to find cheaper airfares28.října Some of the other cheaper flight options may involve a longer layover, self-transfers or purchasing different legs of the trip through multiple airlines or booking sites. New owner of Rosario Resort faces the economics of paradise27.října Recent challenges have resurrected long-standing questions and highlighted the uninviting economics of one of the Pacific Northwest’s popular tourist spots. US airline temporarily suspends flights to Haiti’s capital after UN helicopter hit by gunfire26.října At least one U.S. airline has temporarily canceled flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter flying near the country’s main airport. Warsaw opens a new modern art museum as it tries to leave Poland’s communist legacy behind25.října The grand opening of new modern art museum designed by the American architect Thomas Phifer is taking place in the Polish capital, Warsaw. Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming23.října A grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle. Passenger aboard Royal Caribbean cruise with Taylor Swift fans falls overboard23.října The US Coast Guard is assisting in the search of a 66-year-old woman who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship late Tuesday night, officials said. The incident occurred around 9:40 pm approximately 17 miles north of the Bahamas’ capital Nassau, an agency spokesperson told the Daily News. The Coast Guard has since entertained an HC-144 airplane crew and a MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter ... American Airlines fined $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs23.října The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period. Luxury outdoors brand to launch first PNW upscale camping location22.října Upscale camping company Under Canvas plans to open its Columbia River Gorge site near White Salmon in Klickitat County in late spring 2025. New Zealand airport imposes cuddle cap with 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs, to avoid traffic jams22.října Air travelers leaving Dunedin will have to keep their farewells brief after a three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs, to prevent traffic jams. |