As travelers are slowly returning to the skies, airlines are beginning to resume some services that were temporarily cut due to the pandemic. In an effort to lower the risk of contamination and save some cash, airlines made some drastic changes to their services, both on the ground and in the air. This included closing […]
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. American Airlines’ fleet is extremely inconsistent, especially on U.S. domestic routes. Some long domestic routes will lack power outlets and inflight entertainment screens — even in first class. Meanwhile, you can find lie-flat business-class seats sold as economy on one-hour flights. So if you’ve got
Editor’s note: While Glacier Bay National Park remains open, most visitor services within the park including all lodging, guided tours and dining facilities have closed for the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most cruise lines that operate voyages into the park have canceled all 2020 sailings. This guide is designed for those planning ahead
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. In This Post Silver Sand Bay, Christ Church Parish, Barbados.
Good news: Your favorite runway rooftop pool is now open for business. Yes, that’s right: The TWA Hotel‘s Pool Bar at New York-JFK airport is back and better than ever, and it’s a great place to scratch your travel itch this summer. Want more insider travel secrets like this one? Stop what you’re doing and
The last Boeing 747 will roll out of the Everett, Washington, plant in about two years, ending the more than five-decade production run of the legendary airplane known as the Queen of the Skies. It’s a momentous decision in the history of aviation: the airplane that made long-haul travel into a mass phenomenon is officially
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect new information, and was first published on June 24, 2020. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have declared a mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers entering from regions with heightened rates of COVID-19 cases. Sign up for TPG’s daily newsletter to stay informed on travel news “We
Three years ago today, my husband JT and I left for a gap year. But, we didn’t return to our normal lives after one year. Instead, we continued traveling and working as digital nomads. Now, three years in, I’ve lived at 243 different addresses, slept in 39 countries and flown 684,152 miles. Granted, I’ve been
If you take a long-haul flight with American Airlines after Oct. 1, there will be fewer flight attendants on-hand to respond to your call button. In a memo to the airline’s employees distributed on Wednesday, Jill Surdek, American’s senior vice president of flight service said that the airline is expecting to have significantly more staff
How does this sound: you get $4,000 to spend on travel — every year — until 2022. That’s what one senator is now proposing, and the Trump administration has reportedly been kicking around the idea as well. The proposal — a sort of domestic travel stimulus plan — could become part of a new economic
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) installed temperature screening stations within the Tom Bradley International Terminal on Tuesday, as part of a larger effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. LAX. (Photo courtesy Los Angeles World Airports) Sign up for TPG’s newsletter to stay informed on travel news “A world-class airport isn’t defined just by
Last night, Disneyland indefinitely postponed its reopening plan. After being closed for four months since mid-March due to COVID-19, the California theme park was tentatively scheduled to reopen on July 17, the 65th anniversary of when the park first opened in 1955. Disneyland’s reopening plan was announced on June 10, but things move fast in
