Tag: travelers

US to Begin Screening Travelers Coming From Uganda for Ebola

WASHINGTON—The United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading, the Biden administration said Thursday. There have been no Ebola cases from the outbreak reported outside Uganda, and the risk in the United States is considered…


Cory Morgan: Behind Ottawa’s Fixation on Maintaining Mandates for Travellers

Commentary Canada’s government is addicted to control and uses COVID-19 to get its fix. While nations around the world are dropping all pandemic control requirements at airports, from checking vaccination status to random testing, Canada refuses to back down on entrance requirements. With the pending return of random testing requirements for visitors entering Canada, one…


Record Number of Travelers to Hit US Roads for July 4 Weekend: AAA

A record 42 million people around the United States are expected to hit the road for trips over the July 4 Independence Day weekend, AAA said Tuesday, absorbing historically high fuel costs to crowd the highways. The average U.S. retail price of gasoline recently broke through $5 per gallon for the first time in history….


SoCal Airports’ Passenger Traffic Doubles From 2021, Data Reveals

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Airline passenger traffic at Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport increased by more than 130 percent in March 2022 compared to March 2021, with the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) seeing similar trends, according to data released by airport officials last week. “We’ve seen travel increasing since the holidays,” a spokesperson for the John…


Southwest’s New Fare: Big Deal or Meh?

After weeks of hints, Southwest announced its new fare last week. Any time a big airline makes such a portentous announcement, you need to take a look — and answer seven questions. 1. What’s New? The new Wanna Get Away Plus fare sits above the line’s lowest offering, Wanna Get Away, and below Anytime, its…


Ministers to Announce Changes to COVID 19 Border Restrictions Today

OTTAWA—Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is expected to announce major changes to the border measures designed to counter to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at 1 p.m. EST. Currently, the government advises against all non-essential international travel because of the threat posted by the Omicron variant. Foreign nationals coming to Canada and people…


Philippines Welcomes Back Foreign Travelers After 2 Years

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on foreign travelers Thursday in a lifesaving boost for its tourism and related industries as an omicron-fueled surge eases. Foreign travelers from 157 countries with visa-free arrangements with the Philippines who have been fully vaccinated and tested negative for the virus will be welcomed back and will…


Weather, Not Omicron, Taking the Biggest Bite out of Canadian Airline Schedules

CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…


Airports Crowded as Americans Travel for Holiday

Millions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic. The number of air travelers this week is expected to approach or even exceed pre-pandemic levels. Auto club AAA predicts that 48.3 million people will travel at least…


US Reopens to Vaccinated International Travelers After Nearly 20 Months of Closed Borders

After nearly 20 months of closed borders, the United States on Monday reopened to international travel, welcoming vaccinated Europeans and others who had been unable to enter the country due to COVID-19 restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents were always allowed to enter the United States, but the COVID-19 travel restrictions grounded tourists, thwarted business…