Travel Week in Review – August 11th, 2023

The travel industry is stepping up and coming together to assist with recovery in Maui and other parts of Hawaii that have been devastated by wildfires worsened by Hurricane Dora this week. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has announced that it’s partnering with the Hawaii Hotel Alliance (HHA) to work with the State of Hawaii to support relief efforts in West Maui. The organizations reported on Wednesday that most hotels are working off diesel generators, which will require refueling. Read More…

With November’s cooling temperatures come time-honoured markers: misted breath mixing with bonfire smoke, feet scrunching through leaves in the park. But while Britain is reaching for its scarves, other places are basking, so why not travel into the light? It’s the ideal time to explore a favourite destination off-peak, try out a sunshine lifestyle in California or Australia or go tropical, from the Indian Ocean to the Arabian Sea. #1 Crete, Greece. Average November temperature: 20℃. Read More…

Travel professionals in large corporate programs view business travel as a “bedrock of growth” for their company, with more than half expecting their annual travel spending will cross the billion-dollar threshold within the next few years, according to a Mastercard-led research paper on evolving trends in business travel. The research—in which Mastercard and The Harris Poll in April interviewed 541 travel decision makers in the U.S., Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia and India. Read More…

Attending the Olympics Games can be both thrilling and challenging, with all of the usual travel logistics ratcheted up to an Olympic level. Here are the essential Olympic travel guidelines and tips you need to know when planning your trip. Note that most of the following tips apply to both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which tend to occur about two weeks apart. The two-week break makes it very tough to attend both, but the Paralympic Games are just as exciting and inspiring, so they’re worth consideration. Read More…

First things first: You might not need an international phone plan. If you primarily need data, using a different SIM on your trip may be the simplest and cheapest solution. Some apps even support text and voice communication over data connections. If your device supports eSIM, you may be able to purchase a data plan for your destination through an app like Airalo. Over the past year, I’ve purchased and used the following Airalo eSIMs to gain data in a destination not served by my primary international phone plan. Read More…