Air Canada is canceling flights ahead of a potential strike
Air Canada on Wednesday issued a 72-hour lockout notice to flight attendants and will begin winding down operations ahead of a potential pause in flying. The move was in response to a strike notice from the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents approximately 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and its lower-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge. Read More…
Delta Air Lines has added international remote baggage screenings to select flights arriving in Atlanta from London Heathrow and Seoul Incheon airports, the carrier announced Wednesday. Delta and Korean Air customers flying from Seoul Incheon to Atlanta and Delta customers flying from London Heathrow to Atlanta and onward to connecting Delta flights no longer need to collect and recheck their bags at U.S. customs due to a new program and collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the South Korean and U.K. governments.
There’s nothing more exciting than examining a passport stamp after entering a new country, seeing the barely-dry ink on the page and creating a tangible memory you can hold in your hand. But that experience will soon go by the wayside as countries across the European Union switch to biometric and electronic border systems, forgoing the physical stamp. In Europe, 29 countries will soon replace passport stamps with a new Entry/Exist System (EES). The policy, which has been delayed for years, will now go into effect starting Oct. 12 and be introduced gradually, with the full implementation expected to be complete by April 10, 2026. Read More…
For the past 10 years, AirHelp, an online flight compensation service, has released its annual AirHelp Score to identify the world’s best airports. In its 2025 report, which ranked more than 200 airports worldwide, one place in the Beehive State came out on top. Serving Utah’s capital, Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) was named the best airport in the U.S., and it ranked eighth place globally with an impressive score of 8.29 out of 10. Read More…
Luxury travel remains strong, and Virtuoso has the numbers to Back it up
LAS VEGAS — Shorter booking windows? Slow demand for the U.S.? Dampened bookings? Not for Virtuoso agencies. At Virtuoso Travel Week, the consortium presented data that in some instances, go against general consumer travel trends. For example, Virtuoso advisors are not reporting shortened booking windows. According to its database of leisure bookings, the 2025 booking window is 122 days, exactly the same as 2024. Read More…
