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Can travel transform your life? This author says yes
Mexico City-based writer Daniel Saldaña París has been called “the Mexican Philip Roth” — no doubt not only for his candid and gritty renderings of life, but also for the moving insights found in his writing.
He has published two novels, “Strange Victims” and “Ramifications,” but out now from Catapult is the English language ...Read more
Labor Day weekend: Summer finale means busy roads and airports
ATLANTA — The last hurrah of the summer will mean yet another packed weekend at airports and on the nation's roads.
AAA forecasts domestic travel will be up 9% nationally over Labor Day weekend compared with last year. The nation's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, is preparing to handle more than 2.3 million ...Read more
Venezuela election dispute traps travelers trying to leave the country
It’s getting harder and harder, and much more expensive, to find a flight out of Venezuela.
President Nicolas Maduro has canceled flights to some countries that questioned his self-declared election victory, including two that in normal times are major hubs for travelers heading into or out of Venezuela: Panama, the hub of carrier Copa ...Read more
What can the FAA and TSA do to handle spikes in flyers?
With the arrival of the summer travel season, airports and airlines are experiencing unprecedented passenger volumes, which means that most flights are filled or near capacity. This trend of higher passenger volume will not abate anytime soon.
With higher demand, the airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security ...Read more
Gen Z is traveling more, and debt isn't slowing them down
Kari Karanikos is 25 years old with six figures of debt. A social media director who lives in Pittsburgh, Karanikos is one of the many Gen Zers who love to travel, despite carrying hefty debt.
A recent Bankrate survey on chasing credit card rewards while in debt found that nearly 1 in 4 (24%) Gen Zers and 1 in 3 (32%) millennials carry a credit...Read more