Omicron: Hundreds of US flights cancelled on Christmas Day
Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways and American Airlines cancelled more than 750 flights combined on Christmas Day, and cancellations are set to drag on through Sunday, upending plans during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. According to flight tracker FlightAware, Saturday evening report: Delta has canceled more than 300 Christmas Day flights, […]
Omicron: US to lift travel restrictions on 8 African nations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that it imposed to try to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant, the White House announced Friday (Dec. 24). The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, […]
New York Scaled Back New Year’s Eve Times Square Celebration
New York: New York Mayor de Blasio on Thursday, Dec. 23 announced “scaled-back” Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations, with fewer revelers and everyone required to wear a mask. “New Yorkers have stepped up tremendously over the past year—we are leading the way on vaccinations, we have reopened safely, and every day we work toward building […]
Omicron: United, Delta cancel dozens of U.S. Christmas Eve flights
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines on December 23, Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on its flight crews and other workers. Chicago-based United canceled 120 flights for Friday, while Atlanta-based Delta said it has canceled about 90. Both said they were […]
Louisiana Gov. Extends Public Health Emergency, Requires Masking in Most State Offices
Louisiana: Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday (Dec. 21) extended Louisiana’s Public Health Emergency order related to COVID-19, including a provision allowing all state government agencies to require mask-wearing, given the fast-spreading Omicron variant, which is now the dominant strain in the United States and Louisiana according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Hawaii Hotel ADR Up 27.5 Percent in November 2021 Compared to November 2019
HONOLULU – Hawai‘i hotels statewide reported substantially higher revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy in November 2021 compared to November 2020 when the State’s quarantine order for travellers due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic declines for the hotel industry. When compared to November 2019, statewide ADR was higher […]
Chicago Announces Vaccine Requirements for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms, Other Indoor Public Places
CHICAGO, Dec.22 – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) on Tuesday (Dec. 21) announced that any individual 5 years of age or older will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to dine indoors, visit […]
Canada’s British Columbia strengthens COVID-19 measures for the safer holiday season
British Columbia, Canada, Dec. 22: The provincial health officer is implementing additional measures to address rising COVID-19 case counts that could result in increased hospitalizations and critical care admissions and the potential to overstress the healthcare system. Revised provincial health officer orders will take effect on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. The restrictions will […]
FAA-Fined Unruly Passengers to Lose TSA PreCheck®
WASHINGTON—Unruly airline passengers may face additional consequences for bad behaviour under a new partnership between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Under the partnership, the FAA will share information of passengers facing fines for unruly behaviour with TSA who may remove the passenger from TSA PreCheck screening eligibility, which is a […]
California facing Snowfall, possible travel problems
LOS ANGELES — Drought-stricken California is facing a week of heavy mountain snowfall and widespread rain from another series of the kind of storms that were not expected to be likely this fall and winter due to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean. Successive waves of precipitation moving into Northern California from Tuesday — […]
