As summer for the northern hemisphere approaches, so does the peak travel season for most tourist hot spots, and there’s more trouble on the horizon for air travelers. Some of it can be planned around, to a degree, and some of it can’t. Cancelled Cruises and Tours There’s already been quite a bit written about … Read more
On the last day of February, the U.S. State Department issued a worldwide caution to all U.S. citizens. The caution follows the joint attack on Iran by Israel and the United States. The warning indicates that travelers should prepare for delays and cancellations to air travel. Further, the State Department advised Americans worldwide to, “exercise … Read more
It’s the New Year and with it comes new travel fees for tourists. To be frank, this is profoundly unsurprising. There’s little else that local, regional, and national governments love more than levying a tax on tourists. There’s quite a bit of sense to it, they raise additional funding and they don’t anger their voter … Read more
Back in May of 2005, which is, and this is true, more than twenty years ago, the Real ID Act was signed into law. Its intent was to create new, stricter standards for government IDs. These new standards for identification were originally to be implemented by 2008 but, states continued to ask for more time. … Read more
There’s very good, and very sensible, news from Virgin Voyages on their 2027 eclipse cruise in the Mediterranean. Until recently, on the day of the eclipse, the Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady had been scheduled to be in the port of Tangier. The updated itinerary puts the ship at sea for that day. This was a … Read more
Two weeks ago, there were Virgin Voyages updates that made significant changes to their fares. We covered the initial roll-out with our post here. However, there were some known unknowns when we wrote the initial article. Since then, there’s been further information that’s come out and clarified things. We promised to follow up with more … Read more
You miiiiight have heard about some changes that Virgin Voyages has introduced. Not only did Virgin send emails out to clients that are currently booked on a voyage, the information was quickly splashed all over the online discussion forums. To say the least, there was debate… There are a lot of strong reactions by customers … Read more
