This week’s international travel news: Spain, Morocco agree to re-open enclave land borders Welcome to Portugal, the new expat haven. Californians, please go home After reopening, Thailand’s battered tourism struggles…

This week’s domestic travel news: Fisherman hooks drowning man and reels him at Ohio beach SF Boba tea shop was cover for ‘massive global’ theft operation A retired couple sold…

This week’s airline and airport news: Airline performance dips in quality ratings Aer Lingus restarts Los Angeles flights A severe pilot shortage in the U.S. leaves airlines scrambling for solutions…

This week’s hotel and lodging news: Airbnb unveils “biggest change…in a decade” with castle, treehouse categories Wyndham to investigate as Qatari hotel says gay guests banned Vegas Strip resort surprises…

This week’s cruise news: CDC eases vaccination rules for cruise ships Simone Biles to be Celebrity Beyond’s godmother Carnival CEO on summer travel season: Prices are up but people are…

This week’s miscellaneous news: ‘Keanu Reeves … I know it’s not you’: Fraudsters pretend to be celebrities in scam attempts Man who sued WeHo Starbucks for denying $1.70 cash back…

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Greetings! I took yesterday off since it was such a historic day for the USA and the world. To keep this newsletter politics-free, let’s just talk about highlights from yesterday…

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is on Friday! I hope you’ve finished your holiday shopping because it’s probably too late to get most items delivered. However, some of our…

Greetings! If you get my daily travel tips newsletter, then you might have seen some of these articles already but definitely not all of them! There’s lots more news and…

Greetings from Los Angeles! It was like summer earlier this week with temperatures in the high 80s but now the temperatures are below normal with highs in the low 60s….

Hello from warm and sunny Southern California!I might not be saying that very often in the coming weeks because the weather is supposed to turn and get (relatively) cold and…

Breast Cancer Awareness Month If I seem to be in a good mood this week, it’s because I am. We got the best news last week as my wife went…

Greetings from hot and sunny Southern California! It’s been like summer here in LA but it’s actually been even better than summer since there are very few people on the…

Here’s to another crazy week in the travel industry and the USA. I can’t believe it’s already been seven days since I checked out of the Lido House in Newport…