October 26, 2023

Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel

That’s going to be a whole lot easier to do this summer if you already have a valid passport. The wait times for getting one are soaring. The State Department says it can take up to 13 weeks for it to process passport applications, and up to nine weeks for expedited service that requires the payment of extra fees. It’s getting about 500,000 passport applications a […]

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October 26, 2023

It is dangerous to flee from the coronavirus, not only for yourself

COVID-19 affects people in almost every country. To curb the spread of this pandemic, public health officials heavily rely on two community interventions: social distancing and restricted travel. These measures can prevent the spread of COVID-19 because they interrupt personal contact. The guidelines and restrictions are confusing and can leave room for interpretation. They may also contradict one another. Many students are being […]

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October 26, 2023

There’s no reason to worry about overseas travel

In a previous article, I discussed and the future of the aviation industry. As many experts predicted, international air travel would be well below its pre-pandemic level by this time. We are nowhere near. The International Air Transport Association’s most recent forecast, published in February, predicts that this year, total passenger traffic will not be back up to the pre-pandemic level. The […]

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October 26, 2023

Who’s in Who’s out Who’s out

Omicron is the latest COVID-19 variation deemed a ” version of concern ” by the World Health Organization. This has led to new restrictions on travel in many countries. Scientists have expressed concerns that omicron may be more transmittable or resistant to vaccines than previous variants. On November 26, 2021, The United States will join an ever-growing list of countries that have banned travelers from southern Africa, where the […]

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October 26, 2023

The End of Global Travel as We Know It

According to Rifat Al, the head of travel analytics firm Skift, Saturday, March 14, 2020 is “The Day The World Stopped Travelling”. It’s not as dramatic as it sounds, but each day brings us closer to the reality. Ali says that the COVID-19 Crisis has put the travel industry, “the most significant industry in the World”, in uncharted waters. Nations are […]

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October 20, 2023

Commercial supersonic planes could come back to the skies

The speed of flying faster than that of sound can still be considered a futuristic concept for ordinary people; over 15 years have passed since commercial supersonic flight was completed. The planes involved in these flights, the 14 jets that collectively are known by the name of “the” Concorde, were in operation from 1976 until 2003. It flew three times more quickly than […]

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October 20, 2023

What does it do to you when you take the long-haul flights

Qantas has announced that beginning at the end of 2025, it will start flying passengers with non-stop flights from the east coast of Australia to London, which will put passengers flying for over 19 hours in a single stretch. This is in contrast to current flights, which last approximately 24 hours, but they are split into shorter sections. It is also possible to […]

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October 20, 2023

Space tourists who first take to space will have to take on a lot of risk

Suborbital flights, in contrast to SpaceX’s latest orbital mission, are short spaceflight that does not complete an entire orbit around the Earth. This means that you take your spacecraft at the outer edge of space and then return to the Earth. Virgin Galactic has been inching closer to commercial suborbital launch operators’ status after the success of piloted tests by crews […]

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October 20, 2023

When should you plan your flight

How airlines set prices for tickets can be the source of numerous legends as well as urban myths. This includes tips on the best time on which to purchase tickets, last-minute discounts that airlines offer, and conspiracy theories claiming that airlines use cookies to raise the cost of their passengers. Each of these claims can be proven to be true. Research has […]

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