Previously voted the world's most recommended country to visit just days ago, Canada's popularity took a turn for the worse this week as Iran's foreign ministry said Iranians should avoid travel to Canada.
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Travel Warning Issued: For Canada?
Previously voted the world's most recommended country to visit just days ago, Canada's popularity took a turn for the worse this week as Iran's foreign ministry said Iranians should avoid travel to Canada.
The move was in response to Canadian diplomats walking out of ...Flight Canceled? Travel Insurance Could Have Helped
As American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights through October, passengers were left scrambling for alternate flights or airlines to handle their travel plans. Those actually flying experienced more flight delays than normal too. Savvy passengers with travel insurance ...Costa Concordia Grounding Brings More Safety Rules, Awareness
When the Costa Concordia was grounded off the coast of Italy last January, a call went out to take a focused look at cruise ship safety. Since then, a number of in-depth television specials have been aired, several accounts of the tragic event have been published and ...Travel Troubles: How To Break Up With Your Travel Companion
Our options for ending romances are plentiful, ranging from face to face meetings to changing a Facebook status knowing your soon-to-be-ex will stumble across the unhappy message you are sharing with him and 500 other "friends." Depending on your perspective, we live ...Interview With Paul And Rachel Chandler: British Couple Taken Hostage By Somali Pirates
Nearly two years after being released by Somali pirates who stormed their sailboat and held them hostage for 13 months, Paul and Rachel Chandler are finally ready to get back on their boat, the Lynn Rival. This time they won't be going anywhere near Somalia, but they refuse ...How To Turn Your Daypack Into A Traveling Office
No one is ever going to accuse me of being a tech junkie. But as a journalist, I've had to temper my Luddite proclivities so that I can earn a living while on the road.
Compounding the issue is my essential frugality and innate dirtbag tendencies. I only travel with a ...Judge Rules Airlines Must Stand Trial Over 9/11 Negligence Claims
A U.S. judge has ruled AMR Corp's American Airlines and United Continental Holdings, Inc. must face trial over claims of negligence relating to the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center in 2001.
Almost eleven years ago, 19 terrorists from the Islamist ...Hotel Employees Dish Industry Dirt In Reddit Discussion
Reddit, the popular social news website, has been hosting a lively discussion amongst (alleged) current and former hotel employees across the globe, in which they serve up tantalizing tales of misdeeds, mishaps, scams and shocking industry policies.
Note that there is ...The Perks Of Traveling Alone
Traveling single over the last couple months has opened my eyes to the needs of the solo traveler. Stepping into that role, not by choice really but due to scheduling conflicts, I found myself alone. While a couple of months is nothing compared to a lifetime of solo ...Airbnb Nightmare: Prostitutes Use Apartment As Brothel
Airbnb is suffering another public relations nightmare this week after Swedish roommates returned home from a month-long vacation to find that their home had been raided by police after being used by the renters as a brothel.
Online magazine The Kernel reports that the ...How To Sleep In Your Car In (Relative) Comfort
Since it's peak camping and road tripping season and I'm in the midst of moving from Seattle to Boulder, using my car as a motel room, I decided it's time for an update on car crashing (of the slumbering variety).
Last year, Gadling contributor and musician Elizabeth ...Passengers Horrified At Needles Found In Their Airline Food
And you thought your worst airline meal nightmare was getting runny eggs or stale bread? Passengers onboard four different flights from Amsterdam to the United States on Delta Air Lines were horrified to find sewing needles in their turkey sandwiches.
In total, six ...Apple Granted Patent For Airport Check-In System
The U.S. Patent Office granted Apple a nifty new patent yesterday that could potentially have an impact on the way that many of us travel. The rather vague filing describes a number of unique ways that an Apple designed device could potentially interact with a check-in ...Admiring Greenland From The Air While Freaking Out An Air Marshal
Intercontinental flights are usually pretty dull. The route between London and Chicago, however, is one I always look forward to. That's because it flies over the southern tip of Greenland. The airplane heads northwest over Ireland, then arcs across the North Atlantic, ...I Traveled To Mexico And Came Back Alive
Two weeks ago I did something absolutely crazy. I packed a bag, got on a plane, and spent an entire week traveling in Mexico.
GASP! The horrors! Haven't you heard? Mexico is dangerous! It isn't safe to travel there anymore. Go somewhere else – anywhere but ...10 Photo Musts For Any Travel Plans
Taking photos of important documentation that we might need later as a backup is quickly becoming a part of everyone's travel plans. Stored in our cell phone, critical data can be recalled easily when paper versions of the same are misplaced, lost or stolen. Taking that idea ...Ultra-Orthodox Jews Suspected Of Vandalizing Jerusalem Holocaust Memorial
Israeli police suspect ultra-Orthodox Jews are behind Monday's vandalism at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.
Anti-Zionist graffiti written in Hebrew was sprayed over several parts of the building, with lines like, "Jews, wake up, the evil Zionist regime ...Israel Border Protection Searches Tourist Emails
Najwa Doughman, a 25-year-old architect and University of Virginia graduate living in New York City, arrived in Israel on May 26 with a friend, Sasha Al-Sarabi, another UVA grad working in finance in the same city. Doughman was visiting Israel for the third time, Al-Sarabi ...Vagabond Tales: Kidnapped in Borneo
As a disclaimer, I have never officially been kidnapped in Borneo. For a very uncertain period of about 15 minutes, however, things were starting to look that way and the mental unrest was all the same.
The idea of being kidnapped in Borneo is not without precedent. ...Summer Travel Plans Include Solo Experience For Some
Summer travel plans have a majority of Americans on the road and in the sky this year and in greater numbers than in the past. A recent report says 59 percent of Americans will travel this summer, primarily in the United States. Also up is solo travel as single travelers ...
