Category: Traveler

Don’t Skip Travel Insurance — Especially During a Pandemic

Kristen Yaldor was not thinking about travel insurance when a hippo flipped her out of a boat and took a chunk out of her leg while she was on safari in Zimbabwe. In fact, it never occurred to her or her adventuresome husband, Ryan, that they would ever need it. Surviving the attack was only…


Is subscription flying in your future?

Here’s the deal: You put money up front — anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand — to gain access to discounted flights for up to a year. Subscription deals for private jets have been around for years, with more than a dozen established systems. Check jetcards.org/pricing for more information. As far as…


China Insider: Chinese Expats Stranded in Burma Following Military Coup

Burma’s military launched a coup in the early morning of Feb. 1, and said it would impose a state of emergency for one year.


Before Christmas, TSA Recorded Highest Number of Travelers Since March

Nearly 1.2 million travelers were recorded yesterday at airports, the highest since the pandemic broke out, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). “@TSA screened 1,191,123 individuals at airport checkpoints nationwide yesterday, Wednesday, Dec. 23. It’s the highest checkpoint volume since March 16, when 1,257,823 people were screened.” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said in a…