“Nowadays, when staying at corporate-negotiated hotels, the front desk increasingly asks a familiar question: how can you prove you work for this company?” said a friend who has worked in travel management for many years. She recalled a case where a colleague checked into a corporate-rate hotel and was asked to present a company ID...
Gearing up for a trip to Europe this summer? Experts say to be prepared for potential disruptions as countries iron out wrinkles of the European Union’s so-called Entry/Exit System, a new border management process that requires travelers to submit biometric data when they arrive in certain locations. “The goal is for people to be able to...
Staying Home 87 votes In-State Outdoor & Adventure trips 51 votes Road Trip 50 votes Airline Travel within the U.S. 26 votes Not sure yet 24 votes Cruise Ship 12 votes International Travel 9 votes Poll questions are intended to encourage community discussion and do not reflect the views of Sheridan Media or its sponsors. New Poll Question The Justice Department...
There are booking platforms, and then there are booking platforms that have genuinely thought through what travel agents need at every stage of a booking. StayGlobal has spent years in the second category. The result is a platform that handles the operational detail seamlessly and reliably, so agents can focus on what they do best:...
A large sinkhole in the middle of the road has closed part of Yonkers Road in Raleigh. The WRAL Breaking News Tracker arrived at the scene on Yonkers Road near the Raleigh Boulevard intersection at 7:30 a.m. on Monday. Drone 5 flew over the hole, which appeared to be deep and at least several feet in...
A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the north-eastern United States on Saturday, Nasa said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT. The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire just after 2pm (1806 GMT), the US space agency’s deputy news chief...
The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Zak Dirt are continuing work on the Interstate 70 and Exit 203 Interchange Project in Frisco. Work will go through the fall of 2027 with a planned winter hiatus. In the week starting Sunday, May 31, work will focus on two primary objectives — laying the foundations for the new...
Protesters carried numerous placards, including one saying ‘Enough is enough’ (left)Image: Matthias Röder/dpa/picture alliance Several thousand people gathered at the Brenner Pass on Saturday to protest against the growing amount of traffic using the transport corridor, which links northern and southern Europe. Demonstrators in the Austrian town of Matrei am Brenner carried signs reading “Enough...
Southwest Airlines has rolled back part of its divisive policy requiring overweight passengers to buy two tickets on flights when they require a second seat because of their size. Under the budget carrier’s revised rules, Southwest gate agents will arrange a free second seat for passengers who need the extra room on flights where two...
We had just arrived at Bélisaire Pier in Cap Ferret, and the boat to Arcachon was scheduled to depart in 10 minutes. We were running late, because my son, aged three, had seen a merry-go-round on the walk to the pier. He was – how to put it – struck by the injustice that we...