It’s been just over a month since Southwest Airlines ended its historic open seating and single-file boarding processes. And after some early growing pains, the carrier is making a few tweaks. In a letter to customers late last week, Southwest said it planned to “continue refining” some of its new procedures. It also pledged to…

If you’re traveling from or through any airport in the Middle East this week, you’re most likely dealing with travel disruptions and cancellations. Early Saturday morning, the U.S. and Israel launched missile strikes on Iran, and Iran retaliated with its own strikes against not only Israel but also multiple U.S. allies in the region, including…

In 2025, more than 1 billion passengers flew from a U.S. airport — and nearly 1.5% of them dealt with a cancellation and over 23% experienced a delay, according to a recent report from the air passenger rights organization AirHelp. While that means most flights leave on time, there’s no doubt that delays and cancellations…

Visits to Barcelona are about to get more expensive as the city plans to double fees for tourists staying in the highly visited Catalan capital, according to Reuters. In late February, the regional parliament of Catalonia approved measures that would double accommodation fees to help combat the region’s high tourism volume, which many locals say…

The lack of human-made sound is striking. From my tent atop a snowfield along the coast of Antarctica, I’m looking out over the sort of epic landscape most people know from places like Norway or Alaska: soaring snow-covered mountains, creaking glaciers and a bay so still you can see your reflection. But unlike in those…