Scott Laird

1 week ago | fodors.com | Scott Laird

Several news outlets are reporting that the U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Switzerland, with some describing the move as “sudden” or “unexpected,” while citing independent rankings that place the Central European country among the safest in the world. The State Department currently lists Switzerland as Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions.

2 weeks ago | fodors.com | Scott Laird

Popular tourist areas such as Barcelona, Málaga, Madrid, and the Balearic and Canary island groups face significant housing shortages. Nearly 65,000 vacation rentals advertised on the digital platform Airbnb have been ordered taken down by Spanish courts for violating various laws, expanding efforts to curb a popular tourist lodging option that critics say have exacerbated the country’s affordable housing crisis.

3 weeks ago | fodors.com | Scott Laird

The White House’s budget proposal includes a request to reduce funding to the EAS program by $308 million—about half the program’s budget. What do Bar Harbor, Maine; Tupelo, Mississippi; and Crescent City, California, have in common? They all have commercial airline service that’s subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. They’re also cities that could lose airline service if proposed cuts to the subsidy program in the White House’s budget proposal aren’t removed before the budget bill is passed.

4 weeks ago | travelpulse.com | Scott Laird

On April 24, Cathay Pacificlaunchednonstop service from its global hub at Hong Kong’s Chek Lap KokInternational Airport (HKG) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The route is Cathay Pacific’s longest by distance, at some 8,123 miles nonstop. It’s also something of a roundabout homecoming for theairline, which was founded in 1946 by Australian Sydney de Kantzow and TexanRoy Farrell.

4 weeks ago | fodors.com | Scott Laird

“This is a big step forward in the restoration process of Gulf Coast Rail." Amtrak will return intercity passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, after a nearly 20-year absence this summer with the introduction of the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service.