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Dec 20, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Ceylan Yeginsu |Steven Moity
"Los pasajeros que tengan previsto viajar en los trenes de Amtrak en el Corredor Noreste y por todo el país en los próximos días y semanas pueden estar seguros de que Amtrak permanecerá abierto", dijo Jason Abrams, vocero de Amtrak.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Ceylan Yeginsu |Steven Moity
"We remain hopeful that a lapse in government funding will not occur," a National Park Service spokesperson said Thursday. "Should a lapse occur, routine visitor services will be available through Sunday."The spokesperson did not provide any additional information.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Steven Moity
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. There weren't many opportunities for girls growing up in Senegal under French colonial rule. They could become subservient housewives, farmers or, if they were lucky enough to get an education, teachers or secretaries. Schooling was generally reserved for boys. But from an early age, Mariama Bâ showed promise.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Steven Moity
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
seattletimes.com | Steven Moity
The horror story goes something like this: A family returns from a trip abroad, and the glow from the vacation has barely begun to fade when a cellphone bill with hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars in international charges arrives. The phenomenon even has a name: bill shock. Smartphones have become an indispensable part of international travel. You can use them to check in at the gate, go through borders, find your way around a foreign city and pay for breakfast at a sidewalk cafe.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Steven Moity
When humans first soared in the air, it was not aboard an airplane. It was in a hot air balloon, in 1783 — 120 years before the Wright brothers’ maiden flight. Since then, biplanes have evolved into jumbo jets, but the basic technology behind ballooning has hardly changed: cloth, basket, burner, ballast and ground crew. That’s where devotees like JoAnn Smith, 37, and Benjamin Brown, 41, come in.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
estadao.com.br | Steven Moity
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Com a expectativa de que quase 10 milhões de pessoas lotem as ruas de Paris durante os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris do ano que vem, os visitantes já sabiam que circular pela cidade seria um desafio nesse época. Mas agora, provavelmente, também será muito mais caro. O preço de uma única viagem de metrô entre 20 de julho e 8 de setembro, as datas da Olimpíada e Paralimpíada, deverá saltar para quatro euros (R$ 21), ante seu preço atual de 2,10 euros (R$ 11).
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
nyti.ms | Steven Moity
Travel|A Subway Ride at the Paris Olympics Could Cost You Almost Doublehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/travel/paris-olympics-metro-price.htmlCiting the price tag of ramped-up service for the Games, the regional transit authority is planning big increases aimed at visitors from July 20 to Sept. 8. Sign up for the Travel Dispatch newsletter. Essential news on the changing travel landscape, expert tips and inspiration for your future trips.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | Steven Moity
With about 30 million travelers expected to jam U.S. airports this year and storms in the forecast, you may want to take an extra helping of patience, too.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Steven Moity
Eclipse traffic on Interstate 25 near Orin, Wyo., in 2017. Millions flocked to areas of the United States that were in the path of totality, and they are expected to do so again next year. By Steven MoityIn just about five months, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun across a wide swath of North America for the first time since 2017. If you want to catch a seat at the show, you might want to book your room now — and be prepared to pay a premium.
