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Too many travelers, too few planes is U.S. airlines' 737 Max summer dilemma
Normally U.S. airlines compete to sell tickets and fill seats during the peak summer travel season. But operators of the grounded Boeing 737 Max are facing a different problem: scarce planes and booming demand. The grounding of Boeing Co's fuel-efficient, single-aisle workhorse after two fatal ...
'Flight shame' over climate concerns has Swedes rethinking air travel
Saddled with long dark winters at home, Swedes have for decades been frequent flyers seeking out sunnier climes. But a growing number are changing their ways because of air travel's impact on the climate. "Flygskam" (flight shame) has become a buzz word referring to feeling ...
Record number of people to travel abroad during Japan's 10-day Golden Week, says JTB
The number of people who plan to take advantage of this year's expanded Golden Week holiday period by traveling abroad is projected to rise 6.9 percent from the year before to a record 662,000, according to the latest report on travel trends by leading ...
Japan's travel agencies and hotels look to milk imminent era shift to Reiwa with tours and souvenirs
Travel agencies and hotels are selling commemorative packages to take advantage of the forthcoming change of Imperial era, an opportunity that typically comes only once every several decades. Leading travel agency JTB Corp. is selling a three-day tour that starts on April 30, the final ...
How media discourages Japan's youth from traveling abroad
The nation's best-selling travel guide tends to heavily stress crime and danger in other countries.
Trip to Canada? 'Travel cautiously,' China tells its citizens amid growing spat
China on Tuesday warned its citizens of the risks of traveling to Canada after the "arbitrary detention" of a Chinese citizen, in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move. "Recently in Canada, a Chinese citizen was arbitrarily detained on the basis of a request of ...
Late Japanese travel writer Kaoru Kanetaka's trip around the world
In some ways, Kaoru Kanetaka introduced the world to Japan — and maybe a little bit of Japan to the world — when she flew around the globe in 1958. It took her 73 hours 9 minutes and 35 seconds, a world record at the ...
Ethics group urged probe into Nikki Haley travel, games perks one day ahead of announced exit
An anti-corruption group had urged an investigation into Nikki Haley's acceptance of private airplanes and free basketball tickets a day before she resigned Tuesday as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had urged the State Department's inspector general ...
Almost 1 million projected to use Narita airport during Bon holiday period
The annual summer vacation rush is expected to begin on Aug. 10 and end on Aug. 19, with the ancestral holidays squeezed in between.
With Japan trip, New York teacher proves to inner-city students that sky's the limit
In an epic feat of fundraising, teacher Eric Jordan has completed his mission to bring some less-than-privileged students from Brownsville, Brooklyn, to Japan.
Thousands of tourists stranded as Bali eruption closes airport
Thousands of tourists were stranded Friday as Bali shuttered its international airport following a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island that shot a thick plume of ash and smoke thousands of meters into the sky, officials said. The early morning closure of Ngurah Rai ...
United Airlines settles with owner of puppy that died in overhead bin
United Airlines has reached a "resolution" with the owners of a small French bulldog puppy that died during a flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin in March, the carrier said on Thursday. "We are deeply sorry for this tragic ...
