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Cunard updates Covid-19 travel requirements
VALENCIA, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cunard today announced updated Covid-19 protocols and guidelines, with adjusted pre-travel testing requirements.
From Tuesday, September 6, 2022 self-testing prior to travel will change from "mandatory" to "highly recommended" for vaccinated guests on the vast majority of voyages.
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Heathrow airport says passenger cap has eased travel chaos
LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport in London said Thursday that its limit on the number of passengers is easing a travel crunch that has led to flight cancellations and lost luggage as soaring demand for summer trips runs up against pandemic-era staffing shortages.
Britain’s busiest airport has capped the daily number of…
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Native Americans urge boycott of Plymouth Pilgrim museum
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history museum featuring Colonial-era reenactors portraying life in Plymouth, the famous English settlement founded by the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower.Members of the state’s Wampanoag community and their supporters say Plimoth Patuxet…
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Artemis Aerospace discusses the history of commercial flight and how global travel took off
Flying has become the transport of choice for business travellers and holidaymakers across the globe and is now considered one of the fastest, most convenient and safest forms of long-distance travel. But how did commercial flights go from being exclusively for the wealthy to the mainstream and affordable option it is today? Artemis Aerospace…
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Easing into vacation aboard the Boston-to-Cape Cod train
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s buttoned-up South Station doesn’t typically conjure images of fold-up beach chairs, straw hats and rolling Yeti coolers. But on weekend mornings during the summer, that is what you’ll see. Instead of frenzied passengers running to catch a train to another East Coast city, today’s throng of delighted vacationers awaited the…
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For The First Time, It’s A Family Affair In The Cockpit Of This Airline
Saturday, July 23, 2022, may have been an important day for Southwest Airlines, but it was also the day “a dream came true” for the Petitt family.
On that day, Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt flew their first flight together, making them Southwest’s first ever mother/daughter pilot team. Flight 3658 was from Denver, where…
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Warning of more travel disruption as train drivers to stage 24-hour strike
Rail passengers have been warned of more nationwide travel disruption next weekend as train drivers at nine firms strike over pay offers failing to match the soaring cost of living.The train drivers’ union Aslef announced last week that its members had voted overwhelmingly to take a second round of industrial action next Saturday, and emphasised…
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Chennai: MTC’s pink buses go live from today | Chennai News – Times of India
CHENNAI: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai, is likely to launch pink buses on Saturday. The buses will provide free travel to women. The pink colour would help women differentiate 'free (ordinary) buses' from express or deluxe category buses, where they have to buy tickets. The move comes after several requests from women!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Bills fans travel near and far to watch team in Return of Blue & Red
Linebacker Von Miller has been anticipating his first experience at Highmark Stadium and the game-like atmosphere is making it easier for Miller to fall in love with Buffalo."Right when I walked out, it just it just hit me," Miller said. "The sun was up, and you see all the red, white, and blue. Everybody's cheering for you. I really felt at…
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Almost 35,000 Britons in limbo as Portugal fails to issue post-Brexit ID cards
British nationals living in Portugal are unable to access healthcare, change jobs, or travel in and out of the country as its ministers have not issued them with post-Brexit residency cards, it has emerged.The UK government has raised the issue at ministerial level and urged Portugal to implement fully the withdrawal agreement and protect the…
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