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Travelers check flight status at Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, June 30.
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Travel news of the week: Severe weather around the world and ‘unacceptable delays’ for American air passengers. I also heard about a woman who broke up with her boyfriend while on vacation, met her and lived with him for three weeks.
Heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and storms are ravaging parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.Thrill-seeking tourists head to China “Mountain of Fire” Ground temperatures reach up to 80°C (176°F). Hail the size of a tennis ball More than 100 injured in northern Italy.
While southern Europe is plagued by heat domes, “giant pizza oven” Tourism business operators “Surge in Popularity” For warmer and less crowded destinations such as Ireland, Denmark, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.
If you’re traveling in heatwaves this summer, do the following: need to know.
Employment in U.S. passenger airlines is now at its highest level in more than 20 years, says new statement Support from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be available as airlines ramp up staff to meet the enormous post-pandemic travel demand.
But this summer passengers are still facing ‘Unacceptable delays and disruptions’ Due to the shortage of air traffic controllers in North America. IATA, the trade group representing the world’s airlines, has blamed it squarely on “poor planning” by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Canadian air navigation service provider NAV Canada.but outdated technology, Airline staffing issues Bad weather has also played a role in recent air traffic disruptions, CNN previously reported.
More happened when a medical team was summoned to an airliner on the Las Vegas tarmac for treatment. “Discomfort associated with heat” and emergency escape slide A United Airlines plane crashed in the Chicago area.
But if all this makes you feel nostalgic for the bygone “Golden Age of Air Travel”, you are very much mistaken. When it comes to safety, accessibility and affordability, never been so good.
A bar in Hong Kong recently announced ” Best bar in Asia 3 years in a row. Led by Jay Khan, Coa focuses on the mezcal and agave spirits that are so popular right now.
Another stimulant is believed to be due to wild mushrooms that US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tasted during a visit to a restaurant in Beijing earlier this month. Jian Shouqing mushroom is a popular delicacy in Yunnan province, and President Yellen is said to have ordered four servings of it, but the mushroom is listed as a toxic substance. hallucinogenic potential.
And a love story or two
Belgian traveler Liesbet Colart met a stranger from California while traveling across North America in a campervan with her longtime boyfriend. Within three weeks, she had fallen in love, broke up with her boyfriend, and moved into her new lover’s apartment. That was in 2004 for her.This is what will happen in the next 20 years It went well.
A few years ago, in 1996, in Egypt, Christina Ward, an Englishwoman, was working as a tour guide on the Nile River. She met a local man, Wahid Kandir, who worked on the same cruise ship.his application for marriage Came within 6 months.
It’s one of the saddest ironies in life: when your hair is unkempt and your skin is greasy from constant sightseeing, your big vacation means you’ll be in Norma’s picture for a whole year.
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