travel restrictions
I'm outraged by United Airlines' COVID policy after a jam-packed flight
I knew going on vacation during a pandemic wasn’t the smartest thing to do. I risked coming into close contact with strangers on TSA lines and baggage carousels. I understood...
Rich COVID-19 globetrotters finally paying price for breaking rules
Karma caught up with them in the form of surprise lockdowns — in jail.
Trudeau suspends Canadian flights to Mexico, Caribbean over COVID concerns
Canadian flights to Mexico and the Caribbean are banned until at least April 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced while implementing a new slate of travel restrictions. Travelers arriving in...
Britain slaps travelers with strict new COVID-19 restrictions
Strict new requirements are coming for travelers who want to enter Britain starting Monday as worry about new mutations of the deadly coronavirus mount. Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed new...
Airline to test JFK-bound passengers for COVID-19 at Cuomo's request
At the request of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, British Airways has agreed to test passengers for a new coronavirus mutation before they board a flight to Kennedy airport.
Millions of Americans fly over the weekend despite COVID-19 surge, travel warnings
Travel warnings are falling on millions of deaf ears in the U.S. as domestic fliers took to the skies in large numbers over the weekend, despite an alarming surge in...
Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo
For the turkey industry, this Thanksgiving is a guessing game. Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large indoor...
American faces jail, $500K fine after illegally crossing Canadian border
An American tourist could be on the hook to the Canadian government to the tune of a half-million dollars for crossing the border illegally more than once. John Pennington of...
Connecticut issues first $1K fines to residents violating travel advisory
Connecticut on Monday issued its first $1,000 fines to two residents who failed to fill out health forms required upon returning home from states with high coronavirus infection rates. The...
Trump bans travel from Brazil to US over exploding coronavirus cases
The White House on Sunday announced a ban on non-citizens travelling from Brazil to the US. The Trump administration said it is suspending entry to the US by anyone who...
Carnival Cruise Line plans to return to service in August
Carnival Cruise Line says it's making plans to return to the high seas in August, despite a number of coronavirus outbreaks on cruise ships around the world this year. The...
Coronavirus contact tracing app could be forced on all UK visitors
Britons are being told it is their moral duty to download a new coronavirus track-and-trace app -- which may be forced on everyone entering the nation while coronavirus fears persist,...
This interactive map shows how every country is dealing with coronavirus
A tech startup has launched an online resource for travelers, expats and their loved ones to centralize information about how the coronavirus is spreading and what each impacted country is...
US extends travel ban to include UK, Ireland amid coronavirus pandemic
The White House extended its European travel ban to the United Kingdom and Ireland on Saturday after the number of coronavirus deaths in the UK doubled overnight. The two countries...
Stock freefall continues after Fed offers $1.5T to prop up markets
Stocks continued their freefall on Thursday even after the Federal Reserve tried to console Wall Street with $1.5 trillion in funding to prop up financial markets. The central bank said...
How to travel to Cuba (Yes, you can!)
“I’d love to go to Cuba -- but the sanctions are back on, so I guess I can’t,” a friend of mine opined recently after perusing my Instagram pics of...
Trump restricts immigration from Nigeria, 5 other countries
WASHINGTON �� President Donald Trump has restricted immigration from two Asian and four more African countries — including Nigeria, that continent's most populous nation. The restrictions, announced Friday, target immigrants...
China restricting visas for 'anti-China' US visitors
China’s Ministry of Public Security has for months been working on rules to limit the ability of anyone employed, or sponsored, by US intelligence services and human rights groups to...
US bans North Korea visits for another year
Team Trump on Monday extended a ban on Americans traveling to North Korea by forbidding the use of US passports to gain entry to the hermit kingdom for another year....
What the car ban means for travel in Central Park
The world’s most famous green space is about to get a lot greener. All private vehicles will be banned from Central Park starting on June 27, Mayor Bill de Blasio...