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| Posadas celebrates 20th anniversary with two new Live Aqua hotels | Source: TravelPress | In addition to the upcoming Live Aqua properties in Mexico City, Posadas is set to expand further with exciting new projects, including: Fiesta Americana Funeeq Punta Cana will open in 2025 and will have 496 keys, and Grand Fiesta Americana Riviera Cancun will open in 2026 and will have 600 keys. |
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| Is It Safe To Travel To Los Angeles? | Source: Travel Noire | As of January 16, 2025, no official travel bans to Los Angeles exist. However, the situation remains dynamic, and travelers should stay informed about the latest developments. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, indicating a high risk of fire danger. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises travelers to be aware of air quality issues due to smoke from the wildfires. Those with respiratory conditions should take extra precautions or consider postponing their trip. |
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| The Most Important Changes Coming to Air Travel in 2025 | Source: Travel Pulse | Air travel reached record heights despite a rocky 2024 that included a handful of widespread flight cancellations, tragic accidents and near-misses highlighted by Boeing's 737 MAX debacle. While inclement weather and unpredictable IT outages will keep passengers on their toes in 2025, efforts are being made to make air travel safer and more seamless. |
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| Severe weather events in 2024 surpassed $8B in claims, a Canadian first | Source: Global News | For the first time in Canadian history, severe weather events in 2024 surpassed $8 billion in insurance claims. According to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc., this shattered the previous record of $6 billion following the Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfires. |
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| Vail Resorts gives credit to customers affected by strike | Source: Travel Weekly | Vail Resorts will provide credits to passholders whose ski experiences at Park City Mountain suffered during a ski patrollers strike in late December and early January. The patrollers strike began on Dec. 27 and ended Jan. 8 with a new labor agreement between Vail Resorts and the Park City Ski Patrol Association. During the strike, large swaths of Park City Mountain, which is the largest ski area in the U.S., were closed due to a combination of weak snowfall and a lack of patroller staffing. Skiers and boarders took to social media to gripe about long lift lines and limited terrain. |
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| How Canada’s low dollar could be a good thing for Sask. tourism industry | Source:Global News | The Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate is costing travellers a pretty penny to cross the border. However, some experts say the low Canadian dollar can actually be beneficial to Saskatchewan as tourists travel from down south. Since 2020, the Canadian dollar has sat roughly around 69 cents of the U.S. dollar according to economist Jason Childs. Currently, it sits at roughly 70 cents. |
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| DOT Sues Southwest Airlines for Chronically Delayed Flights | Source: U.S. Department of Transportaion | The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights, and fined Frontier Airlines for late-arriving flights. The lawsuit follows a $2 million DOT fine on JetBlue Airways for similar allegations |
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| Atlantis resort coming to Hawaii after $216M land deal | Source: Travel Weekly | The first Atlantis resort in the U.S. is coming to Hawaii after a California group purchased two oceanfront parcels for $216 million. The resort is planned to be built on a vacant 26.3-acre plot of land next to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa on the west side of Oahu. The other Atlantis resorts are in the Bahamas and Dubai. |
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