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The rise of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who overcame the COVID-19 travel slump and is now leading the company through rental crackdowns
Brian Chesky, Airbnb's 43-year-old cofounder, had an unconventional path to Silicon Valley. Now his…
Jordan Hart,Dan Latu,Avery Ha…
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A working-class immigrant neighborhood in Queens banned cars along a major road. The new park is a 'superhighway of kids and families and neighbors.'
Jackson Heights, Queens, was the 'epicenter of the epicenter' of COVID-19. Now, it's a model for re…
Eliza Relman
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Why Delta, United, and Alaska are letting the passengers they banned for not wearing masks back on flights
Travel analyst Henry Harteveldt called the decision "reasonable and fair," but airlines need to thi…
Taylor Rains
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There will be three flights from India to Australia starting May 15 for the estimated 9,000 people looking to return
Australia will lift the ban for its citizens who were stuck in India amidst an escalating COVID-19 …
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The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, raises red flags among scientists — but there are more mysteries than answers about its public threat
The variant shows signs of being more transmissible or dangerous than other strains, but scientists…
Aria Bendix
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Take a look at the 6-mile lines going into Canada, where drivers are waiting up to 7 hours to enter after the US travel ban lifted
A boom in travel, as well as a union strike earlier in the week, caused wait times up to seven hour…
Grace Kay
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10% of people on a flight from Miami to Tel Aviv tested positive for COVID-19, despite rules mandating a negative test to fly
Israel recently imposed even tighter travel restrictions, banning its own citizens from leaving for…
Sinéad Baker
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New Zealand announces temporary travel ban from India from April 11
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a press conference that anyone who had been in India in the…
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Japan, Israel, and Morocco ban all foreign travelers from entering over Omicron variant fears
Monday also marks the start of US travel restrictions from eight countries in southern Africa, wher…
Jake Epstein
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South Africa health minister calls travel bans on country amid Omicron variant fears 'unjustified': report
"Covid-19 is a global health emergency. We must work together, not punish each other," South Africa…
Taylor Ardrey
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Some EU countries are banning American travelers or enforcing quarantines - regardless of vaccination - as US virus cases climb
The European Union removed the US from a safe list, and individual countries have since introduced …
Tom Porter
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Malawi's president slams Omicron travel bans on African countries from the US and other governments as 'Afrophobia'
"Covid measures must be based on science, not Afrophobia," Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said.
John Haltiwanger
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More international airlines are banning cloth masks on flights in favor of medical and surgical masks
Some international airlines are starting to require passengers to wear surgical masks over cloth ma…
Taylor Rains
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JPMorgan says it's banning business travel for unvaccinated staff and will soon deduct extra pay for COVID-19 tests and health insurance: report
JPMorgan also said it was immediately banning unvaccinated staff from attending in-person meetings,…
Kate Duffy
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Southwest says it still plans to implement its employee vaccine mandate, citing federal rules that trump the Texas governor's blanket ban
Southwest Airlines said it will comply with President Biden's federal vaccine mandate despite Texas…
Taylor Rains
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Family was kicked off United Airlines flight because their 2-year-old refused to keep her mask on
A family was recently asked to disembark a United Airlines flight from Denver to Newark because the…
Sophie-Claire Hoeller
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Cruise giant Norwegian sues Florida's top surgeon over the state's vaccine passport ban. The ban stops it protecting customers from COVID-19, it said.
Florida's vaccine-passport ban stopped Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings from protecting staff and cus…
Anna Cooban
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Cruise ships have found a way around Florida's ban on vaccine passports - and it's still bad news for unvaccinated passengers
Unvaccinated guests looking to cruise aboard Royal Caribbean and Carnival's Florida cruises will fa…
Brittany Chang
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Royal Caribbean's Florida cruise in July will be different for unvaccinated passengers amid the state's vaccine passport ban. See the full list of restrictions.
Unvaccinated guests sailing aboard the Freedom of the Seas in July won't have access to select part…
Brittany Chang
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The US is lifting its travel ban against southern African countries, but medical experts say stigmatization has already perpetuated anti-Blackness
The US is lifting the travel ban on New Year's Eve. Experts say that isn't enough and want the US t…