Aside from all of the fear over the past 90 days (wow, has it really only been a few months?) while the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in the US, there have been so many interesting things to watch in the world of travel. How does an airline go from full planes to virtually empty, with hundreds of planes grounded? If you’re a government agency, how do you effectively enforce a quarantine? These are very, very different issues than what we normally deal with. And, now that people are starting to […]
Travel Ban
A New Travel Ban Was Announced By The White House. See What Countries Are Affected
The Trump administration has revised their position on travel from countries they believe pose a threat to the US. The latest approach by the White House seems more targeted.
BREAKING: Travel Ban Partially Reinstated
The Supreme Court has partially stayed a lower court order on the Trump administration’s travel ban. They’ll hear the case in October, but what happens now?
Officials In Europe Confirming The US Is Preparing To Expand Laptop Ban On Planes
A few days ago I discussed rumors that the United States was preparing to ban laptops and larger electronics on flights originating in Europe. This would be a massive expansion of the electronics ban to a limited number of countries in the Middle East. There now appears to be confirmation from European officials that the US will move forward with a much wider ban of large electronics on all flights originating from Europe bound for the US. It appears this will be announced tomorrow. There’s some ambiguity about what sorts of […]
What You Need To Know About The Travel Electronics Ban
There are some facts and plenty more rumors about the travel bans that are in the process of being enacted. Here’s what we know so far.
