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Canada is suspending airline fuel taxes and offering subsidized loans, with Air Canada likely the biggest beneficiary of the tax holiday while taxpayers absorb risk.
Europe’s flight delay rules sound like the passenger protection Americans wish they had: cash compensation when airlines get you there hours late. But the system is far challenging in practice, with some travelers needing court judgments and bailiffs just to collect.
Bali immigration officials are warning influencers that sponsored posts, comped hotel stays, brand collaborations and content shoots can count as work—not tourism. The island’s new immigration patrol is even using social media posts as evidence, meaning the same Bali reel meant to promote a villa or beach club could become proof of a visa violation.
Saudi Arabia’s mirrored megacity was supposed to help sell the kingdom as the next global tourism powerhouse. But with NEOM’s The Line now pushed beyond 2030 and other resort investments slowing, the travel demand behind Riyadh Air has gotten more challenging, as the country tries to figure out if it’s still trying to out-Dubai Dubai.
Thailand immigration officials are warning travelers not to buy VIP airport fast track services online, saying paid immigration shortcuts do not exist and may be scams.
A software company promised employees a tropical, Survivor-style retreat in Honduras, but the trip started collapsing before most people even arrived. What followed was a week of resignations, food safety problems, brutal team-building drills, and a stranded island group — the sort of corporate offsite disaster that should have been called off long before anyone boarded a plane.
Bali’s governor is pushing a “quality tourism” plan that would require visitors to show three months of bank statements before being allowed to enter. There may be no fixed minimum balance—just officials judging whether your finances fit your itinerary—which is exactly why I wouldn’t visit if this becomes policy: it invites arbitrary enforcement and turns private financial data into a security risk.
You don’t need to suffer jet lag when you travel. There’s a really simple formula to solve it. To begin, there are two basic things you need to do.
I spent Zorkfest weekend based at M Resort off the Las Vegas Strip, where the rooms were huge, the property was spotless, and the comps and pricing beat what you usually see on the Strip. In this post I walk through the new tower suite, what makes an off-strip stay work (and not work), and why a Five Guys with boozy shakes ended up as one of the most Vegas things I did.
Starting Sunday, airline agents will have to choose “M” or “F” for every passenger entering the U.S. — even when the traveler’s passport lists “X.” The government is rejecting the very gender markers it issued, leaving airlines to guess who passengers are in order to satisfy new federal rules.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
