I’m a travel journalist for The Traveler, reporting on global travel news, disruptions, and trends affecting travelers worldwide.
Arctic air slams Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina and New York this week, triggering life threatening wind chills, black ice and cascading road and flight disruptions for winter travelers.
Life threatening lake effect snow, whiteout travel bans and brutal subzero wind chills are set to slam Buffalo and Erie County, disrupting flights, highways, schools and tourism across Western New York.
Investigators blame a failed rail joint for Spain’s Adamuz high speed crash, killing at least forty, exposing maintenance lapses, and shaking traveler confidence in one of Europe’s flagship rail networks.
China faces major air travel chaos on January 19, 2026 as weather, congestion and systemic strain trigger 266 flight cancellations, over 1,000 delays and severe disruption at key hubs.
Snowstorms and fierce winds across Atlantic Canada and major hubs like Toronto and Vancouver trigger 78 flight cancellations, 429 delays and cascading travel chaos, with experts warning disruptions could last days.
South Korea’s latest wave of 11 flight cancellations across Incheon, Gimpo and Gimhae is stranding travelers, exposing fragile Jeju and transpacific links, and prompting urgent advice on rebooking, insurance and contingency planning.
UAE flights face renewed disruption as airlines cancel key routes to Europe, the Levant and South Asia, with airspace restrictions and regional tensions causing last minute schedule changes for travelers.
Nine January 19 flight cancellations at Cairo, Luxor, and Sharm El Sheikh disrupted EgyptAir, Royal Jordanian, SWISS, Austrian, and MSC routes, stranding winter tourists and complicating key connections across Europe and the Middle East.
Singapore Changi Airport’s January 19 cancellations to Jakarta, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and San Francisco are stranding passengers worldwide, prompting urgent rebookings and raising new questions about hub resilience.
United Airlines flight 2323’s nose wheel shears off after a violent A321neo landing in storm battered Orlando, triggering a ground stop and intensifying scrutiny of extreme weather flying safety.
Spain travel is in turmoil after the deadly Adamuz high speed rail crash, with major Madrid Andalusia routes suspended, widespread cancellations, and urgent guidance for tourists seeking safe alternative routes.
