Wayne Hall is a travel journalist for The Traveler, specializing in travel news, aviation updates, and destination impacts.
U.S. raises Grenada travel advisory to Level 2, citing violent crime affecting Americans, prompting travelers to reassess safety, security measures, and insurance before visiting the Caribbean island in 2026.
Plan a Venice, Santa Monica or Malibu getaway with eyes wide open to wildfire season, from “particularly dangerous” red flag warnings to evacuation alerts that can suddenly close Pacific Coast Highway.
Air India’s Delhi New York A350 flight is grounded after dense fog taxiing led to a cargo container engine ingestion, sparking DGCA probes and renewed questions over Delhi Airport ground safety.
New US visa freezes and soaring fees are reshaping travel prospects for citizens of Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda and dozens more countries, with long‑term impacts on tourism, study and migration.
Early morning crashes involving loose horses shut the A3 northbound near Ripley, causing severe delays for London bound commuters and raising urgent questions over rural fencing and animal safety on major UK roads.
U.S. immigrant visa freezes and Albania’s new EU‑aligned entry rules are disrupting travel, family reunions and migration plans across the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia; here’s what changes now.
Germany’s new “do not travel” warning for Iran, amid internet blackouts, mass unrest and sudden airspace closures, signals surging security, insurance and flight risks for 2026 travelers and airlines alike.
New State Department alerts urge some Americans abroad to leave immediately, conceal passports and downplay their nationality as targeted violence, wrongful detentions and terrorism rise in an expanding map of global risk.
U.S. hotels gain a lifeline as DHS and DOL approve 35,000 extra H-2B visas for 2026, easing seasonal labor shortages but intensifying calls to overhaul the program’s long outdated cap.
Ryanair’s near 50 percent grip on Malta International Airport is transforming routes, fares and risks, making its dominance essential knowledge for anyone planning leisure or business trips to the island.
FAA ground stops at Chicago O’Hare and Miami International expose how winter weather, fog and federal capacity cuts are intensifying delays, missed connections and uncertainty for American and United passengers in 2026.
Winter-weather fallout and pre-emptive cancellations by Air France, United, Swiss and British Airways sparked widespread delays at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City on January 14, disrupting key transatlantic and European routes.
