Wayne Hall is a travel journalist for The Traveler, specializing in travel news, aviation updates, and destination impacts.
Arctic air is plunging the UK into severe cold, snow and ice, disrupting travel and straining health and energy systems as communities brace for a hazardous New Year cold spell.
Asian air travel was hit by widespread disruption on December 29, with more than 60 flights canceled across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong due to weather and operational strain.
Winter Storm Devin is disrupting year-end travel across the U.S., canceling more than 1,800 flights and icing highways from the Great Lakes to New England as officials urge travelers to delay nonessential trips.
A rapidly intensifying bomb cyclone is bringing blizzards, ice, and major flight disruptions from Chicago to Boston, prompting warnings to delay nonessential travel across the Midwest and Northeast.
Severe winter storms are disrupting flights at Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Chicago O’Hare, with snow, high winds, and icy runways triggering widespread delays and cancellations.
Aer Lingus flight EI030 made a precautionary emergency landing at Manchester Airport on December 29 after a suspected hydraulics issue, causing runway disruption and delays for holiday travelers.
Indian Railways has added 244 special trains for the Christmas–New Year 2025–26 period, boosting capacity on key routes like Mumbai–Goa and Delhi–Howrah to ease crowding and waitlists.
The U.S. has tightened “Do Not Travel” warnings for several countries, including Russia, Iran, and Uganda, reshaping 2026 travel planning and insurance considerations for affected routes.
Canada’s tightened travel advisories are reshaping winter 2025–26 plans, with higher-risk warnings influencing where Canadians travel even as cost pressures and a weaker dollar push many toward Mexico, the Caribbean, and long-haul trips.
