U.S. officials’ decision to add 35,000 H-2B visas for 2026 offers seasonal hotels short-term staffing relief, while AHLA warns reduced allotments heighten competition and underscore the need for lasting reforms.
New 2026 US travel ban expands full and partial entry restrictions to 20 countries, reshaping visas, airline routes, student plans, and tourism while leaving narrow exemptions and complex waiver paths.
Trump’s Venezuela raid sparks sudden Caribbean airspace closures, stranding tourists, canceling hundreds of flights, and forcing airlines to redraw routes as travelers seek refunds, waivers, and safer alternative island gateways.
Turkey’s new visa-free entry lets Chinese tourists visit for up to 90 days from January 2, 2026, boosting Istanbul stopovers, regional tours, and investment-focused business travel.
Arctic weather is freezing Irish air travel as fog, frost and snow disrupt flights at Dublin, Cork and Belfast, while Amsterdam Schiphol delays deepen cancellations for New Year passengers across Europe.
Arctic blast grips the UK with Met Office snow and ice warnings through early January 2026, disrupting roads, rail, air and ferries as officials urge travelers to delay non essential journeys.
Heavy snow and subzero temperatures are closing key Scottish Highland roads and rail routes, stranding motorists and disrupting New Year travel plans across the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Severe gales have forced CalMac to cancel key Ullapool to Stornoway and Ardrossan to Brodick ferries, stranding islanders, disrupting vital supplies and prompting fresh anger over Scotland’s fragile winter ferry network.
Delta’s February 14, 2026 exit from Greater Binghamton Airport ends its lone Detroit route, leaving the upstate New York facility without commercial flights despite recent 54 million dollar upgrades.
