Travel Safety - Page 109

May 18, 2017

JetBlue flight makes emergency landing back at Dulles after bird strike

Some of JetBue's passengers thanked the crew after the plane made a safe landing.

May 17, 2017

Tourists keep returning 'cursed' lava rocks to Hawaii volcano

It may seem like a harmless souvenir, but many tourists are rethinking their decision to take the lava rocks.

May 17, 2017

Traveling overseas? Here's how to avoid getting sick

Contaminated water should be an important concern for any tourist who doesn’t want to lose vacation days to illness.

May 17, 2017

Delta postpones its Media Day citing 'viral' customer service issues

After a bit of bad press, Delta has admitted that they aren’t quite ready to face to the media.

May 10, 2017

Everest tragedy: Nepal seeks to limit age for climbers after 85-year-old dies

The death of Min Bahadur Sherchan has revived concerns about allowing elderly people to scale Everest.

April 28, 2017

Congress introduces legislation to protect cruisers' safety, rights

Maritime lawyers say this antiquated law enables cruise companies to avoid accountability when there's a death at sea.

April 21, 2017

How safe are swimming pools on mega cruise ships?

Families may not realize that on most ships, there are no trained lifeguards on board because there's no set industry standard.

April 20, 2017

Credit card breach at InterContinental affected over 1,000 hotels

The major hotel conglomerate originally said just a dozen properties were affected.

April 19, 2017

Malaysia Airlines becomes first to track planes with satellites

Malaysia Airlines — which lost a jetliner with 239 people on board in 2014 in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries — has become the first carrier to adopt a satellite flight-tracking system.

April 18, 2017

Beyond kidnapping, tourists face mounting criminal threats worldwide, experts warn

Criminal threats vary depending on where you travel.