(The Hill) — Most Americans are eager to travel this summer, but soaring costs could upend their vacation plans. Airfares rose nearly 19% from March to April, according to recent Labor Department data, the largest month-over-month increase for airline tickets on record, and rose 33 % compared to last year.Read More →
Starbucks Corp. SBUX, -4.21% announced on Monday that it has added a worker health benefit, offering travel reimbursement to those enrolled in its program who seek abortions or gender-affirming procedures. The announcement comes after a leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision threatens to overturn Roe v Wade. The benefitRead More →
Microsoft will help American employees cover travel expenses for abortions.Source: Business Insider India On Monday, May 9, Microsoft Corp said it would improve its worker care services. It said it would expand its abortion and gender-affirming care services for its employees in the country to incorporate assistance into the rangeRead More →
It’s not easy to be at the helm of one of the most valuable companies in the world, and it doesn’t come cheap. For Mark Zuckerberg, the bill to keep himself and his family safe, as well as private jet costs for travel, came to just under $27 million inRead More →
No-show medical travelers are costing Canadian taxpayers in the territory of Nunavut C$1 million a year. In 2020-21, one in eight people failed to show up for a medical flight in Nunavut, costing taxpayers C$1 million (US$790,000) every year, according to the territory’s health minister. 5,000 people missed their medicalRead More →
ELMIRA, NY (WETM) – After two years of closures and travel restrictions due to COVID-19, people across the country – and Twin Tiers – are packing their bags and planning what is likely their first summer vacation. been in two years. Even with declining COVID-19 cases and warmer weather aroundRead More →
Chelsea’s Champions League second leg with Lille next week is now under scrutiny after the club were hit with penalties affecting Roman Abramovich. Abramovich has been added to the list of oligarchs who had their assets frozen by the British government following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Chelsea owned byRead More →
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday his government would meet the expenses of people in the state returning home from Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia. The state government will bear the expenses of those people, including students, from Chhattisgarh who are stranded inRead More →
Prakash may not need to wait too long. Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong last Saturday said he was “optimistic” about the possibility of opening the land border between Singapore and Malaysia by the end of November and that details were still being worked out. Mr. Gan alsoRead More →
JOHOR BARU: Some Malaysians working in Singapore are taking a wait-and-see approach before purchasing their plane tickets to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) when the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) goes into effect on November 29. Technician Chang Siang Ee said she would only return to Johor once a land VTLRead More →
Indian IT companies have experienced tremendous margin growth, largely aided by a sharp drop in travel costs. But with the improvement in the vaccination rate and the reopening of economies, there is growing concern about travel costs, which represent around 150 to 300 basis points of revenue, accruing to ITRead More →
Covid tests can cost up to five times the price of round-trip flights to Europe, new research shows. The study, conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation, looked at the costs of round-trip flights to 20 Amber and Green List countries between August 24 and SeptemberRead More →
Travel supplements are so boring. And they are only getting worse. At least that’s the assessment of Jayne Hanlin, a retired St. Louis elementary school teacher. At the end of last summer, the hotel chain informed her that it would begin to apply a new “destination fee” of $ 20Read More →