Major US city has one of the deadest downtowns in the world, survey finds The city received a dismal 60 percent welcoming score, according to the survey Go to Source Author: Isabel Keane

Controversy behind ‘world’s largest Jesus statue’ that’s become an Armenian village tourist attraction The giant aluminium figure lies behind an iron fence in a village on the outskirts of the Armenian capital. Rich Booth visited the site to find out whether it would ever be finished Go to Source Author: Rich Booth

Brits received more US travel approvals than any other country at World Cup – despite rising costs of travel US Customs and Border Protection said the UK accounted for more than 1.2 million Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (Esta) approvals between October last year and April Go to Source Author: Josh Payne

The trick airlines could be using to deny you compensation for cancelled flights Dozens of passengers have been denied compensation after their WestJet aircraft was swapped and then their flight was canceled, according to a report Go to Source Author: Isabel Keane

US travel blogger comes to defence of hantavirus-struck cruise ship and says vessel is clean with strong biosecurity Travel blogger Jake Rosmarin says suggestions that the MV Hondius ship is not clean are ‘not accurate’ Go to Source Author: Isabel Keane

US-Venezuela flights to resume after seven years as tensions ease The first direct commercial flight between US and Venezuela is scheduled to land in Caracas Go to Source Author: Via AP news wire

Coast Guard suspends search for Norwegian cruise crew member who went overboard near Cape Cod The exact circumstances of the fall, which occurred late Saturday night, are not yet known Go to Source Author: Mike Bedigan

NORAD scrambles fighter jets to accompany flights to Montreal – over passenger’s possible ticket fraud Air Canada confirmed two of its planes were involved in the incident, which may have been linked to the ‘fraudulent use’ of a credit card Go to Source Author: Katie Hawkinson

Cruise passengers in Abu Dhabi tell of terrifying moment they sheltered as war erupted in Iran Conflict sparks panic in region as stranded tourists scramble for flights home amid major travel chaos Go to Source Author: Tara Cobham

TSA says PreCheck ‘remains operational’ after DHS said it was ending program during shutdown Trump administration previously said it was suspending expedited check-in program as part of ‘emergency measures to preserve limited funds’ during ongoing partial government shutdown Go to Source Author: Josh Marcus