Southwest Airlines will stop blocking middle seats in December

Middle seats will once again be filled on flights beginning a week after Thanksgiving, and just ahead of the rest of the travel season, Southwest Airlines confirmed.

New landmark study tests air on planes for virus transmission

Good news for people who've been itching to get on a plane to see family, friends, or take that long-awaited vacation.     

TSA screens over 1 million passengers in single day for first time since March

TSA said it screened 1,031,505 people at security checkpoints nationwide on Oct. 18, 2020. The agency hasn’t seen that volume since March 17.

Grandfather pleads guilty in cruise ship death of his 18-month-old granddaughter

A grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico last year pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide.

Cruise cancellations further damage Florida's struggling tourism industry

As cruise lines extend cancellations, Florida's port-of-call cities, including Tampa, continue to take economic hits. This month Norwegian, MSC, Royal Caribbean and other cruise lines have canceled voyages through November, and some companies like Carnival Cruises are holding off passengers through early 2021.

Cruise ships being dismantled and scrapped for parts, photos show

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a devastating effect on the travel industry, major cruise lines are scrapping their ships in an effort to stay afloat.

Carnival Cruise Line cancels remaining November cruises from Florida ports

Carnival Cruise Line said Monday it was canceling its remaining cruises scheduled for November out of two Florida ports, as well as five cruises from Australia at the beginning of next year.

Bahamas to lift quarantine restrictions for visitors on November 1st

Bahamian authorities will soon lift a 14-day quarantine restriction for visitors if they can continuously prove that they are negative for the coronavirus amid the global pandemic.

Carnival canceling cruises from all U.S. homeports except Miami, Port Canaveral through Dec. 31

Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year, the latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away.

United and American Airlines furloughing 32,000 employees

The moves by two of the nation's four biggest airlines represent the first -- and likely the largest part -- of involuntary job cuts across the industry in coming days.

Old Town treehouse is the perfect Florida getaway

There's a rustic vacation getaway two and a half hours north of Tampa that takes camping to new heights. The treehouse rental in Old Town, Florida was built in 2016 by The Treehouse Guys of DIY Network fame.

American will furlough 19,000 as clock runs out on airlines

American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees on Thursday after lawmakers and the White House failed to agree on a broad pandemic-relief package that includes more federal aid for airlines.

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian submit 74 cruise safety recommendations to CDC

Cruise lines are beginning to release their recommendations for how they plan to keep crew members and passengers safe once they are finally allowed to set sail once again. The ships have been docked since March 14 when the CDC’s "No Sail Order" went into effect. 

Carnival selling 18 cruise ships as coronavirus pandemic continues

Carnival Corporation plans to peddle 18 of its ocean liners in the months ahead, Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald confirmed in a preliminary filing to the SEC on Tuesday.

26-year-old American woman linked to COVID-19 cluster in Germany could face 'high fines'

Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel.

MGM Resorts adopts smoke-free policy for Vegas Strip casino

One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free.