Donald Trump travel tips

In the lead-up to the election, Business Insider reported millions of Americans were considering leaving the country if former President Donald Trump won his 2024 campaign. After his victory was announced, searches for the phrase "moving to Canada" spiked — along with inquiries about international digital nomad visas.

The US will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House has confirmed, as part of a deal that will see some of the island’s political prisoners freed.

Words can barely do justice to the devastation that has unfolded across Los Angeles this week amid the raging wildfires that have erupted everywhere from Pacific Palisades to Pasadena.Entire neighborhoods have been wiped off the map and residents have lost a lifetime of treasures.At last count, the death toll from the unprecedented four-day fire event stood at 10 and more than 9,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged.The Biden Administration has swiftly responded to the climate change-driven crisis. The president visited California on Wednesday and later vowed that the federal government will cover 100 percent of the disaster assistance costs for California for the next 180 days.“I told the governor and local officials, spare no expense to contain these fires,” Biden said. “We’re doing literally everything we can at the federal level.”The president has sent 400 additional federal firefighters to the state and more than 30 firefighting helicopters and planes. Canada is also providing firefighting aircraft.While all of these measures and promises have brought comfort to California, Biden only has 11 more days in office. And President-elect Donald Trump has taken the opposite tact, roundly criticizing California officials for the fires and  spreading misinformation and falsehoods that have since been debunked.In addition to the Biden Administration, the travel industry has provided an outpouring of assistance and support for Los Angeles and its impacted residents.Local organizations such as the Hotel Association of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board are pitching in, as are international, national, and regional tourism industry operators including Airbnb, Delta Airlines, Internova, and Signature. Here’s a closer look at what’s unfolding.

NATO member states will have to find ways to increase joint purchases and use existing infrastructure, or face an increase in defence spending of up to 3.7% of their GDP. The transatlantic military alliance's secretary general, Mark Rutte, told the European Parliament on Monday.

With just hours to go before a potential government shutdown in the midst of what is expected to be the busiest travel season on record, the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned travelers longer wait times at airports could be ahead.

Even as the Biden administration prepares to leave office in just over a month, it's getting the ball rolling on possible new rules that could mean compensation for passengers when a flight is canceled, changed delayed and it's the airline's fault.

In April of 1066, a streak of cool fire appeared in the heavens. The comet, called a “bearded star” back then, had appeared before. There are mentions of it around the world dating as far back as the fifth century B.C. It’s now called Halley’s Comet, for the 18th-century scientist who first calculated its return. But in the spring of 1066, the people of England saw this particular comet as a bad omen.

Romanian citizens living overseas have begun casting their ballots ahead of Sunday’s presidential election.

Following the recent US election result, Google searches for ‘how to move to Europe’ increased by more than 1,000 per cent in some countries. 

Delta Air Lines believes a premium-focused strategy is the secret sauce to success, as outlined during its Investor Day in Atlanta on Wednesday.

The Credit Card Competition Act will remain stalled into the start of the 119th Congress in January, based on Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.

Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it is expecting an increase in sales in 2025, driven by a strong economy and sustained demand for premium and international travel. 

Donald Trump is once again surprising political insiders with his choices for his cabinet.

Welcome back to another episode of the TravelPulse Podcast! 

President-elect Donald Trump nominated former congressman and Fox Business co-host Sean Duffy for Transportation Secretary.

US president-elect Donald Trump has named Marco Rubio as his choice for secretary of state.

American voters have decided to send Donald Trump back to the White House for another four years and his return to the Oval Office is historic.

In the wake of the election, anyone with a vested or even a vague interest in travel should be asking themselves the same question:Will a second Trump Administration have an impact on travel?Count on it.And I’m not talking about the border issue.The one thing to remember about Donald Trump is that he is very business-friendly. His cabinet, including the head of the Department of Transportation, is likely to be made in his image. Or at the very least, it will adhere to his agenda.With its involvement and opposition to the merger between JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines, and JetBlue and the Northeast Alliance with American Airlines, the current Biden Administration has shown that it is not that business-friendly. I’m not here to pass judgment on whether that is politically or financially correct.

Last week we celebrated the best of the best in the travel industry at the 10th annual Travvy Awards.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he and US President-elect Donald Trump see "eye to eye on the Iranian threat" .

Will the time it takes to get a visa to travel to the U.S. continue to come down? How will a new administration evaluate potential deals? More travel bans coming?