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Airline passengers who curtailed travel for several years during the pandemic are reacclimating to the airport experience and might be encountering surprising new procedures and technologies along the way, such as biometrics and new screening methods.

The world outside my sleeper-train compartment was black and white: trees with feather-like branches silhouetted against snowy fields; the grey stretch of the A9 and then the sleek steel of a river; white candy-floss clouds against an ever paler sky.

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‘You should be very proud,” said Chemmy Alcott, as my face smacked into thick snow for the third time and my goggles began to steam up with the exertion of constantly righting myself. “You’re one of the first 100 people to come through here this season. You’re flattening the trail, making it easier for everyone else.”

“I never thought I'd be an executive chef of a hotel in my wildest dreams—let alone a luxury hotel, let alone in the countryside of Connecticut,” reveals José Ramírez-Ruiz. But here we are, plonked down in club leather chairs at Mayflower Inn & Spa’s mahogany-paneled library, warmed by a crackling fire on a frosty December night.

Looking for a gift for the frequent traveler in your life who loves to collect earrings? It’s important to select just the right pair of earrings that travels well and reflects the person’s individual taste. After all, travel lovers know that comfort is as important as style and fashion any day of the week. That doesn’t mean that jewelry enthusiasts need to sacrifice glitz and glamor to enjoy travel-friendly earrings. These earrings are easy to wear on trips, comfortable, and fashionable. There’s a pair here to delight every valentine.

The Boeing 737-9 Max was cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week to return to scheduled service for the first time since a harrowing Alaska Airlines incident on January 5 cast doubt on the plane’s safety. Both Alaska and United, the only two U.S. carriers that operate the model, said that flights on the Max 9 will start as early as this weekend. But the question remains: Will passengers also return, or will they steer clear of the troubled jet?

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If there’s a better place for seafood in California than the Mendocino Coast, I haven’t found it. And right about now is high season for Mendo’s crown jewel: Dungeness crab.

After a portion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner’s fuselage blew out in midair minutes after taking off from Portland, Ore., on Jan. 5, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded about 170 Max 9 planes, causing airlines that rely heavily on the aircraft to cancel thousands of flights and inconveniencing many passengers.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has laid out a path for the beleaguered Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to return to service as soon as Friday after a mid-air blowout grounded the planes.

Airline bosses on both sides of the Atlantic are lashing out at Boeing over a number of recent safety and production issues — loose bolts, a discarded wrench found under the floorboards, delayed shipments — as the crisis over the aircraft maker’s 737 Max 9 shows little sign of ending soon.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green once again threatened to shut down all short-term vacation rentals in West Maui if enough property owners don’t step forward to house displaced residents from the Lahaina Wildlife.

Chase is on a roll.

When winter arrives in western Austria and the sun disappears all too quickly behind the snow-capped Alps, you can stand in bare orchards and still taste the sun-ripened fruit that the trees once bore — just sip a glass of schnapps.

There are few places in the French Alps quite as iconic as this grande dame. Perched atop the village of Courchevel at more than 6,000 feet, Les Airelles is set against a backdrop of snow-dusted pine trees and wooden chalets right at the foot of the Jardin Alpin ski slopes. With its Austro-Hungarian palace style turrets and hand-painted frescoes, it has been the go-to spot for guests looking for a stand-out Alpine escape since local businesswoman Raymonde Fenestraz created it in 1900.

If you're interested in earning more rewards on everyday purchases, you might want to start using — or using more frequently — dining rewards programs. While many travelers are familiar with online shopping portals, fewer are familiar with dining rewards programs. In short, dining rewards programs let you earn extra points or miles when you use an enrolled card to pay at select restaurants, bars and clubs.

I can often maintain objectivity in my travel-writing work with relative ease, slipping into neutral gear and assessing a hotel (or restaurant or spa) for its merits as well as its challenges. But when I know a place well and have loved it since long before travel writing became a serious endeavor for me, all bets are off. I certainly try to have an open mind in both critical directions, positive and negative. But — full disclosure — Maui’s Fairmont Kea Lani, in Wailea on the island’s South Shore, had me at hello nearly 30 years ago, and its recent transformation is, not surprisingly, spectacular. In particular, the new Hale Kukuna Cultural Center, which is now the focus of the property’s redesigned lobby, has reinvigorated this already harmonious, generous space.

When the Moroccan financier Aziz Nahas decided to buy and regenerate a farm outside Marrakesh about two decades ago, he underestimated how much would grow there. Now, the 10-acre plot produces organic vegetables and fruits as well as hosting an artist residency program and a ceramic studio, all under the name Sanctuary Slimane. In 2021, Nahas’s friend the French restaurateur Benjamin Pastor suggested they partner up to start a cafe and farm shop in the busy Marrakesh neighborhood of Gueliz. Last spring, they opened the coffee shop Blue Ribbon, with offerings including fresh salads served with halloumi or beets and almonds and a bánh mí sandwich on fresh sourdough. In the fall, they added a seating area next door and the Slimane Farm Shop, which sells vegetables and products like honey and dried herbs that are grown and produced on the farm. Up next: Farmers, a restaurant headed by Blue Ribbon’s chef and located in the same building. The 46-seat space, lined with colorful Popham tiles, is scheduled to open at the end of February.

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