Three weeks ago, I arrived in one of the most stunning and expensive places I've ever been snowboarding — Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy's priciest ski destination.
28.01.2025 - 21:27 / travelpulse.com / Rich Thomaselli
It was a good try, but all things must end.
The Transportation Security Administration is closing the ‘Known Crew Member’ program to expeditiously process crew members through security.
It was a well thought out program designed to more quickly move all travelers through security, but the agency probably didn’t count on some unscrupulous characters. For example, the TSA had several crew members who took advantage of the program and ran drug money to the Caribbean. This has been one of the problems encountered since the program was developed in 2011.
KCM, as it is known, is scheduled to end by the end of the year.
A TSA spokesperson said the move “represents a broad security enhancement that has been in development for years.”
There are nearly 200 dedicated KCM access points at 112 airports in the U.S.
The TSA will switch to a new system called the Crewmember Access Point Program (CMAP).
The TSA spokesperson added: “TSA plans to implement the Crewmember Access Point program (CMAP), which is a security improvement and successor to the current Known Crewmember Program. The new CMAP, when implemented, will provide opted-in, eligible crew members with expedited access to the sterile areas at participating airports.”
Just last week a TSA worker was arrested on gun charges at the world's busiest airport.
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Three weeks ago, I arrived in one of the most stunning and expensive places I've ever been snowboarding — Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy's priciest ski destination.
This spring, Universal Orlando Resort plans to open its Epic Universe theme park. In anticipation, the property is also launching three new hotels: Stella Nova Resort, Terra Luna Resort, and Helios Grand Hotel.
Once a bohemian enclave popular among surfers and backpackers, the Oaxacan town of Brisas de Zicatela (or “La Punta,” as locals call it), just south of Puerto Escondido, has evolved into a buzzing tourist spot, its big waves and boisterous mezcal bars now attracting a still young but decidedly less countercultural crowd. Hotel Humano, the latest offering from Mexico City-based Grupo Habita, both embraces the area’s lively ambience and offers a refined respite from it. The 39-room, three-level property opened in late December on a busy street that becomes a party strip every evening, but its striking design creates an elegant barrier between the action outside and the considered details within (while an enforced municipal ordinance also requires loud music to stop at 11 p.m.). The building, designed by Jorge Hernández de la Garza, follows the current fad, in local architecture, of disguising heavy concrete structures with earthy textures meant to evoke vernacular constructions; here, breeze walls made of pale clay bricks provide privacy and shade, allowing air to sweep through. Linen lampshades, toffee-hued glazed tiles and big stainless steel sinks by Madrid-based Plantea Estudio add a lighter, contemporary touch, most effectively in eight suites featuring terraces with soaking pools. Guests and visitors alike can enjoy Humano’s casual cafe and juice bar in the double-height lobby, French fare by the self-taught chef Marion Chateau served in the palapa-covered poolside restaurant and the rooftop bar’s concrete bleachers — La Punta’s best spot to take in the sky at dusk.
Southwest Airlines is giving flyers a few new options as it extends its schedule through Nov. 1.
Chat with any pet parent who loves to travel and they’ll likely tell you how guilty and anxious they feel dropping their beloved animals with a pet-sitter or friend on the way to the airport. But it doesn’t have to be this way: Many pet-friendly airlines will let you bring your dog, cat, bird, or other household critter along for the journey.
There's a common misconception that you need to book a flight to experience honeymoon-worthy romance. Often, when couples envision a dreamy getaway (think: overwater bungalows, waterfront dinners and unforgettable views), they assume such wow factors can only be found overseas.
It’s the end of an era for the Boeing Company.A very short but popular era.The airplane manufacturer is stopping production of its widebody airplanes.Perhaps not so coincidentally, Boeing has had a disastrous 15 year period in financial results.Delivery records show that there is only one final delivery this year by the company. The plane was popular because it had good fuel efficiency and carried 392 bats measures. But it was expensive to produce and market and Boeing had its other financial issues.It was the best-selling widebody of all time. But it only began production less than five years ago.
For a window into the soul of a city, take a stroll along the waterfront: Think of the Seine walkways in Paris, the Copacabana promenade in Rio or the Charles River Esplanade in Boston. Or the nearly 14-mile palm-fringed ribbon called La Rambla, in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
2024 was a big year in our household. All three kids were graduating — our oldest from high school and our twins from junior high.
My wife and I have been living as full-time nomads since 2019 and have already visited more than 43 different countries.
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided midair Wednesday evening with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on its approach to Reagan National Airport (DCA), with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard. Officials believe that there were no survivors, making this the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years.
Jan 28, 2025 • 8 min read