Travel News
Announcements that change a trip in progress or already paid for: new authorization systems and their start dates, fee increases, border and airspace closures, industrial action, route suspensions and health entry measures. Each report notes exemptions and effective dates. For travelers holding tickets while the rules move.
Rule changes as they are announced.
TSA PreCheck vs. Global Entry: Which Trusted Traveler Program Should You Get?
Airline Weather Waivers, Explained: How Hurricane-Season Rebooking Windows Work
When a hurricane threatens an airport, US airlines publish waivers that let you rebook without change fees or even travel free — but only inside a defined window of dates and airports, and only if you move before the airline cancels the flight.
DOT Extends Its Pause on Renumbered-Flight Refund Enforcement — What Still Applies to You
A Federal Register notice dated July 7, 2026 extends the Department of Transportation's pause on enforcing refund requirements for renumbered flights — the canceled-and-rebooked-under-a-new-flight-number scenario — while core cash-refund rights for canceled and significantly delayed flights remain fully in force.
Summer Thunderstorm Season Is Here — the Refund Rules That Apply to Your Delayed Flight
When June and July thunderstorms strand you, DOT's rules still owe you a full cash refund for a canceled flight if you decline rebooking — regardless of the weather cause, per the Department of Transportation's consumer guidance.
NOAA Predicts a Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season — 8 to 14 Named Storms
NOAA's May 21 outlook projects 8-14 named storms, 3-6 hurricanes and 1-3 major hurricanes for the 2026 Atlantic season, citing a developing El Nino — a calmer-than-average forecast that still does not change how summer trips to the Caribbean and Gulf should be booked.