US faces travel delays as government shutdown wears on

Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff. Democrats voted for a sixth time to block a Republican stopgap funding measure to reopen government departments, keeping much of the federal workforce home or working without pay. With the […]

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Travel pandemonium as FAA issues emergency air traffic control alerts nationwide

Air travel across the US faced major disruptions on Wednesday as multiple air traffic control alerts forced slowdowns at airports nationwide.  Equipment problems have impacted major hubs including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Miami. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slowing the flow of air traffic, known as metering flights, to prevent […]

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Travel agent sued after South American tourists were left stranded in Edinburgh – and some of them paid £32,000 for the trip

By JOWENA RILEY, TRAVEL WRITER Published: 11:59, 8 October 2025 | Updated: 12:31, 8 October 2025 The owners of a travel agency based in Argentina have been sued after 50 South American tourists were left ‘stranded’ in Edinburgh.  A civil complaint filed at a courthouse in Río Negro, northern Patagonian Argentina, reveals the firm reportedly did […]

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It’s an absolute privilege to take lovely people to lovely places”- meet the sisters running a coach tour company in Shrewsbury

And for sisters Jacky and Sue Burnell, a shared passion for horticultural havens and also historic houses was also the inspiration behind a new business. For the past nine years they have been running Shrewsbury-based coach tour company Wisteria Tours taking day-trippers and holidaymakers to some of England’s best gardens and heritage properties.  And, now […]

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