The EU wants a 55% reduction in aviation “carbon emissions” by 2030; there is no known technology to achieve this, which means air travel in Europe will be cut and available mostly to the extremely wealthy.
Continue readingPassenger says airline failed to respond to her medical emergency
Sara Metzger says she gave herself two EpiPen injections after other passengers ate nuts [almonds] and that a Delta crew ignored her emergency-landing pleas. Source: Woman Says Flight Crew Served…
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Interested in studying abroad? These are the colleges and universities that have the most students studying abroad. Source: 2022-2023 Most Students Studying Abroad | US News Rankings
Continue readingAmericans’ geography knowledge is not good
Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and no U.S.passport is required for U.S. citizens to travel to and from Puerto Rico. But Spirit Airlines refused to allow a 2 year…
Continue readingWow – Study Abroad – Gonzaga University
An incredible range of options available for Gonzaga University students to study abroad: Discover the range of study abroad opportunities at Gonzaga that will broaden your worldview, and enhance your…
Continue readingU.S. gun-related violence might discourage international visitors to the U.S.
At least seven nations in varying parts of the world have issued warnings to their citizens who intend on traveling to the U.S., citing serious safety concerns, including gun-related deaths,…
Continue readingAviation: EU to set “green fuels mandate” for air travel
Air travel: EU agrees to the ‘world’s largest green fuels mandate’ (cnbc.com) Undoubtedly, since this requires construction of new infrastructure and development of fuels that do not yet exist, this…
Continue readingTravel has become too easy?
This trope has been around a long time – I recollect reading an book by an academic (later head of the Smithsonian) writing that travel had become too easy –…
Continue readingClimate activists seek to ban air travel
UK Fires is a research consortia of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Bath and Imperial. To achieve “net zero”, UK Fires says: Think about that last item – no more…
Continue readingVisas: NZ’s investment visa program falls flat after changes
NZ has an “investment visa” enabling the very wealthy to buy citizenship via very large investments. Under new rules, investors may no longer put money into real estate or bonds,…
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