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News You Can Use – April 8, 2020

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Last Updated on September 11, 2021 by Jim Ferri

Airlines Required To Issue Refunds For Flights Canceled Due To Coronavirus

News You Can Use The U.S. Department of Transportation has mandated airlines  to refund passengers in the event flights are canceled, significant schedule changes or made, or government restrictions prevent flying due to the coronavirus outbreak. The directive, issued Friday, comes as many airlines have been offering future travel credits…. Travel + Leisure

In Lieu Of Travel, Take A Musical Trip

News You Can Use With everyone stuck at home, wishing they were in a more exotic spot than their living room, hotels and destinations around the world are curating playlists featuring tunes aimed to transport wanna-be guests there virtually. The playlists, available on Spotify, range from Icelandic Eclectic…. Forbes

News You Can Use – April 8 202025 Surprising Travel Facts

News You Can Use Travel: we sort of know all about it, right? Wrong. Scratch beneath the surface and it turns out we know nothing of this world. Do you know how long the world’s shortest commercial flight lasts, for example? (clue: shorter than the time it takes to boil an egg.) How about which country has no rivers…. Lonely Planet

Japan Banning Entry To Travelers From 70+ Countries

News You Can Use Japan is has banned entry to their country to travelers that have been in the US and more than 70 other countries 14 days prior to arrival. Japan had been one of the early countries to have the Coronavirus rip through it and now they are trying to protect themselves from a second wave…  Running With Miles

World’s Most Overlooked Travel Destinations

News You Can Use Dakhla, Morocco. Tajikistan. The Haida Gwaii Islands. These are a few of the world’s most overlooked destinations and they also happen to be on Intrepid Travel’s just released “Not Hot List.” Here are 10 places around the world where you won’t be running into legions of travelers…. Lonely Planet

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  1. Donna Manz says

    April 8, 2020 at 11:41 am

    All travelers whose flights were cancelled should know their rights … particularly, the DOT-mandated flight REFUND for flights that were cancelled. Airlines have been defying the rule by offering “future flight credits” only (FFCs).

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  2. Jim Ferri says

    April 8, 2020 at 12:58 pm

    That’s absolutely correct. According to the new regulation all airlines must now tell customers that they can get a future flight credit or a cash refund.

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