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Boy sitting on cream sofa holding child's drawing, looking at it

A 3-year-old held up by Canada’s no-fly list? His parents say it’s 'ridiculous.'

The US and Canada share information from their no-fly lists, but there’s very little Canadians can do if they think they’re being flagged and delayed from boarding flights in error. It’s not just an inconvenience — it’s stigmatizing.

A 3-year-old held up by Canada’s no-fly list? His parents say it’s 'ridiculous.'
19-year-old Amir Darabi at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

An Iranian piano prodigy. A big dream. And an arduous visa process.

An Iranian piano prodigy. A big dream. And an arduous visa process.
The Statue of Liberty is one of the United States' most-visited tourist attractions.

International travel to the US drops for the first time since 2009

International travel to the US drops for the first time since 2009
A view of the new swimming zone in a Paris canal

Swimmers flock to a Paris canal as the city cleans up its waterways

Swimmers flock to a Paris canal as the city cleans up its waterways
Teju Cole was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria.

Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants us to rethink what it means to travel

Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants us to rethink what it means to travel
A British Airways passenger plane preparing to land at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London

British Airways cancels all flights out of London after IT failure

The airline said it had found "no evidence that it's a cyberattack."

British Airways cancels all flights out of London after IT failure
Laptops and other devices larger than cellphones are banned for direct US- and UK-bound flights from certain airports.

The new carry-on device ban is reportedly about al-Qaeda and ISIS bombs

Laptops, tablets, cameras and other items larger than cellphones are banned on passenger cabins of direct US-bound flights from certain airports in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan. Britain imposed similar restrictions on flights from six countries, while France and Canada said they were considering their own measures.

The new carry-on device ban is reportedly about al-Qaeda and ISIS bombs
Young girl holding sign in front of crowd, "I want to hug my dad"

A crowdsourced database provides a glimpse of what traveling from Iran to the US is like right now

As Trump's executive orders on who can and cannot enter the US from seven countries are clarified, an MIT professor has built a repository to help gain clarity for travelers.

A crowdsourced database provides a glimpse of what traveling from Iran to the US is like right now
Jessica Nabongo

What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?

Travel writer Jessica Nabongo, whose blog post “Countries To Move To If Trump Becomes President” became a hit, is keeping her options open.

What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?
cappuccino at Curto Café in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rio's best café lets you pay what you want

There are no cashiers. No cash registers. No computers to ring up bills and no credit card machines. Instead, there is just a bowl, into which people drop voluntary cash amounts. Remarkably, the honor system is working, says Curto Café’s owner.

Rio's best café lets you pay what you want
Pictured here is Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

Is 'last-chance tourism' good or bad for endangered places?

Planning a visit to see retreating glaciers, the Great Barrier Reef or Machu Picchu? Tread lightly, one travel reporter says.

Is 'last-chance tourism' good or bad for endangered places?
Departure board on display at Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Those 'flapping' Solari boards at US train stations are leaving the terminal

Amtrak officials are planning to replace the analog Solari board in Philadelphia's 30th Street Station with a digital one. It's one of the last remaining terminals in the United States with the old-school board.

Those 'flapping' Solari boards at US train stations are leaving the terminal
The World

The Assad regime launches a 'Syria Always Beautiful' travel ad

There is one place that has largely — though not entirely — escaped the carnage seen elsewhere: Tartus, on the sea.

The Assad regime launches a 'Syria Always Beautiful' travel ad
A screenshot of the Flyover Country app.

An app that tells you what’s outside your plane window

This phone app provides you with a guided tour from 30,000 feet in the air.

An app that tells you what’s outside your plane window
Travelers make their way through a TSA checkpoint at Reagan National Airport in Washington

Sure, we could fix long airport waits with more money. But TSA has a bigger problem.

The TSA is set up to stop yesterday's threats, instead of tomorrow's. This security and privacy expert says we could fix long airport lines with more money, or we could reform TSA for the real security situation.

Sure, we could fix long airport waits with more money. But TSA has a bigger problem.