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Hurricane Ian: Is Fort Myers on the road to recovery?
Last September, Hurricane Ian ripped through southwest Florida, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Madeleine Barber visits Fort Myers Beach four months on to assess its recovery and find out if the destination is ready to welcome back Brits
The smart reason why Florida holidays should always be twin-centre

“My key message when talking to agents is this,” says Gill Standeven, travel trade account director for Visit Florida. “If a first-timer stays one or two nights outside the theme parks, they are five times more likely to rebook. Add extra nights at the beach and they will come back to Florida.” 

Bungled backup blamed for US flight system chaos last week
Contractors ’unintentionally deleted files’ while trying to sync the US Notice to Air Missions system, grounding all US flights for several hours, US Federal Aviation Administration reveals
Brand USA reveals details of next agent 'mega fam'
The firm will host 60 agents from the UK and Ireland across six itineraries
Watch: Universal Studios unveils new Super Mario themed ‘power band’
It comes ahead of the launch of Super Nintendo World on 17 February
Marriott boss urges US govt to prioritise cutting visa wait times
Anthony Capuano said the long wait times for interviews for visa applicants is leading to lost revenue
US flight system outage 'could impact 21,000+ flights'
The Federal Aviation Administration’s ’Notice to Air Missions’ system crashed on Wednesday
JetBlue to switch one of two Gatwick-New York frequencies to Heathrow
New transatlantic carrier to alter its UK schedule in late March with additional Heathrow-JFK flight at the expense of a Gatwick-JFK service
US Travel Association hails steps towards lowering visa waits
Association delighted with Senate wins, including the creation of a new role in the US Department of Commerce dedicated to travel as well as action to lower US visitor visa wait times
More than 60 dead following US ‘bomb cyclone’ winter storm
US carriers forced to cancel thousands of flights over holiday season amid blizzard conditions and plunging temperatures
Airlines cancel 4,400 US flights as winter storm hits
According to reports, Southwest Airlines cancelled 865 flights on Thursday (22 December) – about one-fifth of all its scheduled flights
Nine reasons to sell more Washington DC
Why the low-rise city is the surprising antidote to its skyscraper-loving East Coast neighbours  
US braces for severe cold snap as 'bomb cyclone' forecast
Millions set to be affected by extreme winter weather over the coming days, with travellers warned to expect disruption
British Airways' US flights grounded due to 'technical issue'
The airline reportedly said it was ’urgently investigating’ the issue with its third-party flight planning supplier
US visitation 'unlikely to recover to pre-Covid levels until 2025'
US Travel Association hits out at Biden administration with wait times for US visa interviews running to more than two years for potential visitors from some of the US’s top source markets
5 reasons to stay at Moxy Lower East Side, New York
There’s an affordable new hotel turning heads in Manhattan
Disney Cruise Line acquires new 6,000-passenger vessel
The partially completed ship will be based out of the US and sail to new destinations for the line once it is completed
American Cruise Lines begins work on third catamaran
American Liberty is slated to start operations in May 2024
Emerald launches first-ever Caribbean and Central America itineraries
A 21-day Discover Southern Caribbean and Central America sailing starts from £9,835pp
Royal Caribbean opens new $125m cruise terminal in Texas
The new terminal will be home to the state’s first Oasis-class ship, Allure of the Seas
Hurricane Nicole: Flights cancelled and theme parks shut as Florida braces for impact
Tropical storm conditions and a ‘dangerous’ storm surge are expected to continue over portions of the north-west Bahamas
Norse Atlantic puts first summer 2023 flights on sale
The carrier will offer a London-New York service as part of its new schedule
US trips remain popular with Brits despite weak pound
US hotel bookings by British travellers have increased by 382% in the last 12 months
Transatlantic flight capacity nearing pre-pandemic levels
As of November, flights from the UK to the US have recovered to 92% of 2019 levels