The State Department issued a special warning for Wuhan, China, the source of the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, a second case has been confirmed.
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Amtrak reverses course on charging wheelchair users $25,000 to reconfigure train car
Amtrak had told an accessibility advocacy group that it would have to charge them $25,000 to reconfigure its trains to take two extra wheelchairs.
USA TODAY’s top 10 Travel stories of 2019: Hurricane, scorpion on plane, jetway births
From the scorpion aboard a United Airlines flight to the baby born on an American Airlines jetway, these were the stories readers clicked on in 2019.
New York subway riders belt out Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’
A group of carolers on the platform at Manhattan’s 34th Street/Penn Station sang Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Honolulu World War II museum fights to remain open for more Pearl Harbor anniversaries
Gentrification is pricing the Home of the Brave Museum out of an increasingly tony Honolulu enclave.
Six Carnival cruise ships have been certified as sensory-inclusive. Here’s what that means
Carnival Cruise Line says its full fleet will be certified by March 2020, with employees trained to assist people with sensory disorders like autism.
Mississippi hotel will let you adopt a dog on site – and it can move right into your room
Since October 2018, 33 dogs have gone home with guests from the Home2 Suites in Biloxi, Mississippi. Here’s how the program works.
Travel Instagrammer apologizes after Auschwitz rubber duck photo spurs condemnation
“Is the rubber duck in front of the Gate of Death disrespectful – even unintentionally?” the Auschwitz Museum asked. Here’s how Twitter users replied.
State Department warned Americans against traveling to Sonora, Mexico, before killings
Although Mexico itself is a Level 2 country – calling for visitors to “exercise increased caution,” Sonora is listed as Level 3 (“Reconsider travel”).
Royal Caribbean passenger airlifted from Anthem of the Seas off North Carolina coast
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a male passenger from Anthem of the Seas, which was sailing 60 miles off the North Carolina coast.