Tag: blind travel
Royal Caribbean Clarifies Its USB Rules, and Other Cruise Changes Worth Knowing
Cruise cabins have never been especially generous with electrical outlets, and that has become more noticeable as travelers carry more technology. Phones, watches, tablets, headphones, cameras, portable chargers, and accessibility tools all need power, and older ships in particular were not designed around the number of devices many of usRead More …
Accessible Air Travel Should Not Require Disabled Passengers to Surrender Their Dignity
Airlines sell freedom. They sell the chance to cross an ocean in a few hours, wake up in another country, reconnect with family, attend a wedding, take a vacation, or simply go somewhere because you want to. The advertisements are built around possibility. For many disabled passengers, the reality is more complicated.Read More …
When the Airport Goes Sideways, Can Blind Travelers Get the Same Information?
Airports work remarkably well when everything happens more or less as scheduled. You arrive, get through security, find the gate, wait for boarding, and eventually get onto the plane. There may be plenty of aggravation along the way, but at least everyone knows what is supposed to happen next. ARead More …
Carnival Cancels Nine Jubilee Cruises. Here Is What Travelers Need to Check Now
A cruise cancellation rarely stops with the cruise. By the time most passengers receive the email, they may already have flights, hotel rooms, airport transportation, excursions, time away from work, and other pieces of the trip arranged around a sailing that no longer exists. For blind and low vision travelers,Read More …
American Is Cutting Some Summer Routes. Here’s Why That Matters for Blind Travelers
There is a particular kind of travel frustration that starts before you ever leave home. You book the flight that actually works, not just the cheapest one, but the one with the right timing, the better airport, the manageable connection, the version of the trip that feels doable. Then theRead More …
Spirit Is Shutting Down. Here’s What Blind Travelers Should Do Next
Sometimes a trip changes because of weather. Sometimes it changes because of a delay, a missed connection, or an airline deciding your gate should be as far away as humanly possible. And sometimes the company underneath the trip simply gives way. Spirit Airlines says it began an orderly wind-down ofRead More …
A Blind Traveler’s Guide to the Sounds and Feelings of Flying
I just added a new permanent education article to Blind Travels, and this one is very personal for me. I am not a fan of flying, but I do it because I want travel to stay accessible for the blind and low vision community. One of the hardest parts ofRead More …
What Happens When Your Travel Provider Starts Falling Apart?
There is a particular kind of travel stress that does not show up when you book the trip. It does not happen when you find the fare, pick the room, or save the confirmation email in that folder you swear you will be able to find later. It happens whenRead More …
Why Summer Travel Is Getting More Expensive, and Why Your Flight Options Are Worse
There is an especially cruel kind of travel math happening right now. You pay more, get fewer choices, and somehow still end up at Gate C27 eating an overpriced sandwich while your boarding time creeps backward like it has commitment issues. That is the shape of summer travel at theRead More …
Southwest Tightens Power Bank Rules Before Summer Travel
Portable chargers have become one of those travel items that quietly moved from “nice to have” to “absolutely not leaving home without this.” If you are navigating airports with a screen reader, using your phone for boarding passes, texting a travel companion, checking hotel details, tracking a rideshare, using AiraRead More …