Traveling during hurricane season? Here are 7 ways to be prepared.

As Hurricane Ian churned toward the Gulf Coast of Florida on Tuesday, airports closed, residents and tourists fled mandatory evacuation zones and people who stayed were making last-minute preparations.

The Category 3 storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday night south of Tampa, Fla., though the southern part of the state was already experiencing rain and tornado warnings early Tuesday. Authorities have been warned of dangerous storm surge and flash flooding.

Many of Florida’s prime tourism spots were affected: Airports in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Bradenton were closing Tuesday; Orlando International Airport said it would cease operations at 10:30 am Wednesday. Busch Gardens in Tampa was closed Tuesday through Thursday, while Walt Disney World, Universal OrlandoSeaWorld in Orlando and Legoland in Winter Haven were closing Wednesday and Thursday.

Thousands evacuate as Hurricane Ian barrels toward Florida

Hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through Nov. 30, still

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One of the good mysteries of the airline trade is ticket pricing. The guy sitting next to you shelled out three times as a lot for his seat whereas the lady in front of you landed a fare that is half the price you paid. Deals are quite a few and troublesome to keep observe of. The 10 largest U.S. airways all offer Internet-only fares; , a brand new online booking engine backed by 5 of them, aims to go head-to-head with the large online booking engines, and will distinguish itself by offering on-line offers from 28 airways all in one place. However, the site isn’t scheduled to launch officially until subsequent summer season.

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Reports suggest that Canada is back within reach for traveling Americans

By the end of the month, a trip to Canada will likely be easier for some and – for the first time in more than two years – possible for others.

Multiple news outlets are reporting that Canada is expected to drop the vaccine requirement for people entering Canada as well as the requirement to fill out the ArriveCan app.

The moves are expected to take place by the end of the month , the Associated Press reported based on information provided to it by an official familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about it.

Canada is also expected to stop random Covid-19 testing at airports.

The United States still requires foreign travelers to be vaccinated when they enter the country.

The official told the AP that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to sign off on the changes.

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Traveling bike-repair business expands to Ann Arbor area

ANN ARBOR, MI — A mobile bicycle-repair service is now pulling up to Ann Arbor driveways.

Little Bus Bikesa traveling bike-repair business, recently expanded its service into Ann Arbor with the addition of new employee Trevor Delandsheer.

“I grew up riding bikes all my life … and I’ve always been my own mechanic, rebuilding my own suspension, my own wheels, my own brakes — everything to do with a bicycle I just learned how to do myself,” Delandsheer said .

Little Bus Bikes was launched in 2020 by Brian Latulippe, who started the business out of his 1970s Volkswagen bus. Although the business originally served the Royal Oak area, it quickly expanded and now serves Ferndale, Clawson, Berkeley, Troy, Farmington and the Ann Arbor area.

“I already had a Volkswagen bus, I already had the knowledge of fixing bikes, so I started doing that for some friends and some

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Man shot, killed in Scarlet Pearl parking lot was traveling home to celebrate birthday with family

D’IBERVILLE, Ms. (WLOX) – We’re learning more about the man who was shot and killed in the Scarlet Pearl parking lot early Wednesday morning.

D’Iberville Police responded to the scene around 2 am after a shooting. There, they found 36-year-old Nicholaus “Nick” Craig, dead in his car. Police are actively investigating and looking for the suspect, who they believe is driving a dark blue Nissan Altima with Alabama tag 2CW6059.

Craig was a manager at Best Buy in California. Craig’s mother, Sumorris Tucker, tells us Craig and his girlfriend celebrated his birthday- Tuesday, September 20- at the Scarlet Pearl. They had just flown into New Orleans and were staying a night in D’Iberville on their way to Mobile, where Craig is originally from, to celebrate the special day with family. But he never made it home.

“I feel like a hole’s in my heart. He was one of God’s beautiful

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