When Ryan Cabrera, a 37-year-old Native Hawaiian who lives in Lahaina, found himself surrounded by smoke on Tuesday, Aug. 8, he grabbed his daughter’s hand and just ran. Long term, he knew he lost everything in an afternoon. In the immediate aftermath, he didn’t know where his family would sleep that night. Meanwhile, Joshua Wang,… Continue reading What it was like to flee Maui wildfires for tourists vs. locals
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As tourists seek refunds for upcoming Maui trips, Airbnb offers muddled response
For an economy heavily dependent on tourism, Maui has come to rely on platforms like Airbnb to generate revenue. But as the island looks to recover from the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history, the booking site has fallen short in consistent communication, guests and hosts say, potentially costing both those groups thousands of dollars… Continue reading As tourists seek refunds for upcoming Maui trips, Airbnb offers muddled response
Virgin Galactic is finally sending its first tourists to space
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is taking its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The flight window opens Thursday morning at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert for a ride to… Continue reading Virgin Galactic is finally sending its first tourists to space