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This summer, traveling by air comes with more than the usual helping of grief. Getting through that grief may not involve the usual seven stages, but there are a few givens: You’ll need to weather the sharp rise in airfares and, if your flight is delayed or canceled, you’ll need to work through your anger to deals with your airlines. (Keep in mind that more than twice as many US flights were canceled this June compared to last, according to airline tracking site FlightAware.) We asked experts for nuggets of wisdom and strategies that can help you avoid key stressors or, at least, ease the path to acceptance.

Timing Is (Almost) Everything

Wendy Schoneberger spent 31 years as an air-traffic controller, making sure that travelers got where they were going safely. Since starting Solo to Group Travel, a vacation-planning service, in 2012, she’s turned her focus to making sure

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United Airlines’ second-quarter profit of $329 million was its first since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

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United Airlines

has to cut its plans to grow capacity next year because of ongoing challenges including higher fuel prices and systemwide operational issues, the company said on Wednesday.

United (ticker: UAL) still expects to be profitable for 2022, and it says third-quarter total revenue per seat mile should improve 24% to 26% over the same quarter in 2019. But it said it would expand flying 8% or less next year over 2019. An earlier forecast had put that growth plan at closer to 20%.

A second-quarter profit of $329 million was the carrier’s first since Covid-19 began two years ago and didn’t include the federal aid that expired last year.

Strong travel demand helped lift total revenue per seat mile—a key metric for airlines—by 24% from the same period

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Lately, it seems like the news headlines from San Francisco have been negative, from the city’s homelessness crisis and highly publicized recall elections to the area’s astronomical cost-of-living and worsening fire seasons.

But San Francisco is still San Francisco. The fog still rolls in from the Pacific to blanket the city’s jumbled hills, the sunset still flames crimson behind the Golden Gate Bridge and the smell of salt and eucalyptus still hits the moment you step outside of San Francisco International Airport. Always a city for lovers of the outdoors, pandemic restrictions led to the near-universal embrace of an indoor-outdoor city life. And at its core, the city’s spirit, a heady brew of creativity, progressivism and experimentation, remains unbreakable.

San Francisco’s pandemic recovery has been slower than other major metropolitan areas in the United States; according to data from the San Francisco Travel Association, forecasts for 2022 estimate 80 percent

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Travelers wait to offload their flight at Portland International Airport. Staffing shortages, the Covid-19 pandemic and other issues have led to historic levels of disruptions in US air travel.

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This should be a golden age for airlines like

United Airlines

and

American Airlines
.

Travel is surging and seats are hard to come by.

But airline stocks are painting a different picture, trading down with prices closer to their 52-week lows. United Airlines (ticker:

UAL

) was losing 9% on Thursday, while

Delta Air Lines

(

DAL

) dropped 3.4% and

American Airlines

(

AAL

) fell 7.7%. The

US Global Jets ETF

(JETS) was 3% lower on Thursday.

Demand wasn’t the problem in the second quarter. The summer opened a floodgate of pent-up demand for travel, with the Transportation Security Administration reporting passenger volumes similar to pre-pandemic levels. Over the July 4th weekend alone,

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Highlights

  • Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
  • Gorilla trekking Uganda safaris in Bwindi National Park
  • Spot the Big 5 & Big cats in Queen Elizabeth NP
  • Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth NP
  • Spot the Big 5 & Big cats in Akagera
  • Boat cruise on Lake Ihema in Akagera
  • Unlimited game drives
  • Travel with an expert guide rated excellent by past travelers
  • Travel in a comfortable Land Cruiser

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will be picked from your hotel in Kigali and you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park located western Uganda. You will arrive at your Lodge for an overnight stay. 

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Lodge: Bush Lodge

Day 2: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Game drive and Boat cruise

After a cup of coffee, begin the day with a game drive in the Kasenyi plains that may lead you

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Uganda (Entebbe International Airport) & transfer to the Hotel

Arrive in Uganda following the flight from your respective country of origin. You land at Entebbe International Airport which is the main gateway to Uganda where you will find a representative of your booked hotel and will offer you a courteous welcome. The amazing weather and brightening atmosphere on the shores of Lake Victoria give you a remarkable first impression of Uganda on 12 days of Uganda Gorilla Trekking safari. Connect to the respective hotel for overnight stay.

Accommodation: Lake Heights Hotel

Day 2: Transfer from Entebbe to Murchison Falls National Park

Early morning after breakfast, you will be picked from your hotel by our tour guide for a transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. Branch off at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola to track the Rhinos and later continue to the park. Arrive

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Day 1; Arrival
You will be welcomed by our company representative upon your arrival at Entebbe airport on your 14 days gorilla trekking Uganda tours and transferred to the Lodge where you will unwind, dinner and overnight stay at Cassia Lodge.

Day 2; Transfer to Murchison falls National Park
enjoy breakfast and drive to Murchison falls national park. It will take you around 5 hours from Kampala with about 305 km. You will enter through Kichumbanyobo gate. Paara covers a distance of about 85km from Masindi town by the shortest route. You will visit the top of the falls and then proceed to Murchison River Lodge (thatched tents) for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3; Game drive and launch cruise – Murchison Falls
Early morning breakfast and then go for a game drive where you will spot various animal species like elephants, giraffes, lions, Uganda kobs among others. In the

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This 10 Days Uganda Safari unleashes the best gorilla trekking Uganda tours have to offer. You will visit top safari destinations including Murchison falls, Kibale forest, Queen Elizabeth park, Bwindi and Lake Mburo NP.

You will sum up the big 5 and Uganda primates just in 10 Days.

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison falls National Park

You will be picked up from your hotel in Entebbe / Kampala and drive to Murchison falls national park. Along the way, you will visit the Ziwa rhino sanctuary – the only place where you can see rhinos in Uganda!

Take part in Rhino tracking and proceed with lunch en-route. You will enter the park through Kichumbanyobo gate and visit the top of the falls and then proceed for dinner and overnight stay at Pakuba Safari Lodge

Day 2: Game drive and launch cruise – Murchison Falls

Early morning breakfast and then go for

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