By The Way: Your luggage is lost. Now what?
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 | | | | In case you missed it this week: What to do if an airline loses your luggage; covid-19 spreads on cruise ships; and tips for flying after a surgery. | (iStock/Washington Post illustration) The airline lost your luggage. Now what? Here's how to find your bags — and get what you are owed by the airline. | (iStock/Washington Post illustration) Every U.S. cruise with passengers has coronavirus cases on boardThe CDC has opened investigations into 92 ships carrying passengers in the U.S., and two more with crew only. | (Katty Huertas/The Washington Post) What I learned about flying after surgeryLimited mobility, plus labor shortages, made an international trip challenging. Writer Eileen Cho shows how she did it. | (iStock/Washington Post illustration) How to get refunds if your winter flight is canceledOmicron has rocked flight crews, causing thousands of delays and cancellations. Here's a guide for what to do if your flight gets canceled and how to get a refund. | More from The Washington Post | (Edward Munn) Explore BTW's guidesThere's more to see | (Juan Cristóbal Cobo for The Washington Post) | Travel is back, and we are updating our City Guides to 70 cities around the world so you can plan your dream trip. This week, check out our guide to Bogotá. | (Philip Henderson) | In 1953, explorer Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In the nearly 70 years since, just over 10,000 others have completed the feat. Only a handful have been Black, and only one has been a Black American.
In May, under the name of Full Circle Everest Expedition, a nine-person team of highly qualified Black climbers intend to change that. Read more on the first all-Black team of climbers heading to Everest and their efforts to get there. #BTW | | | | | | Want this newsletter every week? Sign up here. | | | | | |