In travel news this week, a look inside Amtrak’s new high-speed train, Southwest Airlines’ controversial new seating policy, plus the United States scores low on a ranking of the world’s most peaceful countries.

And it’s Labor Day weekend in the US, when a crush of travelers could strain an aviation system plagued by recent IT outages . On the sunnier side, there’s still time to visit America’s best underrated islands .

Iceland is nice land

The Nordic nation of Iceland, famed for its volcanoes, hot springs and uniquely sublime landscapes, has once again been named the most peaceful country in the world by the Global Peace Index .

Produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the index ranks 163 independent states and territories according to criteria including societal s

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