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Destinations
Travel by TV: around the UK in 10 great shows
Yes, on occasion, the Cornish scenery even outshines the shirtless Ross Poldark scything away in the fields in the BBC’s historical drama. My mum speaks highly of the mid-1970s original, and though she can remember almost nothing about it, it’s probably fair to say the Cornish locations wouldn’t have dazzled back then the way they do in the high-def 2015 remake. Among them are Holywell…
— The Guardian
US announces extended travel restrictions with Mexico, Canada
The United States, Canada and Mexico will extend restrictions barring nonessential travel across their respective shared borders for another 30 days amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration announced Monday. "As President Trump stated last week, border control, travel restrictions and other limitations remain critical to slowing the spread and allowing the phased opening of…
— The Hill
Tours and Activities
Mumbai's Snacks Are Legendary—Here's How to Make Them at Home
When I go to a market in Mumbai, the first thing that hits me is the combination of smells and sounds. There’s always somebody making pav bhaji, a Mumbai specialty consisting of a soft, buttered roll served with spicy mashed vegetables, clanking his metal spoons and calling “Come buy pav bhaji!” to attract customers. Other vendors might be making dosas, sending the smell of butter sizzling…
— Food & Wine
Walking Austria's "Cheese Road" Is Heaven for Dairy Lovers
It’s impossible to tell if cheesemaker Sepp Hechenberger is delighted or affronted when entering his timber cabin and dairy farm, about a mile up the Wilder Kaiser mountain in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria. He’s stirring a copper cauldron like some kind of kinderfresser (that’s “child-eating bogeyman” to you) and tossing 50-pound wheels of his award-winning cheese across his cellar. Sepp sips…
— Thrillist
NASA's Online Game Can Help Save the Coral Reefs — and Your Boredom During Quarantine
NASA is calling on gamers to help map and explore the world’s coral reefs. In the game, NASA NeMO-Net, players can can help train a NASA supercomputer to learn more about the ocean floor, with the help of real NASA data to identify and classify corals. Players can move across the ocean in their own research vessel, called the Nautilus, picking up and sorting the coral they find as they move.…
— Travel+Leisure
Cruise
The Last Three Cruise Ships at Sea Are Finally Going Home
The last three cruise ships carrying passengers will finally pull into port Monday, ending the long, quixotic journey for thousands of passengers who embarked before a global pandemic began and are returning to a whole new world. One of those ships, the Pacific Princess, is letting its remaining passengers off in Los Angeles Monday. The ship left Fort Lauderdale on January 5 with no…
— New York Magazine
Windstar Cruises Pauses Operations Through June
Windstar Cruises is suspending operations worldwide for cruises departing March 14 through June 30, 2020. Cruisers on canceled cruises will have the choice of a future cruise credit valued at 125 percent of all monies paid to Windstar Cruises or a refund equal to the amount paid on the Windstar booking. Passengers will have until December 31, 2021 to book and sail with their FCC or to…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Will Airlines Continue to Block Middle Seats After COVID-19? Experts Say Yes
The coronavirus outbreak has caused historic shifts in the air travel industry, including sweeping new health and safety measures in airports and on planes. Airlines are blocking middle seats, altering in-flight food and beverage services, and sanitizing their planes more deeply than ever before, while fliers are having their temperatures checked multiple times in some airports. But how long will…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Chinese airlines offer insanely cheap deals to lure back travelers
From offering tickets at the cost of a vegetable to multi-seat discounts, Chinese airlines are rolling out a series of deals to attract travelers in the run-up to Labor Day -- the first major holiday since the nation came to a standstill due to Covid-19. Recording a loss of RMB39.8 billion ($5.6 billion) in the first quarter of 2020, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the country's…
— CNN
Lodging
Where Are the Oldest Hotels in the World?
It’s no surprise that hospitality is one of the oldest businesses in the world: As long as people have been traveling, they’ve needed somewhere to stay. Some of the most impressive hotels on this list have been in continuous operation for hundreds of years; others spent their former lives as hospitals, castles, and convents. What we’ve come to expect from a hotel stay has changed over…
— Fodor's Travel
The best beach hotels in the US
The beach never gets old. It might change as the climate does, but the joy and tranquility that the beach brings doesn't ever erode. The same goes for staying at wonderful beachfront hotels. Whether they're located on paradisaical islands or romantic, windswept coastlines, lodgings that overlook the waves act like surgical glue for the soul. When we leave, we feel healed. Beachfront hotels…
— Business Insider
Other and Odd
From Virtual Field Trips to Gardening, Here Are 9 Activities You Can Do to Celebrate Earth Day at Home
This April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which was first celebrated in 1970 to raise awareness about environmental issues. Since its founding, people around the globe have honored the Earth and supported environmental initiatives on this day. Even though we may be stuck inside and unable to participate in group activities this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can…
— Travel+Leisure
All Our Complicated Feelings About Travel Right Now
Earlier this month, we put a call out on our Instagram and asked you to share what travel stories you were interested in hearing more of during this time of uncertainty. There were so many great ideas, some of which we'll be tackling over the coming weeks. One that stuck with us was a request to hear how our personal travel plans were being affected—so that listeners could feel a little less alone…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Today in History
Samuel Langhorne Clemens Dies
Born on November 30, 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known as Mark Twain, died on this day in 1910. Clemens was America's earliest and foremost humorist, satirist, lecturer, and writer. His novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are American classics. Clemens…
— Travel Research Online
Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
The “Pause”
 There has been a lot of print these days about maintaining and establishing relationships. Yet, I see one enormous opportunity squandered daily as people continue to respond to emails too quickly as far as I am…
— Travel Research Online
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