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Destinations
Enjoy Island Living While Stuck at Home by Taking a Virtual Trip to Aruba
Grab a daiquiri and enjoy an island vacation from your couch. Let’s face it: Jetting off to Aruba sounds extra nice right now. While we’re all staying home in order to do our part to combat the spread of coronavirus, it’s easy to feel the pangs of wanderlust. Luckily, the Aruba Tourism Authority has a number of ways to enjoy the island’s culture and natural beauty all from the comfort of home.…
— Travel+Leisure
Dubrovnik: The medieval city designed around quarantine
Since ancient times, societies have attempted to separate people with disease from those who remained unaffected, with references to self-isolation dating back to the Old Testament. As Covid-19 sweeps across the globe, we are advised to “self-quarantine” if we have recently returned from a part of the world where the virus is rapidly spreading, or if we have knowingly come into contact with…
— BBC
Tours and Activities
I’m a Safari Guide—And Coronavirus Will Change the Future of Safaris
March is when we started taking the virus seriously. Asilia did COVID-19 training for every staff member, especially guides and waiters—the people who face our guests the most. Hugging or handshakes were suddenly taboo. We washed our hands constantly and used hand sanitizer, and always left enough space between each [safari] vehicle. We actually had clients staying at our camps through…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Save The World From Your Couch With These Global Earth Day Programs
Since humans went into isolation, skies have been smog-free, water more pristine and animals free to roam empty streets. As we hit the pause button to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, nature is rebounding like never before. However, Mother Earth still needs our help. Earth Day, founded in 1970, to raise awareness about environmental issues, is celebrated annually as a reminder to preserve…
— Forbes
Museums reveal their creepiest objects in Twitter battle
Fish-tailed monkey "mermaids." A snuff box for storing pubic hair. Enough creepy dolls to fill a haunted schoolhouse. With their doors closed due to the pandemic, museums in the UK and beyond have been taking to Twitter to showcase the most terrifying items in their collections, and it might be enough to make you glad to be safe at home. England's Yorkshire Museum threw down the gauntlet on…
— CNN
Cruise
Even With COVID-19 Cases, Suing Cruise Lines Is 'Extraordinarily Difficult'
The last cruise ship carrying passengers finally docked this week. On Tuesday, the Costa Deliziosa disembarked passengers in Genoa, Italy, allowing more than 1,500 people to return home after a 113-day voyage. Under an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it will be another three months—at least—until cruise ships will once again be able to sail from U.S. ports. In the…
— NPR
River Cruise Line Adding New Ports and Itineraries for 2021
Avalon Waterways, one of the leading river cruise lines in Europe, is adding new ports and itineraries on the Danube in 2021. The Danube River winds and bends through 10 countries to carve a historic path that unites fairytale villages, capital cities, cliffside castles and forested slopes for picture-perfect landscapes as far as the eye can see. Along this legendary path, Avalon Waterways has created…
— Cruise Fever
Transportation
Delta Reports $534 Million Loss For First Quarter And Details Grim Outlook
With the coronavirus pandemic bring air travel to a near halt, Delta Air Lines DAL swung to a loss in the first quarter, and the company described a host of measures its taken to prepare for the tough months that lie ahead. With its business tailing off significantly in March, revenue fell 18% to $8.59 billion from the same period last year, it reported Wednesday morning, and it booked a net loss…
— Forbes
Physical distancing will end era of cheap air travel, industry warns
The days of cheap air travel will be over if airlines are forced to introduce physical distancing measures on planes because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry has warned. Alexandre de Juniac, the director general of the International Air Transport Association (Iata), said that if governments ordered airlines to adopt physical distancing onboard aircraft, at least a third of seats would remain empty…
— The Guardian
Lodging
How Marriott's New Cleaning Protocols Will Make Future Guests Feel at Ease
When travel restrictions brought on by the coronavirus eventually do lift, Marriott's new cleanliness initiative will help guests feel comfortable as soon as they arrive for a much-needed trip. Helmed by a variety of experts, the hotel company's newly announced "Global Cleanliness Council" will aim to uphold new cleaning protocols at each of their locations. In addition to Marriott's senior…
— Travel+Leisure
Making the Most of Hotel Loyalty Programs When You’re Not Traveling
You got a fancy hotel credit card thinking that you’d travel often this year and redeem your free-night benefit during a luxury beach vacation. Then came coronavirus. Losing out on a free hotel room isn’t the worst problem to have right now, but it’s fair for frequent travelers to worry about what will happen to all of those hard-earned points, especially if you’re holding a credit card with a…
— New York Times
Other and Odd
Everyone is still traveling ... in their living room
Just a few weeks ago, engineer Philipp Klein Herrero emerged from his sleeping bag, scaled a snowy mountain, skied off the top slopes and hit a near 360 degree turn before crashing to the ground. Herrero managed this dream adventure while keeping to social distancing rules. He just did the whole thing from his apartment. Herrero, who lives in Barcelona, spent 10 hours creating an entire ski trip…
— CNN
The era of peak travel is over
For years, I’ve perfected my personal travel routine: scrubbing my tray table, seatbelt, armrests, and screen before I triumphantly sink into a sterilized seat. I typically fly more than 100,000 miles a year, and I’ve come to attribute a lot of my general good health on the road to this fastidious in-flight choreography — so what if it’s placebo effect at play? When Naomi Campbell went viral last year for…
— Vox
Today in History
The First Earth Day
On April 22 of each year, millions of people celebrate Earth Day, regarded by many to mark the birth of the modern environmental movement. Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, was the principal founder of the first Earth Day. Senator Nelson hired a young environmental activist, Denis…
— Travel Research Online
Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Time is Not on Our Side
Contrary to what the Rolling Stones might think in song, “Time is not on our side.”
In fact, “time” is passing us by faster than we could ever imagine. And the truth is that we will soon be out in front of this crisis looking back over our shoulders at the “old” days. (Remember 9/11?)
If anybody for a minute thinks I am minimizing the severity of what we are all going through, you are sadly mistaken. We are experiencing a huge catastrophe. But the hours are turning into days, and the days into weeks.
You may not be feeling it today, but better days will soon be knocking…
— Travel Research Online
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