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Destinations
Latest Cancun and Playa Del Carmen Travel Restrictions Tourists Need To Know
With spring break approaching, many travelers are going to be headed south to the popular tourist hotspots of Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. Whether its your first time traveling to Mexico during the pandemic or your tenth, restrictions are constantly changing and there are things all travelers need to know before booking there…
— Travel Off Path
Travel report identifies top searched destinations for summer 2021
While the coronavirus may have inspired Americans to try staycations, there are just some destinations people are looking forward to traveling to more than…
— Fox Travel News
Croatia wants tourists to move there. These people are doing just that
While most European Union nations have kept their borders sealed against non-European visitors during the pandemic, Croatia has been welcoming arrivals from the United States and many other…
— CNN
Tours and Activities
Travel+Leisure Highlights Underground Railroad Tour In Alexandria
Travel+Leisure is highlighting City Council member and Manumission Tour Company owner John T. Chapman in new video about his Underground Railroad…
— The Columbus Dispatch
Museums bet on paid virtual tours during pandemic but will they catch on?
Take a guided tour of Elvis Presley's home from your sofa or marvel at old masters' paintings in The Met without visiting New York: museums, forced to adapt by the pandemic, are now offering paid virtual tours -- but how big a source of income will they…
— WION
Cruise
MSC Cruise line reveals 'humanoid' robot bartender for new ship
Robots may be able to pour drinks, but can they listen to your troubles? The future of bartending is coming to MSC Cruises’ new flagship ship when the MSC Virtuosa launches later this year. The cruise line recently revealed details of its "immersive, futuristic" bar and entertainment experience – including a "humanoid"…
— Fox Travel News
Norwegian Cruise Line Extends ‘Peace of Mind’ Policy
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that it is extending three policies to help give guests flexibility and peace of mind when booking a cruise…
— Cruise Radio
Cruise Ship COVID Outbreak Swiftly Dealt With
A relatively small cluster of COVID-19 cases onboard Mein Schiff 2 was swiftly dealt with by both the vessel and the Spanish…
— Cruise Hive
Transportation
Spirit Airlines is hiring pilots and flight attendants again in hopes of pandemic recovery
Spirit plans to resume new pilot and flight attendant training courses next month for the first time since early in the…
— CNBC
US House committee approves another $14B for pandemic-hit airlines
A U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a proposal to give airlines another $14 billion in payroll assistance as part of a broader COVID-19 relief package that is working its way through…
— FOX Business
White House meeting with airline execs as it considers testing domestic travelers for Covid
The White House is holding a meeting with major airline executives on Friday amid industry uproar over the possibility of testing domestic travelers for coronavirus, multiple sources tell…
— CNN
Lodging
Covid-19: How England's hotel quarantine will differ from Australia's
The BBC has seen a copy of the government's official requirements for hotel operators ahead of the policy starting on Monday. It spells out the rules for handling travellers for 11 nights of…
— BBC
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas announces March 25 opening
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas will open its doors on March 25. The company made the announcement Thursday evening. It has been a journey, but to finally reach this milestone and confidently announce our opening date would not be possible…
— KLAS 8
Other and Odd
What Happens If A Travel Voucher Expires Before Restrictions Are Lifted?
Just under a year ago, when COVID-19 emerged and spread rapidly across the world, many airlines had to collectively cancel thousands of flights and suspend service to numerous destinations. How these cancelations were handled varied from airline to…
— Simple Flying
A 'pop-up' airport for electric aircraft could transform the way we think about urban travel
From bike sharing schemes and hydrogen buses to app-based ride hailing services booked using a smartphone, urban mobility is changing. With governments around the world attempting to phase out diesel and gasoline vehicles in favor of low and zero emission options, the infrastructure required to keep our towns and cities moving will also need to…
— CNBC
How a ‘Vaccine Passport' Could Open Up International Travel
Travel during the coronavirus pandemic has largely been halted. There are many types of travel restrictions, from mandatory quarantine periods, to required testing. Some countries might soon require proof of your vaccination to…
— NBC 7 San Diego
Today in History
Abraham Lincoln is born
On this day in 1809, the sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was born in a one-room log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. His education consisted of little more than 18 months of formal schooling, but he was an avid reader and focused on the law as a course of study. Admitted to the bar in 1837, he moved to Springfield, Illinois and began a law practice. He was…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Where River Cruising Began: A ‘Fire Boat’ On The Saône
In 1783, in the city of Lyon, a 32-year-old engineer and inventor did something remarkable: He unwittingly gave birth to river cruising as we know it today.
On what was presumably a warm day in mid-July, thousands of Lyonnaise gathered along the banks of the Saône to watch the Frenchman chug upstream in a boat measuring 150 feet long and 16 feet wide. They were witnessing a spectacle never before seen: the world’s first successful voyage by…
— Travel Research Online
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The Rosen Report
CDC Complicates Travel, Advisors Learn to Cope—Again
by Cheryl Rosen
Friday February 12, 2021
“For the firs t two weeks of January, I felt like a genius,” says Lynn Clark.
Heading into Wave season in the middle of a Milwaukee winter, she had upped the hours of the four retail agents at her Travel Leaders franchise from one day a week to three, on condition they call two clients a day—not to sell, just to “remind our best customers we’re still here, and kind of get the pulse of the market.” The clients loved it, and it was generating sales.
Then came January 12. The CDC announced that all inbound travelers must test for Covid before departure, and quarantine in place if they test positive. “We thought ‘OMG,’ it’s all going to go…
— Travel Research Online
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