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Destinations
Seychelles to Open Border to Tourists — No Quarantine or Vaccine Required
The Seychelles, an idyllic collection of islands off the coast of East Africa, is following in the footsteps of the Maldives — another beautiful collection of islands off the coast of southern India — to restart its…
— Travel+Leisure
Mauritius Will Provide Vaccine To Long-Stay Travelers
As the concept of vaccine tourism begins to rise, Mauritius is in the lead. They will provide the COVID-19 vaccine to long-stay…
— Travel Off Path
Spain to welcome tourists who hold proof of having taken coronavirus vaccine
Travel destinations gear up to open the tourism sector; Spain to welcome them by the end of May, provided they have proof of coronavirus…
— Blasting News US
New York Ending Required Quarantine for Domestic Travel April 1
While no longer required, quarantine after domestic travel is still advised and mandatory quarantine for international travelers remains in…
— Luxury Travel Advisor
Tours and Activities
How Ancient Roman ruins can teach the world about accessible travel
How Ancient Roman ruins can teach the modern world about accessible…
— EuroNews
Cruise
In a bid to restart sailings, this cruise line just announced trips exclusively around the Bahamas
In a joint press conference with Bahamas tourism officials, leaders of the Miami-based luxury line said Crystal would resume sailings on July 3 with a series of week-long, all-Bahamas voyages out of Nassau and…
— The Points Guy
It's Officially One Year Since Cruise Lines Started Suspending Operations
December 31, 2019, the day we first heard about a new virus that emerged in China. There wasn’t much to be worried about and the cruises around the world continued as normal but in the months to follow the industry came to a complete pause and has mainly remained so ever…
— Cruise Hive
New Ship Preview: Crystal Endeavor
The 183-meter long Crystal Endeavor was originally poised to enter service in summer 2020 in Japan, coinciding with the Olympics. However, that date’s been pushed back by a year due to coronavirus-related work stoppages at MV…
— Cruise Industry News
Transportation
Hawaiian Airlines launches new nonstop service to Orlando
Hawaiian Airlines launched its new nonstop service from Honolulu to Orlando on Thursday. The new service will offer twice-weekly nonstop flights on Thursday and…
— Hawaii News Now
JetBlue rolls back coronavirus boarding policy as airline returns to 'new normal'
This week, JetBlue returned to its group boarding process and ended its back-to-front…
— Fox Travel News
Japan Limits Foreign Aircraft Arrivals To 100 Passengers
In an effort to control the spread of new coronavirus variants and stay within the capacity of quarantine facilities, the Japanese government is restricting the number of passengers arriving at 100 per…
— Simple Flying
Lodging
Hyatt Hotels CEO sees 'clear path to recovery' after Covid rocked industry
As travel recovers, Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian said the company is banking on leisure bookings to be a main driver for business this…
— CNBC
Family-friendly hotel, The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Umekoji, opens its doors in March 2021
Royal Park Hotels and Resorts Company, Ltd. is opening its third hotel in Kyoto. Located in a budding trendy area of Kyoto and offering modern design and practical amenities, The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Umekoji is targeting particularly families with small children and also…
— Yahoo! Finance
A Luxury American Hotel Chain Will Now Accept Bitcoins and Dogecoins as Payment
A Luxury American Hotel Chain Will Now Accept Bitcoins and Dogecoins as Payment: Among other…
— Hypebeast
Other and Odd
Roaring Twenties could follow COVID-19 pandemic, travel agent says
It’s been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly canceled many people’s plans and caused millions of Americans to quarantine for what was a terrifying and unknown March and April of…
— WHNT News 19
Mount Everest to reopen for first climbers post-pandemic
Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and mountaineers said, as the world's tallest peak reopens after a year closed due to the coronavirus…
— CNN
Today in History
Coca Cola Sold In Bottles
If you believed its press, Coca Cola was a miracle drug, capable of curing all manner of ills including morphine addiction, headaches, and impotence. Invented in 1885 in Columbus, Georgia, the drink was first sold in soda fountains in Atlanta in 1886 as a patent medicine for five cents a glass. The syrup was mixed with carbonated water, and during its first year sold an average of 9 glasses a day. Frank M. Robinson, the…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Across Sweden On The World’s Oldest Cruise Ship
In our last post, we learned how in 1966 the first barge with cabins debuted in France. Known as Palinurus, the then-40-year-old barge had been converted from a cargo-carrying barge towed by mules to a hotel barge propelled by an engine. Heavily reconfigured since 1966, it still operates today as Luciole. Another canal cruiser with cabins made its debut nearly a century earlier. It too still operates today. What follows is the story of a voyage across Sweden on Göta Canal Company’s Juno.
For the past few weeks, we’ve been on a quest to learn the history of river cruising. We started our inqury in the 1700s, when a young Frenchman successfully steamed up the Saône in Lyon. Though the Frenchman’s feat may…
— Travel Research Online
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