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Destinations
Why the Oldest City in the U.S. Should Be Your Next Destination for a Girls Getaway
From delicious food to beautiful beaches, St. Augustine, Florida, has everything you need for a perfect girls…
— Travel+Leisure
One of Italy's most idyllic islands is 'Covid-free'
As Europe plans its gradual reopening to visitors from further afield, the battle lines are being drawn between destinations eager to get the tourist dollars…
— CNN
Greece touts for tourists with season to start despite Covid
Greece is keen to see crowds of holiday-makers flooding back to its idyllic islands and has despatched the tourism minister to London to convince one of its biggest…
— Yahoo! News
Tours and Activities
An Ethical Guide to Plantation Tours
Plantation tours range widely, and not all of them center Black voices. This guide will help travelers find the tours that combat racism through…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Cruise
Expedition Cruise Lines Weigh Antarctica Season Adjustments
The 2021-2022 Antarctica cruise season should be kicking off from Ushuaia, Argentina, in October, but with Argentina closed to cruise traffic, operators…
— Cruise Industry News
Two Popular Cruises, Star Trek and the 80s Cruise, Sell Out
Two themed cruises that will sail in 2022, Star Trek: The Cruise and The 80s Cruise, have completely sold out. The full-ship charters sail…
— Cruise Fever
'A hard position': Florida's cruise industry struggles with vaccine passport ban
The state’s massive cruise industry is caught in the cross hairs between the federal government’s cautious coronavirus rollbacks and Gov. Ron…
— Florida Politics
Transportation
Pipeline outage forces American Airlines to add stops to some long-haul flights, Southwest flies in fuel
After a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, U.S. airlines and airports are scrambling to get…
— CNBC
Delta Announces New Nonstop Flights From NYC To Croatia
Delta is going to start flying nonstop from NYC to Dubrovnik, plus the new airline that's going to offer nonstop flights to…
— TravelAwaits
Senators Calling On Airlines To Refund Flight Credits
Two US Senators have written to several US airlines to ask them to change their terms - or refund millions of…
— Travel Off Path
Lodging
Kempinski Hotel Bahía Will Welcome Again Beach Lovers For A Relaxed Summer In Andalusia
Extensive gardens, appealing pool landscapes, terraces with restaurants and bars, plenty of outdoor space and stunning beaches right in front of the hotel are attributes describing…
— Hospitality Net
Hospitality union, hotel lobbyist join forces to ask Congress to help ailing industry
UNITE HERE and the American Hotel and Lodging Association put out a joint statement in support of the Save Hotel Jobs Act, a federal bill designating money to the hotel…
— Orlando Sentinel
Other and Odd
The Best Face Masks for Travel and Long Flights
As travel opens up, having a breathable face mask is essential, especially on flights. We review the most comfortable face masks for…
— Rolling Stone
COVID certificate will be a signal for travel in EU, Germany says
Germany hopes for a swift agreement on a COVID-19 certificate that could allow citizens to travel more easily in the European Union, as more and more countries are opening up…
— Reuters
Today in History
ValuJet Flight 592
On May 11, 1996, technicians for the SabreTech corporation loaded cases of oxygen canisters aboard low-cost carrier ValuJet's flight 592 from Miami to Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The canisters were mistakenly thought to be empty, but loading them into the cargo hold was in contravention of FAA regulations which forbid the transport of hazardous materials in the cargo hold of a commercial…
— Travel Research Online
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