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Destinations
Canada and US Start Loosening Border Travel Restrictions
Pandemic travel restrictions between the US and Canada will start to ease, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on…
— Boundless
Kahului Airport capacity concerns increase ahead of loosened travel restrictions for Hawaii
Nearly 8,500 visitors touched down at the Kahului Airport on Monday. With travel restrictions loosening on Thursday, some are expecting the long waits to get even…
— KHON 2
Tours and Activities
The Italian gardens hoping to change tourism
Travelers to Italy want the countryside instead of cities of art post-pandemic. And there's a hope that this new trend might change tourism in the country for the…
— CNN
Cruise
Regent offers free first class air for select Alaska, Canada/New England cruises
For a limited time, Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering free business class air with 25 intracontinental 2022 sailings in Alaska and Canada/New…
— Seatrade Cruise News
Another Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Resumes Cruises
Another Royal Caribbean cruise ship returned to service today when Jewel of the Seas embarked on a two night preview cruise before the vessel begins…
— CruiseFever
Norwegian Cruise Ship Arrives in Seattle Ahead of Alaska Restart
Norwegian Encore arrives in Seattle, Washington in preparation for restarting cruises to Alaska in early…
— Cruise Hive
Transportation
Airlines' Refusal To Give Some Customers Cash Refunds For Flights Cancelled During Pandemic Could Prove Costly
The Biden Administration is planning new rules that will require airlines to begin refunding to passengers any fees they've paid to check bags that are delayed, for inflight Wi-Fi services that did not…
— Forbes
American Airlines says it flew three times as many passengers over July 4 weekend compared with 2020
American Airlines says it carried three times as many passengers over July 4 weekend over…
— CNBC
Biden administration readies new airline consumer protections
The way airlines handle extra, optional fees -- such as the charges to check a bag or reserve a specific seat -- could change under a set of rules being developed by the Biden…
— CNN
Lodging
Legoland New York Is Opening Its 250-room Hotel This Summer
The Legoland New York Hotel in Goshen, NY, will welcome its first guests on August…
— Travel+Leisure
Hilton hotels will now only offer housekeeping by request
Hilton Hotels and Resorts says moving forward it will no longer offer daily housekeeping at its…
— The Points Guy
Other and Odd
US imposes air travel restriction to Belarus after arrest of opposition journalist
The U.S. Department of Transportation imposed a final order for air travel restrictions on Belarus on Tuesday after the country diverted a flight flying over the country to arrest a…
— The Hill
The Best Travel Cameras You Can Buy in 2021
It's finally time to head out of town and take a well-deserved vacation far, far away from home. And while you could use your smartphone camera to document every incredible meal you eat, every…
— Yahoo
Today in History
The Roswell Incident
On July 8, 1947 The Roswell Army Air Field issued an unusual press release indicating that on July 7th, the day before, some of its personnel had located and removed a crashed “flying disc” from a local ranch. A second press release corrected “flying disc” to “weather balloon.” One of the great conspiracy theories of the 20th century…
— Travel Research Online
Point-to-Point
Is COVID Still a Serious Threat to Travelers?
by Steven Frankel
Wednesday July 07, 2021
Now that vaccin ations are available everywhere in the United States, and are free and sometimes linked to one million dollar lottery prizes; it’s tempting to rejoin the travel cheerleaders. Here’s a “rapid test” to determine whether COVID-19 is still a significant threat to travelers:
Will the hospitalization rates (per 100,000 people) for July in the states with the highest vaccination rates be greater than the hospitalization rates for July in the states with the lowest vaccination rates? Also, will the hospitalization rates for July 2021 will be greater than the hospitalization rates for June 2021?
If these two questions are answered ‘yes,’ we'll have solid evidence that increased vaccination rates are essential for safe travel and that unvaxed travelers should either…
— Travel Research Online
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