Pauline Frommer: You Can Help Restore Our National Parks and Create Thousands of Jobs
Posted on 06/09/2020, 5:00 AM
At the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration. It accomplished two life-changing goals: Over the course of eight years, it created some 8.5 million desperately needed jobs, and it did it while shoring up America’s framework. Today, we still benefit from the bridges, schools, hospitals, roads, hiking trails, sewer lines, air...
Sri Lanka's Reopening Plan for Tourism Is the World's Strictest So Far
Posted on 06/08/2020, 10:00 AM
As of this writing, Sri Lanka, a country of 21.5 million people, has confirmed only 11 deaths from Covid-19. Due to a rigorous testing, tracking, and quarantine program, the South Asian nation was ranked as having the ninth most effective response to the virus by the Global Response to Infectious Diseases (GRID) index. Sri Lanka tied with Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, and Taiwan. The...
Cancún Is the Latest Place to Defray Vacation Costs...We Think
Posted on 06/05/2020, 9:00 AM
Updated June 10This is becoming a strange trend. The Italian island of Sicily announced its intention to help pay for vacations once we're traveling again. So did Japan—but only sort of, since the country won't promise the deal will still be valid by the time the border fully reopens. Now fun-in-the-sun giant Cancún is following in their footsteps: The city's private sector is making overtures to ...
[Updated 2021] Find a Hookup or Site for Your RV in Four Easy Steps
Posted on 06/04/2020, 6:45 PM
Availability is far harder to come by this summer, but here are some resources for finding empty campsites for a road trip.
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Plan U.S. Travel With This New Interactive Map of Each State's Covid-19 Rules
Posted on 06/02/2020, 9:00 AM
We need to give a big thank you to the National Governors Association. It just created an interactive map, the Covid-19 State and Territory Actions Tracker (pictured above in a screenshot). The free new tool makes summer road trips much easier. It shows, at a glance, the policies in any state you might be visiting. For example, those who might be driving into Maine, Rhode Island, Kansas, or Utah ...
Will Hawaii Secede from the United States? Touristically, We Mean
Posted on 06/01/2020, 8:00 AM
Imagine if Gov. Andrew Cuomo were to meet with the New York State Legislature to propose a special relationship that only applied to New York State and France. "Because the Empire State and the great country of France have a shared level of sophistication, a shared love of good food and wine, and similar political leanings, we are going to make it easier for French citizens to visit New York," the...
Will Airline Service Cuts Turn Parts of USA Into No-Go Zones?
Posted on 06/01/2020, 6:00 AM
Like our nation's highway system, airlines play a vital role in knitting together the country, allowing for commerce as well as travel between the states. That's why the federal government's airline bailout was contingent on the carriers promising to maintain service to American airports big and small. But there was a loophole: Airlines were given the right to petition the government to drop serv...
Dream Job Alert! Drink Beer and Hike Mountains All Day for $20,000
Posted on 06/01/2020, 6:00 AM
Know anyone looking for a job? Or should I ask, "Do you live under a rock?" Of course you know someone who is unemployed right now. And if that's not you, be a mensch and tell your friends about this sweet opportunity to make money. The person who lands the position gets $20,000. The Devil's Backbone Brewing Company is looking for a "Chief Hiking Officer" for 2021. Whoever gets the gig will be e...
There's More Room at the Inns of the National Parks This Summer. Here's Why
Posted on 05/29/2020, 7:00 AM
Americans who visited a U.S. national park in recent years might have learned something surprising: Though the parks are America’s greatest treasures, it is foreign visitors who seem to treasure them most. At the Grand Canyon, Acadia, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, or one of the other top parks, you were as likely to overhear conversations in German, French, or Mandarin as in English. For obvious reason...
Cyprus Takes a Humane and Ethical Approach to Reopening to Tourism
Posted on 05/28/2020, 7:00 AM
If you've visited Cyprus, you know that it's the local custom for some Cypriots to greet everyone, whether they know them or not, with a friendly smile and a "Ya Su." Though that's usually translated as "hello," the real meaning is, "I wish you good health." So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Republic of Cyprus is trying to kick-start its tourism industry by promising to work for the heal...
