The Real Reason Cruise Ship Cabin TVs Don't Carry the Big Networks
Posted on 06/14/2024, 8:15 AM
The minute you step aboard a cruise, you're entering a bubble. Your phone calls cease, your e-mails go unchecked, and day-to-day pressures can't reach you. A good cruise is like a world unto itself, and that's a big reason we go on them. But when you embark on a cruise ship, you're also often saying goodbye to your favorite TV shows and sporting events, and not everyone craves a full suspension of...
You’re Not Going to Like What Drinking Alcohol on Flights Does to Your Body, Per New Research
Posted on 06/11/2024, 7:00 AM
For the many travelers out there whose strategy for getting through long-haul flights is a one-two punch of boozing and snoozing, some German scientists have some bad news. A new study conducted by researchers with the German Aerospace Center's Institute of Aerospace Medicine found that the combination of alcohol and reduced air pressure onboard a plane poses a "significant" risk to the health of...
Would You Climb This Scary Ladder "Floating in Thin Air" Above Norwegian Fjords?
Posted on 06/06/2024, 7:00 AM
As climate change pushes Southern Europe's summer temperatures past the proverbial boiling point, many travelers have begun to look northward to Scandinavia for outdoor vacation spots. A new attraction in Norway will have you looking northward and skyward, perhaps with an expression reminiscent of Norway's own The Scream if you have even the slightest fear of heights. Suspended 790 meters (abou...
TSA Confirms Real ID Will Be Mandatory to Fly Starting May 7, 2025
Posted on 06/03/2024, 2:00 PM
This post was originally published in December 2022 and contains updated information.The deadline for all Americans to be using Real I.D., the strengthened identification format that was announced in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration after the security disasters of September 11, 2001, has been affirmed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Americans must not really need safer id...
Book Passage 2024: Learn How to Be a Travel Writer or Photographer
Posted on 05/29/2024, 2:15 PM
Whenever people ask me what my favorite destinations are, I have to fudge the answer. The truth is I'd rather go somewhere new than revisit a place, and every destination is as unique as a fingerprint, with its own pleasures and disappointments. But even though I go to many travel conferences in the course of a year, there's only one I look forward to all year: the Book Passage Travel Writers and ...
Deal Alert: Hawaii Hotels Are Up to 30% Cheaper Than Normal Right Now
Posted on 05/28/2024, 12:30 PM
If you've ever wanted a vacation on Maui's famed Ka‘anapali Beach, this is the year to go. Occupancy and prices are down some 20–30% in the popular West Maui resort area, but those rates are expected to rebound by the end of 2024. They're lower than normal because of the lingering misperception that this sunny region, which is located just north of the fire-struck town of Lahaina, either doesn't w...
Hurricane Season Forecast: 2024 Could Get Most Storms Ever
Posted on 05/24/2024, 3:30 PM
This post, originally published April 22, has been updated with new information. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is going to be a rough one, according to weather forecasters. For the period from June 1 to Nov. 30, the U.S. government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts "above-normal hurricane activity" in the Atlantic basin, which includes the North Atlantic O...
Bike Tennessee with This Free Online Collection of Scenic Cycling Routes
Posted on 05/24/2024, 7:00 AM
Tennessee is making it easier to experience some of the state's best scenery and historic sites by bike. A partnership between the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and the Ride with GPS cycling app has resulted in a new program called Bike Tennessee. It's a collection of 52 new biking routes designed to show off Tennessee's quiet back roads, natural wonders, small towns, and noteworthy...
The Rules for Bringing a Dog into the US to Get Stricter: Here's What's Changing
Posted on 05/13/2024, 7:30 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new rules last week for bringing a dog into the United States. Starting August 1, all dogs entering the country must be at least 6 months old, must be microchipped, and must be accompanied by either proof of a rabies vaccine or proof that the dog hasn't been in a country considered high-risk for rabies over the last 6 months. Additionally,...
USA's Most Endangered Historic Places Now Include L.A.'s Little Tokyo and Concord, Mass., Revolutionary Sites
Posted on 05/07/2024, 7:30 AM
The site of the American Revolution's "shot heard round the world," the hometown of author Zora Neale Hurston, a lighthouse in the middle of the Hudson River, a long-standing Japanese American neighborhood, and a church where Black coal miners worshipped are among the USA's most endangered historic places, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since 1988, the Washington, D.C....
