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Half Off Colorado Ski Vacations Just Announced
Skiing is innately socially distanced. After all, it's done in the open air—and this year, ski resorts around the United States are creating new protocols, such as limits on the…
Time Is Running Out to Visit These Natural Wonders Now in "Critical" Decline
If the Great Barrier Reef (pictured above) in Australia and the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California on the Pacific coast of Mexico are on your must-see list, you…
Vaccine Passports Are Nothing New. Travelers Already Use Them.
In an interview on December 3, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said that using vaccine passports to facilitate…
The Best and Worst International Cities for Relocation? A Global Survey Names Them
There's nothing quite as sexy, it seems, as packing up and moving somewhere foreign for a spell. That may be why my recent post about countries that are popular in searches by would-be…
A Charge for the Overhead Bin? One Airline Is Doing It
Hard times make us do things we'd never normally do, like make best friends with a volleyball, sell our hair and belt "I Dreamed a Dream," or get into sourdough baking. For easyJet,…
It's Official: Emotional Support Animals Can No Longer Fly Free
The days of getting free flights for your untrained emotional support Pomeranian are over. The government has closed the doggy door. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has…
Immunity Passports Could Be Just Around the Corner
Since the onset of the pandemic, rumors of new forms of health identification or "immunity passports" have emerged periodically. But now it looks like a multinational trade…
Live and Work in Paradise! Hawaii Has a New Program for You
As I have written recently, more and more destinations are pursuing digital nomads to replace the tourists that once filled lodgings. Barbados has a new visa program that allows…
WATCH: YouTuber Livestreams His Two-Week Quarantine from Singapore Hotel
Ever since the pandemic started, governments around the world have mandated two-week quarantines for arriving international travelers in an effort to stop the spread of the…
Kauai Drops Out of Hawaii's Testing Program, Will Force Quarantine
Hawaii, you may have heard, has been working to salvage its tourism-dependent economy. In October, the state began the new Safe Travels system that allows visitors to skip the…
You Can Now Visit the Studio Where Bob Ross Made His Iconic PBS Art Show
Fans of painter and icon of chill Bob Ross—the bearded PBS host with the Chia Pet hairdo, ASMR voice, and penchant for bucolic nature scenes—can now visit the studio where he presided…
Relocation Is the New Way to Travel, but Where Do People Want to Move?
Given that the coronavirus is raging in most parts of the world, a weeklong vacation isn’t socially responsible right now. But with so many working remotely, inveterate wanderers are…
When Is the Best Day of the Week to Buy Airfare and Fly in 2021? A New Study Reveals All
This year, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be a measly single block long, Christmas markets around the world are largely canceled, and far fewer people will gather at grandma's…
First Airline Confirms: Covid Vaccination Will Be Required to Fly
The first airline has confirmed that it will require all international passengers to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination—once a vaccine becomes available—in order to fly. The airline is…
As a Trial, Airlines Requiring Covid Testing on Select Routes
It's already against the rules at every major airline to fly while you are knowingly Covid-positive, but up to now, there was no way for carriers to prove passenger status. Germany's…
Volunteering Can Earn You a Free Night at a Hawaiian Hotel
Many eco- and culturally conscious Hawaiians are hoping that the state's post-pandemic travel industry will be more sustainable than the way things were before. (Frommer's reported on…
TikTokker's Carry-On "Hack" Gets Him Banned from Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines has reportedly banned a TikTok user from flights for two years because of a carry-on luggage tip the man posted. In an 18-second clip titled "Spirit carry on hack" that…
Latest Dining Trend? Rapid Covid-19 Tests at Restaurants
What pairs best with a nasal swab—prosecco or champagne? The City Winery restaurant chain is about to ask that question. City Winery locations, dedicated to wine appreciation and live…
Canada's Famed Rocky Mountaineer Train Expands to the American West
Lovers of great rail journeys will tell you: The Rocky Mountaineer, a privately owned luxury train that threads through the Canadian Rockies in the summer with special bubble-top…
SoCal's Six Dazzling Holiday Drive-Throughs, from Stranger Things to Elf on the Shelf
The notion that Southern Californians spend all their time in their cars is a tired cliché—but in 2020, it feels freshly apt. As one of the few options for getting out of the house…
Need a Covid Test to Travel? Vendors Can No Longer Keep Up
In October, Hawaii brought in a new entry system in a desperate effort to salvage its tourism business. Since October 15, arriving tourists have been required to furnish their own…
What Road Trips Are Really Like Right Now: Staying Safe, Saving Money
Life goes on. Although it may be wiser to wait until there’s a vaccine before hitting the road (a prospect that, knock wood, seems right around the corner), many of us want, or even…
Open a New Window: See Video Views from Homes Around the World
It may not be the most dramatic part of a trip, but there is one moment when it really hits me that I’ve left my normal life behind. After the whirlwind of flying or driving to my…
For Flyers Who Want Vacant Middle Seats, Only One Airline Will Qualify Now
For Americans who would rather fly with an empty seat beside them, there is only one choice now. One by one, all the other airlines have peeled away from their commitment to leave…
Meow! It's Japan's New Covid-Fighting Kitty Cat Mascot
Japan is putting the cat in catastrophe with its new pandemic mascot, a coronavirus-combatting kitty named Koronon. On most days, the mascot can be spotted in busy parts of Tokyo such…