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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Cruising Is Getting More and More Expensive for Unvaccinated Passengers

Carnival Cruise Line has become the latest major cruise company to announce that passengers who are unvaccinated or do not want to reveal their vaccination status will have to purchase…

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Hilton Drops Daily Room Cleanings at U.S. Hotels, But Not Rates

From now on, daily housekeeping as a matter of course at Hilton hotels is a thing of the past. In an update to its pandemic-inspired CleanStay program, the company announced that…

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Airport Express Lanes for Vaccinated Travelers Are Coming

As the door to pandemic-era international travel slowly creaks open, border control agents are facing a new procedural problem: If their governments enact differing entry rules for…

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Is It Wise to Book Group Tours at This Time? Our Advice

Even in the best of times, group tours are tremendously complicated travel products. A tour company not only has to create an appealing itinerary. It must also arrange for all…

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Unvaccinated? Royal Caribbean Will Make You Buy Travel Insurance

Royal Caribbean International has added another requirement for unvaccinated cruisers in Florida: They must have travel insurance. Starting August 1, guests who do not volunteer their…

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TSA Is Training Fight Attendants to Take Down Unruly Passengers

Coffee, tea, or a clock-cleaning? That'll be the new menu aboard the major U.S. airlines soon. Following a spate of antisocial behavior by passengers, the Transportation Security…

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Hawaii Sets a Date for Allowing Vaccinated Travelers—No Testing Required

After months of strict and sometimes labyrinthine Covid regulations, it's finally getting easier to travel to Hawaii. Starting Thursday, July 8, fully vaccinated travelers entering…

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This European Country Now Denies Entry to Americans From 10 States

Malta wants its American visitors back—but only some of them. In a telling move, one that shows just how closely the rest of the world is watching the United States' fractured approach…

Article / Road Trips

How to Protect Your Car from Insect Damage and Remove Bug Guts from the Windshield

Get your car ready for drives through buggy areas and remove splats from windshields and paint jobs with these helpful pointers.

Article / Entry Requirements & Customs

The EU’s Digital Covid Certificate: Can American Travelers Get One?

Non-European citizens will soon be able to obtain QR codes to allow travel through Europe without Covid-19 restrictions.

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If You Sail Royal Caribbean from Florida or Texas, Fellow Travelers Will Be Unvaccinated

In the run-up to restarting operations, Royal Caribbean International was one of the first cruise lines to assure customers that when services resumed, every adult on board would be…

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Going to Disney Is Different Now. Someone Should Warn You About These 10 Things

The return of travel brings the return of reassuring old habits. Just as some people feel incomplete until they can root for their favorite baseball team in person again at their local…

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Royal Caribbean Yanks Newest Ship from Haifa, but Will Politics Ruin a Florida Homecoming?

Americans who had hoped to spend some quality summer time aboard Royal Caribbean's newest megaship, Odyssey of the Seas, might now get their shot. In late winter, the cruise line…

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Masks Are Coming Off but Not on Public Transportation—with One Exception

Science has spoken! Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Covid-19 vaccines have been so effective that fully vaccinated Americans can return to…

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Japanese Airline Installing Hands-Free Lavatory Doors

Touching an airplane bathroom's door has always been scary, whether there's a global pandemic raging or not. A clever solution has been devised in Japan, and, frankly, we'd like to…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Tips for Avoiding a Snakebite While Hiking

Minimize your chances of falling victim to a pair of fangs and know what to do if the worst happens with these simple precautions. 

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U.S. Now Accepts Home Covid Tests from International Travelers and Returning Americans

Travelers entering the United States may now use at-home tests to prove they're negative for Covid-19, according to rules updated last week by the Centers for Disease Control and…

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Masks Will Be Required on Planes, Trains, and Buses Into September

Masks aren't going away anytime soon, at least not on public transportation in the United States. The Transportation Security Administration has extended its mask mandate through…

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The European Union’s Plans to Reopen to Vaccinated Travelers by Summer

Just in time for summer travel, the European Union plans to reopen borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors, no matter where in the world they are from. According to news reports,…

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Pandemic Forces a 19-Month Delay in Real ID Enforcement at Airports

Many notorious fibs have been told to modern travelers: High-speed rail is coming soon. Competition will make airline service better. Mergers will give travelers more choice. But among…

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Why You Shouldn't Freak Out Over the U.S. Adding 116 Countries to the "Do Not Travel" List

Early this week, the U.S. State Department, as it often does, updated its list of travel advisories—and the resulting headlines sparked some consternation. On the surface, headlines…

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Hawaii Set to Make Entry Easy for Vaccinated Visitors This Summer

As tortured and as controversial as Covid-19 safety measures have been across some parts of the United States, the rules for Hawaii have been even more intense—by necessity. From the…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

No, You Shouldn’t Pee on a Jellyfish Sting. Here’s What to Do Instead

Don't let a jellyfish flush your beach vacation down the drain. Follow these steps to treat a sting without making it worse.

Article / Family & Kids

I'm Vaccinated but My Kid Isn't—Can We Travel?

Kids probably won't be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines before autumn. What does that mean for family vacations this summer?

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Norwegian's Fully Vaccinated Return to Cruising Sets Up Tough Choices for Families

This summer, the cruise line that vacationers pick will say a lot about their vaccination status. We've already heard announcements of impending summer returns by Royal Caribbean (to…