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Colleges and Universities Are Canceling Spring Break in 2021

No need to practice your keg stand or to save up for a bikini smaller than the dollar bills you'll use to buy it. Some six months in advance, universities are announcing that because…

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Another Job Posting for Beer-Loving Hikers: Visit National Parks for $50k

Looks like Michelob Ultra has decided to outmatch a job posting we saw a while back. In June, the artisanal Devils Backbone Brewing Company offered what sounded like a sweet deal. The…

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Hawaii Is Reopening! Starting Oct. 15, State Will Admit Tourists with Recent Virus Tests

Perhaps no American state's economy has been devastated by Covid-19 worse than Hawaii's. The state's isolation determines so much about its health. Nearly all tourists arrive to the…

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Morocco Reopens to Tourists—But Maybe That's Not Such a Good Idea

On September 6, Morocco's national air carrier, Royal Air Maroc, tweeted that "nationals of visa-exempt countries with an invitation from a Moroccan company or a confirmed hotel…

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Most Ikon Pass Skiers Won't Need Advance Reservations This Winter

Most skiers who buy the Ikon Pass for the 2020–21 season won't need advance reservations to hit the slopes, according to Alterra Mountain Company, which operates the pass. It's a…

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Is Now the Right Time to Buy Holiday Airfare? The Answer is a Qualified Yes

If this were a normal year, I’d be penning a post right now about getting ready to scoop up holiday airfares at the end of September or early October. Traditionally, that's the sweet…

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New Website Helps You Plan Wildlife Spotting on African Safaris

Safari-goers who have their hearts set on glimpsing certain animals in Africa have a helpful new online resource. Tour operator Expert Africa has launched a data-rich website showing…

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The Disney Monorail: The Amazing True Story of the "Highway in the Sky"

Walt Disney is renowned as a cartoonist, filmmaker, showman, and entertainment icon. But he was also a farsighted futurist, a transportation buff with practical roots in the past—and a…

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Expert Advice on Visiting Museums During the Pandemic

Just going to a museum now feels exotic…and potentially dangerous. To help culture fans navigate the new reality, I talked with the directors of major museums in Albuquerque , Seattle…

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Farewell to New York City's Iconic Century 21 Department Store Chain

According to a study by the U.S. Travel Association, shopping was a top reason why people took 1.9 billion trips in the United States in 2019—second only to visiting relatives. As the…

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America's Rarest Old-Fashioned Amusement Rides

For well over a century, Americans have had a tireless love affair with amusement rides, from New York's Coney Island to the piers of Southern California. Few things seem to affirm the…

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Now You Can Dine on a Sandbar in the Florida Keys During Sunset

For anybody in search of a dining venue with guaranteed social distancing, a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico seems like a safe bet. A luxury resort in the Florida Keys has set up a…

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Game of Thrones Studio Tour Gets the Go-Ahead in Northern Ireland

Magical realms are good for tourism here in the real world, from the scenic New Zealand spots that stood in for Middle-earth in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies to the…

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Same Time, Next Year—for 20 Years: Win a Free Annual Mexican Vacation

How do you like the idea of a free luxury vacation on Mexico's Caribbean coast for your first post-pandemic getaway? How about repeating the experience every year for the next two…

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Beloved Tour Operator TrekAmerica Calls It Quits

It’s no secret that travel businesses are in trouble right now. Airlines are planning huge layoffs for the fall and a large percentage of hotels will likely never reopen. Now a major…

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Welcome to Covid Island! Only Tourists Who've Been Infected Are Allowed

A popular Brazilian island is reopening to tourists even though Covid-19 continues to spread. The only catch is you have to have caught it. The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, 218…

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Class Up Your New England Road Trip with Picnics at Gilded Age Estates

A recently introduced offering in elegant Newport, Rhode Island, gives visitors the chance to practice social distancing, Vanderbilt style. The new "Stroll the Gardens and Grounds"…

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Try These Two Maps to Track Covid-19 Restrictions State-By-State in the USA

Each American state has its own approach to viral prevention, which makes traveling in the USA tricky. Many issues can complicate even a 20-minute, cross-border drive, including…

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How to Track Fall Foliage in New York State

[Updated October 14, 2021]Though not as ballyhooed as New England's autumnal displays, the fall foliage in New York State is nothing to shrug at. From late September through…

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Where to See Yellowstone's Most Impressive Animals: Bears, Bison, and Beyond

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem encompasses the largest concentration of free-roaming wildlife in the contiguous United States. At the core of the ecosystem sits Yellowstone National…

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Brand-New Aquarium Opens on Mississippi's Gulf Coast

Fifteen years to the day after Hurricane Katrina battered Mississippi's Gulf Coast—and just a few days after a fresh spate of storms made landfall in neighboring Louisiana—the coastal…

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8 Ways to Reach the Hollywood Sign: Hikes, Views, and Drives

Spend a little bit of time in Griffith Park—or heck, anywhere in L.A.—and eventually you’ll hear The Question. “So, how do I get to the Hollywood Sign?” Since it first appeared in the…

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Make Plans: National Parks Are Free on September 26

Each year, the U.S. national park system sprinkles a few days across the calendar during which the government collects no entrance fees. The next date comes on September 26, 2020.…

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Soon You Can Sleep Amid Giraffes in . . . the English Countryside?

If you want to spend the night in lodgings with up-close views of rare African animals, you usually have to go to Africa. A famous example is the ultra-luxe Giraffe Manor hotel in the…

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Dominican Republic's New Plan for Bringing Back Tourism: Fewer Tests, Longer Stays

The tourism industry of the Dominican Republic has faced a downturn for far longer than most any other destination. The D.R.'s problems started long before Covid-19. In spring of 2019,…