USAToday.com The good news: Air travel is picking up. Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 1.6 million passengers, the most since March 12, 2020. The bad news: Long wait times at security checkpoints may be coming back, too. At times during spring break, the lines to go through the security checkpoint stretched into theContinue Reading
USAToday.com The return of passenger-filled cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters is in sight. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released additional guidance for cruise ships with instructions for trial voyages with volunteer passengers meant to take place in advance of sailings that include paying passengers. “With the issuance of these next two phases,Continue Reading
USAToday.com Disneyland’s revamped Snow White ride is facing backlash over Snow White and Prince Charming’s kiss while she’s asleep. The classic Disney story goes like this: Snow White is poisoned by an evil queen and falls into a comatose state. That is, until Prince Charming’s “true love’s kiss” breaks the spell, and they live happily everContinue Reading
USAToday.com Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) are urging Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle P. Walensky to maintain current restrictions on cruising amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We write today with significant concern about the prospect of premature resumption of cruise ship operations that could threaten public safety and increase the spread of the coronavirus,”Continue Reading
The US last weekend saw the highest amount of air travelers since the pandemic began — as throngs of spring breakers flew to sunny beaches for the annual party. On both Friday and Sunday, more than 1.3 million people were screened at airports by the Transportation Security Administration — the most since the coronavirus put a dentContinue Reading
Updated by CDC: February 16, 2021 Travel increases your chance of spreading and getting COVID-19. Delay travel and stay home to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, even if you are vaccinated. What you need to know If you must travel, take steps to protect yourself and others: If you are eligible, get fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Before you travel,Continue Reading
CNN.com (CNN)President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a presidential proclamation reinstating the travel restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed during her daily briefing. This move will reinstate the restrictions that former President Donald Trump lifted last week, and includes non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and muchContinue Reading
Fewer people have flown since March 2020, however, that number has increased in recent months, alongside an increase in Covid cases and deaths. The pandemic has pounded air travel. And while the holidays brought a bump, airlines expect 2021 to be a balancing act between pandemic safety and business interests. Despite the CDC warning Americans to avoidContinue Reading
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Wait no more: New Sea-Tac program lets travelers reserve a time at airport checkpoint
USAToday.com The good news: Air travel is picking up. Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 1.6 million passengers, the most since March 12, 2020. The bad news: Long wait times at security checkpoints may be coming back, too. At times during spring break, the lines to go through the security checkpoint stretched into theContinue Reading
Test cruises with volunteer passengers are on the horizon as CDC issues new guidance
USAToday.com The return of passenger-filled cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters is in sight. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released additional guidance for cruise ships with instructions for trial voyages with volunteer passengers meant to take place in advance of sailings that include paying passengers. “With the issuance of these next two phases,Continue Reading
Disneyland’s Snow White ride faces backlash over Prince Charming’s kiss
USAToday.com Disneyland’s revamped Snow White ride is facing backlash over Snow White and Prince Charming’s kiss while she’s asleep. The classic Disney story goes like this: Snow White is poisoned by an evil queen and falls into a comatose state. That is, until Prince Charming’s “true love’s kiss” breaks the spell, and they live happily everContinue Reading
Exclusive: Democratic lawmakers push CDC to enforce cruise restrictions as GOP bill aims to restart industry
USAToday.com Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) are urging Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle P. Walensky to maintain current restrictions on cruising amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We write today with significant concern about the prospect of premature resumption of cruise ship operations that could threaten public safety and increase the spread of the coronavirus,”Continue Reading
US air travel hits pandemic high as spring breakers hit the beach
The US last weekend saw the highest amount of air travelers since the pandemic began — as throngs of spring breakers flew to sunny beaches for the annual party. On both Friday and Sunday, more than 1.3 million people were screened at airports by the Transportation Security Administration — the most since the coronavirus put a dentContinue Reading
Travel During COVID-19
Updated by CDC: February 16, 2021 Travel increases your chance of spreading and getting COVID-19. Delay travel and stay home to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, even if you are vaccinated. What you need to know If you must travel, take steps to protect yourself and others: If you are eligible, get fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Before you travel,Continue Reading
Biden set to reinstate coronavirus-related travel restrictions that Trump lifted
CNN.com (CNN)President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a presidential proclamation reinstating the travel restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed during her daily briefing. This move will reinstate the restrictions that former President Donald Trump lifted last week, and includes non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and muchContinue Reading
Dubai Is Getting a New Luxury Resort That Will Float by the Marina With See-through Floors
MSN.com Dubai is the land of superlatives and over-the-top everything from the world’s tallest building to the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab — the world’s only seven-star hotel. And now new plans have been unveiled to build the city’s latest in unique accommodation options: a floating resort.© Provided by Travel + Leisure Mint Images/Getty Images According to LonelyContinue Reading
Air travel tracker: How many people are flying in the U.S.?
Fewer people have flown since March 2020, however, that number has increased in recent months, alongside an increase in Covid cases and deaths. The pandemic has pounded air travel. And while the holidays brought a bump, airlines expect 2021 to be a balancing act between pandemic safety and business interests. Despite the CDC warning Americans to avoidContinue Reading
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