WARRENSBURG — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the travel industry experienced a flood of cancellations for flights, cruises and travel packages and travel industry employees are now working to process the unprecedented number of refunds amid staff layoffs and a limited cash …
I’ve been on furlough this week with lots of time on my hands — and no place to go. A friend suggested I sample virtual tours, a plethora of choices from near (Heart of North Carolina’s Saturday #ChatNChill Facebook Live …
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Travel providers are cancelling flights, hotels and cruises and not always refunding the money. Often they won’t even talk with the consumer. Well, you do not have to put up with that. Posts about travel cancellations …
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor The challenge that is now facing almost every Caribbean nation is how best to recover the tourism economy without which future economic growth and sustainable tax revenues will be …
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Weddings are looking a little different so far in 2020. From livestreamed ceremonies in Singapore to sidewalk nuptials in New York City, couples have had to postpone, scale back, or even cancel their weddings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This …
Tourism-reliant Caribbean nations that have already closed their borders to visitors are extending on-island restrictions to halt COVID-19’s spread. St. Kitts Nevis’ governor declared a state of emergency effective March 28, with citizens and residents subject to a 7 p.m. …
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Rather than cruise ships having to contend with converting spaces into full-fledged isolation wards and intensive-care units (ICUs) in response to COVID-19, design consultant, Hugh Darley of Orlando-based firm, IDEA, has proposed an alternative solution. His notion would place control …
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By the time Stephen Palmer and his new wife, Sabina, found themselves on the Cook Islands, they were at the end of a prolonged and leisurely honeymoon. Palmer, a “digital nomad” who runs the Irish Around the World blog, had …
Irishman isolating on honeymoon in Cook Islands due to Covid-19 Read more »
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YOU don’t need to travel all the way to the Caribbean to experience some of the world’s best beaches. Exotic sun-soaked shores framed by mountains are just a couple of hours flying time, on Corsica. The sun-soaked, sandy beaches of …
Explore’s Corsica’s ‘Caribbean’ sands, rocky gorges and rich forests Read more »