Passengers are seen wearing protective masks and gloves at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, United States on March 29, 2020. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Delta Air Lines on Thursday became the latest airline to require travelers wear masks on board their planes as carriers take steps to try to protect the health
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©loneroc/Shutterstock Klamath River Overlook, California With beachside vacations being put on hold with coronavirus-related closures, there’s an alternative way to access sand and surf – right from your screen. Across United States, the nation’s beaches are being represented on screen from coast to coast. Embrace these picturesque views across the United States through these web
Why go? Penang, nicknamed the “Pearl of the Orient“, is a vibrant mix of ancient and modern. Its state capital, George Town, has been a Unesco World Heritage site since 2008, and the Malaysian island offers a heady mix of 19th and early 20th-century architecture, soaring modern skyscrapers, and an impressive cultural heritage. Cruise port
(CNN) — What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink that’s taken the world by storm in recent years. Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea”
Hong Kong (CNN) — Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, people around the world are wondering when life will return to “normal.” The word normal is, of course, relative, but a spate of domestic flight routes slowly opening up in Asia and the Pacific give clues into what the aviation industry could look like in the
An employee works near a Boeing 737 Max aircraft at Boeing’s 737 Max production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S. December 16, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the market opens on Wednesday, as the company faces both coronavirus and the more than yearlong grounding of its best-selling plane, the
In this lockdown world of limited freedom, almost everyone is planning their next move. For many, that means dreaming of their next travel experience; plotting the first place they’ll go when we are free to roam once more. If there’s anyone that deserves a break once coronavirus has abated, it’s the hard-working men and women
(CNN) — Right now, most of us can only explore the pyramids and archaeological wonders of Egypt online, but excavations and explorations into the country’s ancient past remain ongoing. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the unearthing of five limestone sarcophagi and four wooden coffins containing human mummies. These incredible archaeological finds were
Aerial view of Buenos Aires’s International airport Jorge Newbery with grounded planes on April 14, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Getty Images | Getty Images Argentina has proposed to ban all internal and international flights through to September 1 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. President Alberto Fernandez’s administration said on Monday that it
Dorothy said there was no place like home. As travellers, we would usually have to disagree. Especially after she stole our favourite red sparkly party shoes and there was that whole ‘talking to scarecrows’ incident. But for many of us, home is the safest and most responsible place to be at the moment. However, that
(CNN) — Somewhere on that 7 a.m. Greyhound bus journey between Port Authority and Albany, I started crying. Being stranded by a blizzard in New York had been fun at first: crunching through piled-high sidewalks was a Christmas movie come true. But the record-breaking snowfall in the Eastern United States from December 16 to 20,
(CNN) — As journeys home go, it was a particularly long and unusual one. The Covid-19 pandemic forced a group of 24 Dutch teenagers to sail the Atlantic to return to the Netherlands, arriving safely in the port of Harlingen on Sunday after more than five weeks at sea. The students, aged between 14 and
A Boeing 737 Max 9 plane at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington on on March 22, 2019. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told shareholders Monday that air travel demand won’t recover for two or three years, another challenge for the manufacturer that was reeling from the 737 Max grounding before the
In light of the current situation that the world finds itself, there is a need for sensibility and responsibility. As the COVID-19 virus has halted travel plans for the foreseeable future. The most important thing for everyone now is to respect the measures in place and prioritize health and well-being. One of the best ways
©Torresigner/Getty Images Traffic passes colourful street art in Miami’s Wynwood District. If life is looking a bit drab without travel, add some color into your life by setting off on a street art tour around the world—virtually. Google makes it easy to revisit some of your favorite murals that you’ve come across during your travels
(CNN) — Anyone currently whiling away the long hours of lockdown with when-this-is-all-over dreams of a fresh start in life, should heed this as a cautionary tale. In 2011, at the age of 44, I had my own mid-life-crisis career swerve, ditching journalism to start a new life as the owner of a waterfront hotel,
More insider guides for planning a trip to Cornwall 48 hours Hotels Attractions Restaurants Pubs Beaches A proper Cornish cream tea is made by putting the jam on the scone before the clotted cream. The reason? The cream would melt on scones hot from the oven. A scone is something that must be freshly baked,
Donald Trump’s golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, pictured in September, 2019. Michal Wachucik | Getty Images The Trump Organization has reportedly asked Britain and Ireland’s governments for assistance in weathering the coronavirus crisis. The company, currently headed by the president’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is seeking state aid to help cover wages
More insider guides for planning a trip to Vancouver 48 hours Hotels Attractions Restaurants Nightlife Although short-lived, British Columbia’s tangle with prohibition (1917-1921) cast a long shadow over alcohol regulation, which bars still wrestle with today – for instance, the ban on barrel-aging or infusing spirits was only lifted in 2017. Thanks to most licenses
Who can’t stop thinking about the first place they will go on holiday once this is over, both in the UK and further afield? A host of hotels around the world are helping people plan for that first trip (whenever that may be), by offering deals and vouchers which can be spent in the future.
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