“America’s Favorite Island” in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, Hilton Head Island has just released its new Path Forward Readiness Plan, a comprehensive strategy for reopening the community and once again welcoming visitors to its shores. As interest in U.S. domestic tourism starts to…
My journalistic colleagues are a responsible bunch. During an online meeting this week I asked a dozen of them, “Who’s been on a train since March?” None had. Neither has Mark Smith, the international rail guru who founded the Seat61.com website. He…
The decree banning visitors from those countries from entering Italy was signed by the health ministry in agreement with the foreign, interior and transport ministries Italy was the first country to be hit by the virus after it emerged in China late…
While land-crossing border restrictions between the U.S. and Mexico have been extended through at least July 21, and the State Department’s “Do Not Travel” advisory still remains in effect due to the global impact of COVID-19, air travel to Mexico is already…
On July 11, Disney will proceed with the phased reopening plan for its worldwide parks and resorts by reopening the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, which will become the first of the company’s domestic theme parks to welcome back guests. First,…
Travelers heading to resorts in Quintana Roo will continue to have private access to beaches as locals continue to be barred from visiting the sandy hotspots along the Mexican Caribbean. According to The Riviera Maya News, Comunicacion del Gobierno del Estado de…
NYC & Company’s Coalition for NYC Hospitality & Tourism Recovery introduced The Roadmap for Tourism’s Reimagining and Recovery; All In NYC, a revitalization campaign; and a Stay Well NYC Pledge. The Roadmap for Tourism’s Reimagining and Recovery features three stages – Rise,…
On Tuesday, July 7, Dubai reopened its doors to international visitors in the hopes of reviving its tourism industry after a closure that lasted almost four months Jumeirah Group chief commercial officer Alexander Lee explained that “within the first week since it…
On top of a striking new exhibition hall in the southern 15th arrondissement of Paris, the world’s largest urban rooftop farm has started to bear fruit. Strawberries, to be precise: small, intensely flavoured and resplendently red. They sprout abundantly from cream-coloured plastic…
By now, I am up to seven flights, in and out of nine airports on four different airlines. So I hope I can help you understand the new age of the plane. My flying career resumed on 15 June at the same…