In happier times, tourists flocked to Florida for a wide variety of vacation experiences: They might have lounged or surfed at beautiful beaches, wrestled a marlin on the open sea, snorkeled with tropical fish or manatees, or taken the kids to see Mickey. Now the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine has arrived, […]
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While thousands of seniors in Florida are bleary eyed and angry after spending weeks trying unsuccessfully to get an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine, the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner told a national television audience on Friday that it was a breeze. Richard Parsons, who is also a […]
The Sinopharm doses should cover all Seychellois below the age of 60, with the Oxford vaccines making up the balance. Although local cases of the virus have been few, the crisis has hit Seychelles especially hard as the islands garner around 65% of their GDP from tourism. The Seychelles’ rupee has fallen […]
Holiday traffic in November — the first full month of the Hawaii Safe Travels pre-arrivals testing program — didn’t help Hawaii hotels much. Only 22.1% of available hotel rooms were occupied in November, according to new data released by Hendersonville, Tenn.-based STR. The 72.1% statewide occupancy decline from November 2019 […]
article An American Airlines plane taxis at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on November 9, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) PHOENIX (AP) – This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in […]
PHOENIX — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates for six months. They could fly, skirting travel restrictions at the border, […]
By TERRY TANG and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates for six months. […]
“Snowbirds” like the Monks, often retirees who live somewhere warm like Arizona or Florida part time to escape cold weather, won’t be flocking south this winter. For Canadians who drive, nonessential border travel is banned until at least Dec. 21. For some, it’s fear of the virus. While their absence […]
Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. PHOENIX — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates […]
When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, it put travelers around the world into a frenzy. Those who were at home began working with airlines to cancel upcoming travel plans and try to guess a safe time to reschedule trips they’d paid for already. Travelers who were abroad scrambled to […]
Imagine you can visit the beautiful tropical island of Lombok in eastern Indonesia from the comfort of your couch through your laptop or smartphone. Tourists can stay at home while listening to travel agents’ voices explaining localities and looking at places they visit virtually through gadgets. With the COVID-19 pandemic […]
What can travel companies and destinations do to ensure a more sustainable future for the tourism industry? John Pagano CEO, The Red Sea Development Company The travel industry is a critically important part of the world’s economy. The sector provides jobs for nearly 300 million people, supports well over a […]
José Koechlin, founder and chief executive of Inkaterra, explains how his pioneering business model benefits everything from Machu Picchu to fans of Paddington Bear José Koechlin Founder and chief executive of Inkaterra Tourism is not only a source of inspiration; it’s a human right. We need to travel, to move, […]
After months of being confined indoors, Californians are eager for a vacation, and a month ago, Hawaii, which 2.6 million Californians visited last year, began allowing out-of-state visitors to bypass a mandatory 14-day quarantine if they tested negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of arrival. This change in regulations, […]
CLOSE Buy Photo A couple walks through a quiet Grove Arcade, usually bustling with shoppers, November 17, 2020. (Photo: Angela Wilhelm/[email protected]) At the Engadine Inn and Cabins in Candler, they’re banking on the Santas — 1,200 of them, to be exact. “The tree we put up is really big — it has […]
CLOSE Buy Photo Guests at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex view the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit. (Photo: FLORIDA TODAY FILE PHOTO) National Geographic Travel this week named Florida’s Space Coast as one of the world’s top five destinations for travelers to consider when planning a family-oriented vacation in 2021 and […]
Although the state’s tourism industry has taken a hit during the pandemic, experts found that many Hoosiers are exploring their home state and getting outdoors. NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Throughout the pandemic, tourism has been hit especially hard.A policy brief from the United Nations this summer, estimated a trillion dollars […]
Tyler Cowen Published 10:50 p.m. ET Nov. 4, 2020 COVID-19 has brought so many new and difficult choices into people’s lives, and now there is another one, particularly for well-to-do Americans: If a vaccine were not yet available in the U.S., would you fly to another country to get it? […]
IMAGE: Travel helps terminally ill cancer patients create unforgettable memories with their families. view more Credit: Jude Beck on Unsplash Since the latter half of the 20th century, vacationing has grown increasingly synonymous with tourism. This has been attributed to disposable incomes rising for many people, budget commercial airlines taking to […]
‘And to thee and thy company I bid a hearty welcome’ reads the inscription on the bronze gates to New Place, William Shakespeare’s final residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. The Bard’s words from Act 5 Scene 1 of The Tempest seem almost wistful now in a town longing to welcome people from […]