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Steven Hoekman wants to visit Germany this summer. But with the European Union banning travelers from the United States, he’s not sure he’ll be allowed into the country. Hoekman, a retired dentist...
DATE: July 17, 2020 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – “The Most Magical Place on Earth” has reopened after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and...
DATE: July 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees – nearly half its U.S. staff – they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is hurting the airline...
DATE: July 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
When Allison Leath rolled into the Pine River Valley after a whirlwind adventure, she was ready to invest in her new community. A job as executive director of the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio...
DATE: July 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Like many other airline passengers flying during the pandemic, Kevin Garvey thought masks were mandatory on planes. So when two women seated in front of him on a recent flight from Fort Myers,...
DATE: July 8, 2020 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
SOCHI, Russia – Tens of thousands of vacation-goers in Russia and Ukraine have descended on Black Sea beaches, paying little heed to public health measures despite the numbers of reported...
DATE: July 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
Travel has changed considerably since European travel expert Rick Steves published his first guide, “Europe Through the Back Door,” in 1979. In the time it took Steves to write 50 guidebooks, host...
DATE: July 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
BRUSSELS – The European Union will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, and possibly China soon, the bloc announced Tuesday, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least...
DATE: June 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
PORTLAND, Maine Homebound travelers desperate to venture out for the first time since the pandemic are confronting a vacation landscape this summer that may require coronavirus tests for the family...
DATE: June 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
When Robyn Wilkov boarded a recent flight from New York to Dallas, she was surprised to find a masked passenger in the middle seat next to hers. “The plane was packed, with nearly every row...
DATE: June 26, 2020 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
BRUSSELS – Americans are unlikely to be allowed into more than 30 European countries for business or tourism when the continent begins next week to open its borders to the world, because of the...
DATE: June 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
New York, Connecticut and New Jersey asked Wednesday for travelers from states with high coronavirus infection rates to go into quarantine for 14 days in a bid to preserve hard-fought gains as...
DATE: June 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel