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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 3 years ago
Israeli Leader Is to Meet Emirati Prince, Showcasing Deepening Ties
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to Abu Dhabi on Sunday — the first such visit by an Israeli leader.
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Giovanni @Giovanni - about 4 years ago
Is COVID-Specific Travel Insurance Worth Buying?
Illustration : tommy ( Getty Images )You can’t blame travelers for being once bitten, twice shy when it comes to travel insurance during the pandemic. Last spring, many discovered that the insurance they paid for—to protect against unexpected medical issues, job losses, s...continued
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Adelia @Adelia - over 4 years ago
How to Land a Job That Pays You $1,000 to Take Virtual Vacations
Photo : ShutterstockA few months ago, you may not have given a second thought to the concept of “virtual travel.” After all, if you were someone with the time, money and inclination to travel, you could essentially just... go somewhere if you wanted to. Thanks to the COVI...continued
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Mariano @Mariano - over 4 years ago
Consider Camping at Wineries and Farms (With Permission)
Photo : Korawat photo shoot ( Shutterstock )Travel looks a lot different now than it did at the beginning of the year. Most of these changes reflect social distancing guidelines and precautions surrounding COVID-19, and how travelers decide on accommodation is no exceptio...continued
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Minnie @Minnie - 4 months ago
Vintage photos show how glamorous train travel used to be
Photos from the last century show first-class train cars furnished like living rooms with armchairs and radio gramophones.
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - almost 5 years ago
NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet is cleared for final assembly
NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet is cleared for final assemblyThis is NASA's first large-scale, piloted x-plane (or experimental aircraft) in more than three decades, and its goal is to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom to more of a sonic thump. When the long, slender jet tra...continued
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Gregoria @Gregoria - over 3 years ago
Short-staffed TSA asks its office workers to help out at checkpoints this summer
The Transportation Security Administration has asked some of its office workers to help security officers with a surge of summer travel at the nation's airports, a TSA official said Thursday.
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Felicita @Felicita - over 5 years ago
Kodak Black Shares First Photo From Prison
Kodak Black Shares First Photo From PrisonDespite being locked up, Kodak Black appears to be in good spirits. The “Tunnel Vision” rapper returned to social media to share a new photo of himself from behind bars. He looks more or less the same as he did when he entered in ...continued
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Mariano @Mariano - 2 months ago
King to attend barbecue and meet PM on Australia trip
The King will travel to Australia on his biggest trip overseas since he began treatment for cancer.
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Jarod @Jarod - over 1 year ago
The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Travel Gear
If you have travel plans on the horizon, good news: Prime Day is here to help you cut costs on all kinds of essential travel gear. The sheer number of deals can be overwhelming, so we’ve cut through the noise to find you the best travel deals so you can have …
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Dayton @Dayton - 3 months ago
Airbnb just dropped more bad news about the US consumer
The company reported weakening demand from US customers as people book trips closer to travel dates rather than in advance.
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Rex @Rex - over 2 years ago
U.S. travel industry urges White House to lift COVID restrictions, mask mandate - Reuters.com
The U.S. Travel Association on Tuesday urged the White House to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions and repeal a mandate requiring masks on airplanes and in other transit modes by April 18, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 2 years ago
Asia-Pacific travel faces bumpy recovery - Booking.com exec - Reuters.com
Travel in Asia-Pacific is trailing the rest of the world and should expect a bumpy recovery, a Booking.com executive said on Monday, as countries in the region have been slower to open borders than other destinations.
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Cynthia @Cynthia - 7 months ago
The Meta Quest could get airplane travel mode as soon as next month
Meta Quest headsets don't work on airplanes right now unless you disable spatial tracking, but a secret new mode uncovered in an upcoming update might fix that.
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Josiah @Josiah - over 4 years ago
Take A Virtual Car Trip Through Cities Around The World
Photo : ShutterstockThe reality is that most of us are living through 2020 from behind a screen, whether it’s a phone or a laptop. Our jobs are virtual. Our children’s education is online. Even birthdays and dating are now a matter of booting up video chat. It only follow...continued
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Ericka @Ericka - over 2 years ago
China COVID monitoring app cuts travel history scrutiny - Reuters
China's national authorities are reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app shows the previous seven days of travel, down from 14, an adjustment likely to boost domestic tourism.
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Liliane @Liliane - over 4 years ago
The Best Insurance for Your Summer Road Trip
Image : Tanasan Sungkaew ( Shutterstock )As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic stretches on, many Americans have changed their travel plans. Suddenly t his summer, driving has become a popular option— 85% of U.S. travelers say they are likely to take a road trip, accordi...continued
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Marie @Marie - about 1 year ago
Telescope Spots a Sample-Laden OSIRIS-REx Returning From Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s $800 million OSIRIS-REx mission launched to space in September 2016 with a simple, albeit ambitious, objective: travel to a distant asteroid and bring back a sample of it. The spacecraft is now nearly home, and scientists spotted the it for the first t…
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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 4 years ago
How to Take Advantage of Amtrak's Latest Sleeper Service Deal
Photo : Shutterstock ( Shutterstock )Considering concerns over social distancing and airborne transmission of the coronavirus, cross-country train travel seems like an even worse idea than getting on a plane right now, but sometimes you just have to move about the country...continued
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Maida @Maida - over 4 years ago
Check on the Parking Situation for Group Vacation Rentals
Photo : StacieStauffSmith Photos ( Shutterstock )It’s apparently the “summer of the road trip,” because that’s our only travel option. And for a lot of people, this means driving somewhere (likely remote) and renting a house or apartment from Airbnb, VRBO or another home-...continued
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Abbie @Abbie - 3 months ago
Interstellar’s Re-Release Is Still Happening, Just Later
Christopher Nolan's space travel film starring Matthew McConaughey had a very weird Wednesday.
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Jessika @Jessika - over 3 years ago
Return of business travel, sustainable fuels expected in aviation's future - Reuters
International business travel is not expected to remain permanently depressed, though it will likely recover from the coronavirus pandemic at a slower rate than leisure travel, United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby said on Monday during CERAWeek by IHS …
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Madalyn @Madalyn - over 2 years ago
The Best New Tool to Spend Your Airline Miles
You’ve been saving your frequent flyer miles up to plan a dream trip, but when it comes time to use them you either a) can’t find availability, b) it costs three times as many miles as you have, or c) there are five layovers in each direction, there’s a new t…
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Marjory @Marjory - 3 months ago
Railcard train travel discounts to be cut
The discount will be trimmed from 34% to 33.4% from the middle of September after system changes.
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Cyril @Cyril - about 4 years ago
Americans are saving billions by not commuting
New York (CNN Business) The pandemic lockdown has killed the work commute . And as the number of miles people travel every day has collapsed, commuters have saved themselves billions of dollars.In June, Americans traveled nearly 37 billion -- yes, billion -- fewer miles t...continued
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