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  1. tourism
    Fully Vaccinated Travelers Can Visit U.S. Starting November 8The U.S. will soon allow fully vaccinated visitors from more than 30 countries, including via the borders with Canada and Mexico.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  2. business
    If You Think Flying Sucks, Try Renting a CarCustomers are putting up with filthy interiors, petty surcharges (just to speak to someone!), and skyrocketing prices.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  3. covid-19
    CDC Advises Against Thanksgiving TravelWith more than 160,000 new COVID-19 cases being reported daily, the agency now recommends that Americans cancel their holiday travel plans.
    By Chas Danner
  4. ugh
    Yet Another Cruise Ship Has Confirmed COVID OnboardThe first vessel to resume Caribbean sailing is reporting its first coronavirus cases.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. the top line
    How Ski Resorts Hope to Operate Under COVID-19 This WinterSkiing is a naturally low-risk activity, but concerns about sudden lockdowns and traveling to, getting up, and eating on the mountain remain.
    By Josh Barro
  6. the top line
    How Do You Talk People Into Traveling in the Middle of a Pandemic?Companies are looking for ways to coax potential travelers back out of their homes.
    By Josh Barro
  7. buyer’s market
    Who’s Booking Hotel Rooms Right Now? Vacation Optimists.People are hoping that the worst will be over in a few months. And if it’s not, they have an out.
    By Josh Barro
  8. buyer’s market
    Luxury Hotels Are Nearly Empty. Budget Hotels Still Have Customers.“It’s mostly local,” says one general manager. “Maybe someone in the family wants to quarantine or stay away from family.”
    By Josh Barro
  9. the top line
    Here’s Why So Many Planes Are Still Flying, Nearly EmptySchedule reductions haven’t lined up with the drop in demand amid COVID-19, as obstacles like logistics, DOT obligations, and algae get in the way.
    By Josh Barro
  10. the top line
    Coronavirus Is Hitting Travel Companies Hard — But Nobody Knows How Hard, YetDeclining travel is both a symptom and a cause of broader economic problems.
    By Josh Barro
  11. buyer’s market
    So What Should I Do About Coronavirus Now?Besides just waiting.
    By Josh Barro
  12. buyer’s market
    Skiing Is More Expensive Than Ever, and Also Cheaper – If You Plan RightAs the ski industry has become more consolidated and more corporate, it has copied pricing strategies from the airline and hotel industries.
    By Josh Barro
  13. buyer’s market
    How I Learned to Let Go of My Baggage — LiterallyThere are actually a lot of advantages to checking your luggage. And airlines have done their share to make it a better choice.
    By Josh Barro
  14. buyer’s market
    The Secret to a Relaxing Vacation: Meticulous, Detailed PlansWhen it comes to travel, “going with the flow” is wildly overrated.
    By Josh Barro
  15. buyer’s market
    Unlike Seat Reclining, Window Shade Disputes Require Airline InterventionIt’s easy to negotiate whether a person should be allowed to recline their seat on an airplane. Window shades are trickier.
    By Josh Barro
  16. Put Québec On Your Bucket ListOld-world European flair and that sweet, sweet poutine.
    By Susan Breslow
  17. Auditor: Tom Price Owes Government $341,000 for Unauthorized Travel ExpensesIt’s amazing how much Price spent on travel that accomplished nothing of great note during just seven months in office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. The 9 Best Offbeat Museums to Visit in Las VegasThe most fascinatingly weird museums you’ll find anywhere.
    By Kim Windyka
  19. select all
    The Island Where Amelia Earhart Died Gets a 3.8-Star Rating on GoogleThe Bermuda Triangle’s rates are similar.
    By Aude White
  20. This Region of Turkey Will Make You Feel Like You’re on Another PlanetYou can even take a hot-air balloon ride over the cities.
    By Bailey Kircher
  21. Feds Might Allow Airline Passengers to Make In-Flight Cell-Phone Calls“I’m going to start saving all my billing questions and help-desk inquiries for the plane,” says one salesman.
    By Jen Kirby
  22. Trump Will Leave His Name Off His New Luxury-Hotel Brand Aimed at MillennialsScion is a “multi-faceted lifestyle brand” for young enthusiasts of the “we” economy.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. This Vibrant River Is Known As ‘the Liquid Rainbow’Beautiful, but good luck finding it.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  24. Someone Mapped the Ultimate National Parks Road TripThis thing would take you two months.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  25. Who Brought Zika to the West?The hunt for patient zero finds the outbreak started a year earlier than thought.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  26. travel
    The White House Is Making It Even Easier to Get to CubaWant a ‘58 Impala, cheap?
    By Samuel Lieberman
  27. road trips!
    Obama Wants to Check Out Cuba Before He Leaves the White House“If I go on a visit, then part of the deal is that I get to talk to everybody.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  28. 12 Tips From a Pilot on Mastering New York City Airports (Even La Guardia)A Shake Shack breakfast sandwich goes a long way.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  29. Discover Bright Color and Bold Culture in CuraçaoGlimpses of New York’s beginnings as the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam can still be had around the city: Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn, Whitehall in the financial district, Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx, and Gansevoort in the meatpacking district are a few vestiges of the old language.
  30. Sail with Celebrity SweepstakesShrug off the winter doldrums and start dreaming of your own warm-weather vacation destination with Celebrity Cruises.
  31. travel
    Delta Flight Slides Off Snowy Runway at La Guardia and Crashes Into FenceNo injuries were reported.
    By Jessica Roy
  32. travel
    Fung Wah Buses Are Back, BabyWe wouldn’t begrudge you for sticking to Amtrak, though.
    By Jessica Roy
  33. travel
    Officials Consider Banning Carry-on Luggage Due to Terrorism ThreatU.K. and U.S. counterterrorism officials believe Al Qaeda may be planning an attack close to Christmas.
    By Jessica Roy
  34. international intrigue
    North Korea Using Ebola Panic to Ban TouristsCancel your tours.
    By Katie Zavadski
  35. complaints
    Woman Claims That JetBlue Flight Attendant Forced 3-Year-Old to Pee in Seat The joys of modern air travel.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. near misses
    Two Planes Could Have Collided Above Newark Airport, But They Didn’t Now you know.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  37. international relations
    Korean War Vet Is Second American Arrested in North Korea in a YearState Department has issued a travel warning.
    By Adam Martin
  38. travel
    Monkey Not Thrilled About Plane TripTo China. For medical research.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. hipsters
    New York Fails to Rank Among ‘America’s Best Cities for Hipsters’Seattle wins.
    By Brett Smiley
  40. architecture
    JFK’s Terminal Six, Designed by I. M. Pei, to Be DemolishedMore parking spaces to come.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. travel
    You Can Be a Tourist in Iraq, If You Want ToAnd some people do.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. frozen get-aways
    Tourists Suddenly Flocking to the South Pole“It is a place that wants you dead.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. economic indicators
    Tourist Stampede, Chris Christie Head to Disney Theme ParksDisneyland has been shut down.
    By Mike Vilensky
  44. air rage
    Schumer Takes On Fee-Happy AirlinesThe senator is trying to get the Treasury Department to close a tax loophole that makes the fees especially profitable.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. air travel
    Air Travel Out of JFK to Get Worse, More Expensive, Starting TodayAnd you thought it wasn’t possible.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. secretary of awesome
    Santa Makes Hillary Clinton Fly All the Way Up to the North PoleWhat a bother.
    By Dan Amira
  47. air rage
    British Airways Will Now Charge Customers to Choose Their SeatsThings are going to get ugly on European flights this fall.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  48. scary things
    Obamas to Visit National Parks Starting Next WeekWe’re not scientists, but we’re pretty sure this means the end of the world.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. neighborhood news
    Look Out for the ‘Sticky Wet Spots’ on the R TrainThe R subway line is the dirtiest in the entire system, a study finds.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. intel
    The Economy: Our Backlash to the BacklashWhy we hate the idea of “staycations,” “one-tank trips,” and “mini-moons.”
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