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Travel Tips Is It Safe to Fly Right Now? Here’s What Experts Have to Say

BY KATHERINE ALEX BEAVEN JUNE 25, 2020 We spoke with medical, aviation, and travel experts to answer the question of whether or not it’s safe to fly right now. The answer is complicated and comes with caveats. We spoke...

Travel Insurance: Is It Worth It?

By Elaine Glusac Through the travel insurance broker InsureMyTrip.com, Suzanne Tow of New York City paid $270 to cover a $5,000 trip in May to Yosemite National Park. When the tour was canceled, Ms. Tow filed a claim with her insurer, and discovered, like so...

How Domestic Cruise Lines Are Safely Preparing for June/July Return

By Jason Leppert, Travel Age West May 27, 2020 Both American Cruise Lines (ACL) and American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) are aiming for a return to service by late June and into July. Each line has outlined extensive safety protocols and collaborations...

Exclusive: Cruise industry announces US sailing suspension extended until Sept. 15

Morgan Hines USA TODAY Published June 19, 2020 Cruise Lines International Association, the leading trade organization for the global ocean-going cruise industry, says its member cruise lineshave voluntarily extended the suspension of U.S. cruise operations until Sept. 15 amid coronavirus concerns.

How Safe Is Flying in the Age of Coronavirus?

By Charlotte Ryan and Naomi Kresge June 18, 2020, 9:01 PM PDT Updated on June 19, 2020, 6:46 AM PDT With many governments loosening travel restrictions to restart economies, airlines have begun restoring flights that were put on hold as the coronavirus pandemic spread. Business is...

CDC says it doesn’t know when it will be safe to resume cruises

By: Matt Hochberg The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated its website with a note that indicates the agency has no current regulations that apply to crew member repatriation will necessarily apply to passengers on ships, nor is it certain when sailings can safely...

Ponant Announces Comprehensive COVID-Safe Protocol

June 16, 2020 Shared from Cruise Industry News Ponant is underscoring its leadership in the cruise industry and aims to be back in service on the French coast in...

Report: 40,000 Cruise Ship Crewmembers Still Await Repatriation

File image Three months after the start of the cruise industry shutdown, an estimated 40,000 cruise ship crewmembers remain stranded on board, according to the Miami Herald - including many who are aboard without pay.  The...

New Online Tool Tells You Which Countries Are Allowing Travel

 LAURIE BARATTI  JUNE 05, 2020 PHOTO: U.S. passports on a global map. (Photo via iStock/Getty Images Plus/Maudib) The International Airline Transportation Association (IATA) has created an Interactive (COVID-19) Travel...

CDC debuts color-coded system for identifying cruise ships with recent COVID-19 cases

By Michael Bartiromo | Fox News Video The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has debuted a color-coded system for identifying cruise ships based on their recent history of COVID-19 infection.