As vaccination levels rise and Americans head back to the roads and skies, sober travel, a subset of vacations once relegated to 12-steppers and recovering addicts, is going mainstream.
Tag: Travel and Vacations
E.U. Residents Should Get Fully Vaccinated as Delta Variant Rises, Officials Warn
The highly transmissible variant has been detected in more than 20 European countries, but is unlikely to pose much risk to people who have been fully vaccinated, experts said.
Disneyland Paris Reopens: ‘It’s Like Coming Home to Family’
Hopes are high that the most popular theme park in Europe will kickstart a tourism recovery in France.
Thailand Opens Phuket Island to Vaccinated Tourists
A pilot project dubbed ‘Phuket Sandbox’ allows travelers from some countries to skip quarantine, offering hope for a battered tourism industry.
It’s Summer in the Ski Towns, 2.0
Last year, mountain resorts were overrun by travelers in search of space and fresh air. The visitors are expected back, but now the towns have expanded activities and plans in place to deal with the crowds.
A Front-Row Seat on the Spectacle of Ice
Above the Arctic Circle, in Greenland, a new building dramatizes the impact of climate change.
Canada to Ease Quarantine-Hotel Rule for Vaccinated Citizens Who Fly In
Requiring arriving travelers to stay at a government-approved hotel, often at a high cost, has been criticized as unduly burdensome.
The European Union Recommends Opening to Americans to Rescue the Summer
The bloc recommended that its 27 member nations lift a ban on nonessential travel from the United States, but each country will decide for itself.
U.S. Tourists Could Soon Be Allowed Freer Travel to Europe
Hopeful that vaccine rollouts will keep case numbers low, officials in some countries have lifted restrictions. The European Union is expected to recommend removing a ban on travelers from the U.S.
Encounters With Ghosts on Georgia’s Golden Isles
“I’ve spent a lifetime trying to outrun the ghosts of the South,” writes the author, whose African-American grandparents were born in Georgia. A road trip reveals both the weight of the past and hope for the future.