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The snow is falling and my skis and boots are itching for some action. Here’s what’s new for the 2020-21 winter season in Colorado Ski Country, including open dates for two dozen resorts. The big change this year is that many ski areas throughout the USA, including in Colorado, are requiring pre-purchase of lift tickets,
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Hawaiian Airlines is now offering passengers COVID-19 tests to take at home, before traveling, to avoid the 14-day quarantine now in effect for travelers visiting or returning to the Hawaiian Islands from the US mainland. Passengers can order the $150 mail-in saliva test online through Vault Health to take at home before travel. The test
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Allegiant is launching seven new non-stop routes with introductory fares of $29 to $59 each way, including three new routes to Florida, two to Palm Springs, Calif. There’s also new service to Bozeman, Mont., close to Yellowstone National Park. The new routes begin in November 2020, and will operate twice weekly. These are the $29
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United is permanently getting rid of its $200 fee to change flights for most Economy and premium cabin tickets for flights within the USA. The airline also is dropping its $75 fee to fly stand-by. The fee changes also applies to flights to and from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. In some cases,
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Travel Technology: The world’s first certified aircraft powered by electricity has flown into the history books in Switzerland. The two-seater Pipistrel Velis Electro is used mainly for basic pilot training. It completed its maiden flight over a village near Fribourg, in western Switzerland. The cruising speed reportedly is 90 knots (166 km/h) and maximum autonomy
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If you want to get away, most of the Caribbean is open again for tourism, and US-based airlines including American, Delta,Jet Blue and United resuming service to several island destinations. Be aware of new travel rules. Most Caribbean destinations are requiring visitors to fill out a pre-arrival Travel Form and show proof of a negative
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JetBlue isn’t about to change its name to JetGreen, but new sustainability efforts are enhancing its reputation as an eco-friendly brand with a commitment to the environment. Jetblue is the first US airline to pledge to offset all the carbon produced by its domestic flights starting in July 2020. To do this, it has partnered
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Delta is suspending service to eleven airports in the United States and one in Canada starting in late June. The airports all are in what’s called “secondary” cities, which means smaller airports within 90 minutes of larger ones. Delta says the decision is part of its attempt to help lower costs as it navigates the
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Fat chance getting your money back for a flight that’s been cancelled, or which you have cancelled because you can’t travel now because of the Coronavirus pandemic, especially if you purchased a lower-cost non-refundable ticket. Almost without exception, airlines are keeping your money while allowing you to change your flight without a change fee. Depending
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The unprecedented end of travel and tourism caused by the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has prompted hotels and hotel chains around the world to shut down, especially in popular getaways in the Caribbean and Mexico. It’s a sad reflection of warnings to stay at home, and follows both airlines and passengers cancelling international flights. As with
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