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Breeze Airways is starting 2023 with a Travel Bucket List sale and fares as low as $29 each way. Act quickly, though, because the bargain-priced tickets are available through Jan. 5, 2023, only, for travel between Jan. 11 and Feb. 14 only. Breeze Airways calls itself the Seriously Nice low-fare airline. It was founded by
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As one of the world’s most iconic holiday destinations, there’s a long list of festive experiences and events in all five boroughs of NYC through Mid-January. Here are some of the most popular things to do and see in my hometown. Happy Holidays! New Years Eve Times Square Ball Drop December 31–January 1 | Times
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Although I’ve been to Germany dozens of times over the last few decades, my first post-pandemic trip showed me how much things changed – and how much they haven’t. These Germany travel tips are what I learned on an excursion to the regions of Bavaria, Franconia and Hesse. I traveled everywhere by train, subway and
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The Hatfield-McCoy trail system is one of the world’s largest off-roading networks, more than 1,000 miles of winding, twisting and often rutted unpaved paths, through the thick forests of eastern West Virginia. There’s even a waterfall where many off-roaders stop for selfies, and also to wash off the off-road mud. Regulars call it a Hillbilly
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We’re back to traveling again, and if your wanderlust includes international destinations which require a US passport, expect to wait up to three months for a new or renewed passport to the world. And as with groceries and gas for a road trip, it costs more to get a new or renewed passport in 2022
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Where To Go Next – Start making plans to visit one or more of the top ten beaches in the USA, for sand and surf, sunrises and sunsets, snorkeling and shell collection, and serenity, most of all. For many of us, it’s not a real vacation unless it includes the beach. A recent survey sponsored
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Expect airplanes and hotels to be crowded this summer, due to the pent-up demand to travel again now that Covid restrictions are loosening in much of the world. According to Allianz Partners’ Top 10 Summer Destinations review, travel will be up 16 percent over last year, with almost 75 percent of Americans planning to travel
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Cunard has named a female ship captain for its newest luxury liner, the Queen Anne. How appropriate this announcement is made during Women’s History Month in March! Congratulations to Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge, who is one of the very few female ship captains in the cruise ship business, and the first female captain at Cunard.
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The parent company of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts is offering unprecedented vacation assurance – or insurance – if you have to postpone, cancel or quarantine because of Covid-19 issues before or during vacation. It includes airfare credit and a no-penalty reservation change policy. Sandals Resorts International, parent company of the luxury all-inclusive resort brands,
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The USA has put 80% of the world on the Level Four: Do Not Travel advisory list for safety reasons, a total of 116 countries not recommended for Americans to visit now.