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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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Squaw Valley, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, is no more. Its new name is Palisades Tahoe, and it newly incorporates the adjoining ski/snowboard resort, which is no longer known as Alpine Meadows. The name change is the latest in a wave of rebranding of names which insult our Native American tribes, including renaming major sports teams.
Since you might not have traveled in a while, consider this a quick refresher course for how to stretch your travel dollars before, during and after a trip, whether you are going solo or with the entire family.
We’re flying less these days, which means there is more chance to travel like a VIP with a free upgrade. Here are five ways to get a free upgrade, to business class or even first class, and enjoy the perks including social distancing, room to stretch out or lie flat, and meals with fine wines.
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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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Don’t get turned away at the airport, turned down for a visa or bucket list trip, or denied re-imbursement for missed connections or lost or delayed baggage. With the peak holiday travel season on the horizon, now is the time to check your US Passport, Global Entry and TSA Trusted Traveler registrations, and your annual
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Headlines about Americans dying under mysterious circumstances while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is prompting many cancellations of scheduled trips. Tourism is down by more than 70% since the deaths became front page news in summer 2019. Here’s what you need to know if you have reservations for an upcoming getaway to the DR,
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Cuba is a fabulous “bucket list” destination, with those memorable vintage cars, historic architecture, music and dancing everywhere, including in the streets, interesting art and history museums, including the home of Hemingway, and friendly people hungry for contact with Americans. I’ve been to Cuba twice in the last six years, and ready to return to
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The National Park Foundation is offering FREE passes to every 4th grader in the USA and their families. The “Every Kid in a Park” initiative provides free access to national parks, historic sites, national monuments and more, for the 2015-2016 school year. So any 4th grader in any of the 50 states can bring a
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