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3 Top Trips for Golfers Who Cruise - From Close to Home to Around the World

08/13/2020 in Anywhere
Suddenly, everyone is golfing again.
With only a few minor tweaks that courses have easily implemented, the game checks all the boxes for a COVID-safe pastime. So it’s no surprise that even less committed golfers have dusted off the clubs, rediscovering the delights to be found on the greens.
As we rediscover travel, the same features that make golf the ideal pursuit in...

The Airline That's Providing Passengers with COVID insurance

08/13/2020 in Anywhere
Travel companies are introducing many new health and safety practices to help protect travelers, staff and locals as travel begins to resume.
Now, one airline has taken those measures one step further. 

In a travel industry first, Emirates is covering its passengers for COVID-19 expenses. 

For travelers longing to take to the skies again, the Dubai-based global airline’s commitment is designed to boost...

The New COVID Safety Measure Cruise Travelers will actually LOVE

08/13/2020 in Anywhere
It’s one of the least-loved experiences on a cruise. Not long after you board your ship with excitement to explore and start your vacation, you are required to put down your cocktail, and report to your ‘muster station’ for a mandatory safety drill. 
Sometimes, you even have to go back to your stateroom, collect your life vest, and take it – or...

How the Postponed Tokyo Olympic Games Will Feature Japan's National Sport

07/23/2020 in Japan

We should be watching the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Olympiad right now. 

But COVID has changed the history of the Olympics along with so many other features of our lives. Tokyo 2020 retains the name, but the dates have changed.

Originally scheduled to take place from July 24th through the second week of August this year, Tokyo 2020 now opens on July...



Drink Like the Queen with the First Official Buckingham Palace Gin

07/23/2020 in United Kingdom
In the times of COVID, even Her Majesty needs a side-gig. Why not in the tasty world of spirits?
In a Royal first, official Buckingham Palace gin has gone on sale to the public – and the first batch sold out online in only 8 hours!
The premium, small-batch, London dry is an initiative of the Royal Collection Trust. It is infused with citrus...

This is the First US-based River Cruise Line to Restart Cruising in Europe

07/23/2020 in Europe
Americans are still barred from Europe, and Canadians are technically permitted into Europe but still under their own government restrictions against leisure travel and required to quarantine 14 days upon their return to the country.
 
So it’s hard to imagine that one of North America’s favorite river cruise lines has begun sailing the rivers of Europe again.
 
As of July, AmaWaterways is...


5 Steps to a Cruise Comeback

07/09/2020 in Anywhere
If you’re one of the majority of cruise travelers, you can’t wait to return to the waves and waterways. (It’s true! Surveys show over a third of cruise travelers want to board a ship within 3 months of the return of cruising!)
Cruise travel involves a lot of moving parts (that’s one of the reasons most cruises are booked with a...

Places You Can Tour Wine Country Close to Home

07/09/2020 in North America
There may be more places than you think.

California's legendary wine regions and famous wineries have the weather, the scenery, the lifestyle, and of course, the wines, that put them at the top of global wine travel lists.

But as we are planning our first post-COVID trips, wine lovers should expand their lists of wine tour regions close to home to get...