In something of an about-face, the CDC is now saying they may ease or modify their conditional sailing order (CSO) to allow U.S.-based cruise ships to start sailing again as …
Coronavirus
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Good News! Easing of Mask Use At Walt Disney World
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen it comes to COVID safety, Walt Disney World has arguably been one of the most careful companies in the country. After closing in March 2020, they reopened that July …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney Guest: “You Can’t Arrest Me; I Spent $15K Here!” (It Didn’t End Well)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe sense of entitlement that some people have just makes me shake my head. We’ve written about some of them here: The complaining business class customer who got what was …
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After Cruise Lines International Association, the US Travel Association and the governor of Florida called on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update its guidance regarding …
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Joe and I have friends who live in the Miami-Dade area of Florida and when COVID hit, they both began working from home. The couple are responsible adults and were …
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Travel
Thailand To Allow Vaccinated Tourists To Enter Phuket Without Quarantine
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThailand officials have announced that tourists arriving in Phuket who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will not need to quarantine upon arrival into the country, beginning this summer. As per …
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Airlines
Airlines Re-Introducing Restrictions, Change & Cancellation Fees On Basic Economy Tickets
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe good times couldn’t last forever (she said, tongue firmly in cheek). Several major airlines have announced they plan to re-introduce restrictions or change fees on basic economy itinerary changes. …
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Funny Stuff
The Driver’s License That Would Never Get Past TSA Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAfter years (And years. And YEARS) of delay, the United States was finally going to require that driver’s licenses be Real ID compliant in order to be used at TSA …
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While many sectors of travel are reopening or showing more business, the cruise industry in the U.S. has remained at a standstill since March 2020. Cruising has resumed in other …
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Airlines
Southwest Has Returned To Their Pre-Pandemic Boarding Procedure
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA Your Mileage May Vary reader, Lisa, wrote to us the other day to give us a heads up on an interesting situation: She was on a Southwest Airline flight …