A senior member of a flight’s cabin crew was allowed to fly even though the airline had become aware that she had tested positive for COVID-19 less than an hour …
Coronavirus
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
How Easy Is It To Catch COVID At Walt Disney World?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe theme park division of the Walt Disney Company has taken a major hit thanks to COVID-19, with billions upon billions of dollars lost, and no definitive end in sight. …
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JetBlue got into a sticky situation after its social media people put out a seemingly innocent but poorly timed tweet earlier this week. The corporate Twitter account of the New …
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Airbnb has been negotiating around the coronavirus pandemic with a moderate degree of success. In fact, the NY Times reported in September that home rentals have outperformed hotels in 27 …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Uber Wants Its Drivers At The Front Of The Line For COVID Vaccines
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAfter being the largest donor of what became over $200 million to keep ride-hail drivers from becoming employees in California, Uber is now requesting the CDC classify their drivers as …
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Airports
The CDC Admits I Was Right (And They Were Wrong) About Airport Screening
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegVindication! 😉 The CDC has enjoyed over 70 years of being the world’s most admired public health agency in the world. It played a role in our success against polio, …
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Weekly Recap
FCC Says No Phone Use On U.S. Flights, “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Airport Guy Got What He Deserved, Why Planes Fly At Higher Altitude Nowadays
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
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Airlines
Delta To Begin Collecting Passenger Info For Contact Tracing On Some Flights
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDelta Air Lines has announced they’re partnering in a new program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as another way to offer safer travel to its passengers …
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Travel
Flight Cancelled When 200 Passengers Had Identical COVID Test Results
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA flight was recently canceled when it was discovered that the COVID-19 test results of almost 200 passengers were identical. The Moscow Times reports that Russian airline Pegas Fly had …
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Travel
Dozens Tested COVID Positive After “Safe” New Orleans Swingers’ Convention
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve read Your Mileage May Vary for any length of time, you may notice that Joe tends to write more of the articles that have to do with points …