If you’ve ever been a tourist in the Times Square section of Manhattan, chances are good that you’ve seen the Naked Cowboy. Born Robert Burch, the American actor, singer, songwriter, …
New York City
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Hotels
Sad List: All The Hotels In New York City That Have Closed For Good Due To COVID
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe 2019 Novel Coronavirus has hurt the entire travel industry for over a year now, and countless travel agencies, tour operators, restaurants and airlines have closed their doors due to …
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New York City
Times Square Is Getting A Margaritaville Hotel With An Outdoor Pool Deck, But The Geography Is On Island Time
by joehegby joehegJimmy Buffett has managed to turn his top-10 hit song from 1977 into a global super-brand. Starting with restaurants in tourist-trap locations, the brand had expanded into hotels and even …
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Marriott Bonvoy just published a list of their most popular hotels for award redemptions based on data from 2019, because really, who wants to use the data from 2020 for …
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New York City
Legendary NYC Restaurant Opened During Prohibition, Couldn’t Survive COVID
by joehegby joehegIn 1930, the iron gates in front of 21 W 52nd St in New York City opened for the first time and the 21 Club (or simply 21) welcomed its …
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New York City
NYC Will Be Enforcing Mask Use, With Fines For Anti-Maskers
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNew York has been one of the most stringent states when it comes to protecting its citizens from coronavirus. School closures, a cap on gatherings, and an eventual mandate for …
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Weekly Recap
New Ban On Trains & Buses, Delta’s Bad News About SkyMiles, The Guy Who Kept His Mask Off For Entire Flight, & More
by joehegby joehegHappy Monday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
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Travel
How NYC, Florida, San Francisco & London Are Starting Their Tourism Recovery
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s been over half a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and travel is still difficult for most. International travel is greatly decreased, thanks to traveling bans and mandated …
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Weekly Recap
Another Sign That Vegas Is Suffering, The Hotel Chains Going Back To Pre-COVID Rules, How To Be A Better Passenger, & More
by joehegby joehegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
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Peter Luger Steak House, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, is a New York institution. The location dates back to 1887, fifteen years before the opening of the nearby Williamsburg …