by Admin | Mar 29, 2021 | International, News
Mount Everest has been closed for a year, due to the global pandemic that’s closed pretty much everything else. It may seem like outdoor sports ought to have been spared, but locals don’t climb Everest for themselves, so everyone who comes to do so has to travel....
by Admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Art & Culture, Business, International
In 2005, Auckland businessman John Bedogni wanted somewhere to ride his horse, shoot a six-shooter, throw his cowboy hat in the air, and ride into the sunset of Western fantasy. Instead of booking an experience vacation in Colorado like most people would, Bedogni...
by Admin | Mar 15, 2021 | Business, News, Politics, Travel
The idea of vaccine passports isn’t new. It existed before the pandemic–Israel, for instance, requires travelers to be vaccinated for a variety of diseases before entering the country–and it was an immediate part of the conversation when borders...
by Admin | Mar 8, 2021 | Art & Culture, International
The Hajj pilgrimage, an obligate part of traditional Islam, happens from the eighth to the 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the lunar Islamic calendar (In 2021, that means July 17 to 22). Observant Muslims will travel to the Kaaba, a sacred site in the...
by Admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Art & Culture, Travel
As winter makes one last hard squeeze before the first fingers of spring, many of us are absolutely itching to travel. In fact, a Trivago poll found that nearly 40 percent of Americans would give up sex for a year if they could go on vacation tomorrow. But it’s not a...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | News, Travel
Although COVID-19 is the same disease everywhere and is transmitted in the same way under the same conditions, it seems like no two travel destinations have the same protocols for screening travelers. Some countries require an antigen (blood) test, some are content...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2021 | International, News, Travel
On February 10, 2021, UK transportation secretary Grant Shapps said in a television statement that British citizens might not be allowed to travel abroad until all adults in the country have received a coronavirus vaccine. It wasn’t an official statement, but a...
