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More travelers are booking ‘up.’ Are you?

01/14/24

(Our travel trends story first appeared on NBC News in a slightly different form) Consumers who got a taste of higher-end amenities during the last couple of years’ travel boom aren’t too keen to go back to basic economy. And the travel industry doesn’t want them to. “If revenge travel was then, emboldened travel is […]

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It’s not just winter weather. Many holiday travelers also face poor service.

12/21/22

This is a story we wrote for NBC News Holiday Travelers face bad weather and bad service A frigid arctic blast is threatening to derail holiday travel this week. But even those who reach their destinations on time may have reason to grumble: Some will have to make their own hotel beds, wipe their own […]

Holidays

Museum Monday highlights from Viking.TV

06/14/21

We’re setting off for Iceland in a few weeks to join Viking for one of their Welcome Back cruises. So we have been poking around the company’s website. One impressive resource there for the general public is Viking.TV. It was created in response to the pandemic and this channel is chock full of videos about […]

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Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose”) model. Courtesy SFO Museum

Ready for a ‘vaxication’?

03/21/21

(This is a story we wrote for NBC News) Ready to Travel? A growing wave of relaxed restrictions, along with an increasing number of vaccinated Americans, is leading to a surge in “vaxications” and other trips, after a year of pandemic-induced lockdowns. Mothballed restaurants, hotels and attractions, canceled cruise seasons, and record low airline passenger […]

How will the pandemic leave its mark on travel?

12/20/20

Dreaming about travel? Us too. But how will our journeys be changed by the pandemic? (This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News.) Sanitizing stations, “stand here, not there” floor stickers, and cotton swabs up the nose were not part of the travel experience before the COVID-19 pandemic. But […]

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What now? A new week of coronavirus travel alerts

03/09/20

News related to the spread of coronavirus and its impact on travel seems to be coming faster than we can keep up with it. On Sunday, the U.S. State Department issued a notice urging U.S. citizens not to travel by cruise ship. The CDC is also discouraging older adults and anyone with underlying health issues […]

Health

World’s first hybrid electric-powered cruise ship arrives in North America

10/06/19

When it comes to the environment and sustainability, cruise ships and many cruise ship operators get failing grades when it comes to controlling carbon emissions, recycling and treating water, waste and sewage. But thanks to new technology and the scrutiny of passengers, government agencies and environmental groups, the tide is beginning to turn in favor […]