Month: April 2021

Let’s Go to Europe, A to Z

With Europe opening up soon, we thought we would focus on travel across The Pond in this week’s wrap up.  It looks like Spain is following the lead of Greece and planning to open to fully vaccinated visitors by June 1.   They will start requiring a “digital certificate” confirming vaccinations at all Spanish airports in …

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This Week in Travel—April 24, 2021

A quick trip around the travel world. . .starting now: Here’s a nice map from NBC News showing the travel status of every country in the world.  There haven’t been a lot of changes in the last few weeks, but the US State Department caused quite a stir this week when they moved 115 countries …

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Aruba Trip Report, 2021 – Part II

Last week, we reported on the impact of Covid-19 on our Aruba trip.  In this post, we’ll talk about what we did and give you some recommendations for traveling to the One Happy Island. Since we missed visiting Aruba in 2020 (planned and cancelled six times!), we decided to stay for two weeks for the …

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This Week in Travel – The Credit Card Edition

We are in midst of a “golden moment” for points and miles credit cards.  Signup bonuses are at all-time highs, points earning opportunities have multiplied, special offers abound and benefits have been expanded to include statement credits for dining, home improvements and a host of other freebies.  If you’re ready to start playing The Points …

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A Visit to Aruba, 2021 – The Impact of Covid-19

We’ve just returned from Aruba after two glorious weeks, our longest trip ever to the “One Happy Island”.  And, despite the year-long impact of the pandemic, it’s still a very happy place.  In this post, we’ll tell you what to expect from Aruba’s pandemic rules and regulations.  We’ll fill you in on all of the …

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This Week in Travel – April 10, 2021

Here’s our roundup of the stories that caught our eye this past week. . . A lot of talk, but not many changes in the countries we can visit.  The US and UK are talking about a travel corridor https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/us-uk-travel-corridor-vacations-2021/index.html, Italy wants to make some islands Covid-free and visitor friendly https://www.forbes.com/sites/irenedominioni/2021/04/10/italy-on-the-lookout-to-save-summer-tourismby-launching-covid-free-islands/?sh=4345009576bd and, best of all, …

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This Week in Travel – April 3, 2021

A quick trip around the world of travel for your holiday weekend.  Fasten your seat belts, we’re taking off now. . . The CDC says it’s safe for fully vaccinated US citizens to travel domestically.  Here are the details: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/health/cdc-travel-vaccinations.html Look for Hawaii to loosen up their regulations soon:   https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/hawaii-visitor-industry-urges-governor-to-loosen-travel-restrictions-after-latest-cdc-guidance/More on Hawaii soon from one of …

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The State of Travel – Q2 2021

Happy April Fools Day!  It’s the beginning of a new quarter, and the end of an unprecedented year of dealing with Covid-19, quarantines, closed borders, etc.  We thought this would be a good opportunity to take stock of the state of travel so you’re not fooled over the next few months.  We’ll also offer our …

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