April 2025 – Focus on travel guides

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The CDC Just Added 11 New Countries to Its Highest Risk Category for Travel

The list of countries deemed “very high” risk for COVID-19 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to grow, as 11 more destinations were just moved to the highest risk category. The CDC currently categorizes countries by four levels based on their COVID-19 infection rates. The worst warning level is “Level

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The Best Domestic Airlines for 2023, Ranked

If you’ve ever been crammed into an uncomfortable coach seat, been charged extra for a bag, or had a flight delayed for no good reason, you know how much the airline you fly can impact your trip. To help you decide which domestic airlines to fly (and which ones to avoid), the travel experts at

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Your Next Uber Ride May Be in a Driverless Car

Since the rideshare service’s beginning, Uber has featured its drivers as a key element in its self-promotion. From the company’s website: What makes the Uber experience truly great are the people behind the wheel. They are mothers and fathers. Students and teachers. Veterans. Neighbors. Friends. Our partners drive their own cars—on their own schedule—in cities

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KAYAK Opens New Hotel

You’ve been booking hotels through travel search site Kayak.com for years, but soon you’ll be able to stay in an actual KAYAK hotel. The search engine brand is opening its first hotel (in partnership with hospitality company Life House) in Miami, Florida this April. The KAYAK Miami Beach will turn a 1934 Art Deco building

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Forget Art: Avocado Museum to Open This Summer

Between avocado toast (thanks, millennials) and avocado ice cream (thanks, Tom Brady), you’d think that we’ve reached peak avocado—but you’d be wrong. This June, an entire 6,700-square-foot avocado museum will open in San Diego. https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZRv8unVrB/?utm_source=ig_embed Sponsored by the California Avocado Commission, The Cado is a pop-up comprising 16 mobile shipping containers that will be based

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You Won’t Believe How Cheap It Is to Sail Around Europe This Summer

Here’s a secret: If you want to visit Europe during peak season without the crowds, take to the ocean. A small-ship sailing tour lets you explore the hidden gems of Croatia, Italy, or Greece, without having to fight traffic or cram yourself on a crowded train. Sailing the Mediterranean on a yacht sounds ridiculously expensive,

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Airports Close Terminals as TSA Workers Stay Home During Government Shutdown

Update: On January 13, Houston’s George Bush International airport closed a terminal due to a worker shortage. The move followed Miami International Airport’s closure of a terminal amid TSA officer call outs. Our original story including tips on how to avoid airport delays during the shutdown continues below. As the government shut down drags on into

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Spirit Is Changing Its Seating, Giving Special Attention to the Middle Seats

On its newly-delivered planes, Spirit Airlines says it’s installing new seats that are improved over the airlines’ old ones. That’s probably right, given that the old seats represent the lowest bar in the industry, but even the new seats still aren’t up to the general industry standards: Spirit’s seats have long been about an inch

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Don’t Check a Bag On This Airline: The Worst Airlines For Lost Luggage

Checking a bag? Whether you are voluntarily or you’re forced to at the gate, hopefully you’re not flying Envoy Air or ExpressJet Airlines, as they placed last in a study of luggage handling. LuggageHero.com did an analysis of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Mishandled Baggage reports from 2012 through April 2018, and found that Delta,

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Airbnb Launches ‘Open Doors’ Policy to Combat Discrimination

One year ago, Harvard Business School researchers released findings about the home-share rental platform Airbnb—and they weren’t good. The university created Airbnb user profiles under names that are common among African-Americans, and found they were 16 percent less likely to be accepted for a booking. Real Airbnb users of color said they weren’t surprised .

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