Hawaii Re-opens S..l..o..w..l..y
Hawaiian Airlines is now offering travelers visiting or returning to the Hawaiian Islands from the U.S. mainland a pre-travel COVID-19 test they can take from the comfort of their home to qualify to be exempt from the state of Hawai’i quarantine. The tests can order the $150 mail-in saliva test online through Vault Health. The […]
Travel Amnesia: Is Travel Becoming a Distant Memory?
After six months of lock-down on by a global pandemic, it may be no surprise that Americans are not only missing travel right now, they are struggling to remember what it felt like. But for all that forgetting, Americans say travel is their most frequently recalled happy memory, more than special occasions or personal achievements […]
Cruising Alaska for Less: Fleeting Deal from Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten is giving customers the chance to look ahead and book future travel while staying close to home. Through November 15th travel advisors can offer travelers a buy one, get one at half off discount to experience Alaska. “We know travelers are looking for domestic travel options that still take them to destinations that make them feel like […]
Costa Rica Takes Post COVID Leap to Re-Open
Costa Rica will begin allowing all U.S. residents to visit as of November 1. It’s a radical move departing from its policy of a partial openings that started in the beginning of September that allowed visitors from limited U.S. states to enter the country. The list later grew to 20 states and territories. It currently […]
Airports, Airlines: Clearing the Air
As the coronavirus continues to take travel to unprecedented depths, there may be an upside to this tale afterall: Flying has never been cleaner. Airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers are going to extraordinary heights to ratchet up the confidence measures it will take to get travelers to take to the skies, even as the coronavirus […]
Online Vacation Resale App for Advisors
Each year, countless non-refundable high-end travel experiences are canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Certainly, a black swan year like 2020 illustrates this activity and in years of normal activity, consumers end up bearing the brunt of these upsets. However, a new app on the market hopes to make exorbitant fees and financial losses due to […]
Road Trips Tied to Happiness, Especially During a Pandemic
Summer travel is looking quite different this summer, compared to any summer in decades — and that is if travel is even in the mix. For North Americans the search has been on for safe and affordable ways to get away, escape the heat and experience more than the same everyday walls and fences in […]
Privacy Plus: Villa Rentals Answer Call for Sumptuous, Safe Vacation Choices
As travel plans bounce between plans made, plans changed and plans cancelled due to COVID concerns, one travel solution that is seeing great interest, especially by luxury travelers, is the option to book an expansive, secluded villa in a beautiful location. Thought has turned to private villas and chalets in scenic, if not breathtaking, destinations […]
Trip to Los Cabos During Pandemic: First Person Travel Report
As Americans try to get back on their feet and begin to venture out beyond borders, one of the only countries welcoming American visitors without requiring the two-week quarantine and a battery of paperwork is Mexico. Travel-Intel asked an avid traveler who sells mostly travel to Mexico about his recent travel experience. Like most things […]
Travel Insurance that Passes the COVID Test
As travel seeks a way to ramp up during this precarious time, travel insurance concerns and interest have skyrocketed and the coverage is not always clear. This scene, for instance, is a familiar one of late and could happen to you. Say, you booked a trip – an expensive trip — It involved a cruise […]
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