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BY FRANK WITSIL DETROIT FREE PRESS/TNS Delta is threatening to permanently ban rude passengers, according to a travel blog quoting a memo to employees from the airline’s CEO. “Those who refuse to display basic civility to our people or their fellow travelers are not welcome on Delta,” Delta …

Fares are cheaper than they have been on decades because of the pandemic. BY KYLE ARNOLD THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS/TNS Traveling the country hasn’t been this cheap in decades. For less than $100, travelers from the Dallas area can buy a roundtrip ticket to New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Ang…

BY JACKIE BURRELL THE MERCURY NEWS/TNS Travel plans may be on hold, but Instagram offers boundless inspiration for the day we can finally jet off to distant destinations. So Big 7 Travel indulged in what has become an annual hashtag tally, analyzing which cities hold the most ‘gram appeal, s…

BY LACEY PFALZ TRAVELPULSE/TNS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has published some tips on Thanksgiving and holiday travel this year, helping people to be as prepared as possible to travel during not only the holidays but also the COVID-19 pandemic. Take a mask TSA has made s…

BY TIM DARNELL THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/TNS ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Thanksgiving coronavirus guidelines on last week, warning against travel and recommending much smaller gatherings during the annual American tradition. Thank…

BY KERRI WESTENBERG STAR TRIBUNE/MINNEAPOLIS/TNS In a year like no other, when indoor gatherings are suspect and family gatherings may be scrapped, who knows what the holidays will bring. Fortunately, people still pondering plans – and yet to buy airline tickets – may not be forced to pay fo…

Outdoor corridor lodging getting second looks due to social distancing efforts. BY ROGER VINCENT LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS After many years of being looked down on, motels are getting new respect in the era of social distancing. Guests at open-corridor inns may come and go without passing throug…

BY THERESA NORTON TRAVELPULSE/TNS The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is looking into how long it is taking for customers to get refunds for cruises canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Louis E. Sola is suggesting that the FMC create a uniform standard and make clear how passeng…

BY DONALD WOOD TRAVELPULSE/TNS As some airlines in the United States announced they would once again book their flights to capacity. Delta Air Lines revealed it would continue to block middle seats and limit passenger numbers in every cabin through Sept. 30. Delta is capping seating at 50% i…

BY WELLS DUSENBURY SUN SENTINEL/TNS The Bahamas officially reopened to the public last week — with a handful of new coronavirus guidelines. When you pack your sunscreen and bathing suit, make sure you have your mask ready as well. Phase 2 allows for international travel. Earlier this month, …

Only a year after a new Star Wars land opens at Disneyland, guests at the neighboring California Adventure Park will be able to visit another expansion, featuring Marvel superheroes. Disney officials had previously announced plans to build an expansion at California Adventure Park, based on …

That boxy new ship one sees while driving across the McArthur Causeway between Miami and Miami Beach? It’s the 5,119-passenger MSC Seaside, the newest vessel from the European Cruise line MSC. It joins 3,502-passenger Divina, which arrived in 2013, and a half-dozen others that MSC will bring…

Royal Caribbean is putting an arsenal of pricey bells and whistles on its private Bahamas island, Coco-Cay. The $200 million upgrade is the first of what the line hopes to be many private destination upgrades that it’s calling the Perfect Day Island Collection. ‘Bold claim’ “When you name a …