Category: Travel

Travellers aiming to visit the US later in the summer may find a “Covid-19 surcharge” on the bill at bars and restaurants. A Las Vegas “CORONAVIRUS: US BARS AND RESTAURANTS APPLY COVID-19 SURCHARGES”

Could the new state capital be Flavortown, Ohio? More than 25,000 have signed a Change.org petition to change the name of Columbus to Flavortown, in honor “Flavortown, Ohio? Thousands want Columbus renamed for native celebrity chef Guy Fieri”

Royal Caribbean Cruises and Celebrity Cruises have extended their shutdowns through June 11. In statements Thursday, both cruise companies cited the public health circumstances around the coronavirus “Royal Caribbean, Celebrity halt cruises through June 11; Carnival, Princess cancel through June”

Corrections & clarifications: The Centers for Disease Control found that novel coronavirus RNA, or genetic material, not the coronavirus itself, was identified on surfaces in “Coronavirus genetic material stayed on surfaces for up to 17 days on Diamond Princess cruise, CDC says”

Paul Frishkorn, a Philadelphia-based American Airlines flight attendant and union representative, died Monday from coronavirus, the airline confirmed Thursday. “Earlier this week, we lost a respected, longtime member of “American Airlines flight attendant dies of coronavirus, elevating fears in the industry”

Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday credited China travel restrictions as a big factor in helping avoid a Europe-like spread of coronavirus in the United States. At the same White House “Are restrictions on travel within the United States coming soon?”