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France lockdown: A report from a beautiful prison

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020

Today is jour 46 of the France lockdown. Forty-six days of confinement.

I detoured to Nice on my way to Italy in March, hoping to avoid the worst of it. But a few days later, covid-19 slammed France with unexpected ferocity, and the entire country turned into a red zone.

Today my rented apartment in the Jean Médecin district is a cage. French police and military patrol the streets. My three teenage kids and I are only allowed out of the house for an hour a day.

Curfew starts at 8 p.m.
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After the pandemic, what will it take to bring you back?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

What will it take to bring you back after the pandemic? Tourism officials want to know.

Here’s what they think will work:

✓ Interactive experiences like webcams and “virtual” bingo.

✓ Emails and videos about your favorite vacation destination.

✓ Hard work behind the scenes. Think “clean.”

But it may take more than that. The World Tourism Organization had projected that international tourism arrivals would grow 3 to 4 percent this year. It now estimates that arrivals could plummet by 20 to 30 percent because of the coronavirus. That’s a loss of $30 billion to $50 billion in spending.
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Coronavirus travel bargain: Should you go for these deals?

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

The coronavirus travel bargain was too good to pass up. For just $500, Danielle Tedrowe could enjoy a week at the five-star Live Aqua Beach Resort in Cancún, Mexico, this fall. “It was a phenomenal rate,” says Tedrowe, a property manager and travel agent from Austin, Texas.

An 80% discount for an oceanview room at the Live Aqua Beach? That’s not a deal; it’s a steal.

The travel industry is in a tailspin. Everything — I mean everything — is on sale.
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How to get a refund on a nonrefundable ticket after the coronavirus outbreak

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

The coronavirus crisis is quickly turning into an airline ticket refund crisis. Travelers have slammed our help desk with questions about how to get a refund on a nonrefundable ticket.

You can sometimes get a full refund, even if your ticket is nonrefundable. But it’s often complicated.
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After coronavirus: When is it safe to travel again?

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

When is it safe to travel again? That’s the $570 billion question.

When the experts say so, that’s when. But figuring out who those experts are during the coronavirus crisis may be as difficult as finding a vaccine.
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