Six Minute TRAVEL Fix

SHOW NOTES: Dueling Van Gogh in NYC, Vaccines for tourists in Alaska and the Maldives, France planning to reopen, and a car rental shortage

Immersive Van Gogh Official Website

https://www.vangoghnyc.com/

The Venue For NYC’s Mesmerizing Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit Has Been Revealed

https://secretnyc.co/van-gogh-nyc-skylight-on-vesey/

Everything You Need To Know About The ‘Dueling’ Van Gogh Exhibits Coming To NYC

https://secretnyc.co/nyc-van-gogh-exhibits/

Industry Fears Car Rental Shortage

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rental-and-rail/industry-fears-car-rental-shortage.html

France Set To Start Lifting Restrictions for Vaccinated Foreign Travelers in May

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/france-set-to-start-lifting-restrictions-for-vaccinated-foreign-travelers-in-may.html

To Boost Tourism, Alaska Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines To Visitors

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/to-boost-tourism-alaska-will-offer-covid-19-vaccines-to-visitors.html

The Maldives Plans to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines to Tourists

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-maldives-plans-to-offer-covid-19-vaccines-to-tourists

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SHOW NOTES: Coney Island reopens, Delta Airlines to sell middle seats and updates mask policy, Florida sues the US Government, Volcano erupts on St. Vincent in Southern Caribbean

Delta’s Mask Policy Bans This Type of Face Covering

https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/delta/delta-air-lines-banning-face-masks-with-valve

Goodbye empty middle seats. Delta is selling the whole plane starting May 1

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/business/delta-middle-seats

Coney Island Rides Open On Friday, New Roller Coaster and Baseball Starting Soon

https://bklyner.com/coney-island-rides-open-on-friday-new-roller-coaster-and-baseball-starting-soon/

Florida Suing US Government Over “Unlawful” Cruise Industry Shutdown

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/florida-suing-us-government-over-unlawful-cruise-industry-shutdown.html

Volcano Erupts in Southern Caribbean

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/world/americas/volcano-St-Vincent-eruption-caribbean.html

SHOW NOTES:  Broadway shows announce opening dates, Tribeca Film Festival to occur in-person, CDC says the vaccinated can travel, Venice diverting cruise ships, Cruise industry frustrated with CDC

Diana: The Musical Announces Netflix Air Date, Broadway Reopening Plans

https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/diana-musical-netflix-broadway-reopening_92077.html

Tribeca Film Festival returning to in-person format throughout New York City this year

https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-tribeca-film-festival-2021-in-person-20210329-ygikfbr2tbbajjaktizfqsdgw4-story.html

Vaccinated Americans are free to travel but should still take precautions, the C.D.C. says.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/science/cdc-travel-vaccinated.html

Venice will divert cruise ships from its historic city center

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/venice-italy-cruise-ships

Cruise lines are sailing away from the CDC's Conditional Sailing Order

https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Cruise-lines-sail-away-from-the-CDC

Frustration boils over on the CDC's silence on cruise guidelines

https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Frustration-CDC-silence-on-cruise-guidelines

SHOW NOTES: Outdoor performances return to NYC, Greece opening to travelers, Mexican travel tax, Tokyo Olympics, travel insurance changes

The Arts Are Coming Back This Summer. Just Step Outside

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/theater/summer-outdoor-performances.html

BAM’s 2021 Season Will Be Outdoors and Online

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/arts/bam-2021-season.html

Travel Insurance Companies Add Permanent Pandemic Coverage

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/travel-insurance-companies-add-permanent-pandemic-coverage

Greece Will Welcome Travelers Again Starting on May 14

https://www.travelmarketreport.com/Destinations/articles/Greece-Will-Welcome-Travelers-Again-Starting-on-May-14

Travelers to Quintana Roo Will Soon Have to Pay Tourist Tax

https://www.travelmarketreport.com/Destinations/articles/Travelers-to-Quintana-Roo-Will-Soon-Have-to-Pay-Tourist-Tax

It's Confirmed: Tokyo Olympics Will Bar Foreign Spectators From Attending

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/tokyo-olympics-foreign-spectators

SHOW NOTES: NYC dining capacity increases, 9/11 20th anniversary news, NY lifts domestic traveler quarantine, Ruth Bader Ginsberg statue, NYC-Canada walking trail, Disney news, Vegas update, and Glimmerglass Festival is a go.

Reading of 9/11 victims’ names will return for 20th anniversary of World Trade Center attack

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-nyc-world-trade-center-anniversary-name-reading-20210311-k2wl3ljkcjg6zabw4lydb36rrq-story.html

A massive statue of RBG is being unveiled in downtown Brooklyn today

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/a-massive-statue-of-rbg-is-being-unveiled-in-downtown-brooklyn-today-031221

Disney Makes Several Announcements Including Opening Date for Ratatouille

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/entertainment/disney-makes-several-announcements-including-opening-date-for-ratatouille.html

You Can Now Walk or Bike From New York City to Canada, Thanks to This New 750-mile Trail

https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/parks-gardens/empire-state-trail-completed-new-york-to-canada

Glimmerglass Festival to Stage Its Operas Outdoors This Summer

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/arts/glimmerglass-festival-new-york.htmla

Visitors have mixed reactions as night clubs, pools reopen on the Las Vegas Strip

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/visitors-have-mixed-reactions-as-night-clubs-pools-reopen-on-the-las-vegas-strip/

These Las Vegas Casinos and Resorts Will Be Open 24 Hours Again Starting in March

https://www.travelandleisure.com/hotels-resorts/las-vegas-hotels-resorts-24-hour-operations-reopening

SHOW NOTES: This week's topics include the following: arts venues and movie theaters reopening in NYC, vaccine and health passports, the Uffizi Galley's new Diffusi project, and the rise of ghost kitchens.

New York to Allow Limited Live Performances to Resume in April

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/arts/new-york-arts-reopening.htmls

Select Broadway Venues to Welcome Back Audiences for Special Events Beginning in April

https://www.playbill.com/article/select-broadway-venues-to-welcome-back-audiences-for-special-events-beginning-in-april

These NYC movie theaters are opening on Friday—here's what you can expect

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/these-nyc-movie-theaters-are-opening-on-fridayheres-what-you-can-expect-030321

New York Pilots COVID Passport of Sorts to Fast-Track Reopening: Here's How It Works

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/ny-pilots-covid-passport-of-sorts-to-fast-track-reopening-heres-how-it-works/2919254/

Florence's Uffizi Gallery Is Spreading its Art Around Italy

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/florences-uffizi-gallery-is-spreading-its-art-around-italy

Glimmerglass Festival to Stage Its Operas Outdoors This Summer

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/arts/glimmerglass-festival-new-york.htmla

The rise of vaccine passports

https://www.axios.com/vaccine-passports-pandemic-1436f5c9-d48c-44fc-81e2-2fe7512334c6.html

An Accor-SBE venture puts new spin on burgeoning 'ghost kitchen' trend

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/An-Accor-SBE-venture-puts-new-spin-on-burgeoning-ghost-kitchen-trend

Vaccine Passports, Covid’s Next Political Flash Point

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/world/europe/passports-covid-vaccine.html

Lincoln Center plans outdoor performances, dine with Celebrities at Peter Luger, Charging Bull artist has died, Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary, 4 new luxury train routes, air travel contact tracing, and new art museums in Norway

Source articles:

Lincoln Center Will Head Outside Its Closed Theaters to Perform

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/arts/lincoln-center-covid-outdoors.html

Peter Luger Steak House welcomes diners at 35% alongside famous wax figures

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/peter-luger-steak-house-welcomes-diners-35-alongside/story?id=76132820

Arturo Di Modica, Sculptor of the ‘Charging Bull’, Dies at 80

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/us/arturo-di-modica-dead.html

5 New Train Routes We're Excited About

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/new-train-routes-were-excited-about

Disney World prepares to celebrate a 'Magical' milestone

https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Disney-World-prepares-to-celebrate-a-Magical-milestone

Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins October 1st

https://youtu.be/MKU38FZbc70

A4A carriers commit to contact tracing

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/A4A-members-commit-to-contact-tracing

From 'The Scream' to the stars in Norway

https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/Insights/From-The-Scream-to-the-stars-in-Norway

Resourceful pastry chefs in NYC, Unusual outdoor dining options in Colorado, exciting news about Stonehenge, remote working from the Caribbean, a new National Park, eco-friendly cruise ships, and a new Hans Christian Anderson museum.

3-ton parts of Stonehenge may have been carried from earlier monuments

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2021/02/3-ton-parts-stonehenge-may-carried-from-earlier-monuments/

Second time lucky? Stonehenge first erected in Wales, archaeologists say

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-stonehenge-idUSKBN2AC0UK

Old Ski Gondolas Find New Life as Private Dining Rooms

https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/restaurants/ski-gondola-restaurants-private-dining-rooms

Meet America’s 63rd National Park

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/travel/national-park-new-river-gorge.html

In the Caribbean, Montserrat is the latest to court remote workers

https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Montserrat-is-the-latest-to-attract-remote-workers

Stuck at Home, Pastry Chefs Find Freedom. New Yorkers Find Cookies

https://nytimes.com/2021/02/16/dining/pastry-chefs-small-business.html

Eco-friendly cruise ships to be powered by sails

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ship-sail-design-chantiers-atlantique/index.html

Whimsical New Museum Will Bring Hans Christian Andersen’s Imagination to Life

https://www.afar.com/magazine/hans-christian-andersen-museum-opens-in-denmark-in-summer-2021

New arts and culture programming announced in NYC and NY State. Details on travel to Hawaii. A rescue of people stranded on an island in the Bahamas.

· Cuomo Announces Pop-Up Performances Across New York

o https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/arts/music/andrew-cuomo-nypopsup-concerts.html

· 3 People Stranded on Uninhabited Island Are Rescued After 33 Days

o https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/bahamas-coast-guard-rescue.html

· Hanauma Bay implements new ticketing system

o https://www.travelweekly.com/Hawaii-Travel/Hanauma-Bay-gives-the-boot-to-visitors-on-foot

· Kauai reopens to tourists, with caveats

o https://www.travelweekly.com/Hawaii-Travel/Kauai-reopens-to-tourists-with-caveats

· Polynesian Cultural Center reopens, cautiously

o https://www.travelweekly.com/Hawaii-Travel/Insights/Polynesian-Cultural-Center-prepares-to-reopen

· Hawaii Travel Restrictions: Things Tourists Should Know for 2021

o https://www.travelpulse.com/gallery/destinations/hawaii-travel-restrictions-things-tourists-should-know-for-2021.html

SHOW NOTES: 

· Community Rallies Around ‘Deliveristas’ Who Lost Everything in a Bensonhurst House Fire: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/monet-friends-exhibition-sydney

· Indoor Dining Will Reopen in New York City at 25% Capacity: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/nyregion/indoor-dining-nyc-restaurants.html

· A stunning multi-sensory Monet exhibition is opening in Australia: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/monet-friends-exhibition-sydney

· CDC: Testing and International Travel: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-air-travel.html

· CDC: Travel Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html

· Updated: Biden mask mandate for travel took effect last night: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/Biden-mask-mandate-takes-effect-tonight

· TSA Workers Granted Authority to Enforce Biden’s Mask Mandate: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/tsa-workers-granted-authority-to-enforce-bidens-mask-mandate.html

· Travelers Should Prepare Themselves In Case They Test COVID-19 Positive Abroad: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/features/travelers-should-prepare-themselves-in-case-they-test-covid-19-positive-abroad.html

· American Queen Steamboat Company, Victory Cruise Lines to Require COVID-19 Vaccines: https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5858/

· Here Are the New Rules Carnival Will Implement When Cruising Returns: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/here-are-the-new-rules-carnival-will-implement-when-cruising-returns.html

SHOW NOTES - This week's episode covers NYC, California, Paris, Disney, and Delta Airlines.

· California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew

o https://apnews.com/article/california-lifts-stay-home-order-virus-1c298c67338a5914f7c3857cd167edcc

· Paris’s Champs-Élysées Is Undergoing Massive Changes

o https://www.cntraveler.com/story/pariss-champs-elysees-is-undergoing-massive-changes

· Dr. Henry Ting to join Delta as airline’s first Chief Health Officer

o https://news.delta.com/dr-henry-ting-join-delta-airlines-first-chief-health-officer

· Subway station tribute honors 136 MTA employees lost to COVID-19

o https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/faces-of-the-pandemic/subway-station-tribute-honors-136-mta-employees-lost-to-covid-19

· Visit California – Travel Alerts

o https://www.visitcalifornia.com/latest-covid-19-coronavirus/

· 13,140,000 Minutes: It's Been 25 Years Since The First Performance Of 'Rent'

o https://www.npr.org/2021/01/25/959666108/13-140-000-minutes-its-been-25-years-since-the-first-performance-of-rent

· Disney World Ending Magical Express & Adding Early Entry

o https://www.disneytouristblog.com/disney-world-ending-magical-express-adding-early-entry/

· Now That Disneyland Has Canceled Annual Passes, What’s Next? We Answer Your Questions

o https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/california/orange-county-and-catalina-island/experiences/news/now-that-disneyland-canceled-annual-passes-whats-next-we-answer-your-questions

· Disneyland as a Vaccination Site? Airports as Test Centers? The Travel Industry Pitches In

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/travel/disneyland-vaccines.html