Coronavirus
Special Report
2021
Coronavirus
Special Report
2021
Joe: Stinking Apps ...
To travel again, we'll need testing and vaccines--and proof of same. But the market for health apps is fractured.
Bernstein: Brussels Blues
Eleven months of lockdown has left Brussels, Europe's capital, a quiet, colorless city for expats and visitors.Allen: Laughing at Planning
The powers that be must be laughing at my ongoing battle to plan a trip back to the Kruger in South Africa.
Joe: Nobody Asked Me, But
Brutal airline earnings, plunging wine sales, seditionists on a plane, scummy airline lawyers and more.
Tactical Traveler Briefing
Global hotel industry and U.S. airlines are gushing cash. Sunny Southwest. TSA sex crimes. And more.
Pucci: Old Travel News
Use online reviews and guidebooks? Proceed with care. Most are outdated, reflecting pre-pandemic realities.
Joe: Travel Politics
Like it or hate it, travel is about politics. At Joe Sent Me, we cover travel, so we cover politics, too. Get over it.
McGarvey: Unpack
Word of advice: Unpack. There's every sign that the revival of business travel will be slow--and not in 2021.
Joe: Norwegian's Fall
Norwegian Air Shuttle coulda been a contender. It had (one good) class. But it gets a one-way ticket to Palookaville.
Tactical Traveler Briefing
Testing is coming. Confusion, too. The DOT okays the American-JetBlue deal. Airlines lock down Washington.
McGarvey: Wallet Watch
What's in my wallet now? Even I was stunned. My go-to cards are no longer tied to airlines or hotels, but retailers.
Joe: It'll Be Better, Not Great
Travel in 2021 will be better, not great. And it's important to know how much has changed on the road.
Tactical Traveler Briefing
Alaska Air adds two more long-haul California routes. Sonesta grows to 1,200 hotels. Chao bails on the DOT.
McGarvey: Platinum Perks
Amex Platinum may still be worth the $550 fee. I found numerous perks. But Amex doesn't volunteer information.Allen: Expect a Better 2022
I expect a better travel year in 2021, but I admit it's looking like 2022 before it's anything like "normal."
Allen: 2020 Was Fun (Kinda)
Pandemic aside, I'm happy and a little surprised that my 2020 wanderings were mostly fun and enjoyable.
Tactical Traveler Briefing
The terrible 2020 numbers. Emirates' premium economy. A "Velcro" hotel in San Francisco. And much more.
Danto: Good Riddance, 2020
Good riddance to 2020, the worst year in most of our lifetimes. If 2020 was a car, it would be a Pinto.
David's Virus Diary
David Rowell's diary about Coronavirus and how it's changing our lives--and our lives on the road.• January Entries
• February Entries
At Home on the Road
David Danto usually writes a travel blog. But now he's working from home and blogging from his metaphoric basement about travel--and how to productively work from home.JANUARY, 2021
• First Week of January
• Second Week of January
• Third Week of January
• Fourth Week of January
FEBRUARY, 2021
• First Week of February
• Second Week of February
• Third Week of February
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