Texarkana Gazette

Travel

Wander lost | Strapped by pandemic-related restrictions, global tourism industry ponders if it can recover With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley's chateaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide Linda Zenou frets about how she'll pay off a loan and continue to care for her ailing mother in the achingly lean months ahead. by Associated Press Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 7:15pm

Hawaii considers 'resort bubbles' Three Hawaiian Islands are considering creating "resort bubbles" so that visitors can quarantine with a vacationlike experience at hotel properties. by TravelPulse Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 7:05pm

GEOQUIZ GEOQUIZ for Aug. 6, 2020 Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 7:04pm

Travel insurance: Does it still matter? Thinking about traveling and pondering the best way to protect your investment? Cue the shark music and be afraid. Be very afraid. Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 7:02pm

FAMILY TRAVEL 5: Time for breath of fresh air In an era when fresh air is favored, it may be an ideal time to nurture your family's interest in the natural world. by FamilyTravel.com Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 6:59pm

Texas firm to shell out excess nuts Kim Peacock was once the purveyor of first-class luxury, but now her Arlington company has more than 87,000 pounds of nuts and no idea if her airline customers will ever want them again. Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 6:55pm

WATCH | 'I put the pedal to the floor': Couple drove through flames as fire raged Ash from the massive Apple fire was falling like snow as Jack Thompson was double-checking clearances around his home at the Whitewater Preserve, a canyon wilderness about 12 miles northwest of Palm Springs. Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 6:42pm

Botanical Gardens | Where serenity takes root and blossoms One minute I was smack in the middle of the real world, standing in a nondescript parking lot during a global pandemic, hot and sweaty under the mask I wore to fend off the deadly virus. by The Washington Post Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:45pm

Dominica reopens to tourists in August Officials from the island nation of Dominica announced it would reopen its borders to foreign visitors beginning on Aug. 7. by TravelPulse Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:34pm

GEOQUIZ GEOQUIZ for July 30, 2020 Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:32pm

Bahamas imposes 2-week quarantine on U.S. travelers The Bahamas has reversed course on closing its border to U.S. travelers over surging coronavirus infections in both nations. Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:30pm

Amtrak has new solutions for contactless travel Amtrak is reinforcing its commitment to the safety and well-being of its customers and has implemented new and improved personal safety measures to best protect passengers traveling in the COVID-19 era. by TravelPulse Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:28pm

Need a passport? About 1.2M people are ahead of you The U.S. State Department, which largely shut down its passport processing in March, says it is chipping away at a backlog of applications that have accumulated since then. But officials aren't giving any time estimates. Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:26pm

High-tech travel tools: 'Smart' health cards, temperature-reading glasses Three weeks into Israel's lockdown to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, Rafi Kaminer decided to get creative with his cabin fever. by NYTimes News Service Published Jul. 29 2020 @ 6:25pm