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Those looking for a change of scenery after being cooped up at home will soon be able to check into hotels. But your next stay will look a lot different. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced new guidelines for the lodging industry on Friday. The rules for when they are allowed to reopen in phase two will include social distancing and…

Massachusetts has announced new rules for hotels as they prepare to reopen in phase 2.

Steve Murphy and his wife were among a group of travelers from central Massachusetts who were supposed to be on a 16-day European river cruise that set off from Amsterdam in April before it was canceled.  “The point that we’re at now, I don’t know when I’ll feel safe traveling again,” Murphy said.  He paid more than $12,000 to...

Trip organizer Natural Habitat Adventures typically plans exciting excursions like African safaris, yacht cruises through the Galapagos and close-up encounters with pandas. These trips have been put on hold though as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to crush the travel industry ahead of the typically busy summer season.  However, Nat Hab President and founder Ben Bressler is confident that some of his...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but the water parks are dry, amusement parks are shuttered and national parks are only beginning to reopen. For thousands of small businesses that rely tourism, they are hoping Americans will be ready to splurge on summer vacations once again — their livelihood depends on it. “Every day these businesses can’t open...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced she reached an agreement with a tour company, securing further refunds for canceled trips.

Memorial Day weekend traditionally kicks off the busy summer travel season, but this year is expected to be a record low for the industry.

Sue O’Connell sat down with Boston Globe travel writer and columnist Christopher Muther to talk about changes we could see in future of flying.

Travel is increasing amid the coronavirus oubtreak, which exacerbates the risk of infection, officials say.

Amtrak began requiring customers to cover their faces in stations, on trains and thruway buses Monday.

What seems sure is that any rebound in travel and tourism, brought to a screeching halt by the coronavirus pandemic, will start slowly and stay closer to home. A recent study from Longwoods International found that 82% of travelers polled had changed their travel plans for the next six months.

Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport is using “smart” helmets to conduct temperature checks on travelers.

In April 2019, more than 2 million travelers passed through U.S. airports every day. A year later, the coronavirus pandemic all but shut down air travel, as people sheltered in their homes, scared that recycled air and close quarters will make airplanes a breeding ground for Covid-19 infections. Air travel has dropped by more than 95%, with some days seeing…

Terminals at Logan International Airport in Boston are almost deserted. Very few passengers are traveling with the coronavirus pandemic lingering. “I’m very nervous,” said Raven Guenneguez, who was flying to Seattle. “I have hand sanitizer, I have alcohol spray to wipe down my seat, this mask, which I’m not even going to take off during the flight.” Countless flights...

Logan International Airport is a lonely place these days.

JetBlue will soon start requiring all passengers to wear some sort of face-covering when they travel to slow down the spread of the coronavirus.

Here are some facts about ecotourism and how you can incorporate it into your next vacations.

A man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Louis on Thursday night didn’t need a seat in first class to receive VIP treatment. That’s because he was the only passenger on the plane, NBC News reports. Bob Pitts documented some of the flight in a series of videos. “We’re going on our little flight from...

A family visiting from France found themselves with nowhere to stay amid the coronavirus pandemic, until a friend in New Hampshire put them in touch with a family who opened their doors.

It’s hard to predict what life will be like this summer. And, if you have summer vacation plans, you’re probably wondering if you should cancel because of the coronavirus. But you may want to hold off on canceling right now. Mike Lorenz and his family were planning a big gathering in June to celebrate his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary....