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Canada blocks cruise ships for a year, ending Alaska trips
Shawdesh Desk: The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block many ships from visiting Alaska this year. Transport Canada onReadMore
Post-Covid holidays could see short breaks ditched in favour of Maldives and Caribbean
Shawdesh Desk: Short weekend breaks aren’t going to be top of the list for travellers the day that we can travel properly again. New research has revealed that instead we’reReadMore
Beach poles behind Florida hotel block driving in Daytona
Shawdesh Desk: Driving on the seaside sand, a long-lived tradition in Daytona Beach, is now threatened along one short stretch where poles are blocking any vehicles. The Hard Rock HotelReadMore
Spain launches low-cost bullet train between Madrid and Barcelona
Shawdesh Desk: Like many destinations around the world, Spain has been pretty much stopped in its tracks during the pandemic. But the ambitious expansion of the European country’s high-speed railReadMore
Disney updates Jungle Cruise after insensitivity criticism
Shawdesh Desk: Jungle Cruise, one of the original Disney parks’ rides, is getting a 21st century remodel, criticized for its depiction of animatronic indigenous people as savages or headhunters. It’sReadMore
Belgium bans leisure travel for a month to combat pandemic
Shawdesh Desk: Belgium is banning all leisure travel abroad for its citizens as of next week and until March, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and itsReadMore
What ‘vaccine passports’ mean for your summer vacation
Shawdesh desk: The words “vaccine passport” have a reassuring ring to them, perhaps conjuring up the image of a sleek, embossed document with watermarked pages and official stamps of approval.ReadMore
You can get paid to live on a remote Irish island with its own seal colony
Shawdesh Desk: Living on a remote island with sprawling green hills and a handful of inhabitants sounds pretty tempting right now – and one island that fits the bill isReadMore
