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Costa Rica is dropping Covid-testing requirements and fully reopening

Costa Rica tourism minister Gustavo Segura announced Friday that the country was dropping its Covid-testing requirements and opening its borders to all international visitors. Photo Credit: Costa Rica Tourism Ministry Central / South America Travel Costa Rica is dropping Covid-testing requirements and fully reopeningThe country will open its borders to all international travelers beginning Nov. 1.

USA / Canada More shops and restaurants opening at DisneylandThe California theme parks themselves, however, remain closed.

Travel Technology AI platform evolves into Covid-era essentialDragonSlayer, which is available for a free trial, tracks border closures and entry requirements for 124 countries and all 50 states.

Retail Travel groups call for an end to 'blanket' quarantine rulesThe measures create confusion and uncertainty, travel associations argue. And, they add, they're not the most effective way to stop the spread of the virus.

An Airstream trailer, one of the more popular ways to take domestic travel on the road.

The Folo

The Folo podcast, episode 11: RV travel speeds upWe delve into one of the hottest trends: Domestic trips via recreational vehicles.

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How travel experiences have changed -- and changed again -- during CovidThe pandemic has forced travel companies to rethink, and rethink, and rethink their products. Will any of these pivots stick?

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Forum Letters: Readers offer some 'reality checks' of their ownDefending advisors and setting the record straight.

Bruce Nierenberg on the Healthy Sail Panel proposal to the CDC: A very good startAnd I think Carnival and MSC should get behind it.

Safari operator Craig Beal on worthwhile hassles: Travel in the time of CovidA Kenya trip shows why quick thinking will be critical in future travel planning.

Jenn Lee: Travel advisors' dirty little secretHow is it that success in booking travel has driven agents to shaming their fellow agents?

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From the Window Seat Arnie Weissmann What sustains a traveler in 2020

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What's New, What's Hot: October 2020|Oct 05, 2020

What's New, What's Hot is Travel Weekly's look at useful and fun travel gadgets, edited by Joe Rosen. First up, the Incase Commuter Backpack. One of a limited line of products designed to help ease the strain of carrying a laptop for business or business travel, the line includes a computer sleeve an accessory organizer and a laptop-carrying backpack.