News You Can Use – March 25, 2020

Last Updated on January 31, 2024

Hotels Live-Streaming To Make You Feel You’re On Vacation

News You Can Use…All over the globe, hotels are offering stunning views to people who need to escape even for just a few minutes. Here are five hotel live streams – from California, Jerusalem and St. Barths, that will help you get away from it all right now…at least for a few moments. It’s time to travel (virtually)…  Travel + Leisure

Best National Parks To Visit – Virtually

News You Can Use…America’s national parks are “the best idea we ever had.” And though, for now, we may not be able to visit them in person and with our family, we can remember past trips and look forward to future visits with these breathtaking virtual tours, some led by rangers, others self-guided – and all mind-blowing…  Travel Zoo

US Suspending Expedited Passports, Regular Passports Delayed

News You Can Use…In yet another reaction to COVID-19, the US State Department announced new changes to their passport operation. If you got your passport in today or earlier, you will not face these new timelines. For everyone that needed to apply or renew their passports, it is going to be a long wait…  Running With Miles

Readers’ Ideas For Finding Community And Cheer At Home

News You Can Use…As many of us enter the second, third or fourth week of restrictions on our movements, The New York Times asked its readers to share their ideas for pursuing the traveler’s spirit of discovery, curiosity and delight within their new limitations at home. Responses came from all over the world…  The New York Times

Real ID Requirements Delayed Due To Virus Concerns

News You Can Use…The U.S. government is delaying the Oct. 1, 2020, deadline for Americans to get a Real ID to travel, as part of an effort to limit people’s exposure to the coronavirus. A Real ID-compliant identification will eventually be required to board a domestic flight or enter a federal building in the US…  Bloomberg