BETHANY BEACH, Del. — It’s noonish on a Friday in mid-July and this quaint beach town is bubbling to life. A steady parade of cars crawls alongside the two-block long jumble of shops and restaurants leading to the beach. Face-mask-wearing couples, families and clutches of young women stroll down wide, brick-accent […]
Where to stay in St Vincent and the Grenadines for a tropical ‘air bridge’ holiday
Bequia Beach Hotel – one of St Vincent and the Grenadines’s best hotels Please note our writers visited St Vincent and the Grenadines prior to the coronavirus pandemic This 32-island nation is real get-away-from-it-all territory, from lush, mountainous St Vincent to the magical Grenadine islands. Several private islands have a […]
Am I allowed to visit, are hotels and restaurants open and what rules are in place?
The towering Burj Al Arab hotel, overlooking Dubai marina: istock With year-round sunshine and just a few days of annual rainfall, it’s no wonder Dubai is such a hit with British holidaymakers – 1.2 million Brits visited in 2019. But can you visit this summer – and will you be […]
How hotels can create sustainable change for communities beyond lockdown
Ronald Akili It was during lockdown that Ronald Akili was struck by just how reliant Bali is on tourism. Despite recording fewer than 2,500 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and just 27 deaths, the pandemic still managed to bring the country’s economy to a standstill, with no tourists able to visit. […]
Here are 8 summery SoCal day trips to take when you are ready
Head trail guide Cole Wade leads a group of riders near the Los Angeles Horseback Riding ranch in Topanga Canyon in July 2019. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) One day, you will be ready to roam again — maybe not far, but in familiar territory. Here are eight places […]
Fort Lauderdale ending program to house homeless in hotels this weekend
Shana Cartwright has been a calling the Rodeway Inn on State Road 84 home for the past two months. Before that she had lived behind a McDonald’s and near the downtown public library in Fort Lauderdale, as a member of the city’s homeless population. In May, in an effort to […]
The best hotels in Bournemouth
Victorian splendour awaits in Bournemouth: iStock Bournemouth was a favourite seaside haunt of the Victorians, and today it’s still near the top of the list for Brits looking for a brilliant beach break when the sun is shining. Its wide, sweeping yellow soft-sand beach is the main draw, and the […]
As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers
BOSTON (AP) — At this time of the year, The Friendly Fisherman on Cape Cod is usually bustling with foreign students clearing tables and helping prepare orders of clam strips or fish and chips. But because of a freeze on visas, Janet Demetri won’t be employing the 20 or so […]
Brit tourists ‘forced to sleep on beaches’ because hotels they booked are closed
Brits have reportedly been sleeping on beaches after finding out hotels are closed (Picture: Getty) British tourists have resorted to sleeping on beaches because hotels they booked are still closed, according to a new report. The unlucky travellers were left disappointed when they turned up to their destinations and discovered […]
Miami Beach resident known for his charity and passion for sports
This story is part of an ongoing Miami Herald series chronicling the lives of South Florida COVID-19 victims. This past February at the Bagel Time Cafe in Miami Beach, Seymour Schreck spent his 86th birthday making sure everyone in attendance was seated and enjoying the food. Throughout his life, he […]