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With prevalent versatile work and education schedules, more travelers are turning to flexcations, roadschooling, schoolcations, whatever you wish to call them.
Airlines push summer sales on flights washingtonpost.comOhio is no longer on its own COVID-19 travel advisory list. Since December, authorities have actually been advising caution when traveling in Ohio and Kentucky due to high COVID-19 positivity rates in each state. Ohio has now dropped off its own advisory and so has Kentucky. But there's a catch with travel to the Bluegrass State.
People entering Ohio after travel to states reporting positive testing rates of 15% or higher for COVID-19 are recommended to self-quarantine for 2 week. Ohio authorities said the positivity rate is an indicator of how much COVID-19 there is in a community, and the Ohio Department of Health is suggesting against travel to those states with high positivity. The self-quarantine ought to be hearkened by residents of both states and out-of-state travelers.
The following states have a rolling seven-day average above 15%, according to Ohio's travel advisory: Idaho: 40% Iowa: 33. 1% Pennsylvania: 32. 4% Alabama: 31. 1% South Dakota: 29. 4% Mississippi: 28. 4% Kansas: 26. 1% Utah: 21. 2% Virginia: 18. 2% Arkansas: 18% Tennessee: 17% Georgia: 16. 3% Texas: 15% Oklahoma: 15% Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, Oregon and Wyoming have actually experienced reporting irregularities and a precise positivity rate might not be determined, authorities said.

Stay at home and prevent all in-person activities. This includes work, supermarket and pharmacies, public events, and public locations. Do not have visitors in your home. If you reside in a home with other individuals who did not take a trip with you, remain in a separate space. If this is not possible, use a face mask when you remain in the exact same room and remain at least six feet away from others.
Travel vaccines - NIPHfhi.noIf you need to see a company for reasons other than a medical emergency situation, please contact advance and discuss the care you need. In case of a medical emergency, call 911. Show that you are in house quarantine for unique coronavirus exposure. Keep a face mask on up until you are asked by a health care service provider to eliminate it.
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Australia is one of the world's most popular destinations, and a country everyone should try to check out at some point in their lives.
However, it is a relatively expensive place, especially for young travelers and backpackers.
Luckily, there are ways to save money while still having a great time.
Here are some tips to save money and places to check out for affordable fun.
The beaches in Australia are by far the best form of free entertainment you can get.
Whether you’re looking for a busier party beach or something more private and relaxing, you can truly find whatever you desire.
Sydney beaches are spectacular when it comes to an overall experience.
Also, lots of these beaches have coastal walks designed to show you some of the most magnificent views the country has to offer.
The most famous of these is the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk, but there are lots of others to check out.
One of the best things you can do to explore the country is taking a group tour.
There is nothing better than getting to travel with your friends while taking in all the sights and culture.
Tours can also afford plenty of flexibility in terms of where you want to go and for how long you want to be traveling.
Escape, experience a different culture, and make memories to last a lifetime on an epic adventure.
Staying in hostels is the most affordable way to ensure a bed and roof over your head while traveling around Australia.
Not only is it cheap, but it's also a great way to find deals and maybe make a few friends along the way.
Hostels aren't five-star accommodation, but the prices and proximity to cool things to see can be unbeatable.
Hopefully, you’ll only be using them as a place to lay your head at night as you spend all of your time checking out the sights and scenery.
Often hostels will be given deals by tour companies and local attractions to entice their guests to go.
Just look for bulletin boards or flyers near the front desk, or if you don't see what you want, ask the receptionist if they have any deals.
Australia is full of great restaurants and food joints, but eating out all the time can be expensive, causing you to burn through your money quickly.
Luckily, the grocery stores in Australia are priced very well.
You’ll find you can get lots of food for a barbecue, healthy fruits and veggies, and even snacks at a much more reasonable volume and cost.
Woolworth’s and Cole’s are the major competitors, but there are plenty of other supermarkets from which to choose.
One of the greatest things Australia has to offer is free entry to most of its amazing museums and galleries.
If you’re in Melbourne, Sydney, or wherever, look up where the closest ones are and you won’t be disappointed.
One of my favorite places is the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Not only can you check out some fantastic scenery, but it’s all for free.
Australia is an amazing place to visit, and if you take advantage of these tips, it doesn't have to be a strain on your wallet.
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This story was brought to you in partnership with Intro Travel, which runs award-winning group tours in Southeast Asia and Australia. Escape, experience a different culture, and make memories to last a lifetime on one of their epic adventures. Visit introtravel.com to get started.
Last Updated on February 21st, 2019
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The hospitality industry is focused on a "return on experience" metric, which calculates the value of investing in customer experience enhancements, digital branding, and new technologies that automate and improve customer service.
Occupancy rates have continued to climb, despite competition from the short term rental community. Leisure travel is healthy. However, it's shifting, as travelers become ever more informed and have more channel choice.
OTAs like Expedia and Orbitz provide easily accessible platforms that whittle down thousands of booking options to the most relevant ones for each user. And destinations are also creating their own search and booking websites.
While these online sites entice travelers, they don't deliver the holy grail of customer relations: brand loyalty.

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Named one of the Top 10 Best New Hotels in America on USA Today's 10Best list, The Embassy Row Hotel is located at the popular Dupont Circle, just 75 steps from the Dupont Circle Metro Station.

The 231-room Embassy Row Hotel in the nation’s capital will join Crescent Hotels & Resorts Latitudes collection of hotels.
Named one of the Top 10 Best New Hotels in America on USA Today's 10Best list, The Embassy Row Hotel is located at the popular Dupont Circle, just 75 steps from the Dupont Circle Metro Station. The recently renovated and dog-friendly hotel is also an official TAG-approved® LGBT-friendly hotel and a member of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association.
“The Embassy Row Hotel is a great addition to Crescent’s DC metropolitan portfolio & Latitudes Collection,” said Michael George, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Hotels & Resorts. “Crescent’s exceptional service as a manager of lifestyle and boutique hotels, combined with our extensive experience in Washington, DC, plus our powerful sales platform will maximize the potential of this very active and trendy hotel.”
This boutique hotel features in-room spa treatments, modern fitness center, a locally curated 24 Hour Chef’s Pantry, breathtaking views from its rooftop pool & bar, a unique social culinary experience at Station Kitchen & Cocktails, and the Underground Playground for games and activities, among other amenities and events.
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British Airways has created a limited edition whisky which it will serve to customers, but not until 2031.
The Centenary Cask – created to celebrate the carrier’s 100th birthday and also to mark World Whisky Day on May 18 – has been mixed and poured at the Inchdairnie distillery in Fife, Scotland.
The spirit will mature over the next 12 years, before being decanted into 300 limited-edition bottles and served onboard in 2031.
According to BA the cask is made of American oak – a nod to the up to 30 journeys the carrier makes across the Atlantic each day – with a cask head made of French oak, a tribute to the first flight to Paris made by BA forerunner AT&T in 1919.
In addition Inchdairnie has created a Centenary Cask programme, with 12 casks set to be filled on August 25 (BA’s official 100th anniversary), and available for purchase between now and September.
Commenting on the news Kelly Stevenson, British Airways’ Wine and Beverage Manager, said:
“Celebrating our centenary is all about honouring our airline’s history, as well as looking to the future. Inchdairnie has a modern and innovative approach to whisky distilling and we’ve incorporated touches with a nod to our history. In years to come our customers will be able to enjoy it from the comfort of their seat – we know it will be worth the wait.”
The Centenary Cask is the latest in a series of limited-edition products designed to celebrates BA’s centenary, from the Speedbird 100 IPA in partnership with Brewdog, to British Airways-branded Marmite jars.
Business Traveller readers have a chance to get their hands one of the Marmite jars by following the Business Traveller LinkedIn page and liking this post.

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Günstige Flüge von Deutschland nach Asien sind eigentlich nichts besonders und häufig schon für weit unter 500€ zu bekommen. Für Emirates-Fans ist dies trotzdem ein sehr interessantes Angebot: Die 5-Sterne-Airline fliegt euch für nur 466€ nach Bangkok und zurück. Außerdem kommen Phuket (ab 522€), Male (ab 522€) und Dubai (nonstop ab 400€) in Frage. Der Abflug ist von Frankfurt und München am günstigsten, aber auch Hamburg und Düsseldorf sind gegen Aufpreis möglich.
Rail&Fly ist bei Emirates-Tickets nicht mehr grundsätzlich inklusive. Allerdings könnt ihr Rail&Fly bei den Onlinereisebüros dazu buchen (Abflugort eingeben: QYG – Railway Germany). Dadurch wird der Preis sogar nochmals günstiger!
Sämtliche Flüge nach Asien erfolgen mit einem Zwischenstopp in Dubai. Die meisten Verbindungen sind gut getaktet, sodass ihr nicht mehr als drei Stunden am dortigen Flughafen verbringen müsst.
Das aktuelle Angebot ist nur bis zum 21. Dezember 2018 für folgenden Reisezeitraum: 21. April bis 25. Juni 2019.
Stopover in Dubai sind laut Fare Rules nicht gestattet. Der Mindestaufenthalt beträgt sechs Tage. Maximal dürft ihr einen Monat am Ziel bleiben. Zusätzlich solltet ihr die Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise des jeweiligen Zielortes beachten, u.a. was die Einreisebestimmungen angeht. Die Tickets werden in Buchungsklasse X ausgestellt.
Günstige Emirates Flüge findet ihr zum Beispiel mit Google Flights (Anleitung). Die Buchung ist entweder über Momondo oder gegen geringen Aufpreis direkt auf Emirates.com möglich.
Bucht ihr den Tarif inklusive Rail&Fly (einfach in den Preissuchmaschinen QYG als Abflugort eingeben), erhaltet ihr ein flexibel einsetzbares Bahn-Ticket kostenlos dazu. Dieses gilt für die 2. Klasse von jedem Abfahrtsbahnhof in Deutschland.
Quelle: Mydealz

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Thirty-three years ago my parents moved to 51 Donald Lewis Drive in Seekonk, Mass. — along with their three kids, ages 7, 5, and 2 — and on Monday put this classic Colonial on the market. With this post I’m not trying to help their sale, but simply mark a milestone as I occasionally do here. Plus, maybe it’ll be a refreshing break from the “Best backpacking water bottles of 2019”-type content that is annoyingly superficial and seems increasingly common.
I’m glad my parents — who are now nearly 70 years-old — are making this move. They’ve always been realistic about their mortality, and they’ve never delayed tough decisions and conversations. For a few more years I’m sure they could still maintain a single-family home, use the stairs to the second floor and basement, and drive 60-90 minutes up I-93 to visit my sisters and their families north of Boston.
But as I’ve witnessed with my elderly neighbors next door, it’s best to move when you easily can, not when you obviously must. A year ago Dan was riding his bike to the grocery store and doing yoga three times a week. But in October he fell and broke his shoulder, and has fallen twice since, smashing through a glass coffee table and busting his nose on a door. They can’t get to Windcrest — a senior living facility south of Denver — fast enough, and the heavy lifting has fallen mostly on Abby.

First day of school, 1986. My older sister Kerri and younger sister Christine on the right. I’m in the green jacket with my arm around best friend Paul, and my neighbor Jeff is behind us.
My career may have started earlier if I’d grown up in Boulder or Bozeman or Bend, but Seekonk served me well. It was safe and family-oriented, offered easy access to Providence and the Newport beaches, and had enough swamps and powerline easements to scratch the adventure itch of a teenager. Its school district was middle-of-the-pack in Massachusetts. I like I was given enough resources and opportunities to compete with students from more privileged towns, but still learned to work hard and be scrappy like students from poorer districts.
Exorbitant real estate prices and poorly maintained properties (and often both) are the norm in Boulder, and seeing this 2,500-square foot property on a half-acre lot for just $489,000 makes me question the sustainability of living in The Republic.
By my perspective today the house was tight for five, but at least we all had our own bedrooms. It will feel less cramped for the next family — once my parents finished paying college tuition, they added a shower to the downstairs half-bath, built a gorgeous sun-room above the backyard patio, and removed the wall between the kitchen and dining room. Sweltering summer nights are now bearable thanks to the new A/C ducts. The basement was partially finished in the 1990’s, but would benefit from updating and another bathroom.
In the huge backyard we had a swing set and garden, and played catch and soccer. Soaring hardwoods are common in the neighborhood, but they struggled to take root back there. Our black lab Sport stripped the bark off a red maple shortly after it was planted, to express her displeasure about being tied up. And the 18-inch oak sapling that we transplanted from my grandfather’s house after he passed away grew to 25 feet before being blown over in a storm.
At the end of the street are still the public athletic fields, which the town has continually improved and which is now a first-rate manicured complex. In 1986 there were only two baseball diamonds, neither with an outfield fence or dugouts. The sole tennis court was unusable. And where there are now irrigated soccer fields was a dairy farm that had been reclaimed by the forest. The wild space made for an adventurous “shortcut” to Martin Elementary, in an era when parents still permitted their children to do such things.
I don’t know the composition of the neighborhood now, but there were eight young families on the original Donald Lewis and “the new road” that was tacked on in the late-1980’s. We built bike ramps out of plywood and bike courses over dirt mounds in vacant lots, raced on our Rollerblades and skateboards, caught turtles and tadpoles in a nearby pond, and had legendary games of Manhunt in the summer.
My parents’ new pad in Andover in a 62+ community will suit them well. Everything important is on the main floor; yard maintenance and snow removal is included; and my sisters and aunt are 10 to 25 minutes away. My dad is notoriously resistant to change — I think he still wears pleated pants, and I know he’s been wearing the same Johnston & Murphy dress shoes for several decades now — and finding a new home (and, by extension, settling on a new lifestyle) was a challenging process.
Amanda and I know it will be difficult for my parents to leave Seekonk and their memory-filled home, but we’re really happy for them and are excited about the next chapter in their lives.

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Revel Systems, a cloud-based point of sale (POS) and complete business management platform, has launched two products:
Revel Enterprise: a business platform that empowers organizations to streamline the performance of multi-location or chain businesses and provides tools to scale and grow.
Revel Essentials: a POS and business solution designed specifically to meet the needs of restaurants or retailers with 20 or fewer locations.
Revel Enterprise
Curated for the needs of larger chains with more complex needs, Revel Enterprise provides an intuitive, secure and flexible iPad-based POS that enables franchisors to comprehensively manage all their locations from one platform. Users can perform key tasks such as setting up groups of restaurants, centrally control menus, generate brand-level reports in real-time, analyze and manage ingredient inventory as well as other critical operations.
In addition, the platform includes new professional services capabilities and adapts Revel’s API to help customers better manage the “digital consumer tsunami” that is reshaping the industry.
Anchored by the industry’s market leading tablet, Revel Enterprise has been developed and informed by key insights and customer intelligence from Revel’s experience with numerous large restaurants and retail customers including Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, GOLFTEC, Kung Fu Tea, Cheba Hut, Frutta Bowls, and Bahama Bucks.
Revel Essentials
Revel continues its focus on the SMB market with the Revel Essentials solution. It has been honed to uniquely and specifically support the business operations, customer channels, and payments requirements of this sector.
Revel has thousands of small to midsize business customers and continues to focus and invest in this critical market.
Both Revel Enterprise and Revel Essentials are supported by Revel’s comprehensive professional services as well as integrated offerings such as Revel Advantage, a payment processing solution.

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Indian budget hotel chain OYO has managed to impress the US company that had inspired it in the first place.
Beyond just money, Airbnb brings to OYO a goldmine of expertise, given its experience in running an online hospitality business across over 190 countries. Also, the deal could go a long way in boosting OYO’s revenue as Airbnb will now be listing the Indian company’s accommodations on its platform, too.
But what’s in it for Airbnb, which has established itself as a frontrunner in the home-stay industry over the past 10 years? The answer, according to experts, is: India and China. The world’s two most populated nations are extremely important to Airbnb, and OYO has already tasted some success in the region.
Related: Airbnb confirms stake in India’s OYO
