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Quit The Outrage Over Full Flights And Lack Of Social Distance On Planes

by Gary Leff on April 28, 2020

Apr 28 2020

Stop blaming and shaming airlines on social media for full flights. I guess I’m shocked that people are shocked there would be others sitting near them on a plane. Why would anyone think the airline was selling them a ticket but not selling tickets to other people?

Ultimately if you do not feel it is safe to fly, then do not fly. If you do fly, wear a mask (whether the government is requiring it or not). Bring hand sanitizer – the TSA has relaxed carry on liquid rules for this purpose. And wash your hands.

JetBlue Becomes First U.S. Airline To Require Passengers To Wear Face Masks

by Gary Leff on April 28, 2020

Apr 28 2020

American Airlines is going to start handing out masks to passengers on some flights. Several airlines are requiring flight attendants to wear masks.

And now JetBlue is becoming the first U.S. airline to require it of passengers starting May 4. Masks provide some measure of protection for other passengers in the event the wearer is asymptomatic but spreading the virus.

How Much Credit Card Spending Has Fallen, From Two People Who Know

by Gary Leff on April 27, 2020

Apr 27 2020

Discretionary spending is down by a third, driven by a drop in travel spend which is down 95% – 99%. Amazingly travel and entertainment was nearly one-third of American Express charge volume.

What Needs To Happen For People To Travel Safely Again

by Gary Leff on April 26, 2020

Apr 26 2020

The major approaches to ensuring arriving passengers are safe and are not infected all have limitations – so severe that they may not provide much protection at all.

6 Reasons An “Immunity Passport” Isn’t Going To Work For Travel

by Gary Leff on April 25, 2020

Apr 25 2020

We do not need a vaccine to travel again. Widespread availability of a vaccine is probably two years away even if it’s developed in a year, since it has to be manufactured and distributed at massive scale. However a gimmick like an immunity passport, given our limited knowledge of the virus right now, isn’t likely to get us back in the sky.

So don’t get infected just because you think recovering from the virus will help you to travel, because it probably won’t.

Hawaii’s Tourism Authority Will Now Pay To Get Tourists To Leave The State

by Gary Leff on April 25, 2020

Apr 25 2020

The state has had just 55 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past week. Perhaps they benefit from warm, humidity, and a tendency to spend time outdoors. Perhaps the quarantine for arriving passengers put in place April 1 has helped as well.

But what happens when visitors to the Islands violate the quarantine order?

The 10 Best And Worst U.S. Cities To Be Quarantined In

by Gary Leff on April 24, 2020

Apr 24 2020

There’s a new analysis of the best cities in the U.S. to be quarantined in. It takes into account average apartment size (very important), prevalence of high speed internet (crucial), amount of park land (so you can get out and still social distance), and number of takeout food options.

Requiring Social Distancing On Planes Will Mean Higher Prices, Fewer Flights

by Gary Leff on April 22, 2020

Apr 22 2020

There’s one wild card that could throw a monkey wrench in the story about cheap flights as a result of limits on travel, concern about travel, and economic recession all combining to depress demand – and that’s government social distancing requirements that could be in effect in the future.

Where Will We Be Able To Travel That’s Safe This Summer And Fall?

by Gary Leff on April 19, 2020

Apr 19 2020

Until there’s a vaccine life may not return truly to normal. We may be asked to social distance. We may be asked to wear masks. And many countries may have restrictions in place on who can visit, and what documents are required to do so.

However the world will – hopefully – begin returning to some semblance of normal in the coming months, having bought time to expand testing, expand health care capacity to deal with a potential influx of patients, and perhaps most importantly doctors and researchers will have learned much about how to treat patients with the virus.

Where will be safe to go? Where will we be able to go?

Lack Of Domestic Travel Restrictions May Be Our Greatest Risk Going Forward

by Gary Leff on April 19, 2020

Apr 19 2020

Travel restrictions have a very limited benefit for the place imposing them when the virus is already spreading somewhere. U.S. restrictions on travel from China, and from Europe, came after they were too late to matter.

Yet they haven’t come domestically. That may be one of the bigger risks we face as different areas of the country struggle to overcome the spread of the novel coronavirus on different timelines. We’re seeing restrictions on domestic travel in places that are dealing relatively well with the virus (Australia) and those that have suffered greatly (Italy).

coronavirus

Quit The Outrage Over Full Flights And Lack Of Social Distance On Planes

JetBlue Becomes First U.S. Airline To Require Passengers To Wear Face Masks

How Much Credit Card Spending Has Fallen, From Two People Who Know

What Needs To Happen For People To Travel Safely Again

6 Reasons An “Immunity Passport” Isn’t Going To Work For Travel

Hawaii’s Tourism Authority Will Now Pay To Get Tourists To Leave The State

The 10 Best And Worst U.S. Cities To Be Quarantined In

Requiring Social Distancing On Planes Will Mean Higher Prices, Fewer Flights

Where Will We Be Able To Travel That’s Safe This Summer And Fall?

Lack Of Domestic Travel Restrictions May Be Our Greatest Risk Going Forward

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