Month: April 2020

(CNN) — Glimmers of a gradual return to air travel mean airlines are rolling out new policies aimed at protecting passengers and crew from coronavirus transmission and increasing consumer confidence in air travel safety.One day after the TSA marked its highest number of screened passengers in the US since April 3, JetBlue Airways announced that…

Hong Kong (CNN) — Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, people around the world are wondering when life will return to “normal.” The word normal is, of course, relative, but a spate of domestic flight routes slowly opening up in Asia and the Pacific give clues into what the aviation industry could look like in the…

(CNN) — What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common?They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink that’s taken the world by storm in recent years.Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea” or “boba…

(CNN) — There have long been drive-thru theaters, fast food restaurants and even, in some places, pharmacies. Now, in Texas, there’s a drive-thru zoo — at least temporarily.The San Antonio Zoo announced it is giving families the opportunity pack up their cars and drive-thru the park for a limited amount of time.Visitors will be able…

(CNN) — No one element of my life has required such consistent spontaneity (and solvency) as the College Football Bowl schedule.The appeal is sometimes a mystery. There’s the annual displeasure, every December, of not knowing where you’ll be going in the next few weeks. Of having to book multiple hotel rooms across several different cities,…

Editor’s Note — Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning.(CNN) — Every year, tourists descend on the Netherlands to revel in the bright and colorful tulip fields. But with coronavirus putting many travel plans on hold,…

(CNN) — My husband Mike waved a stick in my face, pulling my attention away from the icy tide creeping toward my feet and back to the very important task at hand.”It’s your turn,” he said, laughing.As I looked up, I saw our dog Bagel’s amber eyes commanding to make the next move.From our first…