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Who are the three types of travelers most likely to travel internationally this summer? If you guessed the jet-setting elite, adventure enthusiasts and once-in-a-lifetime honeymooners, you’d be wrong. A new report by Sentimantle, a service that advises tourism and airline clients, has identified the types of travelers who are most likely to venture abroad first. 
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An airline employee walks past empty American Airlines check-in terminals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 12, 2020. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS American Airlines has recently detailed severance packages for high-level employees if they are laid off when the terms of federal aid expire in the fall, people familiar with the matter said.
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Air China staff wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in passengers on an Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on February 2, 2020. Mark Ralston | Getty Images The Trump administration on Friday scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger airlines from flying
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A Boeing 777-222(ER) passenger plane belonging to the United Airlines taking off at Hong Kong International Airport on August 08 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Marcio Rodrigo | Getty Images United Airlines plans to close three of its five overseas flight attendant bases in October as international air travel continues to struggle because of the coronavirus
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Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus Etienne Torbey/AFP/Getty The Cypriot government has said it will cover the vacation costs of any tourists who contract the coronavirus while holidaying in the country.  Officials pledged to pay for travelers’ accommodation, food, drink and medication if they test positive for Covid-19 after entering the country. It said travelers will only need
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Sonya Carp and her husband own two short-term rental properties in Florida, and they have decided to list one for sale as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Courtesy of Sonya Carp Consolidation is hitting the market for short-term home rentals as the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed travel dramatically this year. Small landlords and venture-backed
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that he thought some stocks were rallying too far too quickly given the high level of unemployment in the United States as the economy tries to pull out of the coronavirus slowdown.  “It’s too ‘happy days are here again,'” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “It’s just not going
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1. Dow to surge on coronavirus vaccine hopes Dow futures were pointing to about a 500-point gain at Tuesday’s open to begin the holiday-shortened trading week as investors bet on the economy reopening and a coronavirus vaccine breakthrough. Shares of Novavax were soaring about 20% in Tuesday’s premarket after the Maryland-based biotech announced the start of
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Canceled that flight to Cancun or that cruise out of Miami to the Caribbean? You’re not alone. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and worries over health and safety, many Americans will opt to “staycation” this year and holiday at home or nearby. “We’re seeing a trend overall [that] people are booking trips closer to
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Hero Images | Getty Images Traditionally, parents pay a premium so their children can play capture the flag, drink bug juice and swim in a lake through August. This year, of course, summer camp looks very different. Amid the coronavirus crisis, many camps have cancelled their summer sessions, others have moved online and a few
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A TSA officer wears a protective mask while screening travellers at Orlando International Airport. In the past 14 days across the nation, 58 TSA screening officers have tested positive for COVID-19, including 9 in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | Barcroft Media | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration is tweaking some airport screening procedures to limit
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