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Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya will give fans of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” and “PAW Patrol” the ultimate family beach escape when the resort opens in June 2021.
Visit Orlando—the destination’s Official Tourism Association—has launched its first full-scale marketing campaign and first TV ads since the start of the pandemic targeting U.S. residents in the Southeast for spring and summer travel to Orlando.
With the pandemic, so many people have lost their wanderlust. Being on a plane is too confined, and buses and trains are no different. RVing, or traveling with a motorhome or travel trailer has become way more popular over the last year because of its ability to travel without being stuck next to a person who decided to take their shoes off mid-flight.
Just in time for Spring Break, Hawaiian Airlines will be offering an all-new nonstop service from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL). The service makes Orlando the only airport in Florida to offer direct access to the Aloha State, and provides one-stop
connectivity to Asia.
A different kind of train experience is coming to Walt Disney World, as Brightline and the resort have agreed to build a train station at Disney Springs.
Since all of the U.S. theme parks and attractions first closed in March, the tourism and hospitality industry has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cruise ships were docked, parks were closed and hotels were shut down in an effort to stop the spread. Many still haven’t reopened, and those that have aren’t seeing the sort of attendance they’re used to. Today, for the first time in a long time, hope has been given to this struggling industry. Pfizer, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced their COVID-19 vaccine tests have proven to be 90% effective during trials.
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a challenging year when it comes to traveling safely. To accommodate the current times we’re in, Adventures by Disney has announced a new offering for 2021 – Private Adventures.
Neil Armstrong’s famous lunar moonwalk quote could be fairly apt for today’s Central Florida tourism landscape—one small opening at Disney, one giant leap (of hope) for tourist-kind.
Frontier Airlines will begin requiring that its passengers wear a face covering over their nose and mouth, effective May 8, 2020.
Adventures by Disney has announced their worldwide vacation roster for 2020, which includes the trip of a lifetime to Egypt.