The Lincolnway Special Recreation Association has not seen anywhere near the number of registrants for its programs as has in the past, but Executive Director Keith Wallace and the rest of the staff have found ways to keep many participants engaged.
“We love to do programs to (try and reach all our participants),” Wallace said. “We’ve tried to do all programs that would comply with the executive order. We started
Solo travel offers a fringe benefit: It allows you to be selfish. You can do whatever you want whenever you want.
Hmmm … that sounds a lot like our current lifestyle in quarantine. Want to eat lunch at 4 p.m.? Do it. Want to skip the workout and watch TV instead? Why not? There’s no one around to shame you.
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As New Hampshire enters the foliage season, the “majority” of leaf-peeping bus tours have been canceled or postponed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s tourism chief said Monday.
It’s “too early to know the economic impact” of the cancellations/postponements, Lori Harnois, director of the Division of Travel and Tourism Development, said during a virtual roundtable discussion organized by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan.
Travel and Tourism is
Religious tourism is among the oldest forms of planned travel and to this day remains a huge industry.
About 300 million to 330 million tourists visit the world’s key religious sites every year, according to a 2017 estimate. Some 600 million national and international religious trips are made around the world, generating around $18 billion (U.S.) in global revenues. It makes up a sizable chunk of an overall tourism sector
Religious tourism is among the oldest forms of planned travel and to this day remains a huge industry.
About 300 to 330 million tourists visit the world’s
Gliding across Montenegro’s majestic, mountain-ringed Kotor bay, captain Ivan Gvido Krivokapic revels in the unusually tranquil waters of a destination that has become a tourist magnet in recent years.
But any joy brought by the pandemic-triggered peace is tinged with anxiety about the economic future of a tiny country, which heavily depends on its tourism industry.
Boat passengers will “probably never again experience such an empty bay and see all
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released a new report today that draws on UNWTO data to quantify the devastating impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on global tourism. It warns that up to 120 million tourism jobs are at risk, with the economic damage likely to exceed $1 trillion in 2020 alone.
“It is imperative that we
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Fishing and other forms of outdoor recreation in Wiscconsin are on the increase in 2020, according to data from the Department of Natural Resources. (Photo: Paul A. Smith/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The coronavirus pandemic caused an economic downturn, job losses and killed more than 1,000 people in Wisconsin so far this year.
While many events or activities have been canceled, postponed or limited by the pandemic, participation in