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However, not everything at the theme park looks the same as it did before. Normally, the park has a capacity of 80,000 people and 12,000 cast members — Disney parlance for employees. But for reopening day on May 11, the cast members far outnumbered the guests, who were at less than the recommended 30% capacity.

(CNN) — Thanks to its complex history, London has long been associated with ghosts. But forget the supposed specters of beheaded queens or hanged highwaymen — it’s a series of abandoned stations that haunts this dynamic city. The London Underground tube network has 270 stations, but even before the coronavirus crisis drastically reduced the number

While canceled in other cities — including in St. Louis, London and San Francisco — the Portland, Oregon, chapter has instead announced that the show must go on, just with a little more social distancing than usual. Instead of gathering at a set location and time, anyone who wishes to participate are simply encouraged to

(CNN) — If only salt water — sweat, tears and the sea — really was the cure for everything, as Danish author Isak Dinesen once said. Then scuba diving would be just the antidote the world needed right now. Until it’s finally safe to get out exploring the world again, however, you can dream of

(CNN) — The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade group representing airlines around the world, has come out against blocking off middle seats on planes, while recommending both passengers and crew members wear face masks on board instead. Why is one of these social distancing measures better than another? It’s about the airlines’ ability

Though the museum temporarily closed in March due to stay-at-home restrictions, employees were determined to continue their daily practice of honoring victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on their birthdays. The museum’s security team, who is considered essential staff at One World Trade Center, volunteered to take up the task. Each day, members of

(CNN) — When travelers come aboard the Zaandam, a cruise ship in the Holland America Line, they have access to nine levels of elegant lodgings, entertainment and fine dining. On the 781-foot vessel’s Promenade deck, an art gallery abuts a big-screen movie theater. The Lido deck has a fitness center and full-service spa. That cornucopia

Tokyo (CNN) — When Keisuke Arai switched to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, he began bickering more with his long-term girlfriend. Suspecting he wasn’t alone, the Tokyo-based tourism operator wondered how couples across Japan were coping under lockdown, as they adjusted to being together 24/7 under the same roof. On April 3, he

(CNN) — During the week of April 21, there were just two passenger-carrying 747 jumbo jets flying around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has made the Queen of the Skies an acutely endangered monarch. But Her Majesty might just be having the finest moment of her reign. As the pandemic continues to sweep the globe,

(CNN) — High above the Polcevera valley, the final section of a majestic new bridge was hoisted into place this week, signaling the imminent completion of a remarkable engineering project against seemingly impossible odds. The bridge is a critical traffic artery for northern Italy. It connects two sides of the city of Genoa and serves

Wellington, New Zealand (CNN) — It may be some time before tourists are traveling the globe again. But what if you could travel through designated, approved parts of it? Politicians from Australia and New Zealand are discussing the possibility of opening up borders to each other, creating a travel corridor — or “travel bubble” —

But when he heads out, Daniel Uhlfelder dons a raggedy black robe, conceals his face with a black cloth and wields his scythe. Uhlfelder, an attorney, is haunting Florida beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper to protest their reopening, which he believes is premature. It’s a macabre plea to beachgoers to stay home. Uhlfelder is

(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

(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. Two days after JetBlue announced that passengers would be required to wear masks beginning May 4, both Delta Air Lines and

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

(CNN) — Today three major US airlines separately announced they were going to require their passengers to wear masks. Two days after Jet Blue became the first major airline to announce this change, these three US airlines followed suit, releasing statements explaining their new policies. Earlier this week Delta communicated that airline employees were now

(CNN) — There are worse places to wait out a pandemic. Hundreds of tourists are still stuck in the Maldives, Ali Waheed, the country’s tourism minister told CNN’s Richard Quest, more than a month after the novel coronavirus arrived there. Waheed said there was about 500 tourists on the islands, with 100 of them stranded

(CNN) — Fans of Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California are already dreaming of the parks’ eventual reopening down the distant road. But in a world that’s been through a pandemic, what will that reality look like? Little is certain, but there’s one sure thing: It’s a going to be different world. After

(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

(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”