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During self-quarantine, learn a foreign language without leaving the house

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U.S. economy expected to lose 4.6 million travel-related jobs this year from coronavirus fallout

The United States is expected to lose 4.6 million travel-related jobs this year as the coronavirus outbreak levies an $809 billion blow to the economy, according to startling projections released Tuesday by the U.S. Travel Association.
River cruising in America is growing among boomers. But plenty of people still don't know it's a thing.

Diana and David Carlson have traveled around the world over the years: Egypt, South Africa, China, Prague, Berlin and more.
The coronavirus's effect on tourism will carry into 2021, experts say

Even as infections of the novel coronavirus seemed to be slowing last week, the effects of the epidemic on the global tourism industry were accelerating rapidly.
The popular book and TV series 'Outlander' is increasing travel to these Scottish sites

Best-selling author Diana Gabaldon hadn't even set foot in Scotland when she began the book that launched the popular Outlander series.

Kazakhstan the Heart of Eurasia

A team of 150 linguists and teachers created the content for Babbel, a language-learning app with more than a dozen options. MUST CREDIT: Babbel handout

During self-quarantine, learn a foreign language without leaving the house

U.S. economy expected to lose 4.6 million travel-related jobs this year from coronavirus fallout

River cruising in America is growing among boomers. But plenty of people still don't know it's a thing.

People wearing protective masks ride an escalator at Galaxy Macau casino and hotel in Macau on Feb. 5, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Justin Chin.

The coronavirus's effect on tourism will carry into 2021, experts say

Diana Gabaldon, author of the

The popular book and TV series 'Outlander' is increasing travel to these Scottish sites

The steak tartare at Délice & Sarrasin, a charming vegan French bistro in the West Village, is a senses-twisting feat that substitutes pea protein marinated in beet juice for meat. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Liza Weisstuch for The Washington Post.

Where to find the best vegan dining in Manhattan

A woman shamed a man for punching her reclined seat. The Internet is split on who's in the wrong.

Digital tipping is coming to a hotel near you

The Airstream-turned-kitchen and outdoor firepit at Safari Tulum in Tulum, Mexico. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Nevin Martell

How to dine around the world like a food writer

Hotel boom moving past Prague fuels deals across east europe

Ryanair says coronavirus could keep Europeans closer to home

Passengers wear surgical masks at the check-in terminal at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on Jan. 30, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Ivan Abreu.

Tourism businesses worldwide brace for a hit worse than SARS

Jewish family kicked off flight over 'body odor' sues American Airlines for discrimination

The enduring lure of Fukuoka and Oita

Researchers at the College of William and Mary believe a piece of Civil War-era glassware found at the site of an old fort in York County, Va., may have been a

A Civil War-era 'witch bottle' may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say

Snow covered jump seen in Olympic Stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. MUJST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Michaela Handrek-Rehle.

Climate change is killing Alpine skiing as we know it

Ambika is pictured with Elephant Manager Marie Galloway at the National Zoo. Galloway and Ambika have been together more than 30 years. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein

As the National Zoo's 'queen,' other elephants age, keepers make plan to deal with death

A bluff view of the Mississippi River and Lock and Dam No. 12 from Bellevue State Park in Bellevue, Iowa, in Jan. 8, 2020. In the winter, bird watchers can often see bald eagles hunting for fish by the lock and dam. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Andrea Sachs

On the tourist trail in Iowa

Skeeter's restaurant sits on the ground floor of the building where first lady Edith Bolling Wilson was born. A museum dedicated to her is located at the center of the block. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by James F. Lee

A look at the western Virginia town that raised a forward-thinking first lady

Léon de Lyon - founded in 1904 by Léon Déan, whom esteemed food critic Curnonsky called a king of cooks in his 1935 guidebook - features a casual bistro, a gastronomic restaurant and a cozy contemporary bar. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Sylvie Bigar

With cues from a famed French critic, testing Lyon's culinary eclat

Hanoi cheapest city in Asia for backpackers, Bangkok offers cheapest meals

In a photo taken on Jan 1, 2019, fireworks is seen from Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, to welcome 2019.PHOTO: ST FILE

Musical, circus among countdown festivities at Marina Bay

In a statement, the ministry said the 45-day rule was considered a cooling-off period aimed at preventing any abuse of the visa-free requirement.

Malaysia: E-registration for China, India tourists isn't for those who overstay

[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

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