What the CDC s New Outdoor Masking Guidance Means for Travelers Shannon McMahon © Getty
As coronavirus vaccinations mount and the United States approaches its travel and outdoor-activity high season (summer), U.S. health experts have issued a new category of COVID-19 health guidance: The scenarios in which Americans may forgo a face covering, one of the current pandemic’s biggest health tools.
The relaxed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations state it is safe to unmask outdoors if you are vaccinated; in or near large gatherings require everyone to use a face covering, regardless of vaccination status, because there is currently not enough data to show whether vaccinated people can harbor and transmit the virus. But one development of note: Unvaccinated people can unmask outdoors in certain scenarios without social distancing, now that vaccinations are on the rise and because the risk of transmitting the virus is much lower outside.
After Losing My Dad, I m Learning to Make New Family Travel Memories
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The Clothes, Shoes, and Accessories We Always Wear on Planes CNT Editors © Condé Nast Traveler
Figuring out what to wear on a plane can be stressful in the best of times. Do you dress for the climate you re coming from or going to? How many layers are really necessary? Do you focus entirely on comfort or aspire to a more tailored look? Luckily, we have a network of frequent fliers on staff who have mastered the airplane ensemble. We ve talked through the most comfortable brands to wear on long travel days already, but this time, we tapped them for their go-to outfits: the stretchy pants, sweaters, and easy-to-slip-off shoes they consider staples at 30,000 feet. Below, clothes, shoes, and accessories to simplify your next what to wear on a plane quandary.
I Was Scared to Fly After My Dad s Plane Crash But Travel Helped Me Overcome My Grief Jordi Lippe-McGraw © Getty
I ve probably started this article a dozen times. As a travel writer, my job has taken me out of my comfort zone on more occasions than I can count Hawaii to jump out of a helicopter with a Navy SEAL, Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics. But I m rarely the subject of my work. Sharing my own story often incites some personal trepidation, yet it’s travel that’s taught me how to work through those same feelings, even in the hardest of times.