Ed Perkins

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Freelance Travel Writer at Freelance

Contributing Editor at SmarterTravel

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Our Home: Attack on science

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ed Perkins

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Don't forget about travel insurance

1 month ago | dbrnews.com | Ed Perkins

As you start to plan some trips again, you need to think about travel insurance early. The reason is simple: Some important coverages require that you buy it within a week or two of the time you make your first payment of any kind. So you need to decide, from the get-go, whether you need insurance and, if so, what kind and how much you need to cover your risks.
When can I travel internationally again?

1 month ago | dbrnews.com | Ed Perkins

When people ask me that question, my snarky response is, "Beats me." When I check my crystal ball for the straight info on the future of COVID-19 restrictions, it doesn't even show one bar. At best, I can highlight some of the guideposts that can help your planning. Guidepost 1: VaccinationYou may not all agree, but my take is that nobody should even think about starting an international trip or even a long domestic trip until at least two weeks after completion of a COVID-19 vaccination process.
Will IATA's new travel pass get you going again?

1 month ago | dbrnews.com | Ed Perkins

IATA, the International Air Transport Association, is developing a digital "Travel Pass" data system that it hopes will serve as the standard "health pass" for international air travelers. The basic idea is simple: a computer system collects your personal ID information, the results of your most recent vaccinations and tests, current information on how well those vaccinations and tests are performing, and current entry requirements for most countries.
You can bypass airport lines for a price

1 month ago | dbrnews.com | Ed Perkins

With vaccines available, and lots more available testing, it looks like you'll be able to get back on some airplanes and go somewhere this year. And if so, now is a good time to consider whether you want to buy into a system that lets you bypass or at least speed up some airport lines. "Clear" entry screeningWhen you start an air trip, the first long line you're likely to encounter is the chokepoint at the entry to a TSA screening area.
Watch for road trip car rental gotchas

1 month ago | dbrnews.com | Ed Perkins

Right now, given the limits on foreign travel, domestic road trips are more popular than ever. If you plan to rent your road trip car, however, be on the lookout for the several perennial gotchas the rental companies throw at you to extract a few more of your dollars than necessary. Fortunately, you can avoid them knowing the gotchas before you put down your credit card. 1. Insurance has always been the main money pit of renting a car.
Our Home: Follow the science

1 month ago | athensmessenger.com | Ed Perkins

Robert F Kennedy Jr. is now Secretary of the Department of Heath and Human Services. He was an environmental lawyer, but is best known for his anti-vaccination and other anti-science-related health care beliefs. He has said there is no vaccine that is safe and effective. Trump has put the fox in charge of the henhouse. kAm'244:?2E:@? H2D 7:CDE FD65 E@ AC6G6?E D>2==A@I :? r9:?2 :? E96 `eE9 r6?EFCJ] t5H2C5 y6??6C :? t?8=2?5 :?
Ed Perkins on Travel: Great public transit rides - 2023

1 month ago | winonadailynews.com | Ed Perkins

No matter which big U.S. cities you might visit, you'll find plenty of local sightseeing tours. But you don't have to pay top dollar for a private tour. In many cities, public transit trips serve spectacular routes at inexpensive transit fares, offering flexible schedules and avoiding extended stops at schlocky souvenir shops. Here are three favorite public trips in the U.S. that should be on your “must” list whenever you visit the region.
Ed Perkins on Travel: Don't get shut out

1 month ago | winonadailynews.com | Ed Perkins

All the experts and many not-quite-so-experts agree that air travel will test your endurance this summer. Planes, airports, gates, even usually serene lounges will be packed. Why expect airport parking to be different? If you plan to drive your car to your departure airport and leave it there until you return, you have to make sure you can get a place. And you want to keep the cost as low as possible. Fortunately, you have options. Official airport parking.
Ed Perkins on Travel: Two new travel insurance gotchas

1 month ago | tucson.com | Ed Perkins

Over the years I've devoted lots of ink and pixels to travel insurance, but recent developments with a Boston-area tour operator have raised two new — or at least new-to-me — potential pitfalls. Both deal with a subject once more prominent than now: failure to pay legitimate claims. And to understand the situation more clearly, I'll start with a bit of background. Tour operators are big business — they're the outfits that organize a wide range of tour packages — and, cruise, rail, even backpack.

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