Tips to get a refund from your summer travel plans
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Some summer travelers are running into trouble getting refunds for their canceled vacations. FOX 5 NY spoke to a legal expert about which bookings are eligible for reimbursement.

Battered global tourism industry makes reopening plans

Six months ago, the global tourism industry was celebrating a record year for travel. Now, it's decimated and facing a recovery that could take years.

Hotels become barracks for health workers 'going to war'

More than 15,000 of the nation’s 56,000 hotels and motels are now offering rooms for emergency and health care workers, including some of the fanciest hotels in New York City.

CDC extends COVID-19 no-sail order as nearly 100 cruise ships remain at sea off US coasts

As the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced an extension of a no-sail order originally issued March 14 for all cruise ships. 

Trump says US will help passengers on cruise ships floating off Florida coast

The president says the United States will help people who are sick and stuck on a cruise ship that has been stranded for weeks after an outbreak of COVID-19.

Virus leads FAA to briefly suspend flights to Philadelphia, New York

The FAA has lifted a brief suspension of flights to New York and Philadelphia because of coronavirus-related staffing issues.

US tourists stranded abroad don't know when they'll return

Tourists from the United States are stranded overseas after nations closed their borders to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus and say they have no idea how or when they will get home.

NY Thruway Authority announces cash tolls will change to toll billing to fight COVID-19

The New York State Thruway Authority announced Friday that it is enacting emergency toll procedures that will convert the collection of cash tolls to toll billing by license plate, to help fight the spread of COVID-19.

NJ couple left stranded overseas after Dominican Republic closes its borders

On Thursday, The Dominican Republic closed its borders, and without warning, canceled all flights back to the U.S., stranding some Americans, including Frank De Trolio and Beth Sibio, or North Caldwell, NJ.

Thousands of Americans stranded overseas by travel bans and border closures
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The State Department has issued a new travel advisory saying Americans already overseas should return home immediately, but osme Americans are stuck in countries that already closed their borders and canceled flights to the U.S.

Spain limits movements, closes shops and other establishments to stem virus spread

Spain's government announced Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movements and closing restaurants and other establishments in the nation of 46 million people as part of a two-week state of emergency to fight the sharp rise in coronavirus infections.