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Chair: Melissa Muntz send email
Chair-Elect: Cory Van Horn send email
Secretary: Anna Weltz send email
Treasurer: Nicole Warner send email
Immediate Past Chair: Kaitie Burger send email

2 weeks ago

A PHOTOGRAPHIC BREAK TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

Photo by Edina Bozgon of Ricketts Glen State Park Waterfall submitted to an EMVB Photo Contest.

Stay safe by enjoying the region's natural beauty from the screen of your device. Allow beautiful pictures to be your window during this time.

Let the photo transport you for a brief moment of beauty in your day. ...

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2 weeks ago

One of our travel writers, Karen Dawkins from "Family Travels on a Budget" has a list of "Fun Things to Do When Stuck in a Hotel". As we collectively go through this pandemic and are spending time in "necessary togetherness", perhaps some of the ideas in the piece are workable ways to make the most of this time for you and yours! .

Our travel industry has always been a resilient one. With the family gathered you can also spend some time learning about the various MATPRA destinations and sharing lessons on Mid-Atlantic geography with your kids. Go through our member list and take a look at our various destinations, our histories and learn about the various natural wonders when this passes. www.matpra.org

For right now, stay safe and stay smart. We're all in this together!

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20 fun things to do when stuck at a hotel

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For months, I looked forward to a December trip to Dallas, Texas and the warm, sunny temperatures sure to greet me. As luck (bad luck is luck too) would have it, the Dallas area got walloped by a fierce ice storm that shut down the airport, the mall, restaurants and — well — the whole ...

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3 weeks ago

Hello travel friends, writers and peers! We hope you are staying healthy and safe. We're in unprecedented territory, especially in the travel and tourism industry. While we love telling you about the amazing destinations in the Mid-Atlantic region, we understand travel is not on the top of mind right now, but rather social distancing and isolation. For that reason, we will take a break posting until health and government officials feel the Covid-19 threat is reduced. We hope you take the necessary precautions to keep you and your loved ones safe. ...

Emergency Preparedness and Response: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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U.S. Travel is in close contact with authorities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security and official at several U.S. airports regarding the new strain of coronavirus believed to have begun in Wuhan, China.

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