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Vacation police: Travelers posting trip photos or asking for tips risk social media wrath amid pandemic - USA Today
Jessica Alba loves to seek other travelers' tips ahead of a vacation.
In mid-August, the 37-year-old Indiana woman turned to one of her favorite online forums – the Facebook travel community created by deals site Scott's Cheap Flights – in search of updates on travel to Mexico after a long-planned Costa Rica trip fell through because of coronavirus restrictions.
Her request ended with a qualifier: "Thanks in advance for any (judgement free) information you can provide!''
The coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 176,000 people in the U.S. as of Monday with case counts still growing, has created a minefield, on social media and in everyday life, for people still traveling or planning trips.
Jessica Alba loves to seek other travelers' tips ahead of a vacation.
In mid-August, the 37-year-old Indiana woman turned to one of her favorite online forums – the Facebook travel community created by deals site Scott's Cheap Flights – in search of updates on travel to Mexico after a long-planned Costa Rica trip fell through because of coronavirus restrictions.
Her request ended with a qualifier: "Thanks in advance for any (judgement free) information you can provide!''
The coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 176,000 people in the U.S. as of Monday with case counts still growing, has created a minefield, on social media and in everyday life, for people still traveling or planning trips.