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POLL: Are You Traveling This Holiday Season?

By James Cullum

The 2020 holiday season is before us, but the Alexandria Health Department is advising residents to stay home.

For thousands of residents, the annual fall and winter celebrations are heartwarming chances for friends and family to reconnect, however this year has been all about limited gatherings.

“The safest way to enjoy the holidays while COVID-19 remains in the community is to find ways to celebrate at home,” the city said in a release.

Last year, an estimated 1.34 million travelers in the D.C. area traveled 50 miles or more from their homes for the Thanksgiving holiday.

For unavoidable get togethers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends:

  • Participating in outdoor activities, which are are safer than indoor activities
  • Checking with the event hostabout any COVID-19 safety guidelines
  • Bringing extra masks (do not share or swap with others), hand sanitizer and tissues
  • Avoiding contact with people outside of your household for 14 days before the gathering

What do you think? Are you planning on traveling this holiday season?

Feel free to expand on your thoughts in the comments section.

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.