“There’s more to life than selling tours and writing great guidebooks, and I’m enjoying that other half,” says Rick Steves, who is paying his 100+ staffers despite the utter collapse of the travel business. https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/rick-steves-vows-to-keep-his-staff-working-even-if-he-pays-out-of-pocket-and-finds-unexpected-joy-amid-travel-standstill/">https://www.seattletimes.com/life/trav...
Rick Steves finds unexpected joy amid travel standstill, and vows to keep his staff working — even...

So far, Rick Steves’ Edmonds-based travel company has refunded about half of the 24,000 reservations made in what had been shaping up to be its best year. But he’s determined to keep his staff of...

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/rick-steves-vows-to-keep-his-staff-working-even-if-he-pays-out-of-pocket-and-finds-unexpected-joy-amid-travel-standstill/
We were watching the back catalog of his PBS show before all this started, and I had to stop because it is too sad.
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