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Cassandra Okonkwo

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Cassandra Okonkwo covers Hospitality News, Travel News and Visas.

Articles by Cassandra Okonkwo

Weathered boardwalk leading toward morning dunes

7 Coastal Towns That Stay Open After Labor Day — and Why Fall Is Their Season

Cassandra Okonkwo

How to Spot a Rip Current and Escape One, According to NOAA and the National Weather Service

How to Spot a Rip Current and Escape One, According to NOAA and the National Weather Service

Cassandra Okonkwo

When Sandy Hook's Lifeguards Leave for the Season, Here's What Changes for Swimmers

When Sandy Hook's Lifeguards Leave for the Season, Here's What Changes for Swimmers

Cassandra Okonkwo

How to Read a Rip Current Forecast Before You Swim, According to NOAA and the Flag on the Sand

How to Read a Rip Current Forecast Before You Swim, According to NOAA and the Flag on the Sand

Cassandra Okonkwo

What the FTC's Junk-Fee Rule Actually Changes About Your Beach Hotel Bill

What the FTC's Junk-Fee Rule Actually Changes About Your Beach Hotel Bill

Cassandra Okonkwo

Florida Has Already Counted a Record 13,770 Loggerhead Nests — With Weeks of Season Left

Florida Has Already Counted a Record 13,770 Loggerhead Nests — With Weeks of Season Left

Cassandra Okonkwo

Avon's $7.7 Million Beach Fill Is Done — Now Dare County Is Planting It Green

Avon's $7.7 Million Beach Fill Is Done — Now Dare County Is Planting It Green

Cassandra Okonkwo

Florida's Leatherback Turtles Just Set a Nesting Record — and Beach Towns Are Adjusting

Florida's Leatherback Turtles Just Set a Nesting Record — and Beach Towns Are Adjusting

Cassandra Okonkwo

NYC Ferry's Biggest Summer Yet Adds Weekend Service Toward Brooklyn's Waterfront Beaches

NYC Ferry's Biggest Summer Yet Adds Weekend Service Toward Brooklyn's Waterfront Beaches

Cassandra Okonkwo

The Ocracoke Express Is Back: Hatteras-to-Ocracoke Passenger Ferry Season Underway

The Ocracoke Express Is Back: Hatteras-to-Ocracoke Passenger Ferry Season Underway

Cassandra Okonkwo

Portugal Commits €111 Million to Rebuild Beaches Lost to a Brutal Winter

Portugal Commits €111 Million to Rebuild Beaches Lost to a Brutal Winter

Cassandra Okonkwo

Avalon Closes More Beach Paths After Winter Erosion — and Bets on a Spring Sand Backpass

Avalon Closes More Beach Paths After Winter Erosion — and Bets on a Spring Sand Backpass

Cassandra Okonkwo

Isle of Palms Lands a $1.5 Million State Grant for Its 2026 Beach Renourishment

Isle of Palms Lands a $1.5 Million State Grant for Its 2026 Beach Renourishment

Cassandra Okonkwo

Cape Lookout Cabin Reservations for 2026 Are Already Open — and March Is Closer Than It Looks

Cape Lookout Cabin Reservations for 2026 Are Already Open — and March Is Closer Than It Looks

Cassandra Okonkwo

Hilton Head's $47.5 Million Beach Renourishment Nears the Finish Line

Hilton Head's $47.5 Million Beach Renourishment Nears the Finish Line

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