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10 Best Panama Experiences
Mention Panama to most people, and the first thing that comes to mind is the Panama…
— IndependentTraveler.com
China in style: From Yangtze cruises to golden beaches and buzzing cities
New wealth, newly unleashed creativity, new China. The ever-growing mega-rich strata of Chinese society has an increasing hunger for travel, leading to a swathe of luxurious hotel openings and upmarket experiences across this vast, diverse…
— The Independent
Tours and Activities
5 Ways to Time-Travel (and Party) in New York
Anyone with a passion for the past can plunge into almost any historical period, from the Jazz Age to the Revolutionary era, for just a few…
— New York Times
UK holidays: Wild about Britain
Spring is almost upon us, and with it comes the chance to explore a wonderful world of…
— Telegraph (London)
Tainan kitchen kings: Around Taiwan's food capital in 19 dishes
It's a disaster zone for dieters, but Taiwan's food capital offers an incredible range of…
— CNN
Cruise
River Cruise Lines Cancel, Cut Back Operations in Russia in 2016
River cruise lines operating in Russia have announced cancelations and cutbacks for the 2016 river cruise…
— CruiseCritic.com
Our guide to the hottest new cruise ships on order
What's next from the world's largest cruise lines? Below is our annual list of all the ocean-going cruise ships on order for major brands such as Carnival and Royal…
— USA Today
Transportation
Airlines told to stop delaying flight compensation claims
Ruling to put a stop to the airline-driven compensation "merry-go-round" as it is claimed that Britons are missing out on nearly…
— Telegraph (London)
Country's busiest airport steps up worker security
The country's busiest airport has started screening employee bags before allowing workers into secure areas and shutting down access doors to the…
— CNN
Lodging
SLS Las Vegas: Starck bedrooms in the badlands of the Strip
To be revolutionary in a city like Vegas – a place where every idea has already been tried, and better means bigger, newer and, usually, brasher – you have to go back to basics. The SLS Las Vegas, which opened in August, is unlike the rest of the Strip…
— The Independent
Luxe, gorgeous, exotic: a hotel to go on the Mekong Delta
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is home to the next generation of river…
— Globe and Mail
Other and Odd
What's New in Eastern Europe for 2015
In 2015, impressive renovations and infrastructure improvements are happening across Eastern…
— Smarter Travel
The toughest job in travel?
Christoph Mueller likes a challenge. Until this weekend, he was chief executive of Aer Lingus. Now, there are worse jobs than being an airline boss; in the olden days, at least, rival carriers offered the top dog free first-class travel. But in September 2009, probably the aviation world's least-appealing hot seat was at the Irish…
— The Independent
Today in History
The Reichstag Fire
Marinus van der Lubbe, a former Communist party member in Berlin, decided to strike a blow for the working man. He was most likely acting on his…
— Travel Research Online
Agent Perspectives
But how did you transition from home back to a storefront?
by Mary Stephan
Friday February 27, 2015
Being a home ba sed travel agent is not for the faint of heart. Sure we all love to travel. Who doesn’t? But selling travel and traveling are two very different things. At some point, we all question why we continue to do what we are doing especially dealing with price shoppers, tire kickers and the occasional rude, know-it-all client.
I had a successful home based agency in Ohio. However, I was working 60+ hours a week. Afraid of missing a sale, I was always answering the phone and booking travel even on the weekends. Much to the detriment of my family. I couldn’t shut it off. When tax time rolled around it was not pleasant. State, city and the IRS had to be paid. Before I…
— Travel Research Online
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