Top 10 bars in Santiago, Chile
Santiago is shaking things up with a vibrant new bar and nightlife scene that's steadily erasing its reputation as a less-than-glamorous stopover city. Here, we pick 10 top spots for a glass of wine, a pisco or just a good…
— The Guardian 25 beautiful piers, promenades and boardwalks
There's something undeniably appealing about a beautiful waterfront, and these 25 piers, promenades and boardwalks represent some of the country's most picturesque…
— USA Today
Southwest unveils a slew of new routes for its winter schedule
Southwest Airlines detailed 11 new nonstop routes and the return of several seasonal routes as it rolled out its winter schedule. With the carrier's extended schedule, flights are now bookable through March…
— USA Today Air Passengers Applaud a Justice Dept. Collusion Case
Peeved passengers are cheering on government investigators looking into possible collusion among the major domestic…
— New York Times
The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was flying to Dubai. Aboard were 290 passengers, including 66 children. As it passed over the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy's USS Vincennes mistakenly identified the Iranian Airbus A300 as a F-14 Tomcat fighter in an attack…
— Travel Research Online
After a recent conversation with a colleague at a trade show, I had a bit of a revelation. We tell clients to work with a professional to book their travel, and we can give them a laundry list of reasons why. We advocate working with a professional, but then we often don’t practice what we preach. When it comes down to us enlisting the services of professionals, many travel professionals resist. They mimic those consumers that they despise, the ones that won’t work with a travel professional and just book online or direct.
It is astonishing how many travel professionals have never spoken with or worked with an attorney, or refuse to work with a CPA, bookkeeper, graphic artist, local printer, website designer, marketer, etc. We…
conversation with a colleague at a trade show, I had a bit of a revelation. We tell clients to work with a professional to book their travel, and we can give them a laundry list of reasons why. We advocate working with a professional, but then we often don’t practice what we preach. When it comes down to us enlisting the services of professionals, many travel professionals resist. They mimic those consumers that they despise, the ones that won’t work with a travel professional and just book online or direct.
