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Wednesday February 10, 2016

 

Destinations

Europe's best islands for families
Our experts around Europe choose their favourite islands for families with children of all ages…

Ten reasons to visit south Italy
It is easy to believe nothing much ever happens in Puglia. From silvery olive groves unfolding like a carpet to towering coastal cliffs and quiet country roads leading to whitewashed hill towns, a sleepy, Sunday afternoon vibe tends to reign here most days of the week…


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Tours and Activities

Chasing Redfish Off the South Texas Gulf Coast
Rick Hartman had just navigated a pair of husband-and-wife anglers to a pretty little stretch of sapphire-colored water along the scruffy sand-grass shoreline of the Lower Laguna Madre, off the South Texas Gulf Coast. Normally when a redfish guide pulls a skiff into an area he wants to explore, fish bolt from it, at least until the guide cuts the motor and begins poling…

Valentine's Day: What you do above Vegas -- even at 5,280 feet -- stays above Vegas
Picture this: You in a private plane above Las Vegas with a comfy bed -- and your Valentine. If this is your idea of romance, you're ready for the Love Cloud. The highflying tour offers lovers a chance to use the main cabin of a twin-engine Cessna, which has been tricked out with a bed topped with a red blanket and plenty of heart-patterned pillows…

Take the kids to ... Story Museum, Oxford
This museum is in thrall to the wonder of words with its Narnia and other themed rooms, and a new ‘Animal’ exhibition should boost its magical appeal…


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Cruise

2016 Cruisers' Choice Award Winners Are In, and the Winners Are...
Disney Cruise Line continues to be tops among Cruise Critic readers, with 11 first-place awards, including "Best Overall" for Disney Dream in the Large Ship category. Holland America Maasdam received the "Best Overall" counterpart in the Mid-Size Ship category, and Celebrity Xpedition, which sails solely in the Galapagos Islands, took first place in the Small Ship category…

Azamara Journey gets a makeover
Azamara Journey, one of two ships owned by Royal Caribbean's Azamara Club Cruises, got a makeover while in dry dock in the Bahamas in January, then sailed into PortMiami Sunday before embarking on a Panama Canal cruise…


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Transportation

Bliss, at 35,000 feet: It's a perk war in the sky as airlines woo business-class passengers
I hadn’t checked in online, so it was a pleasant surprise when the KLM flight attendant showed me to my seat. It was at the back of the business class cabin, a single seat smack in the centre. I usually like window seats, but 4E is super cool. The only standalone seat in the cabin, wide and bulky, it looks a bit like Captain Kirk’s chair, and I couldn’t resist murmuring a Picardesque “Engage,” stealthy hand motion included, as the plane took off…

Drunk Passenger's Threat to Crew Diverts Denver Flight
An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to land midway through its flight after an intoxicated passenger became abusive and threatened crew members…


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Lodging

Sleep on a Boat! 6 Incredible Floating B&Bs
Let us set the scene: A hot breakfast enjoyed top deck amid a hot-pink sunrise ... or a night-time soak in a Jacuzzi as you watch the water lap at a pier lit with twinkling lights. Sound intriguing?…

Inside Beyoncé's $10,000-a-night Airbnb
Just like Gwennie, Beyoncé has a lot of nice things to say about Airbnb. While in the San Francisco area for the Super Bowl, Beyoncé stayed in an Airbnb in the Los Altos Hills, and had "a Super weekend." She shared a post-game photo of herself curling up on the couch in sweats as proof…


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Other and Odd

So you want to be a mermaid?
Call it a fin-tastic pool party. Tail in trunk, Olivia Hammock, 21, and her father Cliff Hammock, 61, drove through flooding in their home state of Missouri to get to North Carolina. Fifteen hours later, they arrived to join over a hundred merfolk and mermaid enthusiasts at the Greensboro Aquatic Center for NC Mermania…

New mother spends maternity leave travelling the world with her baby
A mother has spent her 10-month maternity leave travelling around the world with her partner and 10-week-old daughter. When baby Esme was born, nurse Karen Edwards, 31, and landscaper Shaun Bayes put their London flat up for rent and set off for New Zealand. After staying there for several months, the family set off for a seven-week backpacking trip home through Asia…

Backpacks That Won't Make You Look Like a Backpacker
Backpacks aren't just daypacks anymore — now they're totally trendy and fashionable. Here are 11 styles that are perfect for your weekend getaway, but also look great…

Today in History

The Twenty-fifth Amendment Ratified
In 1965, United States Senator Birch Bayh proposed an amendment to the United States Constitution that would definitively set forth the plan of succession in the event of the death or incapacity of the President. The language of the Constitution was deemed ambiguous…

Press Releases of Interest

South African Airways Offers Special Travel Industry Fares For 2016 Tourism Shows In South Africa
South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Africa’s most awarded airline is, once again, offering special travel industry fares for upcoming tourism conferences in South Africa. The 2016 travel trade fares are being offered from North America for travel industry delegates that are attending the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM-Africa) April 4-6 and We Are Africa May 2-5, both in Cape Town, and Africa’s premier travel show, Indaba, hosted by South African Tourism, May 7-9 in Durban…

Point-to-Point

Is that garlic I smell?

The lovely little town of Delray Beach is situated along the pristine beaches of South Florida between the towns of Boynton Beach and Deerfield Beach, 15 miles south of West Palm Beach. That’s a lot of beaches.

That smell wafting in the background is from Delray and it has nothing to do with tidal wash or expired sea creatures. It is coming from Old School Square where the Annual Garlic Festival is taking place. I went. I browsed. I smelled. Boy did I smell!

Between bands I found myself wandering through the many booths selling various products that up to now, I never knew I needed. From aprons to old signage on weathered driftwood, it was all there. The food booths were heavily populated and each one had…

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Supplier Profile

Travel Chic With Cosmopolitan Travel Service

Cosmopolitan Travel Service has made a name for itself in the travel industry as the fastest growing air consolidator for the past decade. Since 1970, CTS has been evolving to constantly meet the needs of our clients.

Headquartered in Detroit, we also have branches in New York, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Dallas, Washington DC, Lima Peru, and Athens Greece. Cosmopolitan also employs some of the most knowledgeable staff in the industry with…

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Reading Between the Lines

Snap Selling: Be Caring, Be Invaluable

“You already know that if you ask questions, your prospects will see you as more competent and caring.”

Snap Selling- Jill Konrath, page 178

Chapter 22: Invaluable: Be An Everyday Value

You should also know that all questions are not the same. Most questions can be asked by anybody and can be classified as "plain vanilla." These simple and obvious questions do not necessitate any thought other than a quick, knee-jerk response…

  — Travel Research Online
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