Destinations
Drive around Roatán Island, discover West End village and more
It's just another perfect day in the Caribbean with lionfish fingers and Monkey La La on Roatan Island…
— LA Times
Shikoku, one of Japan's smallest and most serene islands
At 140 miles long, Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, about five hours by train from Tokyo, or an hour by plane, and since the 1980s has been connected to the main island of Honshu by suspension bridges…
— The Independent
Why "squinting" can lead to better sight
Florence is a boot camp in the power of seeing properly, by narrowing our field of view in order to expand it…
— BBC Travel
Tours and Activities
Italy's ancient cave dwellings are a source of awe and wonder
Once derided and a source of shame, the ancient sassi – or cave dwellings – of Matera are now a source of pride and wonder. Spend a night in an underground boutique hotel and you’ll never use ‘troglodyte’ as an insult again…
— Globe and Mail
Drink inside a giant bubble at New York's highest rooftop hotel bar
Taking in the New York skyline can be a chilly affair during the city's harsh winters, with sub zero temperatures and biting winds making the prospect of sipping a Manhatten in a rooftop bar less than appealing…
— Telegraph (London)
America's 50 most visited national parks in 2015
The National Park Service covers everything from parkways to monuments, but it's most well-known charge would be those areas designated national parks by Congress…
— USA Today
Cruise
Cruise Ships Skip Ports due to Cyclone Winston; All Fiji Visits Cancelled
Tropical Cyclone Winston, reported to be the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, has caused the diversion of several cruises. It is not yet known when cruise ships will return to Fiji as the post-cyclone clean-up continues…
— CruiseCritic.com
Norwegian Cruise Line shuffles stage shows on Escape, Getaway
Norwegian Cruise Line is shuffling its productions aboard its two big Miami ships Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Getaway. Currently showing in the dinner theater, "For the Record: The Brat Pack, Live at the Supper Club" is moving to the big stage. To make room, though Norwegian is sending "Million Dollar Quartet" to Norwegian Getaway…
— Sun Sentinel
Transportation
Airbus has designed bench seats that will accommodate air passengers of all shapes and sizes
Passengers who struggle to fit into conventional seats may soon be able to sit comfortably after aircraft maker Airbub submitted a patent for a new bench-style seat. The French company has submitted a patent for a “Re-configurable Passenger Bench Seat” with adjustable chairs and seatbelts which will allow airlines to accommodate people of all different shapes and sizes…
— Fox Travel News
Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship
Virgin Galactic's race to become the first major private space tourism company just got closer to reality…
— CNN
Flight test: Etihad Airlines economy
It's a long wait between meals but not drinks on this obviously well-funded carrier…
— Sydney Morning Herald
Lodging
Deborah Berke Makes a Night at a Museum a Reality
A conversation with the architect Deborah Berke, the first female dean of the Yale School of Architecture, about bringing art into hotels…
— New York Times
42 hotels gain Forbes Five-Star status
Forbes Travel Guide today added 42 hotels to its prestigious list of Five-Star properties. The 2016 Five-Star hotel winners total 154, the most in Forbes Travel Guide’s history. Forbes has been designating Five-Star properties for 58 years…
— USA Today
Other and Odd
Zika and spring break travel: What you need to know
That's what a lot of families are asking themselves as the Zika virus continues to spread through the Caribbean, including Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, among others — all popular spring break destinations for families, as well as their college students…
— Fox Travel News
Web Buzz: Travelers with car trouble can use the Honk app to contact roadside assistance
The app helps travelers who have car trouble use their mobile phone or tablet to connect with more than 35,000 roadside assistance providers. Available around-the-clock, daily…
— LA Times
Today in History
The United States Purchases Florida
Spain was losing its grip on its New World territories. Years of war and tension with England and France had left the Spanish empire without the means to firmly control its colonies. General Andrew Jackson, while fighting the First Seminole Wars against Native Americans in Georgia, had on occasion attacked and captured Spanish forts in Florida without provocation…
— Travel Research Online
Editorial Musings
Images from the web? A cautionary tale
by John Frenaye
Monday February 22, 2016
We live in a vi sual industry. Where would we be without visuals? Can you imagine trying to verbally describe the water in Bermuda to a client? Or the lush green terraces of Machu Picchu? Just exactly how do you describe a cruise ship? The fact is that we rely on images and videos to help us tell the story of a destination or experience. But we need to be careful.
All images are not created equal.
I recently heard of an entrepreneur that ended up paying more than $7,000 for a photo of a piece of fruit. A not-that-special photo to boot. As we all have done on occasion, she went to Google images to find a photo to enhance a blog post. She found one, right…
— Travel Research Online
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Reading Between the Lines
How To Become A Rain Maker: Lagniappe
 "Once a customer hires you to do a job, they don’t want to know your problems doing the job. They don’t care. Do a wonderful job, do it on time, do it on budget, don’t complain, and give the customer a little extra.”
How To Become A Rain Maker, by Jeffrey J. Fox, page 94
One of the hardest lessons one learns on their way to becoming successful in business is that nobody cares about you. Specifically, people care about themselves, and have little interest in your problems or the obstacles you have had to overcome along your journey to Successville…
— Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner
What Are You Worth?
by Richard Earls
Sunday February 21, 2016
 Last week I asked Three Questions About Your Value. This week I want to take a slightly different approach to the same point: What Are You Worth?
Let me provide the answer for you: "It depends."
The reason you have to give a less than precise answer regarding this question is simple: the value of any product or service is not entirely inherent in the product or service by itself. You cannot answer the question without asking about the…
— Travel Research Online
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One-to-One Interviews
Nadya Phelan, Europe Product Manager for Goway Travel
 Nadya Phelan was born in Canada; because her parents believed that travelling was a form of education, she has spent much of her life globetrotting, including time spent living, studying, and working abroad. After high school, Nadya packed a backpack and travelled solo around Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. Her time there inspired her to return to Toronto and pursue a diploma in Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism at Humber College where she immersed herself in many hands-on learning experiences. After travelling Europe and parts of North America, Nadya returned to Australia where she earned a business degree in Tourism Management at the University of Western Sydney. Before coming back to settle in Canada, Nadya spent a…
— Travel Research Online
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