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What to do: 2 days in Singapore, 4 days in Porto
Singapore is famous for its shopping and no doubt you will want to spend some of your time in retail therapy. You’ll find all the big name brands along the retail stretch of Orchard Rd, though leave this until later in the day when it cools down, as these stores stay open until late…
— Herald Sun
Where to Go in New Orleans
Central City is far from the pandemonium of Bourbon Street. An area sandwiched between the French Quarter and the Uptown residential neighborhood, its main thoroughfare, Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, was a thriving shopping and cultural district in the late 19th century and a hub of civil rights activism in the 1960s. But the area eventually became rundown. Now, thanks largely to investments from the New Orleans Redevelopment Association and resolute entrepreneurs, Central City is re-emerging as a cultural and commercial destination…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
Malibu Wine Safari pairs vineyard tour with exotic animals
Looking for a different kind of wine-tasting experience? Malibu Wine Safaris has just the ticket at Saddlerock Ranch, part vineyard, part wildlife habitat…
— Chicago Tribune
Hawaii's food revolution
There's a culinary revolution happening across the Hawaiian Islands, one that is harnessing centuries-old techniques in a place that until relatively recently relied heavily on importing nearly all of its produce. Chefs are going back to sustainable roots, farm-to-fork, sourcing from local fishermen and farmers and rediscovering long-forgotten ingredients. And this trend is filtering to high-end restaurants and resorts with visitors finding that Hawaiian food is not all about Spam and macaroni salad served up from the buffet cart at a luau…
— Sydney Morning Herald
A Disney 'runcation' is all about the costume, from Tinker Bell to Marvel superheroes
At Walt Disney World, you might find Darth Vader, Tinker Bell or a classic Disney princess running alongside half-marathon participants. These events are no ordinary races, and the trips that participants take are no ordinary Disney visits. Few care about race times, particularly with opportunities to pose with costumed characters such as Donald Duck and Boba Fett. Racing is mostly about getting to the photo ops before lines get too long…
— Vancouver Sun
Cruise
Carnival Vista completes sea trials as it preps for first cruise
The 3,954-passenger cruise ship — the first in a new Vista-class of vessels for Carnival Cruise Line — is in the final stages of construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy…
— Sun Sentinel
Regent Seven Seas Cruises to Offer Free Business Class Air Travel with 2017-18 Itineraries
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced free international round trip business class air travel for all U.S. passengers booking their 2017-18 itineraries. The cruise line -- which already includes unlimited internet access, fine wines and spirits, free unlimited shore excursions, prepaid gratuities, ground transfers and luxury pre-cruise hotel stays -- has become the world’s first to offer business class air travel as part of their inclusive package…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Southwest among best for on-time arrivals; Spirit, JetBlue among worst
Airlines were able to stick to stick to schedules 83.6 percent of the time in February, with Southwest posting one of the best on-time arrival rates…
— Baltimore Sun
American Airlines Hits Out at 'Unacceptable' TSA Lines
The uproar puts the TSA in a tough spot: make sure nothing dangerous or illegal gets on a plane, but also avoid inconveniencing millions of travelers…
— NBC
'Invisible' train set to roll in 2018
It's a train out of a "Hunger Games" world. Except it could actually happen. A nearly invisible train designed by one of Japan's leading architects is scheduled to debut in Tokyo in 2018…
— CNN
Lodging
Would You Stay in One of Dubai's New Underwater Villas?
The first partially underwater villa dubbed "The Floating Seahorse" has been completed marking a major milestone for Dubai's The World islands project…
— Travel Leisure
Best Luxury Hotels on the Amalfi Coast
Follow the often-vertiginous coastal road along the Amalfi Coast and you will glimpse everything that makes it so spectacular: the lush mountains and forests, the azure, sometimes emerald green sea, and gorgeous sun-splashed villages perched on the hillsides. This is a playground for the rich and famous, with suitably luxurious hotels to accommodate them. Here, The Good Hotel Guide picks the best from their Hotels on the Amalfi Coast…
— The Huffington Post
Other and Odd
How Female Business Travelers Save Their Employers Millions
Companies, take note: Women who travel for business plan further in advance than their male counterparts, and as a result, save their employers millions of dollars, according to a study by corporate-travel firm Carson Wagonlit Travel. It's not exactly magic, either. After looking at a database with 6.4 million flight bookings from 2014, researchers found that women book trips earlier than men do—typically purchasing their plane tickets about two days sooner…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Lost for 9 days in Arizona wilderness, 72-year-old's survival skills saved her
Last Monday, on the day she turned 72, Ann Rodgers awoke to a hummingbird flitting its wings in her face. The sun was just starting to come up over the ridge, and she watched as the bird flapped about before zipping away. The joyful encounter allowed her to forget, briefly, where she was. Or rather, that she had little clue where she was…
— Seattle Times
Today in History
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth was an angry man. The actor had been a Confederate during the civil war and viewed President Abraham Lincoln as an unconstitutional tyrant. He formulated a plan to kidnap the President and hold him as a ransom for the release of Confederate prisoners under guard by the federal government. After hearing a speech by Lincoln, however, Booth's plans turned to assassination…
— Travel Research Online
Reading Between the Lines
The Nordstrom Way : Goals Are Your Friends, Not The Enemy
“My goal is to meet three new people a day and make one of the three a personal customer.”
The Nordstrom Way – by Robert Spector & Patrick D. McCarthy, page 185
Chapter 7: the Art of Selling
Although I am not a fan of the “selling is a numbers game” crowd, I did find myself underlining the above passage. I did so for two reasons:
If you wake up each morning and do not have a specific goal or objective for the day, chances are your days will pass you by without achievement. The word goal got my attention, and I began to think…
— Travel Research Online
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Luxury Travel Tips
The Rebating Debate
by Dan Chapelle
Thursday April 14, 2016
In her book “ Let Them Eat Cake”, author and luxury goods researcher Pam Danziger states, “The business of experiential luxuries remains largely one based on consumers paying full list price. Luxury travel is the only widely discounted experiential luxury where 64% of buyers got a “deal” - otherwise they expect to pay full price for luxury goods & services.”
Unfortunately, this observation can be applied to all segments of travel, not just to luxury purchases. I am a realist, and if 64% of customers claim to receive a discount or a deal on their travel, the subject that needs to be addressed objectively by the trade channel.
“Rebating” or “Discounting” as it is also known, is possibly the single most polarizing subject in the travel industry. There…
— Travel Research Online
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