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Thursday April 21, 2016

 

Destinations

Return to Nepal
Tourism is the main economic income in Nepal and it took nearly 10 months for the US and UK to lift their travel bans to the country after the disaster, despite only 14 of the 75 districts being affected. It’s time to go back and one of the best ways of directing rupees straight to the source is staying with local families. UK-based responsible tour operator Rickshaw Travel arranges homestays and I’d come try one…

Can Thailand work for a family holiday?
My wife, a veteran, vetoed the Khao San Road. Our boys could experience its dubious delights when they were a little older, she said. Instead, we would introduce them to Bangkok more decorously: rucksacks spiffed up into suitcases, creaking ceiling fans traded for aircon, sweaty sheets swapped for chilled hand towels…


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Tours and Activities

Pubs, cafes and tearooms for walkers: readers' tips
That pie and pint, or tea and cake, are never so welcome as when you've earned them with a long hike. Readers reveal their favourite walkers' pitstops…

Indonesia's best - and goriest - cuisine
While it's the unusual ingredients from python to dog that make Minahasa food notorious, it's the exceptional spice pastes that have built its reputation…


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Cruise

Royal Caribbean Cancels More Empress of the Seas Cruises
One month after Royal Caribbean canceled six Empress of the Seas cruises -- the first cruises scheduled for the ship since it was announced it was returning to the fleet -- the line has canceled seven more. Affected sailings are April 25 and 30, and May 5, 9, 14, 19 and 23…

Cruise line loses chance to be first to Cuba
A little-known cruise operator that had hoped to be the first in decades to offer voyages from the USA to Cuba has lost its chance. Connecticut-based Pearl Seas Cruises has canceled a 10-night trip from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Cuba that was scheduled for April 25…


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Transportation

JetBlue makes it easier to catch some Z's at JFK's T5
Sleeping on an airplane is relatively easy. Especially if you’ve invested in one of those corny-looking but comfortable neck pillows. But napping sitting upright in a chair at the airport? Not so much…

World's 10 most stunning airport approaches
They don't have airplanes in "Game of Thrones" but if they did, there'd be no finer arrival in King's Landing than Malta Airport. The spectacular walled city of Valletta, so familiar from the HBO show, rises up from the turquoise Mediterranean Sea, while airline passengers also get a bird's-eye view of the sister islands of Gozo and Comino, known for its Blue Lagoon …

'Women Only' Train Compartments Roll Out in Germany
Special train compartments exclusively for women have been introduced by a German rail company. The areas for female passengers only are regularly checked by workers on services run by Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn (MRB) in the east of the country…


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Lodging

Living it up in Hawaii via Airbnb
Luxurious Hawaiian residences fit for a king (or at least a president) are yours for the booking on Airbnb — if you can afford the tab…

Andaz Wall Street -- The Perfect Weekend Hotel for Travelers and Posh Pooches
TravelWeds decided to have a spontaneous overnight stay at the Andaz Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. We called the hotel to inquire if there was any availability (considering how late in the night it was). Luckily for us, instead of being turned down, we were told that we would be most welcomed by the overnight assistant front manager, George…


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Other and Odd

How to Travel the Earth And Protect It, Too
So you want to see the world without messing it up? There’s no easy way to do that. Simply going on a trip makes you something of a carbon hog, unless you’re planning to walk, bicycle or sail to your destination. That said, there are ways to make your trip as harmonious with the earth as possible…

Yellowstone visitor caught on video petting bison, surviving
A visitor to Yellowstone National Park may not have realized she was staring death in the face when she approached a bison lounging out on the grass over the weekend, and reached out to pet the giant animal…

Pedalling Down Under
I am a firefighter and cancer survivor circumnavigating the globe for cancer research. I recently crossed Australia as a segment of my cycle journey around the world. The first part of my Australian adventure was a 1,700 km ride from Cairns to Brisbane…

Today in History

Samuel Langhorne Clemens Dies
Born on November 30, 1835 Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known as Mark Twain, died on this day in 1910. Clemens was America's earliest and foremost humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. His novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are American classics…

Press Releases of Interest

Group IST Offers Travel Agents Discounted Cuba FAM Cruises Sailing Saturdays, May 14 and 21 and Saturdays, October 1, 8 and 15 Aboard the S/C Panorama II
For the first time in the two years of operating its licensed People to People Cuba cruise, Group IST is offering professional travel agents its Havana to Cienfuegos program at a special discounted familiarization trip rate.  Sailing aboard the Variety Cruises Panorama II on Saturdays, May 14 and 21, and October 1, 8 and 15, the travel agent FAM cruises feature an English-speaking Cuban guide and an intimate experience of the island nation via the hospitable and welcoming setting of a mega-yacht.  The FAM cruise is a rare opportunity for travel agents to enjoy the sights, sounds, and soul of this remarkable yet somewhat forgotten destination…

Reading Between the Lines

Be Our Guest: Perfecting The Art of Customer Service - Create the Right Environment For Your "Cast"

“You can’t change people. But if you change the environment that the people are in, they will change.”

Be Our Guest: Perfecting The Art of Customer Service - by the Disney Institute & Theodore Kinni, page 107

This quote definitely caught my attention. My first thought was if you hire the right people in the first place, you will not have to change them. The truth is that you will never know if you made the right hiring decision until the candidate has time to prove him/herself over a period of time. (Many people interview well and can fool…

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