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Monday August 01, 2016 |
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DestinationsYorkshire Day: England's best region?Now then, today is Yorkshire Day, a celebration of the trend-setting music, beautiful landscapes and good proper grub that can be found in God’s Own… Monte Argentario: the corner of Tuscany that tourism forgot Porto Santo Stefano, on the Monte Argentario peninsula in southern Tuscany, has been bashed about and is the better for…  Tours and ActivitiesCycling Along the Great Victorian Rail TrailThe distractions along the Great Victorian Rail Trail are many, as the path runs through remarkable scenery: wetlands and farmland, over bridges and through valleys, past cows and Clydesdales and, yes,… The World's Most Beautiful Waterfalls From Gullfoss in Iceland, famous for its rainbows, to Thor's Well in Oregon, a mysterious water hole that seemingly delves into an abyss, these are the world's most beautiful… Cool Place of the Day: The Ambrette, Margate The Ambrette, perched unassumingly on the edge of Margate's Old Town in what was once an old boozer, is the kind of place you could easily hurry by without a second…  CruiseThe world's best mega-ship ocean cruise linesHere are the top five mega-ship cruises that provide some of the most over-the-top experiences at… Fred. Olsen Cruise Line Passengers Struck Down with Norovirus are Entitled to Compensation Following Court of Appeal Ruling The Court of Appeal has ruled that 16 British cruise passengers who fell ill onboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Boudicca in 2011 are entitled to compensation, after appeal judges uphold the original trial judge's…  TransportationAllegiant buys new planes for the first time everThe leisure carrier announced on Friday it had reached a deal to buy 12 current-generation models of Airbus' A320 narrowbody jets. Allegiant called the order "another step towards (its) planned transition to an all Airbus fleet by… Union chief says American pushing pilots to speed up flights The pilots' union president said Thursday that American Airlines is reducing its safety margin by "manipulating" flight plans with tactics that include faster speeds. American did not respond directly to the union leader's claims. A spokesman said the airline takes safety and regulations…  LodgingHotels go after MillennialsMarriott's new Moxy is a signpost to new wave of hotels that emphasize design and… The 5 best Portuguese hotels From stylish urban stays in Lisbon to family-friendly rooms on the… 8 new hotels with surprising past lives More U.S. companies are rehabbing buildings with past lives into hotels and businesses that have a bit more personality than some new-construction…  Other and OddA Personal Sort of Time Travel: Ancestry TourismAmerica is a nation of immigrants, and as many people age they grow interested in tracing their family heritage and group traditions back to their… The world's worst holiday souvenirs Excruciatingly awful holiday souvenirs, spotted by Britons… Today in HistoryThe Last Diary Entry of Anne FrankFrom July 6, 1942 until August 4, 1944, a teenage Jewish girl kept a diary. She was in hiding with her family and others in the Netherlands from Nazis deporting Jews to concentration… Press Releases of InterestExploring The Sights And Sounds Of The Upper Mississippi River With The American Queen Steamboat CompanyThe American Queen Steamboat Company invites guests to enjoy the dramatic landscapes that have long inspired artists, writers and steamboat passengers on one of their nine–day voyages to the upper reaches of the Mississippi River this… Editorial Musings
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this new fangled World Wide Web thing looks like it may just be more than the flash in the pan that everyone predicted. If you are still holding out for the Internet to fizzle out…well, it’s probably time for your business to fizzle out. It’s the truth. The Internet has been a huge double-edged sword for the travel industry. On one hand, we use it constantly for information and to actually perform our jobs. Can you imagine doing things “the old way”? On the other hand, the Internet and the Online Travel Agencies (OTA) have taken a gigantic share of our business and repositioned it in the hands of the suppliers and new start-up companies.
"In today’s business climate we need to turn to one another, partner in every area, and depend on our associates to help us find solutions to meet our business needs.”
l” obsessed culture, and the “lowest price” mentality seems to be predominant everywhere. As business people, however, it behooves us to think cautiously about any business strategy focusing on price as a way of attracting attention to our services. Not only are we training our clients to hone in on exactly the wrong issues, we also deeply damage the integrity of our own brands in the process.
Andrew Chmura created Topnotch Tennis Tours in 2000 before merging with Grand Slam Tennis Tours, initially founded in 1988 by Dave Kenney. In 2004, Grand Slam Tennis Tours merged with Topnotch Tennis Tours, and the entity has recently evolved to share management with a professional tennis agency: Topnotch Management. This merger has given Grand Slam Tennis Tours the ability to craft custom tennis-specific tours unrivaled within the tourism industry.
