Destinations
The 50 Most Beautiful Places in South America
South America's 12 countries cover a lot of ground, and are just about as varied as it gets: From Brazilian beaches to Argentinian glaciers, colonial Colombian architecture to colorful Chilean towns, this continent actually has every experience you could imagine. Needless to say, it was hard to just pick 50…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Offbeat alternative holiday places in the Unites States
If you’ve ‘done’ America’s famous tourist sights, events and big cities or just want to get further under the skin of this fascinating country, try this list of offbeat alternative experiences. Travel membership company WorldVentures has come up with seven alternatives to America’s well-trodden tourist paths that will let you see the real heart of the country and culture in all its glory…
— Escape
Revealed: The 51 destinations where tourists outnumber locals
The world's most popular country? According to figures for 2014, the latest available on The World Bank website, it's France, with just shy of 84 million overseas visitors…
— Telegraph (London)
Tours and Activities
In New York, Nordic food gets its (puzzling) moment
Is America ready for the sea buckthorn? You know: the tiny, tart, yellow-orange berry that's one of the trendy ingredients of the cutting-edge New Nordic cuisine. Never heard of it? At the new Great Northern Food Hall in New York's Grand Central Terminal, they put sea buckthorns in tarts, muffins, smoothies and cocktails. Do yourself a favor and try sea buckthorn…
— Chicago Tribune
Disney: Miss Fortune Falls ride set for Typhoon Lagoon
A new water ride called Miss Fortune Falls will open at Typhoon Lagoon water park next year, Walt Disney World announced Tuesday. The attraction is described as a family-friendly raft ride and will operate near the park's existing Crush 'n' Gusher. It will have a ride time of 2 minutes and be one of the longest at the Disney water parks, the company said…
— Sun Sentinel
Cruise
An Amazon cruise rich in tooth and claw
Many moons ago, as a callow youth, my best friend's father took us fishing. We sat on the edge of some god-awful, fish-free river for a week. Which just shows you how boring it was – we only went for the day…
— Sydney Morning Herald
Silversea Plans Biggest Fleetwide Refurbishment in the Line's History
Silversea Cruises will invest $170 million in refreshing the look of its fleet, as well as adding some modern touches. The upgrade project will begin with three ships in 2016, with many of the enhancements being requested by the line's previous World Cruise passengers. Classic cruise ships Silver Whisper and Silver Wind, as well as expedition ship Silver Discoverer, will be the first to be refurbished. Here's what you can expect…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Private Company Gets Permission to Go to the Moon
Cape Canaveral-based Moon Express wants to be the first private company to land on the moon. On Wednesday, the company took a step toward that goal: The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Moon Express to go somewhere that only NASA has gone before, and send a robotic lander to the moon…
— Travel Leisure
Dubai International flights resume after crash
Flights resumed Wednesday evening at Dubai International Airport – the world’s third-busiest – following the earlier crash landing of an Emirates Boeing 777 widebody jet. Flight operations began at 6:30 p.m. local time (10:30 a.m. U.S. ET), ending a nearly six-hour suspension…
— USA Today
Airplane Etiquette Rules Every 20-Something Should Know
We have a love-hate relationship with air travel. After all, it allows us to traverse long distances in a short period of time, making weekend trips across the country, or week-long vacations out of the country, totally plausible. But that doesn’t mean flying is all that fun…
— The Huffington Post
Lodging
Cottage etiquette: How to be a great (and laid-back) guest or host
If you aspire to be the type of cottager who utters (or guest who hears) the words "Come back anytime," read on…
— Globe and Mail
10 of the best hotels for golfers
From English seaside clubs to a Scottish island mansion with its own course, golfers are spoiled for choice in the UK and Ireland. The Good Hotel Guide features some great hotels for golfers – here’s a selection of their recommendations…
— The Independent
Other and Odd
Stop dragging that suitcase around like an amateur
The hands-free Cowarobot R1 is an autonomous, smart, and completely silly suitcase that follows you…
— The Boston Globe
Florida’s $82 Billion Tourism Industry Braces for Zika
After enduring the years of ups and downs that came with being a part of Wynwood’s transformation from a struggling warehouse district into Miami’s hot new neighborhood, the restaurateur Ivette Naranjo thought the worst was behind her…
— New York Times
Today in History
Champagne is discovered
"Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!" That little pronouncement, like so many other legends surrounding the Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon, is a matter of speculation…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
South African Airways Celebrates First Anniversary Of
Service From Washington, DC To Accra, Ghana
South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, is celebrating the first year of its nonstop service from Washington, DC to Accra, Ghana. The new route was launched on August 3, 2015 from Washington, DC - Dulles International Airport to Accra’s Kotoka International Airport and continues to offer the only nonstop service between the two cities…
— Travel Research Online
Reading Between the Lines
Zap The Gaps!: Be Effective
“You need to make sure you focus on those practices that truly impact effectiveness.”
Zap The Gaps! by Ken Blanchard, page 61
It is as simple as this. Identify the gap, and then zap it. (Fix it.)
Do you see what I just did? I took your attention away from the mechanical activity and tried to have you focus on the “snag.”…
— Travel Research Online Read the rest of this article »
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TRO and The Travel Institute Scholarship Program
TRO believes ongoing training is important to the health of the travel professional. Therefore, we have partnered with The Travel Institute to assist travel agents to earn their Certified Travel Associate designation. TRO will be awarding a $100 scholarship to at least one attendee of TRO webinars each webinar. If you want to be considered for the scholarship you need only to register here:
http://www.thetravelinstitute.com/troscholarship/
…and then attend TRO’s webinars. Winners will be selected and notified immediately after each webinar!
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