Destinations
Travel guide to… Iran
British Airways relaunches flights to Tehran today, four years after the last direct service from the UK took off, and around a year after the UK embassy reopened its doors in the Iranian capital…
— The Independent
36 Hours in the Cinque Terre, Italy
This wildly rugged slice of Ligurian coast with its five tiny towns is a delight for hikers, foodies and wine enthusiasts…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
How to have the perfect safari holiday
“In the highlands,” wrote Karen Blixen in Out of Africa, “you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be.” Over the years I too have come to know that feeling, having shared it on many occasions, and it happens only in Kenya…
— The Telegraph (UK)
Blockbuster art in the garden
Outshining the lush foliage that surrounds it, a glorious spiked tower of indigo blue glass blooms near the entrance of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Take a left turn past the garden entrance and a star resembling a prickly sea urchin welcomes visitors to the Great Lawn outside the garden conservatory, where sinewy glass growths in fiery shades of red and orange shoot up from landscaped beds…
— CNN
Ride the Hogwarts Express to a Quidditch Tournament
If you're a hardcore Harry Potter-phile living in the United States, you may feel left out: most locations and events related to the books and films (including the new Potter store, down the road from the theater production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) are in the U.K., while Potter-themed bar The Lockhart is in Canada…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Cruise
These Towel Animals Might Just Be The Best Part Of Luxury Cruises
Windstar Cruises are known for their high level of service. The staff to passenger ratio is insane: for every four travelers, there are three staff members to serve them. And each one of them is always smiling, gracious, and wanting to know what they can do to make your day better…
— Forbes
From the Bridge: Destination-Immersive Cruising Picking Up
Cruising’s longtime conundrum, at least among non-cruise types who've considered themselves superior travelers, has been its reputation as a lightweight way to travel. And yet over the past decade, cruise lines -- from big mass market ships to more upmarket mid- and small-sized vessels -- have been embracing destination-immersive cruising with fervor…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Airlines waive rebooking fees as tropical storm heads to the Southeast
As Tropical Storm Hermione approached landfall, several airlines have announced they will waive change fees for affected travelers heading to Florida and parts of the Southeast…
— Fox Travel News
The most ridiculous requests made by travellers on private jets
It’s the dream, isn’t it? Hiring a private jet to travel in peace and luxury, far removed from the seat-kickers and screaming babies of airline travel…
— The Telegraph (UK)
Lodging
Top B&B destinations for Labor Day weekend
Looking for one last dose of travel tranquility before real life restarts? Booking site BedandBreakfast.com used its data to determine the top 10 destinations B&B travelers are visiting for Labor Day weekend…
— USA Today
It’s Not Just You: Hotels ARE Getting More Expensive
If you’ve felt nickeled and dimed during a recent hotel stay, you’re not alone. This year, U.S. hotels will collect a record-setting $2.55 billion from charging fees for things like Wi-Fi, parking, cancellations and phone calls, according to a new report from New York University researcher Bjorn Hanson…
— Huffington Post
10 of the best foodie retreats in rural France
These charming B&Bs, guesthouses and gîtes offer comfortable pitstops on a French adventure, but with their mouth-watering regional food and wine they may prove hard to leave…
— The Guardian
Other and Odd
As Zika Spread, Paralyzing Guillain-Barré Syndrome Skyrocketed
There's more evidence that Zika virus infection can cause a paralyzing side effect called Guillain-Barré syndrome. Instances of Guillain-Barré skyrocketed in countries hit by Zika virus epidemics – by as much as 877 percent in Venezuela, health officials and researchers from Latin America reported…
— The Guardian
Poachers Are Destroying This Elephant Haven in Africa
For visitors to Southern Africa, elephants have long been synonymous with the expansive savannah of that region. With a rise in poaching throughout the area, however, the elephant population of the continent has been dwindling at a rapid rate…
— Travel+Leisure
Today in History
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London began on September 2, 1666 at the storefront bakery of Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane. The mayor of London delayed calling for demolition of buildings around the fire, the chief means of fighting urban fires at the time…
— Travel Research Online
Reading Between the Lines
Selling Your Services: Stand Up on That Soapbox
 “Propose a topic and offer yourself as a speaker.”
Selling Your Services by Robert W. Bly, page 57
There is no doubt in my mind that this marketing gambit is by far the most effective way to accomplish your marketing objectives. The problem remains that it is also the most feared. This has always confused me.
There are so many benefits from adopting this strategy that if not doing so, you might want to seriously consider crafting a short talk sooner rather than later.
First of all, there is no “down-side.” You contact groups, organizations, clubs, associations, and companies within driving distance and say something like this…
— Travel Research Online
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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:
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…and then attend TRO’s webinars. Winners will be selected and notified immediately after each webinar!
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