Destinations
How to spend a weekend in Canberra
With the weather warming up, spring is the perfect time to visit Canberra – a city that can get brass monkeys in winter and stifling in the summer…
— The Independent
Which way for Witch City? Is Salem losing its spookiness?
Salem, Massachusetts, is famous for one thing: witches. The tourism authority is keen to promote the city's other attractions, but while living there for the city's month-long Halloween party, JW Ocker finds that witchery is far from dead…
— The Guardian
Tours and Activities
Before the Wedding, a Test: 3,000 Miles of Barbecue
We’d drive southwest on Interstate 81, eating barbecue until we hit Memphis. The idea was juvenile in its simplicity, but amid planning a wedding and being a month from turning 30, something juvenile and simple was what I craved…
— New York Times
The 20 Most Haunted Places in America
Take a coast-to-coast tour of America's most haunted locations, where lingering spirits roam through the halls of hotels, abandoned insane asylums, Broadway theaters, and more…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Mickey Mouse Is Getting the Best Birthday Present: A Trip Around the World
On November 18th, Mickey Mouse will turn 88. It's been a long road since the iconic character first made his on-screen debut on an episode of "Steamboat Willie," which aired on November 18, 1928…
— Travel Leisure
Cruise
A tough, beautiful adventure through the Northwest Passage
If you board Adventure Canada's 137-metre Ocean Endeavour thinking you're in for the marine equivalent of a walk in the park, you'll quickly learn otherwise…
— Globe and Mail
New ‘secret’ cruise takes you to six mystery destinations
Passengers on a new 16-night luxury cruise will be sailing into the unknown, with no knowledge of their destinations, stop-over ports and connecting flights…
— Telegraph (London)
From the Bridge: Are Sea Days An Endangered Concept?
The best days at sea I've ever had took place last week on a cruise line that doesn't "do" sea days. On a recent repositioning voyage aboard Viking Ocean Cruises' Viking Star – the vessel was taking an express route between New York and San Juan to start its Caribbean season -- our three-day itinerary didn't hit a single port of call…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
For Babies On A Plane, Hot Drinks And Co-Sleeping Pose A Risk
Airplanes are a remarkably safe way to travel, but small children can be injured while aloft. Skipping the hot coffee and putting small ones in the window seat can help, pediatricians say…
— NPR
Mystery Illness Forces British Airways Flight to Make Emergency Stop
British Airways Flight 286 left San Francisco Monday night headed for London — until the plane made an emergency stop in Vancouver when the entire 25-member flight crew reported ill…
— NBC News
Lodging
10 haunted and historic hotels in Europe
From trick-or-treating and watching gory films to dodging creepy clowns at haunted houses, there are plenty of ways to ring in Halloween…
— USA Today
Lonely Planet names Sal Salis the fourth best place to stay in the world
It’s remote and not your typical hotel accommodation, but Sal Salis in Western Australia has been named the fourth best place in the world to stay in 2017…
— Escape
Other and Odd
6 Ways To Make Travel More Affordable
People tend to put their desires for travel on hold because they don’t think it’s affordable. With the prices of plane tickets, resorts and city restaurants, it’s no wonder why many believe that travel is not obtainable…
— The Huffington Post
Rich white tourists to the rescue? The trouble with charity tourism
As far as beginnings go, it's not the most auspicious. We're in a slum just outside of Nairobi, gathered in a dusty garden behind a galvanised iron shack…
— Traveller
Today in History
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Tombstone, Arizona Territory gang loosely known as "the Cowboys" had business interests that conflicted with the new Sheriff(s) in town: Virgil, Wyatt and Morgan Earp and their notorious partner "Doc" Holiday…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
American Queen Steamboat Company Reveals American Duchess Suite Details
American Queen Steamboat Company, owner and operator of the American Queen and American Empress, will be the first and only all-suite boat with lofts on the Mississippi River with the addition of the new American Duchess. The first purpose-build boutique paddlewheeler will offer the river cruiser an intimate and relaxing experience through America’s heartland with the option of five different suite categories in 2017…
— Travel Research Online
Point-to-Point
Steering your business
by Cindy Bertram
Wednesday October 26, 2016
As kids, we wer e often asked, “So what do you want to be when you grow up?” Back then, a pretty clear picture usually came up – doctor, nurse, teacher, pilot, accountant, or maybe a designer, mechanic, or artist. What you wanted to do back then, versus what you wound up doing in your career undoubtedly changed a bit. Today when we go to professional networking and social events, we’re always asked, “So what do you do?” The 30-second elevator pitch is expected. Although I’ve tweaked it, I silently think, “But I do more than that! I wear multiple hats!” As travel professionals, how do we successfully steer and grow our businesses while having to wear all those different hats?
— Travel Research Online
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Supplier Profile
Shop tax-free in Mexico with MONEYBACK
 MONEYBACK is Mexico’s leading tax refund service provider for international travelers with over 55 service locations throughout the country covering 98% of all the points of departure. MONEYBACK opened its doors in August 2008, offering tax refund services in Mexico City and Los Cabos. Since then, the company has expanded to Cancun, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara, among many other destinations in Mexico. Operated by travel industry professionals who understand the needs of international travelers…
— Travel Research Online
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Reading Between the Lines
Guerilla Marketing Attack: Only The Most Persistent (and Wacky) Survive
 "With the influx of small businesses in all categories of products and services, only the most aggressive marketers will survive.”
Guerilla Marketing Attack by Jay Conrad Levinson, page 77
I am not certain that I care for the word aggressive here, but I know what the author is trying to say. I might have chosen the words, serious, persistent, creative, focused, thick-skinned, or whacky. Aggressive conjures up thoughts of fisticuffs. Maybe it is just…
— 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:
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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