Destinations
Top 20 countries where English travels well
So you want to travel the world, but you're worried about your language skills? There's good news: Many countries around the world are quite accommodating to English speakers…
— USA Today
36 Hours in Miami and Miami Beach
Once again, the Miami area is reinventing itself, this time as a cultural and culinary hot spot…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
You Could Soon Roam With Dinosaurs at a Realistic Jurassic Park
Dinosaur fans could soon have a new destination on their list: Japan. At a recent expo, Japanese entrepreneurs announced plans to build an animatronic dinosaur park called "Dino-A-Live," according to The Telegraph…
— Travel+Leisure
The 10 best places to relax and revive in Asia
The flagship resort spa for Banyan Tree, world-wide operator of 70 spas, set the benchmark for Asian spas when it opened in 1994…
— Traveller
Cruise
Sarah Brightman Named Godmother of Seabourn Encore
Seabourn has named soprano Sarah Brightman as godmother to Seabourn Encore. Brightman will name the new luxury ship at a christening ceremony in Singapore January 7, 2017…
— CruiseCritic.com
Cruise industry ‘failing’ environment and public health, report claims
The authors of a critical report that analyses the impact of cruise ships on public health and the environment have launched a withering attack on the industry and the organisation that regulates it…
— Telegraph (London)
Transportation
Everything You Need to Know About Flying Standby
Flying standby can be nerve-racking, especially for those of us who don’t like uncertainty. But the benefits can mean an earlier flight home, an upgrade in style, or even a welcome change in your itinerary…
— Condé Nast Traveler
AAA predicting biggest Thanksgiving travel rush in 9 years
The slowly improving economy could boost travel over the Thanksgiving holiday to levels not seen in nine years…
— Chicago Tribune
Fake service animals and why airline passengers are upset
While walking to his gate in an airport, a frequent Delta Air Lines flier snaps three pictures of passengers with emotional support animals…
— Sun Sentinel
Lodging
10 Things At Hotels You Should Avoid Touching
The average hotel room is filthier than a typical home, school or even a plane, according to a study. The cleaning staff has a quick turnaround for rooms and rarely do they disinfect the random items such as your ice bucket…
— The Huffington Post
How one new Palm Springs hotel defines rustic-chic
The Arrive hotel -- and a lot of construction projects -- are what's new in the desert city. Don't worry, you can still chill out amid the building boom…
— LA Times
Other and Odd
The myth of 'travel hackers' who bag luxury trips for pennies
The web is full of stories about 'savvy travellers' who 'hacked' their way to luxury holidays for mere hundreds of pounds. Simon Calder explains why it's nonsense…
— The Independent
What to See in Hawaii? Ask Auli’i Cravalho of Disney’s ‘Moana’
Auli’i Cravalho, a native Hawaiian, is the voice of the heroine in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana,” which opens Nov. 23. The comedy adventure, which also stars Dwayne Johnson, features a daring teenager on a seafaring mission to save her people…
— New York Times
Today in History
The Luxor Massacre
One of the darkest events in international tourism occurred on this date in 1997 in Luxor, Egypt. One of Egypt’s top tourist attractions, the Temple of Hatshepsut, was filled with tourists from around the world at around 08:45 am…
— Travel Research Online
Reading Between the Lines
Back to Basic Selling: Keep the Lines Open
 “Timing is as important to the salesperson as to the professional actor on stage.”
Back to Basic Selling by Robert F. Taylor, page 101
There was a famous scene in the movie Cool Hand Luke where the prison warden knocked Paul Newman into a ditch while saying in a threatening tone, "What we have here is a failure to…
— Travel Research Online
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Spotlight
Debut Family Travel Advisor Forum Closes With Rave Reviews
 The debut Family Travel Advisor Forum has officially wrapped, and by all accounts, was a tremendous success. The Forums was produced by Specialty Travel Forums, a division of Travel Show Marketing Group, an independent event organizer. This exclusive event took place at the Royalton Riviera Cancun in Mexico from Tuesday, November 1 through Saturday, November 5, with optional post-event familiarization itineraries.…
— 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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