Destinations
5 Warm-Weather Destinations Where No One Will Find You
As winter sets in across the Northern Hemisphere, a good portion of the world is completely oblivious to polar vortexes and icy windchills…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Fill your new year with beaches, caves and treehouses: 17 destinations for 2017
Here are destinations on five continents that are prime spots for travel as the calendar turns over…
— LA Times
Tours and Activities
The 11 must-do dining experiences around the world this year
Whatever else 2017 brings, one thing is certain: our appetite for eating our way across the planet shows no signs of being sated…
— Traveller
10 amazing landscapes in Chile – that you've probably never heard of
Chile has a wealth of beautiful landscapes beyond the iconic regions of Patagonia and Atacama. As the first direct flights from the UK launch, our local writer picks 10 wilderness areas featuring peaks, beaches, hot springs and indigenous villages…
— The Guardian
The best health and fitness retreats for 2017
Fancy doing yoga in Puglia, or jogging among the clouds and edelweiss in the Alps? We bring you 10 best tried and tested health, fitness and spa breaks to kick-start 2015…
— Telegraph (London)
Cruise
What's new at Florida cruise ports in 2017
2016 was a good year for Florida cruise ports as far as shiny new ships are concerned. Just in the last two months, South Florida's Port Everglades and Port…
— Sun Sentinel
9 of the best new cruise ships launching in 2017
Do you long for the open sea, the wind in your face and the adventure that awaits in exotic ports of call? These new cruise ships launching in 2017 will deliver…
— CNN
Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery Cancel Cruises Scheduled to Depart This Week, Citing Operational Reasons
Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery -- both owned by British-based All Leisure Holidays Group -- have cancelled their first itineraries of 2017, with both lines citing "operational reasons" for the cancellations…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
2016 was one of the safest years ever for air travel
Despite the high-profile losses of an Egyptair flight in May and a LaMia jet carrying a Brazilian football team in November, 2016 was one of the safest years on record for aviation…
— The Independent
Airports, airlines recovering from U.S. Customs computer outage
The outage caused long lines, missed flights and delays for thousands of travelers arriving in the U.S.…
— USA Today
Lodging
An Amsterdam Hotel with Dutch Style and British Cheek
The first two hotels from the Hoxton, both in London, earned the budget-friendly brand a reputation for creating spaces as cool to look at as they are to lounge in…
— New York Times
World's Largest Tin of Caviar Premiered at the World's Most Luxurious Hotel
The Burj Al Arab Jumeirah—known already as the world’s most luxurious hotel—set out to gain a Guinness World Record with the world’s largest tub of caviar…
— Travel+Leisure
Other and Odd
The 25 Most Powerful Passports in the World
It’s not just the color of the outside or the number of pages inside, as each country negotiates with others, some passports become more powerful…
— Travel+Leisure
Will 2017 will be the year of magical travel? With low airfares, a boffo new concept in hotels and bargains, signs point to yes
With positive signs on the horizon for travel in 2017 (good exchange rates, reasonable rental car and hotel rates), here are 18 highs and lows to keep an eye on…
— Chicago Tribune
Today in History
The March of Dimes
In the early part of the 20th century, polio killed or paralyzed thousands of Americans. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, himself a victim, founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis on January 3, 1938…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
Don't Mess Up Your Future
 Here is some good unsolicited advice: If you don’t want to regret your past, don’t mess up your future. The choice is up to you.
As we begin another year, I hope you have taken some time to reflect on both the good and the bad as it unfolded in the year 2016. I hope you’ve learned from the bad and are motivated as a result of the good.
At this time of year, I am always reminded of a paragraph from the popular comedian Woody Allen who went on the record to say, "I feel I had grandiose plans for myself when I started. I have not lived up to all of them. I’ve done some things that are perfectly nice. But I had bigger plans.…
— Travel Research Online
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60-Second Geography
Take a Breath of Fresh Air in Cape Town with Goway
by Elizabeth Cody
Tuesday January 03, 2017
South Africa is one of the continent's most cosmopolitan countries, and Cape Town a big city with plenty of energy and buzz. But for many visitors, Cape Town is more than just buildings and sidewalks; it's a gorgeous natural oasis cohabiting with the urban flair mankind has created. Whether it's hiking up stunning Table Mountain or strolling through the botanical gardens, Cape Town has never lost sight of its foundation: the one that surrounds it every single day.
— 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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