Destinations
Spiritual Sedona: the Arizona town bursting with positive vibes
America’s new-age capital is brimming with tours, classes and shops offering spiritual healing, but its most uplifting aspect is its dramatic setting amid rust-coloured mesas and buttes…
— The Guardian
Barbados, from Coast to Coast in Photos
Its high-society heyday may be over, but the Caribbean island once dubbed "Little England" still attracts thousands of visitors a year for its rich history, Bajan cuisine, and world-class surf spots…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Tours and Activities
‘Delicious Disney’ to bring park chefs together for incredible dinner series
Walt Disney World Resort chefs will storytell with food as a part of a fairly new dinner series, “Delicious Disney,” this year…
— Sun Sentinel
21 bars with the world's most incredible views
Instead of working up a thirst sightseeing, drink in both booze and views at bars that look out at the world's most amazing sites…
— The Independent
Budapest's baths building buzz: Taking a dip in Hungary's history
For the harried business traveller - or anyone else who could use a respite - an escape to one of the city's seven public thermal baths provides a soothing glimpse into the city's history…
— Globe and Mail
Cruise
All Leisure Holidays stops trading
Holiday firm All Leisure Group stops trading leaving 150 people out of work and holidaymakers stranded…
— BBC News
Third MasterChef Cruise Revealed
For a third year, MasterChef fans can sail with their favorite stars for a week of culinary competition…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
This New Cadillac Rental Service Is Like Netflix for Escalades
Cadillac's new subscription service is seriously making us rethink owning a car…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Traveling mother 'humiliated' after Heathrow security agents toss five days' worth of breast milk
A new mother says she was banned from traveling with ten bags of pumped milk…
— Fox Travel News
Lodging
20 charming hotels for a British city break
From vibrant London to rarefied Oxford and Cambridge, U.K. cities offer great variety for visitors…
— USA Today
Hotels and Resorts to Travel to in 2017
Sometimes a hotel is just a place to sleep. Other times, it’s a destination. The following hotel openings, scheduled from late 2016 to late 2017, belong to the latter category: worthy of trips in their own right…
— New York Times
Other and Odd
France’s ‘Right to Disconnect’ and 4 Other Countries Trying to Improve Work-life Balance
French companies with more than 50 workers have been required to guarantee employees a “right to disconnect” from their emails outside office hours, to reduce stress and improve their work-life balance in a new law that came into effect on Jan. 1…
— Travel+Leisure
Checklist: 23 things you must do before you head off on a trip
Day 1, day 2, etc. Where are you going to be, what are you going to do and where are you going to spend the night?…
— Traveller
Why “Transformative Travel” Will Be the Travel Trend of 2017
Because vacation should be about more than just how many Instagram likes you get…
— Vogue
Today in History
The First Female Governor
On this day in 1925, Wyoming seated Nellie Tayloe Ross as the governor of the state, making Ross the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. She was elected in a special election following the death of William Ross, her husband and the Governor she succeeded…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Celebrate the New Year With South African Airways Vacations® Cape Town & Safari Package For $2,017
South African Airways Vacations® (SAA Vacations®) is inviting travelers to visit South Africa in the new year with its special, “South Africa Safari 2017” package that offers Cape Town and a luxury African safari, starting at just $2,017 * (restrictions apply) per person. This package is designed to provide an affordable opportunity to immerse visitors in the magnificence that consistently ranks Cape Town as one of the most beautiful cities in the world by leading consumer travel publications and combines a game safari to view spectacular wildlife, including Africa’s Big 5…
— Travel Research Online
The Travel Institute Launches New CTA Program for Frontline Advisors
The Travel Institute will soon release its most comprehensive certification makeover in the organization’s 53-year history with the new Certified Travel Associate (CTA) Program on January 17. Updated and expanded content, revised curriculum specifications, and an engaging online format are at the core of the enhancements…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
Go Buy a Motorcycle
 The word “regret” has very little room in your future vocabulary. What you don’t want, and can’t afford, is to look back on the year 2016 and utter the useless phrase, ”If only I had…”
Good, bad or indifferent, everything that happened in 2016 has fast become yesterday’s news. Granted, you probably learned something from each mistake you made (hopefully) and you took a bow or two for your success stories. Good for you, in both instances.
Yesterday is a memory and tomorrow remains a dream. Today is your true reality. What can you do today to make a difference in the lives of your clients and prospects? That is the only question worth asking as you enter this New Year. What difference can I make? Make…
— 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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