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Monday July 03, 2017

Destinations

10 Reasons Why Bordeaux is France's Greatest City
Forget Paris, Lyon and Marseille – Bordeaux is the French city with everything (and, as of today, it's even easier to get to)…

More than a Port, San Juan Offers Vibrant Dining, Sightseeing
I set off on a walking tour of this city's La Calle Loiza neighborhood. Once a seedy area that few ventured into, it is rapidly blossoming into a Caribbean cousin of Miami's Wynwood Arts District, where colorful murals decorate the facades of once dingy industrial buildings…

Scandinavian Heritage, Quirky Charm Await on Winsome Washington Island
Unlike many island vacation spots, Washington Island — a half-hour ferry ride from Wisconsin's Door County peninsula — takes pride in being quirky…

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Tours and Activities

10 Things to Do in Cardiff
Cardiff was once one of the largest coal ports in the world. the Welsh capital is perhaps best known around the world these days for being the home of Welsh rugby. However, there is far more to this dynamic city than sport…

4 Theme Parks that Celebrate the Fourth of July with Food, Fun and Fireworks
The average Fourth of July celebration usually involves quality time with family, sparklers, and a healthy serving of Aunt Susie’s potato salad. if you’re craving something different, try taking the family on a relaxing holiday to a theme park, where the whole gang can celebrate the Fourth with rollercoasters, live entertainment and — of course — fireworks…

Time Traveling at Europe's Open-Air Museums
One of the great joys of European travel is to journey back in time at one of its many open-air folk museums, mostly located north of the Alps. You’ll find these sprawling collections of historic buildings from Britain to Finland, and from Holland to Switzerland…

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Cruise

10 Incredible Small Ship Cruise Breaks from Cuba to the Canary Islands
Bigger doesn't always mean better when it comes to cruise ships. Small ships can breeze into little ports and sail along rivers that larger vessels could never reach. Take the plunge and downsize to one of these brilliant boutique cruises…

Like its Near Namesake, the African Dream Provides a River Cruise (But with Better Digs)
The African Dream, being built in Harare, Zimbabwe, will host a mere 16 passengers. The itinerary takes guests along the Chobe and Zambezi Rivers through Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe…

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Transportation

US Congress is Looking to Pass Legislation Making it Illegal to Squeeze Passengers into Small Airline Seats
The House Transportation Committee has approved a bill which includes an amendment by Congressman Steve Cohen to establish minimum requirements for seat widths, lengths and pitch - the space between rows…

Abu Dhabi Airport Now Exempt from US Laptop Ban
The capital of the United Arab Emirates became the first city to be exempt from a U.S. ban on laptop computers being in airplane cabins, the country's flag carrier said Sunday…

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Lodging

Six Ways Hotels are Targeting the Millennial Market (and Benefiting us All)
New and older brands are making moves to do away with the beige, interact via apps, double as co-working and social spaces, and score shareable selfie love along the way. While many of the perks and amenities are inspired by research on the group, the properties included below aim to appeal to guests of all ages…

Top Places to Stay in Canggu, Bali
Canggu is where Michelin-starred chefs open simple warungs, fashion designers open hotels, raw and vegan options dominate menus, and whispers of an Icebergs Beach Club to open in Echo Beach confirm there’s no slowing down for this once-quiet pocket of Bali…

Inside Paris’s Most Elite Hotel: The Newly Renovated Hôtel de Crillon
Stepping into Paris’s newly redesigned Hôtel de Crillon, you may have the distinct feeling of being looked at. For the city’s most elite hotel, which has served as a gilded home away from home for royalty, politicians, and celebrities since 1909, the feeling is intentional…

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Other and Odd

Pack Your Suitcase. You're Going Somewhere You've Never Been.
Many of us are so emotionally unprepared for family holidays and/or vacations that we might as well be un-showered and in old sweats. I’m going to give you a few tips on how to prepare for the summer time spent with your family and make it is as great and connected as it can be, no matter what your situation…

Bad Trip: What Not to Do this Summer
With the busy summer travel season now in full swing, you probably expect the predictable "how to travel this summer" story. Not this year. If the surveys I've seen are to be believed, you're probably staying closer to home, spending a little less but trying to do a little more…

Today in History

The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was flying to Dubai. Aboard were 290 passengers, including 66 children…

Editorial Musings

Happy Independence Day--there's still time to touch your clients
by John Frenaye
Monday July 03, 2017

Tomorrow is Independence Day. Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. Like most people across America, you will probably doing something outside and maybe grilling up some food to share with family and friends.  But, did you think about your clients?  I am not talking about having them over (but if you have the space, it might not be a bad marketing move), but just touching base. I will send my clients and prospects an email broadcast wishing them well. No pitch. No telling them how great we are. No links to our website. Just a simple wish.  And it has paid off for me in the past, and I expect it will again tomorrow--well the day after tomorrow!  So what do I get out of…

  — Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives

Prospects Are Good Things

If you want to get to the top of the sales profession, you have to stop focusing on “selling” and start focusing on helping “others.” When you are preoccupied in the mechanics of selling, you come across as a pushy salesperson. And nobody likes to be “sold.”

But when you’re genuinely, openly, and sincerely interested in helping people, you will capture their undivided attention and eventually gain access to their check book. And in this message, the word “prospect” can be substituted for the word…

  — Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner

Valuing the Upstart
by Richard Earls
Saturday July 01, 2017

I have always found business development to be fascinating, the process of merging the efforts of two or more companies to create or enhance a marketing strategy. Whether another company is bringing a new idea to me or vice versa, the conversation is almost always stimulating. The merits of the idea go round the table, sometimes round and round the table, and each party alternately tries to make the shoe fit.

Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t. 

I have many times sat in on meetings where such an idea is being evaluated. Naturally, when two or more companies co-venture an effort there are many considerations and unexpected possibilities. Everyone has their own goals to fit into the mutual…

  — Travel Research Online
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Discover the Best of Banff Lake Louise This Winter

Discover the Best of Banff Lake Louise This Winter

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT

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