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Friday December 15, 2017

Destinations

Cairo, Vibrant and Budget-Friendly, Is Ready Again for the World Stage
The Egyptian capital is as engaging as ever — and is a particularly great destination for bargain seekers…

New Orleans, Hold the Bourbon
Unless you’re in New Orleans for an epic hen party, or Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street is a place that is best sipped rather than gulped. Step away from Bourbon Street, and a trip to New Orleans can be a spiritual, magical experience…

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Tours and Activities

New Tools and Tours for Solo Travelers
As more people explore the world on their own, travel companies are beginning to find more meaningful ways to serve them…

Simple, Easy, Cheap: So Many Good Reasons To Snowshoe
Snowshoeing is a simple, easy, inexpensive way to enjoy nature in the winter. These winter wonderland hikes will get you on your feet for some fresh air, exercise, and fun…

U.S. National Parks to Slash Number of Free Days for Visitors
After waiving fees 16 days in 2016 and 10 days in 2017, the National Park Service announced Tuesday that it will have four no-cost days next year…

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Cruise

Carnival Fascination is Latest Cruise Ship to Get a Makeover
Carnival on Thursday announced that its 23-year-old, 2,056-passenger Carnival Fascination would undergo a significant overhaul in dry dock in February…

Oceania Cruises Is Best Cruise Line For Foodies
Oceania Cruises has figured out the way to anyone's heart is through their stomach. And as such, it has carved an impressive niche in the cruise business by offering the best cuisine at sea…

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Transportation

Virgin Trains Strike causes Cancellations and Disruption across the Rail Network
Virgin Trains passengers at its London terminus, Euston, are facing disruption on the busiest day of the week due to a strike by on-board and station staff belonging to the RMT and TSSA unions. The stoppage is part of a dispute over fairness relative to drivers’ employment terms; the unions it call “a fight for workplace justice and equality”…

2018 New Routes: 12 Incredible Destinations that Just Became Easier to Visit
The world gets smaller and smaller every year as our friendly pan-global airlines stretch their reach further and further across the planet. And 2018 will be no different with a host of carriers serving the UK announcing new flight routes to woo British travellers…

Orlando International Airport Expects 3 Million Passengers This Holiday
Airport officials expect nearly 3 million passengers — up 7 percent from the same time last year — for the winter holiday travel season. Airport officials announced the holiday forecast during a press conference Thursday…

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Lodging

Boutique Hotel with Rooftop Bar will Open in Historic Indy Building
San Francisco-based Kimpton said the hotel will open in 2020 in this 100-plus-year-old Odd Fellows Building, on the northeast corner of Washington and Pennsylvania streets…

City Slickers will find More than rRdin' and Ropin' on a Weekend Escape to an Arizona Dude Ranch
The welcoming Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg, Ariz., soothes visitors with prickly pear margaritas, a spa and labyrinth, and an 18-hole golf course. And for those who must saddle up,…

Hotels Add 'Panic Buttons' to Protect Housekeepers From Creepy Guests
Hotels are under new scrutiny when it comes to keeping their employees safe at work, even when the threat don’t come from other workers. Since 2013, New York City housekeepers in all unionized hotels have been equipped with panic buttons that summon help…

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Other and Odd

Why Airlines Shouldn't Have Dress Codes
On any train, bus or plane, you will encounter a colourful range of attire. Not all of it may coincide with your personal taste, but who cares? Evidently, some premium passengers on Qantas…

The 11 Most Uplifting Travel Stories of 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, we wanted to highlight some bright spots from the year. Here, 11 feel-good moments that remind us why we love traveling so much…

Today in History

The Premiere of Gone With the Wind
Gone With The Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939…

Agent Perspectives

Maximise Your Cruise Commissions
by Paull Tickner
Friday December 15, 2017

With the Wave Season just around the corner, here are a few suggestions for pre or post cruise extensions that will increase the profit from Southampton, Dover or Harwich arriving/departing cruises you may be arranging for your clients.

The first and second timers among them will want to spend more time discovering London, but there will be plenty of others for whom a few days in the English countryside will be of real interest. Invest some time in creating a list of anglophile customers and having sold them the cruise that ticks all their boxes, increase your profits by offering them a tailor made add on that achieves the same…

  — Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives

Pick A Target Before Giving It Your Best Shot

Here is another lesson via the PGA...the Professional Golfer's Association. I think you will connect with the message.

The subject: Luke Donald, professional golfer. Back from a wrist problem and recent surgery.

The place: The CA Golf Championships. Doral Golf & Country Club, Miami,…

  — Travel Research Online
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Soundings

Marketing Holiday Cruises
by Susan Schaefer
Friday December 15, 2017

We are in the midst of Hanukkah right now, and Christmas is only a few days away. You might get a last minute call from a client wanting a cruise for the holidays this year, but this isn’t the time to actually market 2017 holiday sailings. However, this is a great time to start marketing to clients about booking their cruises for Hanukkah or Christmas 2018 or even 2019 (some cruise lines have already released their 2019-2020 itineraries for…

  — Travel Research Online
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