Destinations
The Ultimate Lake District Guide
More than 15.8 million visitors head to the Lake District every year, lured by its crags and glimmer. Last year UNESCO bought the hype, awarding it World Heritage Status…
— The Independent
The Best Places to Travel in February
Escape the post-holiday doldrums by planning an epic getaway to one of these great places to travel in February…
— Travel + Leisure
Why Colorado Is The Ideal Destination Anytime Of The Year
Colorado is like Switzerland but with cowboys. With its soaring elevations and egg crate of mountains at every vantage, the state became an obvious must-do for skiers and après-skiers. And then summer caught on…
— Forbes
Tours and Activities
Niche Tours of Hidden Tokyo Reveal Grit and History
I’ve always resisted the idea of taking a guided tour on my annual visits to Japan. This year I decided to try two guides offering personalized tours…
— The Washington Post
Exploring Near Stevens Pass By Snowshoe
Snowshoeing while snow is falling is every bit as fun as hiking in the rain is not…
— Seattle Times
San Francisco's Chinatown: Night Scenes from Grant Avenue
Grant Avenue is a bustling street during the day, often filled with tourists in search of souvenirs or locals shopping for food. But at night the street is quiet, allowing for leisurely strolling and new discoveries…
— Vancouver Sun
Cruise
Inspectors Caught Carnival Crew Hiding Dirty Conditions. It's their Third Ship to Fail
The Carnival Vista and Carnival Breeze have both failed their sanitation inspections, marking a string of failures for Doral-based Carnival Cruise Line. In November, the Carnival Triumph also failed its sanitation inspection…
— Miami Herald
No Passport, No Airport: Why Cruising in Australia is Taking Off
Even for seasoned salts, a voyage in Australian waters has a lot going for it, as a Sydney to Hobart return jaunt aboard Norwegian Jewel shows…
— Escape
Transportation
Headache for Fliers: 2,200 Cancellations (and counting) since Tuesday
Air travelers faced another day of disruptions Wednesday as winter weather snarled flights at dozens of U.S. airports…
— USA Today
New Ultra-Long-Haul Flight Connects Houston to Sydney in 17 and a half hours
United Airlines flight 101 leaves at 8pm for the 8,596-mile trip to Australia's largest city. It is 18 miles longer than the existing Qantas route from Dallas to Sydney…
— The Independent
American Airlines is Going Cash-Free at Airports
If you're planning on flying American Airlines out of Miami International Airport, don't forget your debit card…
— Fox Travel News
Lodging
Inside the $48,000-a-night Grace Kelly Suite
Have $48,000 to spare? Then you can book a suite named for Princess Grace at the Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo for a night. (Yes, one night)…
— CNN
This New Swedish Hotel Floats in the Middle of a River
Sweden is set to debut an Arctic Bath Hotel, and it's the ultimate retreat. Located in Kiruna, northern Lapland, the hotel floats on the Lule River (don't worry, it's anchored in place)…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Other and Odd
Your PyeongChang 2018 Travel Guide
The 2018 Winter Olympics start on Feb. 9 in Gangwon Province, a resort region in the Taebak Mountains northeast of Seoul. Here's what to see and how to see it…
— New York Times
US Travel Industry Launches Plan to Reverse Tourism Decline
Travel industry representatives sounded an alarm Tuesday over a long-term decline in international tourism to the U.S. and said they want to work with the Trump administration to reverse the trend…
— The Washington Post
Today in History
Benjamin Franklin Born
On this day in 1706, American statesman, inventor, author, printer, satirist, politician, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin was born…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Central Holidays Reports Strong Outlook for 2018 with More than 30% Year-Over-Year Increase in Bookings
Central Holidays is pleased to report a significant increase in the momentum of bookings for 2018 and year-over-year growth in bookings of more than 30 percent…
— Travel Research Online
Point-to-Point
What Does “Torres del Paine” Mean?
by Jane Behrend
Wednesday January 17, 2018
Given the extreme geology — and how difficult it is for even the most experienced climbers to summit the peaks — it’s tempting to think that Torres del Paine means “Towers of Pain” in English.
But that interpretation is only half right...
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
But I Don’t Want to Bother People
 “But I don’t want to bother people.”
That is the common response I hear when I ask clients why they are not attempting to remain more visible in their marketplace.
Here are a few unpleasant facts that you need to come to terms with if you plan to become more successful in your business. Your biggest problem is that not enough of the right people know you are alive. I refer to this as your visibility quotient. Your VQ is lower than it should be and in all likelihood I slower than it needs to be. Not enough people know you are…
— 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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