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Destinations
The 20 Top Trending U.S. Beach Destinations on Pinterest
Pinterest is perhaps best known for its active communities around interior design and fashion, but travel has become one of its most popular categories. This makes it the popular social site a great guide for what the travelers are interested in at any given time. USA TODAY asked Pinterest to identify hot beach destinations based on where users are posting photos…
— USA Today
We've Ruined Venice - So is a Weekend in Dundee the Answer?
If somebody had been living in a cave for their entire life and had never seen Europe before, where would you send them to show off the very best of the Continent? A bottle of wine on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur at sunset? A river cruise down the Danube? Witnessing the call to prayer erupt over Istanbul?
A weekend break in…
— Telegraph (London)
Tours and Activities
This is What It's Like to Go White Water Rafting in Ecuador
“The river’s high,” said Tim Dent, Irish owner of River People rafting. “Sometimes it’s class 3 to class 4. Today it’s all class 4.” Some 38km of Ecuador’s Jondachi and Hollin lay ahead, two of the world’s best white water rafting rivers. Notorious for fluctuations in level, after the previous night’s storm these powerful, rain-fed tributaries of the Rio Napo were in full flow. It was going to be a memorable ride. …
— The Independent
What's New at Theme Parks: Wonder Woman Coaster, Pixar Pier
Orlando, Florida, doesn’t have a lock on theme park news this summer. Sure, Toy Story Land at Disney World and a new “Fast & Furious” attraction at Universal Orlando will be getting attention. But there are lots of other exciting openings around the country. Fans of Wonder Woman can ride the first coaster named for her, Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster, at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San…
— Vancouver Sun
Cruise
Cruise Control: How to Save Money While You’re Waiting to Board
Standing at the far end of the wharf watching the ship you’re meant to be aboard steaming towards the horizon on the first day of a voyage is something every cruise passenger fears. Keen to avoid missing-the-boat dramas, travel agents and cruise companies recommend arriving at the embarkation city a couple of days early, especially when international travel is involved, to allow for delays and disruptions to happen long before affecting the boarding…
— Escape
Disney Cruise Line Just Announced New Cruises for 2019
It’s not too early to start planning a Disney cruise for fall 2019. Disney Cruise Line just announced its new cruise itineraries and sail dates for October, November, and December of next year. The lineup promises exciting excursions to island locales, coastal destinations, and jaw-dropping scenery, including the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Baja, the Mexican Riviera, Bermuda, Canada, and the Panama…
— Travel+Leisure
Transportation
Vietnam by Planes, Trains, Automobiles...and Then Some
If a Harley Davidson is said to throb to the rhythm of the human heartbeat, then the guttural barking of a classic Russian Ural motorbike is probably what a coronary feels like. The analogy came to mind as I rattled through the clogged arteries of Hanoi's Old Quarter in the sidecar of a 50-year-old Iron Curtain…
— CNN
American Airlines Also Tightening Rules On Emotional Support Animals, It Explains On Its Podcast
merican Airlines has joined United and Delta in tightening restrictions on emotional support animals in the cabin. Its new rules were issued earlier this month and discussed on the airline’s “Tell Me Why” podcast. The changes ban, among other animals, goats, insects, reptiles, snakes, spiders and sugar gliders, which are tiny marsupials that are considered exotic…
— Sun Sentinel
Lodging
Hilton's New Plan Will Help the Planet - and Could Help You Earn Extra Rewards
Hilton is looking at new ways to become a major player when it comes to reducing environmental impact and promoting human rights programs across the globe. By 2030, the brand plans to cut its environmental footprint across its more than 5,300 properties in half, becoming the world’s first major hotel chain to implement science-based…
— Travel+Leisure
Tweens: The Hardest Hotel Customers to Please
Hotels are trying to crack one of the trickiest riddles in the business: How do you keep a tween happy? Children in that awkward age between 8 and 12 can be a headache for hotels. They flee at the sight of 5-year-olds coloring. Yet they may be too young to wander around a resort alone or to take part in the growing number of teen-oriented activities at hotels like dance parties. And their presence is likely to chase the teens away anyway. Now, hotels are coming up with new ways that they hope will engage…
— The Wall Street Journal
Other and Odd
Weird and Wonderful Architecture Around the World
Amazing Architecture: A Spotter's Guide, a new guidebook from Lonely Planet, goes deep inside some of the world's most famous buildings, with maps, stats and facts about the Sydney Opera House, New York's Chrysler Building and many other popular landmarks. The book also spotlights quirky and whimsical architecture around the…
— USA Today
U.S. Cities and Towns Rich in Memorial Day Tradition
Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day, didn't become an official federal holiday until 1971. But the holiday's ancestry can be traced to the Civil War, when various towns began decorating fallen soldiers' gravesites. The memorials were scattered, and the birthplace of the tradition is unclear. The Department of Veterans Affairs says dozens of towns now lay claim to being the primary source of the…
— LA Times
Today in History
The Deaths of Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Barrow, better known as "Bonnie and Clyde" share the same date of death: May 23, 1934. On that day, the notorious outlaws were ambushed and killed by Texas and Louisiana law enforcement in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. The two lovers criss-crossed the Central and Southern United States during the Great Depression robbing banks and gas stations with a small gang of relatives and…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
Two Lessons From “Le Blanc”
 As many of you know, Le Blanc is one of Palace Resort’s upscale properties. With ten total locations Palace Resorts provides great experiences in their all-inclusive destinations. My wife and I were fortunate enough to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary at Le Blanc in Cancun.
You have heard me report many times before that a white beach is a beach, and a free Pina Colada is another free drink. Most hotel showers have hot water and many, if not most, resort pools have enticing walk-up…
— Travel Research Online
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