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Destinations
The Best Things to do In Havana
Sun, slinky dancing, icy cocktails in bars fashioned from backyard wrecks and slumping colonial ruins, designer buys, avant-garde art, and a dose of communism draw visitors to the tropical nation island of Cuba. Havana’s seven year economic revolution has revived the spirit of this glamorous sea-facing…
— The Independent
Pakistan: Adventure Travel's Best-Kept Secret?
When the British Backpacker Society released its list of 20 adventure travel destinations for 2018, the top spot was taken by a somewhat surprising entry: Pakistan. Citing "mountain scenery that is beyond anyone's wildest imagination" and the friendliness of the…
— CNN
Tours and Activities
See Stunning Ancient Sites and Unspoiled Nature on a Japanese Pilgrimage Hike
In southern Japan there exists a 1,000-year-old trail that is stop-in-your-tracks stunning but almost completely devoid of crowds. It stars towering trees, fragrant forests, ancient stepping stones, sacred structures and gorgeously green surroundings. And yet there are only four user reviews of it on…
— USA Today
Next Big Thing: 25 Hot Spots You Haven’t Been Yet
Jack Frost nipping at your door, Australia? As winter begins to bite Down Under, we’ve scoured the globe for hot places, bursting with cool new experiences, where you can warm up and wind down: cruising, camping, yoga, and…
— Escape
Cruise
Princess Cruises Embraces Shark Week All Summer Long
In “Jaws,” when Roy Scheider’s character Chief Brody uttered the famous line, “You’re going to need a bigger boat,” he probably didn’t have a cruise ship in mind. That didn’t stop Princess Cruises from going all in on Shark Week though, which is celebrating its 30th…
— Sun Sentinel
Viking Ocean Cruises: What's Its Recipe For Success?
Over the last six years, Viking has made a big splash on Europe’s rivers launching more than 40 riverboats. On the heels of that robust success, the cruise line is also making waves on the ocean. Earlier this month at a naming ceremony in Livorno, Italy, Viking accepted delivery of its fifth sea-going vessel, Viking…
— Forbes
Transportation
Airlines Could Save $15 Billion Per Year by Offering Better Wi-Fi
Airline connectivity suppliers released new studies this week which highlight opportunities for airlines to profit from offering passengers better Wi-Fi. Honeywell and Inmarsat each released reports on how an Internet-of-Planes, with Connected Aircraft applications, could save airlines billions each…
— Forbes
This Airline Is Bringing Restaurant-style Service to Its Flights
You can usually expect a fine dining experience when you’re traveling business class, but one airline is taking premium class meals to a new level. Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific is bringing a five-star restaurant experience to its dining service on Boeing 777 flights to Chicago in July, to further expand to 34 destinations by June…
— Travel+Leisure
Lodging
8 Things You Should Never Do at Hotel Checkout
For most hotel guests, checking out is an afterthought. It’s the last thing you have to do before heading home. But knowing what not to do at checkout and properly preparing for it can turn a potentially heated situation into a quick “thank you and goodbye.” Below, we compiled a list of eight things you should avoid doing at hotel checkout.…
— ABC News
New $85 Million Hotel Coming to Gulf Shores
Embassy Suites announced Tuesday morning that it plans on opening a new $85 million development on Gulf Shores, anchored by a new Embassy Suites hotel. The plans call for a luxury hotel on the site, which is a 1.93 acre plot at West Beach Boulevard and West 1st Street.…
— WKRG
Other and Odd
Jet-setting Couple Leaves Las Vegas, Gets Married on Flight to Baltimore
Love was in the air Sunday night, as a couple aboard a cross-country Southwest Airlines flight bound for Baltimore tied the knot over the weekend in wedding attire, with the pilot officiating and fellow passengers looking…
— The Baltimore Sun
Baby Offered Free Travel After 'unexpected' Birth on Paris Train
It’s not often a morning train delay announcement provokes smiles. There again, it’s not often that services are halted so someone can give birth surrounded by commuters. That’s what happened in Paris on Monday when a woman went into labor on board a busy RER A rail…
— Fox 6
Today in History
West Virginia Becomes a State
"Voices from the mountains are loyal and true" - those were the words of President Abraham Lincoln on this day in 1863 when West Virginia seceded not from the Union, but from Virginia. Sentiment against leaving the Union ran high in West Virginia, and by a narrow vote, become the only state to form by breaking away from a Confederate…
— Travel Research Online
Point-to-Point
Cruising the Amazon: The Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
by Jane Behrend
Wednesday June 20, 2018
The second larg est national park in the entire Amazon, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve safeguards a huge tract of rain-forest in eastern Peru between the Marañón and Ucayali rivers. Covering over 8,000 square miles, the park is home to more than 1,000 animal species and a similar variety of plants.
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
Give 'Em A Call!
 I recently finished the fourth book written by a guy named Harry Beckwith. I enjoy this man's writing style and I easily "connect" with his messages.
His four books include: Selling The Invisible, What Customers Love, The Invisible Touch, and You, Inc. They are all good, easy-to-read, and are written around short, message-bearing vignettes with a bold, one sentence sum-up message at the conclusion of each story.
— Travel Research Online
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TRO and The Travel Institute Scholarship Program
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Upcoming Training Opportunities
Following the footsteps of Darwin in Patagonia
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT
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NEW ZEALAND 101 WITH GOWAY, AIR NEW ZEALAND, AND TOURISM NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT
What would be the major reasons to visit New Zealand? This makes for a long list. One has to say that one reason is nature at her best offering breathtaking landscapes of stunning and diverse natural beauty which include majestic and dramatic fjords, spectacular glaciers, rugged mountains, vast plains and farmland, long coastlines, wonderful sandy beaches and active geothermal regions plus so much more. The country also has history, culture and, not least, winelands producing excellent wines.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT
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