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Destinations
The Puerto Rico Travel Awards 2018
When it made its debut in late 2014, the historic Condado Vanderbilt immediately set a new standard for hotels in Puerto Rico: this was a globally-competitive luxury hotel with the food, ambience and service to match. And that’s still the case today — the Condado Vanderbilt is an…
— Caribbean Journal
Map: Millennials' Favorite U.S. Travel Destinations
Move over, Los Angeles, because millennials aren’t interested anymore. According to Priceline, these are the 15 most popular destinations among millennials. Priceline defined millennials at those between the ages of 22 and 36. The company calculated the data by analyzing cities…
— Yahoo Finance
Tours and Activities
4 Tourist Attractions in Bandung with International Taste
In Bandung, there are 4 tourist attractions that offer a variety of typical atmosphere of a number of countries. These are designed for self-portraits and tourists easily can find Instragramable spots for taking photos. Here are the…
— Tempo.co
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Aiming to Become Global Attraction
Staff at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden are taking steps to make the site a location that tourists seek out and plan a trip around, rather than somewhere that they visit while in the city or region for something else. To that end, a couple of announcements were made Tuesday morning, Oct. 23, including…
— Lethbridge News Now
Cruise
Florida Man Dies After Falling on Bahamas-Bound Cruise Ship During His Bachelor Party
A Florida man was just months away from marrying the love of his life when he tragically fell to his death while aboard a cruise ship traveling to the Bahamas on Friday, the Associated Press reported. Christopher McGrory, 29, was celebrating his bachelor party with friends on the Paradise…
— People Magazine
World's Largest Cruise Ship Nears Miami Debut
Symphony of the Seas which isn’t just the largest cruise ship int he world but also the fourth Oasis-class vessel is very near to her beginning new cruises from PortMiami, Florida. As of writing this, there are just 19 days until the ship arrives at the cruise capital of the…
— Cruise Hive
Transportation
What's Behind The New Boom In Ultra-Long-Haul Airline Flights
In a competition against nature, Singapore Airlines’ 19-hour aerial journey would win on distance, but not by much. Last week’s new flight from Singapore to Newark runs 9,500 miles (great circle distance), whereas the Bar-Tailed Godwit only flies 7,000 miles on its annual migration from Alaska to New…
— Forbes
The 10 Best Airlines to Fly in North America
Consumer aviation website Skytrax has released updated rankings of the best airlines in the world. For 2018, airlines from Asia and Europe such as Singapore, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, and Lufthansa once again dominate the upper echelons of the list. Airlines from those two continents…
— Business Insider
Lodging
Hilton Introduces New Micro-Hotel Brand: Motto by Hilton
Hilton is launching a new brand with smaller, customizable rooms that will only appear in urban locations and have more affordable rates. Motto by Hilton will be the McLean, Virginia.-based company’s 15th brand. With Motto’s introduction, Hilton is entering into the micro-hotel…
— USA Today
25 of the Most 'Haunted' Hotels In the US
Halloween might bring spirits out to play one spooky night a year, but for a few infamous dwellings around the country, paranormal activity is reportedly a regular occurrence no matter the season. At the most "haunted" hotels in the US, ghost legends and reported spectral sightings…
— Insider
Other and Odd
Why Working as a Travel Guide or Cruise Lecturer Can Be an Effective Form of Science Outreach
In 2013, Sarah Aciego came up with an idea while conducting field research on glaciers in Greenland. Her mother, Mindy Cambiar, is a photographer who had accompanied Aciego to document her team’s work. The pair discussed bringing tourists to Greenland and Iceland, where…
— Nature.com
20 Once-Popular Strange Tourist Attractions That People Avoid Now
Tourist attractions around the world are typically the same type of thing. Some may be a simple restaurant that is only located there or perhaps it is something larger like an amusement park. Some smaller towns will have some strange things that make them stand out amongst other small…
— The Travel
Today in History
The United Nations
The United Nations was not the first attempt at creating an organization dedicated to international understanding. Years earlier the League of Nations had failed prevent World War II. On April 25, 1945 50 world governments met in San Francisco and began working on the charter for a new…
— Travel Research Online
Point-to-Point
Amazon Rainforest Highs and Lows
by Jane Behrend
Wednesday October 24, 2018
When is the bes t time to visit the Amazon rainforest? There are distinct differences between rainy and dry seasons in the region — and how that impacts both the water level and the excursions that are offered aboard the riverboats such as Jungle Experiences' La Perla and Zafiro.
High Water
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
A Journey Of 100-Miles Begins With A Single Step
 Since I read the book titled Kaizen, I find myself eyeballing a zillion items that yesterday would have gone unnoticed. And worse, untouched.
If I wasn’t in a position to complete the task in one sitting, I would wait until I could find the time to complete the task. This has proven time and again to be a wasteful decision. (Kaizen goes against the popular teaching to finish what you start all at once. The Kaizen approach eventually completes the task, but not instantaneously.)
Kaizen comes into play in virtually all aspects of your life. Cleaning. Building. Eating. Exercising. Working. Let’s use French Fry Potatoes as an example of how Kaizen works. You do not have to give up French Fries cold turkey once you introduce the…
— Travel Research Online
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Scenic Eclipse, the World’s First Discovery Yacht
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT
Scenic Eclipse, the World’s First Discovery Yachts, launching in January 2018, has captured the imagination of cruise fans everywhere. The “6-star” luxury mega yachts, carrying just 228 guests, (200 in the polar regions) marries luxury, discovery and safety. The ships intimate size allows for docking in smaller ports; its GPS dynamic position technology allows it to ‘anchor’ in areas where the use of a real anchor would make it off-limits and its innovative zero-speed stabilizer fins are 50% larger and provide even greater stability.
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