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Destinations
Top 5 Trending Destinations for New Year's 2019, and When to Book for the Best Deal
The holidays are coming and 2019 is almost here, so a recent report from Kayak is highlighting trending destinations for the New Year's travel. For its report, travel search engine Kayak looked at flight destinations with the greatest year-over-year increase in searches for the top 100 most searched destinations for travel dates starting Dec. 25
Here are the top five trending destinations on Kayak for New Year's 2019, and when to book to get the best…
— CNBC
The Best Places to Travel in November
November is the beginning of the holiday travel season, but prices won't skyrocket until the end of the month. Here are some destinations to consider for your pre-holiday getaway. Buenos Aires - It’s still spring in Argentina. It’s a long flight from most of the U.S., but there’s no significant time difference as there is when visiting Europe or…
— USA Today
Tours and Activities
The 10 Best Christmas Markets in Europe
Rather than battling with frustrated shoppers this Black Friday for your seasonal gift haul, consider a weekend break to one of Europe’s most picturesque Christmas markets: the perfect combination of culture and retail therapy. Here’s our pick of the…
— The Independent
Travel Guide Ranks Catskills the World's Second-Best Destination for 2019
A travel guide named the Catskills the second-best region to visit in the world. Lonely Planet included the region as part of its annual Best in Travel guide for 2019, ranking it just below Piedmont, Italy. The Catskills was the only region on the list in the United States. “We’re just really excited and honored and couldn’t agree…
— Times Herald-Record
Cruise
St. Maarten Prepares for 20,000 Guest Day
St. Maarten is preparing for a six-ship 20,000 guest day on November 14, with the Carnival Pride being joined by the Marella Explorer, Adventure of the Seas, MSC Seaside, Norwegian Dawn and Star Pride in port. A second six-ship day follows on…
— Cruise Industry News
New Cruise Ship Celebrity Edge On Its Way to Florida
Celebrity Edge has set sail for Florida. The first in a new class of ship from Celebrity Cruises left the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard on Sunday to make its way to Port Everglades where it will begin Caribbean service on Nov. 21. The handover ceremony…
— Orlando Sentinel
Transportation
Airline Boss Thinks You Don't Understand What's In Your Own Best Interest - Like Higher Fares
Three weeks ago United Airlines’ parent company reported that its third quarter profit was up 30% over the previous year mostly because United had succeeded in passing higher fuel costs this summer on to you, the travel consumer, via a combination of fare and fee…
— Forbes
UK Airline Slammed After 'Minor Technical Issue' Causes Three-day Delay
A UK airline has drawn intense criticism after a "minor technical issue" caused a flight to be delayed for three days. British Airways flight 2036 was headed to London from Orlando, Florida on Thursday (local time), but it was grounded for 24 hours due to technical issues, The New York Post…
— Newshub
Lodging
'Hotel' No Longer A Dirty Word When Describing Artwork
“Hotel art” has long been a phrase used in the art community to describe trash. Unsubstantial, low-grade, mass-produced, flimsy, decoration. While that may be true at the Dew Drop Inn, more and more hotels around the nation are beefing up their offerings of artwork to challenge even the best…
— Forbes
You Can Soon Stay In an Underground Hotel Built Inside a Giant Quarry, Where Some Rooms Are Underwater
A new hotel opening in Shanghai won't be known for offering city views. Built into a quarry at the base of Tianmen Mountain, the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland will be opening its doors later this month after 10 years of construction. Initially meant to open in October, Departures reports that the hotel opens December…
— Insider
Other and Odd
Promoting Tourism: A Fine Balance
Wexford’s 800-year-old Hook Lighthouse won a “highly commended” accolade at the World Tourism Awards in London yesterday. Described as a “world class” attraction, was the only Irish attraction shortlisted. Today, some 70 Irish businesses will be represented at the world’s biggest travel fair in…
— Irish Examiner
Hyatt Is Altering Its Loyalty Program to Battle Abuse
As travel loyalty programs have evolved over the last half dozen years, the option to book award rooms or flights with a combination of points and miles has become increasingly common. The upside: Adding more flexibility to a loyalty program makes it easier for anyone to use the service. As Hyatt learned late last…
— Skift
Today in History
Meet the Press
The highest rated Sunday morning news talk show debuted on this day in 1947. Meet the press is actually the longest running television show. In its earliest incarnation, Meet the Press was a 30 minute press conference with a single guest and a panel. Its first hostess was its creator, Martha Roundtree - to date the only female host of the…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
The Windstar Triple Play in Barcelona
In a perfect world of itineraries, three Windstar Cruises’ ships (which account for 50 percent of the fleet) were in Barcelona, Spain on October 27. Star Breeze, Wind Surf, and Wind Star (representing two sailing yachts and one power yacht in the fleet) happened to…
— Travel Research Online
Outposts
The Alaskan Coast with American Cruise Lines
by Joseph DeLoach
Tuesday November 06, 2018
Southeast Alask a may be part of the United States, but it sits in an icy wonderland separated from the rest of the country. It is a mostly wild place, with disconnected cities and towns that are reminiscent of the late 1800’s. Glaciers move in minuscule increments while whales play off the shores. This area of Alaska is pristine and, thanks to American Cruise Lines, today’s Outpost is all about what the traveler can find here.
Juneau, the capital of Alaska and second-largest city by area in the United States, has no roads leading to another city. It lies at the base of Mount Juneau, where the traveler can see glaciers atop the mountain from the roads below.…
— Travel Research Online
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 1 pm EST/10 am PST
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Discover the Authentic Beauty of New Caledonia, a Thousand Faces Destination
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 3 pm EST/12 pm PST
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Yesterday I addressed reasons 1-4. I will pick up the discussion from there.