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Destinations
Adventures in 'the Most Organized City' in India
With only three more stops to go, our columnist takes in Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s rigorously planned city, and, on the flip side, a fantastical rock garden, with a mirrored fun-house and waterfall. A tiny figure in flowing blue fabric ran in front of me, giggling, then another, then another, then perhaps a hundred more. They filed through what looked like…
— New York Times
'Better Than Before': Puerto Rico's Recovery is Nearly Complete
Hurricane Maria did a job on El San Juan Hotel, the storied property in Puerto Rico where Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli once crooned. Water seeped into the lobby and guest rooms, and high winds ripped off awnings and tossed around a stainless-steel sculpture like an inflatable beach ball. The 60-year-old grande dame could…
— Chicago Tribune
Tours and Activities
In the Bahamas, Cat Island Offers Spectacular Diving and Solitude for Miles
Sometimes, a shift in perspective makes all the difference. I am 100 feet deep in a Bahamian sea, finning along a reef wall that plunges like a waterfall of color into the blue depths below. Jacks, parrotfish and dugongs glide through a jungle of corals and sponges — green, yellow, purple, red — that sprout from the reef. A school of Bermuda chub…
— The Washington Post
Les Trois Vallées: Great Skiing – But Away From the Bling Crowd
In Courchevel 1850, there’s an eight-bedroom chalet that costs €295,000 a week. The price includes two chefs, two butlers and a massage therapist, but not helicopter transfers to the resort’s altiport, ski equipment or lift passes. Given that kind of excess, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Trois Vallées, the biggest linked ski area in the world, was…
— The Guardian
Cruise
Cruise Couple Held Over Suitcase Cocaine
Officers found 20-22lb (9-10kg) of the drug "ingeniously concealed" in false compartments in four suitcases, Portuguese police said. The man and woman, aged 72 and 70, were held on suspicion of drug trafficking when the ship docked at Lisbon. Operator Cruise and Maritime Voyages said it was "co-operating fully with officials".…
— BBC Travel
Another Cruise Ship Begins Year-Round Cruises from Miami
Another cruise ship will begin cruises from PortMiami, the Cruise Capital of the World. MSC Armonia arrived in Miami on Monday morning and will begin seven day cruises to the Caribbean with two days in Havana, Cuba. MSC Armonia will sail 7-night Caribbean itineraries year-round departing from Miami and calling at Montego Bay,…
— Cruise Fever
Transportation
Delta Air Lines to Ditch Zone Boarding in 2019
Delta Air Lines is shaking up its boarding process, ditching zone boarding for boarding by ticket type. The Atlanta based carrier is renaming, and even color coding, its boarding groups, and increasing the number per flight from six to seven or eight depending on the aircraft. The goal: a smoother, more clear-cut boarding process. Airlines are always…
— USA Today
Delta Airlines to Ban Emotional Support Animals on Flights Longer than Eight Hours Ahead of Christmas Travel Season
Delta Airlines will be making a big change to company policies just as the Christmas travel season heats up. According to a report from Market Watch, Delta announced on Monday that emotional support animals will no longer be allowed on flights over eight hours in length, beginning on Dec. 18. Additionally, emotional support animals four months or younger…
— Newsweek
Lodging
London's Most Glamorous New Hotel Is Inside a Former Church — and There's a Bar in the Chapel
“If you don’t like purple and peacock feathers, you better check out right away,” laughs L’Oscar London’s gracious general manager, Michael Voigt. He’s only half joking: In this 5-star, 39-room hotel, every surface seems festooned with eggplant-colored velvet or feathers embroidered into stiff silk upholstery and leather…
— Travel+Leisure
Woman Admits to Setting Her Airbnb Home on Fire TWICE
An Airbnb host has admitted to setting her home on fire twice in one night while her short-stay guest and husband slept inside, with no motive. Maria Williams and husband Tommy had rented out part of their home in Springfield Lakes home, west of Brisbane, to a tenant known only as 'Mohammed'. The woman pleaded guilty to the charges…
— Daily Mail
Other and Odd
Dubai's New Supermarket on Water Caters to Jet Skis and Yachts
Customers are going to need a jet ski or yacht to get to this new market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Carrefour Bites and More by the Shore bills itself as the world's first sail-thru supermarket. It's basically a mini-mart anchored out in the ocean. Instead of a drive-thru, the market, called the Aqua Pod, has a sail-thru. While on a small…
— USA Today
Best in Travel - The best places to visit in 2019
The best places to go in 2019, picked by in-the-know travel pros. Go…
— Lonely Planet
Today in History
Germany and Italy Declare War on The United States
The United States was still reeling from the surprise attack by the Japanese on Pear Harbor on December 7, 1941 and had formally declared war on Japan. Tens of thousands of young American men rushed to join the armed forces. On December 11th, Germany and Italy responded…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Collette Expands Strategic Board of Advisors
Pawtucket, RI (December 10, 2018) – Collette, global tour operator, is thrilled to expand their Board of Advisors to include Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, who began her role as President of Collette earlier this year. Dan Sullivan, Jr., current CEO of Collette, will now hold the position of Chairman of the Board. Alice I. Sullivan will take on the role of Chairman…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
Persistence Pays Dividends
 Although there may not be any “do-overs” or mulligans in business these days, there is certainly time and rationale for “Do-Agains.”
Let me explain.
I recently sent out a blast email promoting one of my books. In this case, I was featuring my 52-Week Sales Planner. What better time to start planning for a brighter future than right…
— Travel Research Online
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