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Destinations
The Best Months To Travel In 2019
Your vacation days from 2018 may be gone, but it's time to start planning your days off for next year. If you want to make the most of your budget, start planning now, using data from Hipmunk that calculates when you can benefit from the highest domestic flight savings throughout the upcoming year. Traveling outside of peak vacation times will…
— Forbes
The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2019
Ask the Travel + Leisure staff where we want to travel in 2019, and most of us will answer, honestly, where don’t we? When it comes to compiling our annual year-end list of the places we’re most excited about in the coming months, narrowing down the field is easier said than done. We pore over press releases, tourism statistics, and our overflowing spreadsheets…
— Travel+Leisure
Tours and Activities
Early Snow Brings Exceptional Start to Ski Season
Snow and cold blew into the Rockies a month ago and have been squatting ever since, making the start to this ski season the strongest in years. The Northeast, too, has logged good amounts of snow during the early season, setting New England up for a long ski winter. The entire spine of the continental divide, from Colorado up through…
— USA Today
Help Us Choose the Best New Hotels, Restaurants and Attractions of 2018
As we get ready to bid farewell to 2018, 10Best set out to find last year's best new hotels, restaurants, food halls and attractions from coast to coast. We teamed up with a panel of travel experts to nominate 20 of 2018's best new openings in each of five categories: Best New Hotel, Best New Attraction, Best New Food Hall, Best New Restaurant and Best New Amusement Park Attraction.…
— 10 Best (USA Today)
Cruise
Luxury Cruise Line Silversea Introduces New Accessible Shore Excursions
Cruisers with mobility issues now have more ways to explore the Caribbean and Central America, on Silversea. The luxury line has introduced new accessible shore excursions in nine destinations throughout the region; additional shore excursions will be developed for Mediterranean itineraries in 2019. The new shore excursion program is designed to ease and…
— CruiseCritic.com
6 Best Cruises for Families
When booking a cruise for your family, there are several factors to consider, including how old your kids are and what type of experience you're looking for. If you're not careful, you might end up with a bored teen or a kids' club that doesn't accept babies. On the other hand, you could have an unforgettable family vacation. It's worth noting that just…
— Good Morning America
Transportation
Christmas Travel Will Rise 5.2 Percent, Airline Group Says
U.S. airlines expect a 5.2 percent increase in air travel during the Christmas and New Year’s break, to more than 2.5 million people a day. The busiest day is expected to be the Friday before Christmas. The trade group Airlines for America said Tuesday it forecasts that 45.7 million passengers will fly on a U.S. airline during the 18-day stretch that starts Thursday, Dec.…
— USA Today
Kind-Hearted Stranger Helps Woman in Mid-Flight Seizure
A man on a United Express flight in the US is being hailed as a hero for helping a female passenger, while crew members are being criticised for not cutting the flight short. Amy Hammond, of Ohio, wrote in a Facebook post that the unidentified woman was travelling with her young son from Houston to Cincinnati when she passed out as the plane was ascending, Fox News…
— news.com.au
Lodging
Checking In? No Thanks. I’m Just Here to Use the Wi-Fi
Walk into a hotel lobby and you may notice something unexpected: People. Not people checking in, or waiting for someone to arrive or hustling to the elevator. No, people sitting, working and socializing. In the past handful of years, hotels have started to create lobbies and common spaces that are a destination in themselves for both guests and…
— New York Times
These 12 Stunning Hotels Require Extreme Transport
You won’t hear, “Pull the car around and we’ll get you checked in” at these 12 accommodations. Instead, guests take alternative means of arriving, proving the old saying that getting there is half the fun. You may want to review your packing list when your means of transportation include a whitewater raft, cable car, paragliding or even scuba tank.…
— Fodor's
Other and Odd
Why You're Never Too Old to Travel
Where to next? That burning question of impatient youth reignites for many as they hit their retirement years. It’s no accident that river cruise lines sponsor so many of the PBS TV shows that older demographics favor. Seniors want to see the world! River cruises, great as they are, are emphatically not the only option, though. All options are available…
— Philly.com
This Is Exactly How Much You Should Tip When You Stay in a Hotel
Between booking flights and Insta-stalking all the things you can't miss, planning a trip can feel an awful lot like a full-time job these days. One thing many people forget to take into account, though—both in terms of budget and just in general—is that technically it's encouraged to tip the staff members (yes, multiple) whenever you spend the night at a…
— Glamour
Today in History
The First African American Congressman
On December 12, 1870, Joseph Hayne Rainey became the first African American to be elected and serve in the United States House of Representatives. Another African American, Hiram Revels, had earlier been appointed to the U.S. Senate, but Rainey was elected a congressman from the state of South Carolina. His parents were both slaves, but his father was also a barber…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
Your Future Is Looking Bright
 As a licensed single engine airplane pilot, I was surprised I had never heard of the acronym CAVU. The first time it was brought to my attention was during VP Pence’s words of respect for President H.W. Bush’s viewing in the Capital Rotunda.
While watching the ceremony on TV, I learned for the first time that CAVU stood for ‘ceiling and visibility unlimited’. In other words “all systems go; smooth sailing ahead.” As often is the case, I began making connections between this phrase and the members of my Inner Circle.
My question to my fellow travel industry professionals: Are your limits and view of the future being sabotaged as a result of your “stinking thinking?” Is your negative self-talk getting in the way of your forward…
— Travel Research Online
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