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Destinations
The 38 Cheapest Places To Travel In 2019
Want to save money in 2019? Every year, I tap into experts and influencers to find out their picks for cheap travel in the upcoming year. For 2019, I convinced a group of travel wizards to open their little black books and recommend their favorite places to travel on a…
— Forbes
Secret World of Germany's Hidden Places
With its crumbling Nazi-era relics, mysterious Cold War remnants and natural wonders, Germany is packed with breathtaking sights and cultural curiosities that can be found in unexpected corners across the country. While most visitors gravitate toward the major…
— CNN
Tours and Activities
Double-Deck AI Tour Bus Debuts in Shanghai
A fleet of sightseeing buses equipped with artificial intelligence technology have started trial operation Wednesday in Shanghai. Co-developed by Chinese search engine giant Baidu and a Shanghai-based tourism company, the double-deck tour bus aims to make travel more convenient for tourists…
— Shine
10 of the Best Vacation Destinations for Space Lovers
Although space travel isn't attainable for most people, you can still explore many space-related destinations right here on planet Earth. Whether you're into star gazing or getting up close and personal with a NASA space shuttle, there are plenty of places to add to your space travel bucket…
— Insider
Cruise
A Passenger is Missing from a Cruise Ship. He’s the Fourth in the Last Month
A 22-year old male passenger with special needs on the Carnival Cruise Line ship Fantasy has been missing since Sunday evening and likely went overboard. The 2,675-passenger ship left Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, Dec. 15, and was sailing to its first stop of Progreso,…
— Miami Herald
Culinary Experiences to Try on a Mekong River Cruise
A river cruise along the exotic Mekong through Vietnam and Cambodia is a feast for all the senses, not least the palate. As well as serving regional cuisine on board (chopsticks optional), cruise lines offer a tempting array of foodie shore…
— Telegraph (London)
Transportation
This Budget Carrier is America's Most On-time Airline
It’s kind of an inside joke that Spirit Airlines is the worst airline in the U.S. But you might be surprised to know that the budget carrier is actually exemplary in one important area: being on time. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, 89 percent…
— Travel+Leisure
A Japanese Airline Revealed Its New Hawaii-Inspired Plane
Japans’s All Nippon Airways just secured itself a spot in the list of the world’s coolest aeroplane liveries. The airline’s brand new Airbus A380s just rolled out of the paint shop in Hamburg featuring beautiful blue sea turtles on their…
— Business Insider
Lodging
The World’s Tiniest Airbnb Is Available In Germany For Just $10 A Night
There's tiny living and then there's renting the world's tiniest Airbnb. Though the difference may seem small (no pun intended), you might be surprised. When booking, you'd probably imagine the tiniest house would require actually living in a small…
— House Beautiful
Singapore’s Hotels Get a ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Boost
After Singapore’s residential and office markets made comebacks, the next property sector to bet on might just be its hotels. The hotel industry is heading into 2019 in good shape after boosts to visitor arrivals from the Trump-Kim summit…
— Boston Globe
Other and Odd
The Craziest Travel Mishaps of 2018: From Finding a Human Heart to a Fight Over Flatulence
A Southwest plane had to turn around mid-flight recently after a human heart was discovered on board the aircraft. According to the Seattle Times, the captain told passengers that the heart, which had been left on the plane following a previous…
— People Magazine
Why The Travel Industry Is Blockchain's Best Bet
In 2017, blockchain projects flourished, where ICOs managed to raise billions. 2018 was a crash year for cryptos, even though the sums raised this year were twice as high as the previous one. Blockchain projects promised a lot,…
— Forbes
Today in History
Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjamin Franklin was a statesman, an inventor, a patriot and a founding father of the United States. He was also the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack. Franklin took on the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for his publication, which he first published on December 19th,…
— Travel Research Online
Point-to-Point
Best Animal Encounters Around the World
by ShoreTrips
Wednesday December 19, 2018
Nothing feeds i deas for a bucket list than animal encounters that leave you wanting more. Whether you’re a solo, family, or baby boomer traveler; animal encounters provide a totally unique experience that fuels your sense of adventure and scratches your itch for travel at the same time. From swimming with dolphins in the Caribbean to sledding with Iditarod dogs of Alaska, here are the best animal encounters with world travelers in…
— Travel Research Online
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Supplier Profile
Sky Bird Travel & Tours
 Sky Bird Travel & Tours has been an industry leader in airline consolidation for over 40 years. Starting in a small office building in downtown Detroit, Sky Bird rooted its mission in providing exceptional customer service to travel agents by connecting them with low net fares that weren’t available to the public. Today, Sky Bird has 11 offices throughout the United States along with offices in Canada, India and the Philippines in order to serve…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
Little Things Are Big Things: Part Three
 I hope you are beginning to get the message that creating a business, (or life) worth living is not as hard as many people are currently making it. You don’t want to get off the world. You want to hop on. Reference to the roadway play, Stop The World I Want To Get Off.
Here are three more little things that will soon prove to be big…
— Travel Research Online
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