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Destinations
How To Actually Succeed At Traveling More In 2019
So you've decided your resolution for 2019 isn't to eat cleaner or exercise more or put a percentage of every paycheque into savings, but rather to travel. Lucky you! Not only does that sound like a hell of a lot more fun than those first three things, but it's the kind of resolution that, if accomplished, is likely to leave you feeling fulfilled…
— Refinery 29
5 Awesome Reasons Why Sicily is Your Next Travel Destination
Science has it, that traveling is good for the mind, body, and soul. However, any occasional travel enthusiasts will tell one thing that you can take to the bank. They’ll emphasize that whether you’re traveling for leisure or business, the experience you get at your travel destination is what matters most, in most cases. In other words, it is highly…
— Luxury Travel Magazine
Tours and Activities
Taking little kids to Legoland this year? Prepare to save some money.
Happy New Year, indeed. Parents of preschoolers, Legoland Florida Resort has a sweet deal for you. If you’re thinking of taking the kids, say over spring break, prepare to save some money. Children under 3 get free admission, as they’ve always had, but now those ages 3 and 4 get in gratis as well.…
— Miami Herald
6 Tips For Traveling Solo Like A Boss
The thought of traveling alone in a foreign place can be daunting, but buying a single plane ticket and going solo may be the most impactful voyage a traveler can take. Unaccompanied travel allows you to design a trip that is unique, personal and meaningful — be it touring sustainably or ensuring that your dollars go to help the local…
— Forbes
Cruise
Cruise cut short after hundreds of passengers get sick on Royal Caribbean ship
Two-hundred-seventy-seven passengers and crew members aboard the Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship became sick with a gastrointestinal illness, according to the cruise line. Because of the illness, the ship will return to Port Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, a day earlier than expected. "All of the ship's guests will receive…
— CNN
Private islands are the biggest thing in Florida cruising
Florida will once again be the beneficiary of the cruise industry’s biggest and best offerings, but it’s not just ships that will be of interest to Sunshine State cruisers in 2019. The big news is private islands. Both Royal Caribbean and MSC have sunk millions into developing private islands in the Bahamas for those sailing out of…
— Tampa Bay Times
Transportation
Airline wants passengers to tip flight attendants
A new policy at Frontier Airlines is raising some eyebrows and one big question — should you tip your flight attendant? Three years ago, the Denver-based airline introduced a tipping function on digital tablets used to order snacks, which included an option to add gratuity. Until this year, the tips were pooled among flight…
— ABC 8 News
Indonesian Airline Pilots Live Concerts Above the Clouds
Not finding what you want among the newspapers, movies and magazines found on your flight? On some flights in Indonesia, there’s a new option. The country’s national airline, Garuda, has launched live acoustic concerts on domestic flights. The first live show featuring two musicians took place on a flight between the capital Jakarta…
— Time
Lodging
Watch Out for these Hidden Hotel Fees on Your Next NYC Stay
Recently, pesky hotel fees started appearing on hotel reservations at New York City hotels in Manhattan and Brooklyn, buried as a line item under taxes. Even the most seasoned traveler might not have noticed. Much like resort fees, the destination fee—also known as a facility fee or urban fee—covers amenities guests used to have to…
— Conde Nast Traveler
‘Ultimate Terror’: Is Virtual Reality The Hotel Sector’s Next Disrupter? New York Hotel
More than a decade ago, BD Hotels co-founder Richard Born read that anyone in business who wasn’t thinking about how technology could radically change what they do would be left on the dustheap of history. The developer of some of Manhattan's most popular hotels says it was a statement in Thomas L. Friendman's book "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first…
— Bisnow
Other and Odd
Here Is Everything Closed During the Government Shutdown — and What's Still Open
Are national parks open during the government shutdown? What about federally funded historic sites, monuments, and museums? Answers to these basic questions haven’t always been clear during the partial government shutdown, which is nearing the three-week mark and will cause hundreds of thousands of federal workers to miss paychecks on…
— Time
The Best Travel Apps For Every JetsetterBooking and Preparing
If you’re a grown ass adult who’s ever traveled with your grown ass adult friends, you know how difficult it can be to successfully plan a trip. Long gone are the days of your parents booking flights, reserving hotels, and scheduling activities for your summer vacation to whatever destination city they force you to go to—you’ve got your own bag…
— Complex
Today in History
The First Clinical Use of Insulin
In 1889, a Polish physician, Oscar Minkowski, removed the pancreas from a healthy dog and noted that the animal suffered an immediate rise in blood sugar. Thirty-three years later in 1922, a Canadian researcher, Frederick Banting, read Minkowski's notes and determined that diabetes…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Your Health with Joan Lunden presented by Collette, airing on CBS-owned television stations across the country
Pawtucket, R.I. (January 8, 2019) – Collette, North America’s longest running global tour company and a leader in the guided travel space, is launching a 12-part series centered around the ways that travel is imperative to health and wellbeing. Airing across CBS Television Stations and hosted by Joan Lunden, the segments, which launch…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Viking’s 2020-2021 World Cruise
Viking announce d its new 2020-2021 Viking World Cruise, which will span 161 days, six continents, and 75 ports, with overnight stays in 13 cities. Setting sail on December 14, 2020 from Miami, the itinerary will include six new ports of call for Viking, including Honolulu and Nawiliwili, marking the company’s inaugural visit to the Hawaiian Islands.
Viking Sun in Sydney, Australia. Photo courtesy of Viking Cruises
Sailing on Viking’s 930-guest all-veranda Viking Sun, this grand voyage will allow guests to explore islands of the Caribbean and the South Pacific; call upon ports in Asia, from Hong Kong to Bangkok; explore countries of the Middle East, including Oman, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel; and sail through the…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
Repetition Pays
 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 now? I wrote a sales letter and hit the button which sent my words out to internet…
— Travel Research Online
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