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Destinations
Five Places to Visit in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is an expensive place with a village-like charm, but it pays to know where to go. Cash Black, a bartender at one of its hot spots, shares his favorites. Beverly Hills is more approachable than you might expect for a ZIP code typically associated with Lamborghinis and reality stars. It has a surprising number of sidewalk cafes and swaths of…
— New York Times
Overexposed: The castles of Sintra, Portugal. Underappreciated: The walled city of Evora.
After a visit in 1809, young Lord Byron called the Portuguese city of Sintra “glorious Eden.” The English poet never could resist a pretty face or a romantic vista, and Sintra, which served as a coastal retreat for Portugal’s rulers, has plenty of the latter. Highlights include the mountaintop Pena Palace, a fairy-tale castle with a hodgepodge of architectural styles painted…
— The Washington Post
The Top 15 Places to Travel in 2019
What's better than end-of-year lists? Beginning-of-year lists. So much potential. So much promise. So many blank days on the calendar. Draw a red line through a week or two and strategize your 2019 travel plans. Here are 15 exciting destinations we predict travelers will be buzzing about all year long. Northern Chile’s Elqui Valley, home of pisco, world-class wine, and the…
— Forbes
Tours and Activities
JetBlue Is Giving Away Free Tickets to See 'Hamilton' in Puerto Rico
After a long road to recovery post-Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is ready for visitors. The lights are on, our favorite hotels are open (with extensive remodels that have left many even better than before), and the island is buzzing at a slightly higher frequency, eager to welcome travelers back. We can't wait to visit this year—we even named it one of our 19 places to go…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Palau's Jellyfish Lake reopens as thousands of jellyfish return
Here's one bit of good news for the environment -- and your 2019 travel wish list. After being closed for two years to allow its diminishing golden jellyfish population to recover, Ongeim'l Tketau Jellyfish Lake -- one of Palau's most famous attractions -- has reopened. According to marine officials, thousands of new golden jellyfish have appeared in the lake. "Ongoing…
— CNN
Cruise
Oceania Insignia Cruise Ship Emerges From Major Renovation
Oceania Insignia, the 684-passenger cruise ship that's the first within the fleet to receive a major OceaniaNext makeover, has debuted its new look -- just in time for the vessel's world cruise. Passengers boarded for the 180-day trip in New York on January 11; it arrives in Miami today. The world cruise visits five continents and 90 ports, including 14…
— CruiseCritic.com
The world's most luxurious cruise ship? This new Regent vessel could be a contender
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has ordered yet another super-swanky ship. The four-ship luxury line on Tuesday said it had contracted with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for a sister to its much-ballyhooed, two-year-old Seven Seas Explorer, which is marketed as the most luxurious cruise vessel ever. Unveiled in July 2016, Explorer features some of the largest, most…
— USA Today
Transportation
Delta CEO: Government shutdown tab $25 million and counting
Delta Air Lines is losing an estimated $25 million in business due to the longest government shutdown on record, the airline's CEO said Tuesday. Ed Bastian told CNBC the decline in revenue is due to fewer government employees and contractors traveling. He said the $25 million figure is a monthly impact that will continue as long as the shutdown, now in its 25th…
— USA Today
Luxembourg makes all public transport free
With a population of 602,000, Luxembourg is one of Europe's smallest countries -- yet it suffers from major traffic jams.
But that could be about to change. Last month, it announced plans to make all public transport -- trains, trams and buses -- free from March 2020. The government hopes the move will alleviate heavy congestion and bring environmental benefits,…
— CNN
Lodging
You Can Scuba Dive to an Underwater Coral Sculpture Garden at This Art Immersive Resort in the Maldives
Imagine yourself gliding and weaving through an underwater playground filled with extraordinary sculptures submerged in tropical waters. Stop imagining—that dream is now a reality. Opened at the end of November, the Maldives welcomed Joali, the very first art-immersive luxury hotel in the country, to its sun-kissed utopia of islands. On land, the area is laced with…
— Travel+Leisure
Guests escape as avalanche hits hotel
In Austria, 60 hotel guests escaped injury when their building was hit by an avalanche overnight. The avalanche in Ramsau am Dachstein was strong enough to throw vehicles out of its path and burst through windows. Much of Europe has been hit by heavy snowfall, causing travel disruption and resulting in at least two dozen deaths in the past few weeks. Overnight, more…
— BBC
Other and Odd
'Conscious' Travel Emerging as Yet Another Hot Luxury Trend
For at least the past year, the travel industry, and especially the luxury sector, has latched onto the idea of “transformative travel” as the new “experiential travel.” First coined in 2016 by the founders of an adventure travel company, Jake Haupert and Michael Bennet, who both lead the Transformational Travel Council, the term is meant to describe any travel…
— Skift
How to Set Up Your 2019 Travel Budget
Even before I became a professional financial planner, I loved figuring out ways to travel around the world in luxury—and on a small budget. I never realized this was a skill until my friends asked me for tips about how I managed to do this and not go broke. Setting up a travel budget is simple. I’m sharing the process that my husband and I use, but it’s essential to make it…
— Outside Magazine
6 Ways Travel Can Jumpstart (And Advance) Your Career
Traveling is time well spent. In recounting their travels, the women at Unearth Women, a print and digital travel resource for women, demonstrate that traveling can both fill your soul and make you a better professional. Co-founder Kelly Lewis reminds herself that she can navigate through workplace adversity. “I catch myself in tough moments and think, ‘You hiked Machu…
— Forbes
Today in History
The British Museum Opens
Sir Hans Sloane was a naturalist who had managed to amass an enormous collection of books, manuscripts, dried plants, and antiquities from his travels. As he neared his death, he did not wish to see his collection broken up or, worse yet, forgotten. Sloane bequeathed his collection to King…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Central Holidays Unveils Last Minute Peru Travel Deals Featuring Savings of Up to $580 per person
Moonachie, NJ – (January 14, 2019) – Central Holidays’ specialized Latin America team has negotiated incomparable preferred pricing and is pleased to introduce amazing savings on two last minute Peru travel deals. These enticing offers are fully commissionable to travel agents. Here is…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
‘Thank-You’ Doesn’t Mean Having to Say You’re Sorry
 As sales and marketing advice goes, this may very well be up there with the best of it. I was reminded of a natural phenomenon this week, and I could not find my way to my computer keyboard fast enough to share it with whoever is out there listening. This is a BIGGIE. Tune in.
I recently ended a teleclass I was conducting with what I consider to be some sage advice. To me, what I am about to suggest is both logical and extraordinarily simple. It is effective and incredibly apropos. It does not cost a red cent and the results are extremely powerful.
The truth is, however, that nobody can do what I am about to suggest without feeling uncomfortable to some degree. This last…
— Travel Research Online
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