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Destinations
The forgotten Swede who made the Grand Canyon famous
In mid-afternoon at the South Rim, it was hard to believe that Americans once had to be encouraged to visit the Grand Canyon. Daytrippers, fresh off the train after a two-hour journey from Williams, pouted at the end of selfie sticks; hikers sweated the last yards up the Bright Angel Trail; diners in the El Tovar Hotel gazed through the windows over the crumbs…
— Telegraph (London)
A local’s guide to Lille: 10 top tips
Smack in the middle of Lille’s main square, La Vieille Bourse is its former stock exchange, probably the most beautiful building in the city, dating from 1652. Walk into the open courtyard to discover book stalls, chess players, street musicians and, on summer Sunday evenings, tango dancing. There are eight permanent bouquinistes, booksellers who since 1982…
— The Guardian
Tours and Activities
The Middle East's hottest new museum
On the edge of the Doha Corniche, a 40,000-square-meter "desert rose" is about to bloom. It's been delayed by more than two years, but the new National Museum of Qatar will finally open on March 28 and is another stunning new architectural highlight along Doha's already spectacular waterfront. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, who was…
— CNN
America Has a New National Park — Take a Look Inside
Indiana has a new national park. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was officially renamed Indiana Dunes National Park in mid-February, and it is now the 61st U.S. national park. The park encompasses 15 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes. The varying landscapes within the park and its soaring dunes…
— Travel+Leisure
Costa Rica's best animal encounters: Face-to-face with sloths, monkeys and more
There are a handful of destinations around the world where the prospect of animal interaction is central to a visit. Costa Rica is one of them. Each time I’ve visited Costa Rica I’ve taken home memories of animal encounters, from coming upon a sloth dangling from a limb in Manuel Antonio National Park, to peering eye-to-eye with a howler monkey in the rainforest…
— USA Today
Cruise
The Art Of Travel: Viking Cruises Continues To Champion Culture
As well as its innovative sea and river voyages around the world, Viking Cruises is also renowned for its continual support of the arts. Following on from last year’s sponsorship of the V&A’s major Ocean Liners: Speed & Style exhibition, this year, the cruise line is working alongside the British Museum on the anticipated Edvard Munch: Love and Angst exhibition, which…
— Forbes
Couple says cruise ship abandoned them in Mexico during medical emergency
A New Jersey couple accuses a cruise line of abandoning them in Mexico during a medical emergency. Carol and Bertram Palk claim they were told to get off Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas because the medical staff couldn't treat Carol's internal bleeding. They paid thousands of dollars to return to the U.S. on their own. The couple has been on more than a…
— CBS
Transportation
8 Hacks To Use Your Travel Miles To Get A Free Flight
Traveling is an amazing experience, but unfortunately, it's not one everyone feels is accessible to them. That's mainly because of the price that comes with jetting across the ocean. Even if you manage to find an amazing hotel rate or an itinerary that doesn't cost much, it's the airfare that usually gets you. Between expensive rates for even the most basic of tickets to…
— Bustle
Southwest Accuses Mechanics of Deliberately Causing Flight Cancellations and Delays
After a slew of cancellations and delays over the past week, Southwest Airlines is pointing the finger at a number of union mechanics. The airline suspects a small group of about 100 mechanics of deliberately orchestrating an effort to effectively slow operations, according to CBS News. An investigation by Southwest reveals that more than 60 Southwest 737s…
— Travel+Leisure
Lodging
Hotel accused of "period shaming" after it shares pictures of blood-stained sheets on Facebook
A hotel in Australia has been criticised for “period shaming” after it shared pictures of blood-stained sheets and towels on social media along with the hashtag “disgusting” and the caption “it must be Shark Week”. The Quest Palmerston in the Northern Territory posted four photos on Facebook last week, writing: “What an interesting week…it must be Shark…
— The Independent
Why Portland's Hotel (And Dining) Scene Is Hotter Than Ever
No longer drab places for lonely business travelers, flabby club sandwiches, and watered-down martinis, hotel restaurants, in the past few years, have transformed into bonafide dining destinations. And Portland, Oregon, in particular, has experienced a recent uptick in sleek properties with equally hip restaurants to match. Here, three newly-opened spots where the scene…
— Forbes
Other and Odd
The Complete Guide to Family Travel
Ask any new parent at 3 a.m.—that godawful hour when logic abandons us, everything is its bleakest, and a three-month-old’s cry could mean anything from “I’m hungry” to “I’m tired of being wrapped like a mummy”—if they plan on going on vacation ever again, and the reply is an immediate, resounding hell no. How can you travel when you're so tired you…
— Conde Nast Traveler
The Best Toiletry Bags, According to Travel Editors
We’ve likely all been there: the dreaded moment when you realize your face wash, shampoo, favorite serum, nail polish, etc. has fully exploded in your suitcase, leaving permanent damage on clothing and valuables. It’s the absolute worst. We’re here to tell you: there is a solution to this terrible problem. While it may be small in stature, the humble toiletry bag is perhaps…
— Travel+Leisure
Worldwide Woman: Bonang Matheba Dishes On How Travel Helps Her Conquer The World
One of South Africa’s reigning media stars—and globe-trotters—is 31-year-old Bonang Matheba. Affectionately called Queen B by her fans, Matheba broke out when she started hosting the popular music show LIVE in 2007. She went on to become an entrepreneur and a star of her own reality series, Being Bonang, on the 1Magic channel, which earned her a spot on…
— Essence
Today in History
The Grand Canyon becomes a National Park
In 1908 President Theodore Roosevelt signed legislation giving the Grand Canyon status as a National Monument. On February 26th, 1919, by an act of the United States Congress, Grand Canyon National Monument became Grand Canyon National Park. Today, the Grand…
— Travel Research Online
60-Second Geography
The Mighty Mississippi River with American Cruise Lines
by Joseph DeLoach
Tuesday February 26, 2019
The Mississippi River is an American treasure. It has been a central figure of trade, exploration, literature, and music in the United States. In fact, Mark Twain once wrote, “The Mississippi River towns are comely, clean, well built, and pleasing to the eye, and cheering to the spirit. The Mississippi Valley is as reposeful as a dreamland, nothing worldly about it...nothing to hang a fret or a worry upon.” Thanks to American Cruise Lines, you’re going to learn all about why cruising the Mighty Mississippi should be on every traveler’s bucket list.
 — Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
Execution
 E-X-E-C-U-T-I-O-N is a nine-letter word that identifies the reason most companies (and individuals) fail to meet their full potential. Or, put another way, a “lack of execution.”
Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines ‘execute’ as, “to carry out; perform; do.” The issue is not a lack of knowledge. It is a shortage of do. This week, focus on the concept of E-X-E-C-U-T -I-O-N. Do something. Do anything.
The business author Tom Peters (In Search of Excellence) was known for saying, “It is amazing to me how many people in the oil business fail to get the message that in order to strike oil...you have to dig a…
— Travel Research Online
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 2 pm EST/11 am PST
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