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Destinations
A Travel Guide To Namibia
With gobsmacking landscapes, the massive southern African nation of Namibia is quickly scaling to the top of many travelers’ bucket lists. But the Skeleton Coast—the country’s most common point of reference with its moon-like dunes and shipwrecks—is actually just one example of the kind of stunning surrealist scenery that Namibia has in droves.…
— Forbes
36 Hours in Marseille
No city divides the French like Marseille. For every admirer cooing about the sun-warmed sea, craggy coastlines, fish-rich bouillabaisse and the Mediterranean melting pot (thanks to 20th-century immigration from Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria), someone else is grousing about corruption, dirty streets and eroding Frenchness.…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
10 Essential Items to Pack for a National Park Visit, According to the NPS
If you plan on going to a national park this summer, you better remember to bring the right gear. SmokyMountains.com, an online portal for the Smoky Mountains region, analyzed over 100 stories about people who were lost in the wilderness in order to determine the best ways to avoid getting lost and find safety after wandering off the trail. According…
— Travel+Leisure
8 U.S. Road Trips That Are Great for the Whole Family
A road trip is a classic American vacation, but it takes planning to make it great. Some states are , while others are better treated as a single destination. In addition to considering the sights and scenery, you should factor in things like hotel costs and gas prices. Another tip for family road trips? Keep the little ones busy, says Marielle Rishty, a travel agent…
— Travel+Leisure
An Artist Colony Thrives in the South African Desert
The main highway between Johannesburg and Cape Town takes travelers through the Great Karoo, a vast desert of reddish-brown earth speckled with scrub vegetation and seemingly populated by nothing more than a loping springbok or two. Few overseas visitors venture off the road. Yet a 20-mile byway leads miragelike to an oasis of sorts, a…
— New York Times
Cruise
American Queen Steamboat Company to Cruise Mexico, Central America and Alaska
Less than six months after its purchase of Victory Cruise Lines, American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) has revealed a slate of itineraries for its fleet covering Mexico, Central America and -- coming in 2021 -- Alaska. The two ships previously operated by Victory Cruise Lines, Victory I and Victory II, will debut with their new ownership on the…
— CruiseCritic.com
From Waffles To Flooring, Here's Where Cruise Lines Buy Everything, Including The Ship
So you want to start a cruise line? Join the more than 11,000 industry professionals who are attending Seatrade Cruise Global being held this week at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Anything and everything you need to start your own line can be found on the trade show floor, including the yards that will build your ship. Rick Meadows, the president…
— Forbes
Transportation
The aircraft cabin designer who wants to revolutionise air travel
Plane cabins resembling a cross between a restaurant, sports bar, living room and a shop could be coming to a flight path near you in the near future. That's if a certain British aircraft interior designer and his team get their way. Ross Burns is the lead designer of cabin interiors at Bournemouth-based Aim Altitude, the company behind the bar areas on…
— Daily Mail
Airplane seat cameras are here to stay, says manufacturer
Cameras installed on airplane seats are nothing to fear and could one day be an accepted feature of flying, a major manufacturer of the tech has insisted. Following widely reported concerns that the devices could be used to spy on passengers, Panasonic Avionics has said there's no risk from the cameras already installed on aircraft…
— CNN
'Unruly' passengers are forcing planes to perform emergency landings once a month
Every three hours on average, a flight in the European Union is disrupted by improper conduct due to a passenger. "Once a month a flight is forced to perform an emergency landing when such situations escalate," noted the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In 2018, the number of cases of "unruly" passengers' behavior increased by…
— Business Insider
Lodging
This Resort Is Offering Free Perks to Guests Who Ditch Their Cellphones During Vacation
While it can certainly be satisfying to collect virtual likes on a bombshell beach photo of you #LivingYourBestLife, there are a whole slew of vacation experiences that can be—dare we say it—even more enjoyable. Maybe it’s savoring a sunset with your sweetie, playing card games by the pool with your kids, or simply sitting by the ocean on a beautiful day…
— Food & Wine
First look at Universal Orlando's two new hotels opening from this summer
UNIVERSAL Orlando have released new first images of what their two new hotels will look like when they open later this year. The theme park previously announced the launch of two new resorts - the Surfside Inn and Suites and Dockside Inn and Suites. Located on either side of Universal Boulevard, the two new structures are part of Universal's Endless…
— The Sun
Other and Odd
Yes, We Wrote a Travel Story About the Royal Baby
For most people traveling to London, the list of things to do and places to see is long and exhaustive, with stops, perhaps, at the London Eye, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. But Paris Schmidtke isn’t like most people. Her list consists of one thing: See Meghan Markle, and ideally her newborn child. It’ll be her first vacation in…
— New York Times
Barack Obama's top 10 travel tips
At World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit in Seville, the gathering included some of the most important people in travel. The keynote speaker at the conference was none other than Barack Obama, who shared his thoughts on the best way to see the globe, and why doing so is still so important. When asked to recall a few of his favourite…
— Independent Online
Today in History
The Stone of Scone is Returned to Scotland
The Stone of Scone, sometimes called the Stone of Destiny, is a 330-pound rock made of sandstone that has for centuries been used in the coronation of Scotish, English, and British monarchs. The Stone of Scone figured into the coronation of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Powerful New Learning Platform Enables Greater Retention: The Travel Institute Transitions Course Content to Best Practices, Interactive e-Learning Model
FRAMINGHAM, MA, April 10, 2019 – The Travel Institute announces migration of its current online educational courses format to a best-practice, interactive, e-Learning platform to improve both the student experience as well as student retention rates. “Continuing…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
You Can Thank Me Later
 As sales and marketing advice goes, this may very well be up there with the best of it. This is a BIGGIE. Tune in.
I ended a recent webinar 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 penny 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 sentence, in and of itself, may explain why there are not more successful travel-related sales professionals in the United States…
— Travel Research Online
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