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Tuesday May 07, 2019

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Destinations

Hidden Greek village where women once ruled
White and pastel-washed buildings set atop rugged hills overlook clear, blue water. The sun sets in breathtaking fashion. The Karpathos moon is so full and bright that intrepid traveler Katie Sehl figured it for a lamp or a giant spotlight the first time she saw it. In many ways, Karpathos looks like the other islands of Greece you've seen in pictures or in person, and Sehl,…

How Puerto Rico Is Leading The Sustainable Travel Game
Puerto Rico continues to punch far above its weight in its ongoing recovery efforts. Today, the government of Puerto Rico kicks off a three-day summit hosted by disaster-relief initiative Tourism Cares. The summit is expected to connect more than 150 travel professionals to exchange best practices for sustainable tourism, attend exhibitions where local…

Cheap travel: 15 stunning places you can visit for under $15 a day
There are many people who want to travel abroad but never do because they feel visiting exotic destinations is simply too cost prohibitive. However, there are many desirable destinations that can be incredibly affordable — with a little careful planning. GoBankingRates.com has rounded up 15 destinations that can be enjoyed for $15 a day — not including airfare…

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Tours and Activities

A Giant Mirrored Balloon Will Float Across Massachusetts This Summer
Backyard barbecues across Massachusetts are in for a surprise this summer as a reflective hot air balloon floats over the state. Come July, a giant mirrored balloon will travel from Martha's Vineyard to the Berkshires as part of a public art installation called New Horizon. Commissioned by the Trustees, the oldest land trust the world, the mylar-coated aircraft…

Sculpture from the saddle: a cycling and art tour of Belgium
A ring-necked duck swam by at eye level, the water rippling beside me without spilling over the high metal sides of the Cycling Through Water bike path. This 212-metre concrete path is 1.5 metres deep and slices a pond in two, allowing cyclists to pedal straight through it. From a distance, the position of the path creates the illusion of people magically…

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Cruise

CocoCay: Cruise line's $250 million private island opens
Thanks to a $250 million transformation, Royal Caribbean's once-sleepy private island retreat in the Bahamas is offering eye-opening travel amenities to its cruise passengers. The island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, offers everything from a record-setting water slide and a massive wave pool to five new complimentary dining venues and quiet sandy beaches. "We are…

This Luxury Boutique Cruise Line Is Expanding to Make Your Dream Trip to the East Indonesian Islands Come True
Boutique luxury cruise line Aqua Expeditions is expanding. The cruise line announced Monday that it will acquire two new ships by 2020, adding new destinations to its exclusive roster. “Aqua Expeditions has pioneered luxury small ship river cruising over the past 12 years,” Francesco Galli Zugaro, founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aqua Expeditions, told…

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Transportation

Meet Japan's first female commercial airline captain
Ari Fuji was at high school when she realized she wanted to earn her wings and become a pilot. But growing up in Japan, where female pilots were largely unheard of, it was a dream that meant reaching for the sky. "The wall was high," she tells CNN Travel. "The Self Defense Forces weren't recruiting women because there were no female pilots back then. I…

Eurostar ends deal allowing passengers to travel from London to Germany
At a time when more European travellers than ever appear to be keen to travel by rail rather than air, Eurostar is choosing to make life more difficult for passengers hoping to travel by train from the UK to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The cross-Channel train operator is ending its agreement with Deutsche Bahn that allows the German rail operator to sell a…

11 Credit Cards That Cover the Cost of Global Entry and TSA PreCheck
Sick of sitting in serpentine security lines and queuing up for interminable immigrations processing? If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to enroll in Global Entry and TSA PreCheck. In fact, so many travel credit cards now offer reimbursement for Global Entry and TSA PreCheck applications that there is no longer any excuse not to enroll in one…

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Lodging

Massive Fire Reported at First All-inclusive Resort in the Florida Keys
In December, the adults-only Bungalows Key Largo debuted as the first all-inclusive in the Florida Keys. Early Sunday morning, an inferno of flames ravaged the luxury property, making for a frightening end to many a relaxing vacation. Sherry Conn, a resort guest on a girls’ trip from Raleigh, North Carolina, woke up to loud knocks on her door. “We were in a…

New Orleans hotel owner makes massive $2.7B buy, $75M sale; see changes for French Quarter, airport spots
Park Hotels & Resorts, which owns the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, said Monday that it is buying for $2.7 billion Chesapeake Lodging Trust, which owns Le Méridien and W hotels in the French Quarter. Separately, Park, which is based in Tysons, Virginia, said it had sold its 317-room Hilton New Orleans Airport hotel, together with its 274-room Embassy…

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Other and Odd

Percentage Of Americans Who Never Traveled Beyond The State Where They Were Born? A Surprise
When you hear some of the comments Americans make about geography or about other countries do you ever wonder how many of them have ever traveled? Research of 2,000 Americans across the country (a good statistical sample) in a new study conducted by market researchers OnePoll, and commissioned by travel luggage provider Victorinox, explored…

We Learned How to Love Travel From Our Mothers
This week, we decided to do something totally different. Instead of telling you all about our incredible mothers' travels—Nicky Arikoglu's motorcycle ride across Europe and Asia (with stops in Afghanistan and India) has been brought up quite a few times—we decided to let them share their stories with you themselves. In this episode, we interview our own…

The Pros and Cons of Noise-Canceling Headphones
A little bit of silence. Sometimes that’s all we want. Whether it’s halfway through a 10-hour flight with a crying baby, or trying to sleep though the snoring from the hotel room next door, the promise of noise-canceling headphones is one that every traveler probably finds intriguing. Yet are they worth it? These headphones are often expensive and for some…

Today in History

The Founding of New Orleans
The city known as La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) came into being on May 7, 1718. Named for Philippe II, Duke of Orléans in France, the city's port made it an ideal area for the French Mississippi Company under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. Under…

Press Releases of Interest

Collette Launces Mystery Sale!
Pawtucket, RI (May 6, 2019) – Collette, global tour operator, is pleased to announce the launch of a Mystery Travel Sale starting today– clients can save big on over 150 tours. From May 6-20, travelers can save up to $1199 on tours to Asia, South America, Australia/New Zealand,…

Mike's Morning Missives

The "Limp-Leg" Trick

This is Tip #5 in a series of 10 relationship building reminders.

Today signals the halfway point in our ten-part non-verbal tips review. This may sound like a bizarre topic, but today I am going to introduce you to the “limp-leg trick.” Pay attention.

Here is the deal. Most people (spelled m-o-s-t) are very poor communicators. They may be “okay” at sharing their thoughts when it is their turn to talk, but when these very same people are not talking, they are biding their time waiting for their turn to talk.

In other words, they are very poor at the skill of listening…

  — Travel Research Online
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Secrets of Selling to the Affluent Traveler

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT

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Culinary Travel in China and Asia

Culinary Travel in China and Asia

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT

Thanks to Food Network launched in 1993, America has become more sophisticated with how food should look, prepared and taste. Thanks to Food Network success, many TV culinary shows are dominating our TV landscapes now with celebrity chefs such Gordon Ramsey (Hell's Kitchen), Mario Batali and Bobby Flay (Iron Chef America), Andrew Zimmern with Bizarre Foods, and of course from the late Anthony Bourdain. Chef Bourdain is well-known to bridge the food and the local culture that makes it more up-close and personal, on how we look at food preparation and how the locals consume them.

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