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Destinations
US-to-Dominican Republic flight bookings rebounding after tourist deaths, report says
Flight bookings from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic have started rebounding after a spate of tourist deaths at the end of May and early June, according to new research. Bookings between the U.S. and Dominican Republic for July and August dipped 84.4% as compared to the same time last year. Travel industry data firm ForwardKeys analyzed…
— USA Today
The city that launched the publishing industry
For Paolo Olbi, a Venetian bookbinder and a papermaking craftsman, the Antica Stamperia Armena is the realisation of a lifelong dream. Located in the Dorsoduro sestiere (neighbourhood) of Venice inside the 18th-Century Ca’Zanobio degli Armeni palazzo – a palace built for the Zenobio family and now owned by the Armenian Mekhitarist Fathers of Venice…
— BBC
Tours and Activities
7 of the Most Beautiful Beaches on Earth, According to Travel Experts
If you’d like to plan the perfect beach vacation one day, it might help to know where the world’s top travel experts love to go. That’s why we approached T+L’s Travel Advisory Board, a select group of owners and operators of the country's most important travel agencies, to recommend their picks in every corner of the globe. Seven advisory board members…
— Travel+Leisure
Qasr Al Watan: Abu Dhabi’s Dazzling Palace Of The Nation Opens To The Public
Just what are those huge cubes sitting under the dome of the Great Hall, you wonder, with their skewed mirror surfaces creating all kinds of funky optical illusions in this vast and glittering space? And what are visitors doing entering them? Here you are in what is one of the most formal and opulent spaces that you’ve surely ever been in, and you…
— Forbes
Cruise
Toddler Dies After Falling Off Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship in Puerto Rico
A 19-month-old girl died after falling off the deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico over the weekend. The toddler fell from the 11th floor at a height estimated to be about 150 feet. She fell onto the concrete Pan American dock II in San Juan. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead a short while later,…
— Travel+Leisure
Carnival Cruise Line Rolls Out New Brunch Menu on 11 Ships
Carnival cruisers will now be able to enjoy a revamped and expanded brunch menu on select ships during sea days. With the exception of juices and fancier entrees, the majority of menu offerings are free. The new menu, which includes brunch classics like eggs benedict and French toast as well as brunch burgers and pastas, comes about two years…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
'Delays are expected' after Amtrak stopped trains near DC due to severe weather
Amtrak stopped train travel on account of severe weather in the Washington, D.C., area Monday morning, which caused widespread flooding. Trains are expected to begin moving now that two tracks have been cleared for travel, but Amtrak warned of residual delays. "Earlier this morning, we had six trains stopped due to flooding/washout conditions on…
— USA Today
How long until Hyperloop is here?
The year is 2030. You're in a sleek pod-like capsule that's levitating inside a low pressure steel tube and accelerating across the country at speeds of more than 600 miles per hour. This is Hyperloop, the futuristic transportation method pitched by controversial US entrepreneur Elon Musk, drawing on 100-year-old principals updated for the 21st century.…
— CNN
A Teeny Turtle Caused an Adorable Flight Delay on an Australian Runway
On Thursday, a Jetstar flight from Australia's Gold Coast to Adelaide had to patiently wait out a delay. Though there was nothing wrong with the plane and the weather was perfectly clear, the aircraft had to sit on the tarmac and wait out another culprit — a tiny turtle. "They aren’t the fastest-moving creatures," first officer James Fuller told USA Today in…
— Travel+Leisure
Lodging
Equinox's New Hotel in New York City Combines Fitness and Luxury
Equinox, a leader in the “fitness as lifestyle” movement, opens its first hotel in New York's Hudson Yards this month. With the opening, two aspirations of the new generation — travel and wellness — will collide in a big way. As anyone who has experienced a breakdown of their workout routine while traveling knows, exercising and being on the road…
— Travel+Leisure
Hyde Miami Midtown
Flaunting its position as the only hotel amidst high-rise condominiums in Miami’s burgeoning midtown neighborhood, Hyde Miami Midtown is a stylish hotel and residences by the hospitality team behind SLS Hotels. With a luxurious and edgy aesthetic, it boasts industrial-style rooms, a pool, spa and fitness centre. Flaunting its position as the only…
— Telegraph (London)
Other and Odd
I was a travel consultant for 5 years — here are the 9 best ways I saved money on trave
As a travel consultant, I helped clients find traveling options based on their schedules and budgets. I learned several money-saving tricks along the way, and I still use them when I'm booking my own travel. The tricks include strategically mixing and matching your flight itineraries, waiting to book my flight until the perfect time, and joining AAA for the…
— Business Insider
You Can Renew Your Passport Within 24 Hours With Fedex
You’re just about to leave for that trip you’ve been planning for ages. Everything is ready. The hotels are booked, the flights are confirmed and your itinerary is planned. But there’s this nagging feeling that you’ve forgotten something. How’s your passport doing? For those to whom the horror of horrors occurs (“What? It expired last month!?”), FedEx now…
— Travel+Leisure
These Travel Influencers Finally Chose Their Destination Wedding Location
The attraction was immediate for Instagram darlings Jake Snow and Marie Fe, but building a relationship and a shared business took nearly three years and hard work. That isn’t obvious to anyone scrolling through shots of the lithe and lovely couple, traveling in exotic destinations. But read their posts, and one thing stands out: What they are selling you…
— Brides
Today in History
The Fourteenth Amendment
Although the Fourteenth Amendment was originally intended to provide full citizenship and rights to former slaves, the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses have provided important civil rights to all Americans. Ratified on this date in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
American Cruise Lines Hires 3 More Travel Industry Veterans to Join its Growing Sales & Business Development Team
American Cruise Lines, the largest cruise line in the U.S., announced today that Michael Weldon, Mary Grimes, and Mena Tuccinardi have joined the company’s growing sales force. Michael Weldon has come on board as American’s new Regional Director for Trade Sales,…
— Travel Research Online
Agent Perspectives
New California Bill Puts Host Agencies in Jeopardy (Corrections and Further Information)
by Joseph DeLoach
Tuesday July 09, 2019
This articl e was originally published on 06/28/19. With new information and corrections, along with an urgent call to action, we felt it was important to republish the article with changes.
Recently, the California Senate has begun to push through a bill that would shake the foundations of how Independent Travel Advisors work in the state of California. This model, that has worked for decades, creates an environment for travel advisors to utilize the resources of host companies without the commitment of being considered an employee and frees them up to remain a sovereign individual in the business world. The bill is California Assembly Bill 5.
The…
— Travel Research Online
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