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Destinations
What You Need to Know Right Now Before You Travel to Hong Kong
Months of protests in Hong Kong have made traveling to the city a potentially dicey proposition for visitors. Since June, repeated demonstrations have filled its streets, including marches estimated at a million or more people and a sit-in that shut down the airport. They were initially triggered by an extradition bill and later expanded to include demands for more democracy and…
— Bloomberg
10 best places to visit in Belgrade
Known as the White Phoenix because it's been destroyed and rebuilt so many times, Belgrade is a city that's always evolving. The Serbian capital is constantly bringing new life to old neighborhoods, rivaling Hungary's Budapest when it comes to turning derelict outdoor spaces into agreeably shabby-chic bars. Fueled by a desire to live outdoors as much as possible, café culture is taken…
— CNN
25 People Have Now Died From Tainted Alcohol in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is facing a serious tourism crisis. According to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Health, 59 people have been hospitalized and 25 of those victims have died of tainted alcohol poisoning since early June. As the statement noted, the victims included 19 men and six women between the ages of 32 and 72. Seven of the deaths occurred in San José, one in Alajuela, two…
— Travel+Leisure
Tours and Activities
Giant hand statue touches down in Wellington, creeping out residents
Is it a face with a hand or a hand with a face? Residents of Wellington, New Zealand, may have been unnerved to see the latest addition to their cityscape, as a massive hand was installed on the roof of the City Gallery Wellington, overlooking the capital's Civic Square, on Monday. Created by New Zealand-born artist Ronnie van Hout, the sculpture, named "Quasi," is described by…
— CNN
This Overlooked Region Has Some of the Loveliest Hikes in New England
The gentle hills of Greater Boston aren’t exactly known for their heart-pumping hiking trails. The same goes for the sloping dunes of Cape Cod — you’d be hard-pressed to find gaggles of L.L. Bean-clad hikers trekking out to sandbars in Eastern Massachusetts the way some groups scale the mountains of Western Mass. And that’s exactly why it’s so wondrous to go hiking there. I know…
— Travel+Leisure
Cruise
Cruise line scrambles to reschedule passengers after Russia denies access to Arctic waters at 'last minute'
A cruise ship won’t be making its scheduled trip through arctic waters near Russia. A Norwegian cruise line was denied entry to Russian waters above the Arctic Circle just two weeks before they were set to sail, leaving the company scrambling to contact guests who had already purchased tickets. According to Forbes, Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten had already sold tickets…
— Fox Travel News
Hurtigruten to Transform Three Cruise Ships with New Name, Hybrid Power and More
Hurtigruten is expanding its hybrid-powered fleet by adding green technology to MS Trollfjord, MS Finnmarken and MS Midnatsol as part of a major renovation project, set to be completed in 2021. The three ships will be renamed as part of the transformation; MS Trollfjord will become MS Maud, MS Finnmarken renamed MS Otto Sverdrup and MS Midnatsol renamed MS Eirik Raude.…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Southwest adding new $99 Hawaii flights in January: Sacramento-Honolulu, Oakland-Kona
Southwest Airlines plans to boost its Hawaii service in late January, with new daily nonstop flights from California to Kauai and the Big Island, and its first flights from Sacramento to Honolulu. The airline, which began service to Hawaii in March, is also more than doubling the number of interisland flights, from 16 to 34, including new flights between Honolulu and Kauai and Honolulu…
— USA Today
How early do you get to the airport? The great timing debate
How early should you get to the airport before your flight? Sure, the official line is two hours for domestic travel and three hours for international, but we all have our own airport timing strategy. Do you prefer a stress-free trip, arriving early but losing half a day to terminal time, or do you prefer the adrenaline-filled last-minute dash -- and possibly missing your flight? CNN Travel…
— CNN
Lodging
How Small Hotel Brands Are Making A Big Mark In Luxury Travel
At the recent Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas, the network’s over 20,000 travel advisors who last year sold more than $26 billion in luxury travel, voted Montage’s resort in Los Cabos as the best new hotel. Last year, its Sagamore Pendry Baltimore was voted by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler as the best hotel in the United…
— Forbes
‘Like a town getting the Super Bowl’: Hotel rooms are already being booked in Dyersville, Iowa, for the 2020 ‘Field of Dreams’ game
Terry Drees received an alert on his phone. Major League Baseball had just announced the White Sox and Yankees would be playing a game in 2020 in Dyersville, Iowa, where Drees is the general manager of the Comfort Inn. “The press release, it came up on my phone and within 10 minutes is when everything started blowing up on the internet,” Drees said in a phone interview.…
— Chicago Tribune
Other and Odd
How I Travel With My Invisible Disability
Traveling with a disability can be a nightmare—wheelchairs are routinely damaged in transit, for starters, and passengers can often be stranded after landing when airport staff due to collect them never appear. Traveling with invisible disabilities, however, has a separate set of issues. Whether you have chronic pain or MS, cognitive or hearing difficulties, arthritis or are simply…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Disneyland honors woman's free admission ticket from 1985
A lot of things have changed at Disneyland since 1985. For starters, Captain Jack Sparrow is now the star of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and you can buy and drink alcohol inside Oga's Cantina. But one thing hasn't changed: Canadian woman Tamia Richardson's love for Disney. In August 2019, the park honored visitor Richardson's free entry pass from 1985. Although…
— CNN
How to Plan In Case Things Go Wrong
Ten days into what would have been two months in South America, I broke my leg in two places. I was deep in Chile, a country whose language I didn’t speak, and I’d just booked flights to Brazil and Easter Island. I could have panicked. Instead, I was just disappointed. After years of extended traveling, I had a system in place to handle emergencies. I was in a staggering amount…
— New York Times
Today in History
The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary and Marxist theorist, and one of the key leaders of the Russian October Revolution. In the Communist Party, Trotsky was second in stature only to Lenin. His opposition to the rise of Joseph Stalin, however, earned him powerful enemies. Trotsky was cast out of…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
CCRA Travel Commerce Network Introduces a New Benefits Program, Available Exclusively to TRUE Network Members
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – August 19, 2019 – CCRA Travel Commerce Network today announced a brand new benefits program, available exclusively to TRUE Network members, provided by National Insurance Specialists: The Voluntary Benefits Program! “CCRA is always looking for valuable…
— Travel Research Online
South African Airways Appoints A New Director Of Sales Development For the U.S. Northeast Region
Fort Lauderdale, FL (August 19, 2019) – South African Airways (SAA), the national flag carrier of South Africa announces the appointment of Ms. Danielle Manegio as Director, Sales Development for the Northeast Region of the United States, effective August 19, 2019. She will be based in New…
— Travel Research Online
60-Second Geography
An Adventure of the Senses in Vietnam
by Joseph DeLoach
Tuesday August 20, 2019
 Anthony Bourdain once said of Vietnam, “The food, culture, landscape, and smell; they’re all inseparable. It just seemed like another planet; a delicious one that sort of sucked me in and never let go.” And this seems to be the prevailing memories people take home from this exotic land of fantastic food and staggering natural beauty. Today’s article on Vietnam is brought to you by ChinaTour.com, and they want the agent to know all about the possibilities that Vietnam holds.
— Travel Research Online
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Outposts
Fly to Düsseldorf (DUS) with Eurowings
by Mill-Run Tours
Tuesday August 20, 2019
Düsseldorf (Ge rmany) is poised between tradition and modernity, with the many sights showing the city's history. On the way through the legendary Old Town, you will come across little alleyways, squares and of course the waterfront with its many cafés and restaurants. A visit to Düsseldorf should definitely include a visit to the Kö (Königsallee), where more than 200 trees line this landmark boulevard.
The MedienHafen (Harbor) boasts some unusual buildings and is a true example of sophisticated city architecture. The city's many museums house beautiful works by world-renowned artists, and of course many exhibitions of esteemed artists from around the world.
Düsseldorf is also known as a museum city – see its many art collections for yourself…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives
With Just A Little Coaching
 One of my favorite seminar messages involved a well-known talented golfer and how the best in the business finds time to practice and spend time with his coach.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the higher you climb on the success ladder and use a coach, the better the chances you have. But more than just “having” a coach, it behooves you to “listen” to your coach. And better yet, do something with the new information, techniques, and reminders you are being introduced to.
Last Thursday, I was speaking to a group of “professional” sales people and I asked them to go a tad above the normal as it related to their effort. One person responded by reminding me that they already work hard enough and that their personal…
— Travel Research Online
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