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Thursday January 23, 2020

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Destinations

Coronavirus outbreak: Three Chinese cities on lockdown, travel disrupted
Millions of Chinese had to cancel travel plans and hunker down in their homes to avoid exposure to a new, mysterious coronavirus Thursday as three cities in central China went on lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly virus that has already claimed 17 lives.…

Towns near Australia's Capital Temporarily Evacuated Due to Bushfires
Residents in the suburbs of Australia’s capital Canberra were briefly evacuated on Wednesday as a bushfire broke out near its airport. Police closed roads and told people to avoid the suburbs while they fought the wildfires, according to Reuters. There have not been any…

Winter Storms Cause Travel Chaos In Northern Norway
Severe winter storms across northern Norway have left several communities cut off with many local roads closed and ferry departures canceled. Air traffic remains operational but is subject to delays, with just one canceled service between Tromsø, Bodø and Trondheim reported.…

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Tours and Activities

10 of the best wellbeing holidays in Europe
Listening to Puccini and other Italian opera classics while sparkling stars lit the night skies was just the tonic I needed last summer. I stumbled on the lovely resort of Salsomaggiore Terme when I was driving around the verdant hills of Emilia-Romagna. I thought I might stay a day…

Inside one of the world's newest (and wettest!) national parks
If the Everglades and the Serengeti had a child together, it might look a bit like the Iberá Wetlands of northeastern Argentina. Some 1.8 million years ago, the Paraná River -- South America's second-longest after the Amazon -- carved a rambling path through…

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Cruise

Windstar Cruises Reveals New Restaurant Menu
Windstar has released the menu for Cuadro 44 by Anthony Sasso, a new Spanish restaurant debuting on the line's three all-suite motor yachts. Sasso, one of the youngest chefs recognized by the Michelin guide (while at New York's Casa Mono), will take passengers…

Divers recover body of man who fell from 10th-story deck of cruise ship in Puerto Rico
The body of a man who fell from the 10th-story deck of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico has reportedly been recovered by rescue divers. The passenger went overboard from the deck of the Oasis of the Seas ship, at around 7.40 p.m. local time on Wednesday, CBS News…

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Transportation

Airlines could refuse emotional support animals under proposed rule
Under a proposed federal rule, airlines would no longer be required to accept emotional support animals and would exclude animals other than dogs as service animals. The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking public comment for the proposed policy. The…

The Huge Boeing 777x Was About To Take Off On Its Maiden Test Fight Today—Now Delayed
Boeing has had its fair share of problems recently, but today hopefully marks some rest-bite in the aircraft manufacturers fortunes. At 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) today, January 23, the world’s largest twin-engine passenger jet was meant to take to the skies for the first time.…

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Lodging

Move over, Airbnb: New home rental platform Golightly caters just to women
Traveling as a woman shouldn't be intimidating. Enter Golightly, a new vacation rental platform for women, which launched Wednesday at wegolightly.com. All of the properties are owned or managed by women, and renters must be women, though men can travel with them.…

Another major hotel chain is getting rid of travel-sized toiletries
Accor Hotels is the latest global hotel chain to eliminate travel-sized toiletries from its rooms. The company, which owns 40 brands including Ibis, Novotel, the Fairmont and Mondrian, announced Wednesday that it's removing individual tubes of shampoo, conditioner and…

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Other and Odd

'Falling Iguana' Alert Issued in Florida as Temperatures Drop (Video)
It’s cold in Florida. So cold, in fact, that residents there have been warned that iguanas — a cold-blooded reptile — may fall from the trees. While Florida may be known for its sunny beaches and warm days, some southern parts of the state were forecasted to hit in the…

Why do we take more risks when we travel?
Yoga studio owner Meg Alexander wouldn’t normally describe herself as a daredevil. At home in Toronto, she says the riskiest thing she gets up to is occasionally jumping on the streetcar without tapping her Presto card, but on holidays in Vietnam in 2014, she thought nothing…

Today in History

The Assassination of the First Earl of Moray
The assassination of regent James Stewart, First Earl of Moray, threw Scotland into civil war. Moray was assassinated by Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Stewart's half-sister Queen Mary. In…

Press Releases of Interest

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Big Apple with New York City Vacation Packages
January 22, 2020 - New York, NY—New York City Vacation Packages (NYCVP) - known for its top selling packages during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays - is excited to announce…

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How to Make Your Social Ads Work Better

Do you get as many video views as you think you deserve?

Are you earning as many clicks to your website as you’d like?

If you’ve answered NO to the above… Have you thought about giving up on social ads because you don’t think they…

  — Travel Research Online
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Departures

Tuscan Tours and Sights

You know it from movie after movie; wine, passionate people, vibrant cities, and rolling countrysides. Its romantic atmosphere is unparalleled, while the traditional architecture seems to invite the traveler to stay—enjoy the warmth of home. This is Tuscany, Italy; and there is no question as to if one should visit here, only how. That’s why Blue-Roads Touring is in the business of showing the traveler how traveling the back roads and untold sites of Italy is done…

  — Travel Research Online
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Luxury Travel Tips

Consider This to Earn Up to 7x Your Current Revenue
by Dan Chappelle
Thursday January 23, 2020

According to a recent LinkedIn survey, those who worked with a business coach or adviser earned on average of 7x more than those who tackled it on their own. This makes sense and why even athletes at the top of their game employ coaches to help find that extra edge.

Can you benefit from a coach or adviser? The answer is probably ‘yes’.

I am a huge fan of business coaching. Over the years, I have personally employed a half-dozen and had several more provided corporately. However, I got much more from those I personally hired – because I had skin in the game. It was my money and my ROI at…

  — Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos

Attitude Adjustment: Part 3, Competition
by Mike Marchev
Thursday January 23, 2020

Your Competitive Spirit Is Not Ready For Prime Time

I bet that if we were to play tennis and, just short of taking your first serve, I declared you the winner, you would feel somewhat less than fulfilled. Likewise, if we were going to play golf and I declared you the winner on the practice putting green, I don’t think you would cherish the victory.

Then I ask you: Why do so many salespeople want to accept victory before having the chance to earn it? Competition is what makes the game, (any game) worth…

  — Travel Research Online
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