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Destinations
Mysterious abandoned village becomes a lure for intrepid travelers
The village of Al Madam is being gradually reclaimed by the desert. Outlines of former homes are still visible but the all-consuming sand rolls in like waves, pouring through the windows, filling the courtyards, and sweeping away the furniture. Less than an hour's drive from the city of Dubai, just over the border into Sharjah, this neatly planned outpost featuring two rows of homes and an elegant mosque has…
— CNN
48 hours in... Rome, an insider guide to the home of La Dolce Vita
Rome has been around for almost three thousand years and yet carries all that weight of history with a dolce vita lightness of heart. Indeed, there are few cities so inextricably tied to a work of cinema as Rome is to Federico Fellini’s 1960 classic “La Dolce Vita”, which celebrates 60 years since its release on February 5th. Fellini both captured and defined the insouciant yet brooding atmosphere of the Eternal City in…
— Telegraph (London)
Tours and Activities
The World's Gambling Capital Shuts Down Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Macau, the world’s gambling capital, will shut down for two weeks as reports of the coronavirus grow. On Tuesday, Macau's chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, asked the city’s 41 casinos to close for two weeks, according to RTHK. General public services in Macau are also temporarily being halted, with only emergency services running normally. “Of course this was a difficult decision, but we must do it for the health…
— Travel+Leisure
Is this the capital of kimchi?
On a recent trip to Gwangju in South Korea, I was invited to a barbecue by my friend Austin Moon, a local student. We gorged on an endless variety of meats and offal, and chugged makgeolli, the traditional sparkling rice wine, but there was also a bowl of tasty small molluscs in conical black shells, a sort of snackable, suckable escargot. I asked Moon what they’re called. He typed something into…
— BBC
Cruise
Coronavirus: Princess cruise to stay under 14-day quarantine after 10 test positive
Nearly one dozen passengers on a Diamond Princess Cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Yokohama Port in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus and are being hospitalized. Public relations specialist Alivia Owyoung confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday that 10 passengers tested positive for the virus following the "first phase of health screening," where Japanese health officials reviewed 2,666 guests and…
— USA Today
Carnival Magic Will Offer European Cruises in Spring 2021
Carnival Cruise Line will offer additional European itineraries in 2021, deploying Carnival Magic from four homeport cities in the Mediterranean. The 3,690-passenger ship will offer two transatlantic crossings along with an assortment of European voyages, in addition to a summer schedule of cruises operated out of New York and Caribbean cruises from Port Canaveral (Orlando). Carnival Magic's 2021…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
What the airport of 2030 will look like
Whether it's biometrics to get through security, an airline app that tells you if your flight is delayed or free Wi-Fi and charging areas for all travelers, there's no doubt technology this past decade has helped enhance the airport experience for fliers around the world. How exactly will it continue to make a difference in the 10 years to come? In fact, the better question may be: how won't…
— CNN
Ethiopian Airlines Announces Plans to Build Africa’s Largest Airport
Ethiopian Airlines is spending an estimated $5 billion to build the largest airport in Africa. It could also become Africa's busiest airport, capable of handling more passengers than the current busiest hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. In an interview with the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said that the airline completed its 2025 goals seven years ahead of…
— Travel+Leisure
Lodging
Cabo’s Newest Luxury Golf Resort Is A Winner
Two-Time Major winner and World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman spent 331 weeks ranked Number One in the world, amassing nearly 90 career wins. But one of the best golfers ever did not slow down after hanging up his spikes, and went onto a career as a top notch golf course designer. I’ve played Norman courses from Hawaii to Ireland to Australia, but there is no place he has excelled as much as…
— Forbes
See inside the world's most jaw-dropping bubble hotels
It’s 2020, and the bubble hotel business is bursting. The novelty of sleeping under the stars from within the climate-controlled comforts of your own curved-roofed retreat shows no signs of waning. Standard hotel amenities — including ensuite bathrooms, comfy beds and Wi-Fi, too — have more or less become the norm. And though it’s a niche category in the world of glamorous camping (aka “glamping”), some…
— New York Post
Other and Odd
How Travel Helps Us to See More Clearly
There's a tree outside my bedroom window. I don't know what kind of tree it is. To be honest, in spring and summer, when I assume it is verdantly clothed, I've not noticed it. But now that winter is here, and it is entirely bare, undressed, with its leaves about its ankles, it has become peculiarly transfixing. Look at it on slight, grubby February days and it's a normal, perfectly average kind of tree, with a trunk…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Multi-day major winter storm marches east affecting travel for millions
A large storm system will affect a large portion of the continental United States on Wednesday, producing everything from snow and ice to severe thunderstorms and flooding rainfall. Eight to 10 inches of snow has already fallen across parts of northern Texas, and there's more on its way. More than 65 million people are under winter weather alerts from southwest Texas to central Maine, while 24 million people…
— NBC News
6 Tips for Traveling With a Child on the Autism Spectrum
We are a family of five — two adults, two kids and a dog. And we also pack autism in tight when we travel. Here are a few tips I have picked up along the way that seem to work for us. Whether it’s a short road trip to the hills or a long-distance international flight, pay a little attention to the planning. Little things like what time the flight takes off, where we will have a pit stop en route, whether we need to take…
— Yahoo
Today in History
George Washington Elected President
There were giants in those days. The Electoral College unanimously elected Washington, the only time a president has received 100% of the vote, in 1789 with John Adams elected as his vice president. He was not a member of a political party. Washington took office on April 30, 1789, and at first declined and…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
South African Airways Offers Special Travel Industry Fares For 2020 Tourism Conferences In South Africa
Fort Lauderdale, FL (February 4, 2020) – South African Airways (SAA), the national flag carrier of South Africa and a Skytrax 4-Star rated airline, is offering special travel trade fares in both Premium Business and Economy Class to travel advisors and travel industry professionals that are planning to attend the numerous…
— Travel Research Online
Supplier Profile
The Boutique Technique with Ya'lla Tours
 There are many travel suppliers in the industry. Most are great at what they do, which is offer the traveler an experience of a destination. Ya’lla tours is no different in that aspect; but they shine more when it comes to the more personalized experience. Having been in the industry since 1993, they’ve learned a few things about customizing the journey of travelers.
As stated earlier, Ya’lla was started in 1993 by Ronen Paldi (a native…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Ideas (Can Be) Beautiful Things
by Mike Marchev
Wednesday February 05, 2020
We all have ide as. In fact, ideas are a dime a dozen. The sad truth is that most ideas die on the vine, without being given the opportunity to prove themselves as 'great ideas' or otherwise. Ideas can disappear as fast as they appear.
I read this passage just last week: " We all get great ideas while taking a shower. Too bad 99% of them stay in the shower." Sad but true.
When asked why you didn't act on a particular brainchild of yours, three of the more popular knee-jerk excuses…
— Travel Research Online
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