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Destinations
Return to the Caribbean this summer for a dreamy summer vacation
Some Caribbean islands are reopening their borders (and beaches) to international visitors for dreamy summer beach vacations. CNN Travel tells you which…
— CNN
Research is key if you plan on traveling this summer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — With many states and businesses reopening, some people are starting to consider traveling. But if you’re traveling from Alabama, you need to research your destination before planning your…
— CBS42
Cruise
Budapest's 'Whale' To Be Turned into a Cruise Ship Passenger Terminal
Budapest’s Bálna (Whale) complex could be turned into a passenger terminal for Danube river cruise ship passengers, head of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) Zoltán Guller said. In addition, the central government and Budapest’s opposition leadership appears to be on the same page on this…
— Hungary Today
Florida Casino Ship Offers Preview Of Cruise Gambling
While cruise ships are not yet sailing, I recently had the chance to do some gambling on the high seas thanks to a trip aboard the Florida-based casino ship Victory 1. While much smaller than a ship like Carnival Vista or Norwegian Breakaway, the experience offered insight into how mainstream lines might deal with some of their casino-centric returns when they’re finally able to sail…
— Cruise Radio
Transportation
This Double-decker Airplane Seat Could One Day Allow Everyone to Have Lie-flat Seats — Even in Economy
When it comes to the future of flying, design firms are getting creative. With more people looking to stay socially distant on flights, companies are coming up with a few solutions, including dividers between seats and even a “Glassafe”…
— Travel+Leisure
You Won’t Believe How Many Airlines Haven’t Survived Coronavirus. How Does It Affect You?
Although things have been starting to pick back up in travel, it’s no secret that the airline industry has been hard hit by the coronavirus…
— Forbes
Lodging
The 10 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Checking in (and Out of) a Hotel, According to the CEO of HotelTonight
The co-founder and CEO of HotelTonight, Sam Shank, shares the 10 biggest mistakes to avoid when checking into (or out of) a hotel.…
— Travel+Leisure
Here's what checking into a hotel is like in the age of Covid-19
As accommodations in states with declining infection and hospitalization rates start to reopen their doors to guests once again, hotel and resort owners, managers and staff are getting rid of some longtime perks and props while adding new safety…
— CNBC
Other and Odd
Chinese tourists will likely be allowed back into the EU, while US are left out
In downtown Buffalo, New York, crossing the border into Ontario, Canada, used to be as easy as driving one mile across the Peace Bridge over the Niagara River. But that's now a forbidden…
— CNN
Travel flourished after the Spanish flu pandemic, and it will again after this
The founder of the award-winning seat61.com rail website tells of the journeys that inspired him, his proposal on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the way Covid-19 will impact on travel – and how the 2020s may yet be another golden age for the…
— Telegraph (London)
Today in History
First Globe Theatre Burns Down
On June 29, 1613, the first Globe Theatre burned to the ground. The theatre went up in flames during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII, probably a result of a mistake with a prop cannon. The theatre (and its replacement, built the following year and used until 1642) is famed for being the proving ground of of William Shakespeare, who was one of the initial six shareholders of the theatre. The Globe's shareholders were all part of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, a playing company which put on the majority of Globe…
— Travel Research Online
Editorial Musings
Muddling through our recovery from COVID-19
by John Frenaye
Monday June 29, 2020
We, and by that I mean the travel industry took a shot to the gut with the COVID-19 pandemic and coming out of it is going to be rough--let’s not kid one another. But we are going to come out of it and it will be different to be sure. Here is some food for thought!
Safety First
If you have employees, they may be afraid to come back to work. The general public will be cautious to meet. You will need to convince everyone that you have taken the proper steps (CDC, County, State recommendations) for re-opening safely. But beyond that, listen to your employees or customers for any concerns they may have. For your business to succeed, you need to have agents and clients comfortable…
— Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner
Portals
by Richard Earls
Monday June 29, 2020
I love airports , and I miss them. I'm serious. I still have a kid-like fascination with the very concept of an airport. The moving walkways, the arrival and departure boards, airplanes taking off outside of the windows. You walk through a door in Seattle and you walk out a door in Bangkok.
And still there are people who don't believe in magic.
Calendars are a lot like airports. You walk through one portal at the end of the year into a new adventure in the next. This year is far from over, but there is a bit of a time warp in our way, a wormhole that seems destined to land us in 2021. So as you plan to hop off of Flight 2020 and saunter…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Today Is Monday. How Do You Feel?
 Very few people fail to equate the letters TGIF with a celebratory feeling of delight and euphoria. After all, aren’t Friday’s known the world-over as the end of another work week and reason enough to let loose, to revel in the thought of two days to “live-it-up” or…
— Travel Research Online
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