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Friday July 10, 2020

Editor’s Note — TRO wants to remind its Travelgram readers the articles presented here are meant to assist you in remaining informed and prepared to discuss travel news of the day with clients.


Destinations

The Top 25 Islands in the World
Including Palawan, Kauai, Paros, and Sicily these destinations are voted the top island vacations by Travel + Leisure readers. Inspire some serious wanderlust with theses island…

Barbados's New Visa Lets You Work There Remotely For a Year
The proposed 12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp would allow foreign visitors to travel to Barbados and work from the…

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Cruise

Company Invents Antimicrobial Cruise Ship Key Cards
As cruise lines work to resume cruises in a safe manner, a company has invented the world’s first method of applying antimicrobial lacquer to passenger cards on cruise…

Foreign Office urges holidaymakers to avoid cruise ships
UK holidaymakers are being urged by the government to avoid travelling on cruise ships. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued a statement on Thursday advising people not to embark on sailings due to the coronavirus…

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Transportation

Airline passengers are finding 'creative ways' to remove masks, American pilot says
An American Airlines pilot says it's hard to enforce their mask policy without a federal mandate and wants FAA and DOT chiefs to see for…

How Covid-19 will change air travel as we know it
In 2001, air travel was dealt a massive blow by the 11 September attacks, and the effects lasted years. But this was a ripple compared to what Covid-19 will…

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Lodging

The Mark Hotel Ranked "#1 City Hotel in the US" and "#1 Hotel in New York City" in Travel + Leisure
NEW YORK, July 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The iconic Mark Hotel, which reopened its doors on June 15th and is located in one of Manhattan's most elegant and discreet neighborhoods in the heart of the Upper East Side, has been voted "#1 City Hotel in the Continental United States" and "#1 Hotel in New York City" in the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards for 2020.…

How Safe Are Hotel Pools This Summer?
The dean of a School of Public Health, a medical school professor, and an epidemiologist weigh in on the risk of catching the coronavirus in…

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Other and Odd

The Pandemic's Immeasurable Impact on Students Who Are Just Discovering Travel
Right now, Brian Oliver should be guiding 10 high school sophomores through St. Lawrence Hall and other Black heritage sites in Toronto, as part of a week-long educational trip. It would have been his inaugural one with BMore See More, a Baltimore nonprofit he founded in…

Little things about travel that we used to overlook but terribly miss now!
Coronavirus lockdown has taught us a lot many things about life; things that we ignored, overlooked and took for granted. Apart from damaging the world economy, the lockdown has particularly been brutal and painful for those who used to live their lives on wheels, trains, ships and planes, exploring the beautiful world. Life has certainly changed to an extensive degree and we as travellers definitely miss the…

'This is not the summer for a spontaneous road trip', says travel designer
Vacationing during a pandemic is an act of pure selfishness. It doesn't just endanger your life. It could spread COVID-19 and prolong the…

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Today in History

The Great Fire
Medieval London was a tinder box. Wooden structures and shoddy construction, plus the use of live flame for heat and light made for a combustible mix that often resulted in disaster. One of London’s “Great Fires” began on July 10, 1212 just south of London Bridge. The flames likely began at Southwark Cathedral and quickly spread to the bridge where wooden houses build atop the stone structure caught fire. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, were burned alive as they were trapped on the bridge. High winds spread the fire to the city. Londoners knew the event as the Great Fire of London until four centuries later when an even larger conflagration took the city.…

Agent Perspectives

The Cotswolds, An Embodiment of England
by Paull Tickner
Friday July 10, 2020

For clients with an interest in gardening, classical music, opera and the visual arts, early July is a great month for a UK tour. The star attraction for many will be the spectacular, colourful RHS Hampton Court Festival of summer and flowers in the grounds of the historic palace on the banks of the River…

  — Travel Research Online
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Deck Plans

River Cruise Advisor Happy Hour | Crystal River Cruises

Replay: On Wednesday, July 8, we will be joined by a panel from Crystal River Cruises. During the webinar we will be joined by the Vice President of Crystal River Cruises, Walter Littlejohn, along with the company’s Director Of Shore Excursions and Vice President of Entertainment. Read more about my voyage on Crystal Bach this past October.

This article was originally posted on at River Cruise…

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

Has Courtesy Become a Non-Word?

 

As month number eight of The Covid-19 Pandemic looms large, I find myself having to postpone my Jamaica Mastermind Retreat with Stuart Cohen for the second time.

“Hope may spring eternal” according to Alexander Pope in his An Essay on Man, but it is safe to say that we are all growing tired of this ongoing conundrum. In addition to being consistently warned that life as we once knew it has become yesterday’s news, it has become apparent to me that a lot of people are beginning to show their true colors and changing for the worse. Allow me to…

  — Travel Research Online
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