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Destinations
Caribbean resort sales: Get the deals and entry requirements for Jamaica, USVI, more
Caribbean resorts are trying lure back visitors with summer and fall rates that are hundreds lower than last year. Check out the…
— USA Today
17 Best Secret Beach Towns in America
America has more than 95,000 miles of spotless shoreline, so there are plenty of waterfront spots to lay claim. If you're looking to escape your four walls and get some fresh air, consider one of the country's secret beach towns, where you can enjoy the ocean and charming main streets without crowds of…
— Best Life
Cruise
Costa Releases Health Plan and Eyes Restart of Cruising
Costa Cruises has said it is waiting for the final sign offs from authorities to start operations with its new 'Costa Safety Protocol' system in…
— Cruise Industry News
River Cruising: Black Sea to Black Forest
Carving a path through central European landscapes, the legendary Danube River flows from the Black Forest in Germany southward toward the Black Sea region. Many travelers think of this storied waterway in terms of the “Blue Danube,” a famous musical waltz composition by Johann Strauss II and Johannes…
— Luxury Travel Advisor
Passengers confined to cabins as coronavirus appears on another cruise ship
Passengers on Paul Gauguin Cruises have been confined to their cabins and are undergoing COVID-19…
— The Points Guy
Transportation
Airlines, unions push for billions in additional federal aid to save airline jobs as layoffs loom
Airline executives and labor unions are pushing for billions of dollars in additional federal coronavirus aid as the threat of layoffs this fall looms for employees and Congress debates a new aid package to help the country to weather the…
— CNBC
Airlines issue flight waivers as Tropical Storm Isaias slams the East Coast with tornadoes, heavy rain
Airlines, including United, American, Southwest, JetBlue and Delta, issued flight waivers amid Tropical Storm…
— USA Today
Lodging
Survey: Maintaining Standards Top of Mind for Luxury Hotel Executives
ATLANTA—As luxury properties reopen, Forbes Travel Guide has surveyed the leaders of luxury hotels worldwide to see what the next chapter holds following the COVID-19…
— Hotel Business
Hotels marketing rooms as office spaces to survive coronavirus pandemic
Several hotels throughout the country are marketing their rooms as office spaces as they attempt to find creative ways to tackle low occupancy rates amid the coronavirus…
— Fox Travel News
Other and Odd
Editor's Letter: How the Travel Industry Can Take Action
Under One Sky is the first-ever shared initiative between Condé Nast Traveler and its sister publications in India, China, the U.K., the Middle East, and Spain. It is about connection, as travel has always been, about realizing that we must not act alone, that we are stronger…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Nearly 13,000 US travelers denied entry into Canada during pandemic
Of the 12,997, 11,321 were U.S citizens and 1,676 were citizens of other countries arriving to Canada from the U.S. since the coronavirus…
— News Center Maine
Today in History
Champagne is discovered
"Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!"
That little pronouncement, like so many other legends surrounding the Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon, is a matter of speculation. According to tradition, on August 4, 1693 Dom Pérignon invented the beverage, or more appropriately, discovered it. However, champagne had been known in the region since the middle ages.…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Travel Research Online and Travelmole form TRO Travelmole to combine markets
Tallahassee, FL - August 3, 2020 - TravelMole.com and Travel Research Online (TRO) are enabling advertisers to take advantage of their combined travel agent, tour operator and other travel industry audiences by forming a cross-border partnership. The partnership, TRO TravelMole, becomes largest and most dynamic independent B2B travel professional resource, education and marketing platform in North America and Europe.…
— Travel Research Online
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