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Destinations
Best Places to Visit in October
After months cooped up inside, some of us are starting to consider dipping our toes into travel again. Even amid current constraints, there are options for a rewarding trip. How far from home you might go is based on personal comfort levels, but during the current pandemic, all vacations should be planned as responsibly as possible, with an abundance of…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Europe is Seeing a Surge in Coronavirus Cases. Are Tourists the Cause of the Increase?
Europe has seen sharp rises in the number of COVID-19 cases across the region, with some countries reporting higher daily caseloads than they have ever…
— Time
What It's Like to Travel to Key West During a Pandemic
Things are different, to be sure, but many shopkeepers and tour guides agreed this was a rare opportunity to visit the Keys without hordes of other tourists.…
— Sarasota
Cruise
CDC posts comments from the public on cruise ships restarting
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already posted on its website over 3,000 comments from the public on what and how they think cruises should resume. The CDC has been collecting feedback from the general public on concerns and viewpoints related to passenger cruise ships resuming…
— Cruise.blog
MSC Announces Discounted Cruise Fares for Healthcare Workers
MSC Cruises has announced that it is launching a special global discounted cruise fares program applicable to the end of 2021 for all front line and back office healthcare professionals globally as a way of saying "thank you" for their ongoing contribution to fight the global pandemic, according to a press…
— Cruise Industry News
11 extra charges on cruise ships that will drive you nuts – and what to do about them
One of the great allures of cruising is that a lot is included in the fare. Those $499-a-week rates that you see advertised include not just a room on a ship but meals and entertainment, too. Plus the ship acts as your transportation. It gets you from place to place at no extra…
— The Points Guy
Transportation
White House considering options to prevent airline furloughs
The airlines and their unions are putting pressure on Congress and the White House to approve more taxpayer help for their…
— USA Today
Two Major Airlines Have Announced Massive Layoffs
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines told their respective employees that the companies plan for massive layoffs in October. American Airlines will downsize 19,000 jobs and Delta plans to lay off nearly 2,000…
— Forbes
Lodging
How to Be a Mindful Hotel Guest During a Pandemic
With travel as one of the pandemic’s hardest-hit industries, independently owned hotels have had a rough few months. Now that travelers around the world are slowly taking their first post-lockdown trips again, the things we once took for granted during a hotel stay (like twice-daily housekeeping and long restaurant menus) have become much harder to keep up due to new safety regulations and tighter…
— Conde Nast Traveler
How coronavirus has altered hotel breakfast service
The hotel industry offers travelers a diverse range of service levels, room types and amenities based on price point, but one area most hotels share regardless of tier is breakfast.…
— Restaurant Hospitality
Other and Odd
The future of destination weddings in a post-pandemic world
COVID-19 has disrupted most travel plans for the rest of 2020 and possibly beyond. So what does this mean for destination…
— Prestige
American Tourist Faces More Than $500,000 in Fines for Breaking Canadian Coronavirus Rules Twice
An American tourist who violated Canada’s coronavirus travel restrictions at least twice to sneak a visit to Banff National Park in June is now facing a six-figure fine and up to six months in…
— Travel+Leisure
Today in History
The Krakatoa Eruption
During the spring and summer of 1883, the volcano on the South Pacific island of Krakatoa had been particularly active. In August of that year, however, the eruptions intensified, and on August 24th they began to occur every 10 minutes. On August 27th, the volcano erupted with a series of four explosions that, by most calculations, created the single loudest noise in recorded history. Tsunamis followed each explosion, with tidal changes noted as far away as South Africa and the English Channel. Roughly 3,500 miles away in Perth, Australia, people heard the explosions. The pressure wave traveled around the earth as many as seven times. Several small villages in the area, one at least 25 miles away on Sumatra, were completely devastated with no survivors…
— Travel Research Online
Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Be Happening!
 A few years back, I made it a point to visit my high school to spend a day with the senior class. One of my main messages was a clear recommendation to avoid negative people at all cost. No truer words have ever been spoken: “Misery loves company.” Do not fall into the web of a down-trodden, whining, bummed-out, ‘whoa is me’, ‘life is unfair’, individual. The world has its share of people who prefer to be the victim. Don’t simply walk away from these people……
— Travel Research Online
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