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Destinations
This May Be The Safest And Dog-Friendliest Travel Destination For Fall
Good news for furry families: While travel may have been severely limited for most of this year, the type of lower-risk, socially-distant adventures considered safest for 2020—primarily road trips and outdoor exploration—have long been familiar to dog travelers, and are now more abundant than…
— Forbes
Hawaii to require visitors to fill out online 'Safe Travels' form before travel
Hawaii's government requires all travelers to fill out its online "Safe Travels" application in an effort to keep its residents and visitors healthy during the coronavirus pandemic, beginning…
— USA Today
Costa Rica is now allowing U.S. visitors from CT, 11 other places
Beginning in waves this September, however, residents of 11 states and D.C. will be allowed to visit Costa Rica once again, with a negative coronavirus test result in…
— New Haven Register
Cruise
A-Rosa has a promising restart but E-motion newbuild set back to 2022
River cruise operator A-Rosa reports performing well after its restart in mid-June but has delayed the inauguration of its new E-motion vessel by a…
— Seatrade Cruise News
Cruise Line Gives New Restart Dates for Cruises to the Bahamas
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has given new restart dates for cruises to the Bahamas on their two cruise ships. Grand Celebration will now resume cruises on November 4, 2020 and Grand Classica will resume sailings four months later on March 3,…
— CruiseFever
Transportation
The airline industry could shrink by half to survive, United Airlines chairman says
The US airline industry needs to shrink its labor costs by as much as 50% to survive -- and even then it's possible some carriers don't make it through the crisis, United Airlines Executive Chairman Oscar Munoz told CNN…
— CNN
How airline no-change-fee policies stack up against Southwest
Southwest has long been an outlier in the industry. The airline famously never charges baggage or change fees. Well, following United’s news that it’s eliminating most domestic change fees, both American Airlines and Delta also made similar announcements 24 hours…
— The Points Guy
Lodging
This Disney World hotel won't reopen this year as others stay closed indefinitely
Walt Disney World has postponed the reopening of its Polynesian Village Resort until summer 2021 after pushing back the reopening date a number of times this year, with the last target date set for October, USA Today reported. The move comes as hotel occupancy rates in Orlando plummet to the lowest in the…
— FOX Business
The Critical Points: First to go were airline cancellation fees, next should be hotel resort fees
In the airline world, fees have become big business. There are checked bag fees, carry-on bag fees, seat assignment fees, fees to print boarding passes, fees to talk to a person and even fees that provide no tangible benefit or service to customers. Think of close-in booking fees, for example, when you may be required to pay $75 or extra miles if you’re within 21 days of…
— The Points Guy
Other and Odd
Tensions rise among residents and travelers as US island territories work to stop COVID-19 spread
Tension has risen among residents and travelers as U.S. island territories work to stymie the coronavirus while trying to keep tourism…
— USA Today
The Long Weekend Trips Travel + Leisure Editors Can't Wait to Take
Long weekends – whether brought on by national holidays, summer Fridays, or that rogue PTO day you’ve been hoarding – offer the ideal window for a brief reset and change of scenery. Especially now, as people have been quarantining at home and socially distancing while…
— Travel+Leisure
Today in History
The Fall of Atlanta
Union Army General William T. Sherman entered Atlanta, Georgia, on this day in 1864. The move was highly tactical, cutting off key supply lines for the Confederate army of the South. As they retreated from the city, the Confederates detonated much of the city's munitions to keep them out of the hands of the Union Army. As he left Atlanta in November of 1864, Sherman burned much of the city to the ground.…
— Travel Research Online
Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Rejection Comes with the Territory
 Rejection is an interesting topic. Many folks pursuing a career in sales (which includes everybody) feel that they must acquire a thin skin to withstand the many times they will soon be “rejected.” I would like to dispel this “myth” and put a different spin on it. Here me…
— Travel Research Online
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Taking Control
What One Travel Advisor Did on Their “COVID Vacation”
by Richard D'Ambrosio
Tuesday September 01, 2020
 Haven’t all of us, at one point, had to write that elementary school essay: What did you do on summer vacation? Well, for many travel advisors, summer 2020 has been more like an extension of everyone’s “COVID sabbatical” – anything but a vacation.
Most agents have scrambled to keep their businesses afloat, cutting expenses, trying to scrounge up extra cash, and deal with an incessant series of cancellations and re-bookings. They’ve also spent the last six months contacting clients to check in on them and remind them that their trusted Travel Advisor is there when they want to travel…
— Travel Research Online
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