|
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
Dominican Republic Eliminates Mandatory COVID-19 Tests, Adds Free Insurance As Part of New Tourism Recovery Plan
With many Caribbean nations competing for the economic boost of much-needed tourism dollars, the Dominican Republic made some policy changes to make visiting the island a bit…
— Travel+Leisure
Post-lockdown travel: These places in Europe will pay you to visit
Hoping to re-boost their tourism sectors, some destinations in Europe are offering an array of incentives to attract you to their shores once…
— The South African
Tours and Activities
South America emerges tops for wine tourism
Though some continue to deride them as an amorphous mass of “new world winemakers”, the vineyards of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay continue to raise South America’s appeal as a serious wine tourism destination — just recently appearing at the top of William Reed Business Media’s ’50 Best’ list of the world’s…
— Lifestyle Asia
Cruise
One of Carnival's Cruise Lines is Resuming Cruises This Weekend
Carnival’s Corporation’s Costa Cruises will begin to resume sailings this weekend from Italian ports on September 6, 2020. Another one of Carnival’s cruise lines AIDA will resume sailings on November 1,…
— Cruise Fever
This Socially Distant Luxury Cruise Around Ecuador Only Allows 18 People and Travels to Remote Ports
While cruise lines in the U.S. are staying docked during the coronavirus pandemic until at least November, many travelers may be wary of hopping on a ship even after business…
— Travel+Leisure
Transportation
Master List Of All Major International Airline Coronavirus Change And Cancellation Policies
“What should I do about my trip?” It’s a question we are hearing often. In the short term, for international travel the State Department and most countries have answered the question for you: stay home. Even with the global travel ban lifted, the vast majority of the globe is under a travel warning or will not allow Americans to enter.…
— Forbes
United Airlines plans to cut more than 16,000 jobs as coronavirus continues to hammer demand
United Airlines on Wednesday said it is planning to cut more than 16,000 jobs as early as next month, after federal coronavirus aid that protects aviation jobs runs…
— CNBC
Alaska Airlines Flew 12,000+ iPads For Virtual Learning To Seattle
Alaska Airlines stepped in to help deliver devices to students in Seattle. The airline has completed flights from Boston to Seattle on Wednesday, carrying over 12,000 iPads that will go to young children enrolled in the Seattle Public…
— Simple Flying
Lodging
Why new hotels are opening amid the pandemic
To say that Covid-19 has hurt the hotel industry, along with travel as a whole, is something of an understatement. According to Hotel News Now, the news division of hotel research company STR, the sector has seen a loss of 5 million jobs since February in the United States alone.…
— CNN
Behind The Scenes With A Hotel Expert: How To Open Post-Covid
As restrictions ease and hotels begin to reopen, hope slowly begins to re-emerge for the travel industry. We begin to think about about the possibility of discovering new places – as well as the return to old…
— Forbes
Other and Odd
Will travelers trash or treasure the planet after the pandemic?
Can we return to roaming the world one day but be better stewards of our planet? When it comes to the pandemic, travel and the environment, the answers are complicated but…
— CNN
Millions projected to travel over Labor Day weekend despite COVID-19 concerns
Millions are projected to travel this holiday weekend despite COVID-19 concerns. Labor Day flight bookings are only around a third of what they were last year according to data analysis from travel itinerary app TripIt, but reservations to Florida have jumped 200…
— ABC News
Today in History
The Founding of San Marino
The tiny nation of San Marino, landlocked in its entirety by Italy in the Apennine Mountains, was founded on this day. It has the third highest GDP in the world and boasts the smallest population of any of the members of the Council of Europe. San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic still in existence. Founded by Marinus of Rab on September 3, 301, its constitution dates back to 1600. It is not a member of the European Union and its population is approximately 29,000. Nearly 50% of its GDP comes from tourism, with approximately 3 million tourists each year.…
— Travel Research Online
|
|
Use TRO every day to find travel guides, e-postcards, and other resources you can personalize and send to your clients.
|
TRO Travel Specials
|
|
Here is a quote from a book I read titled Do It! Marketing by David…
became one of the few countries in the world that has opened its doors to the abandoned American…