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Friday September 11, 2020

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Destinations

Sustainable tourism may prosper amid coronavirus crisis
Aurelia Kogler, a professor of tourism, sees the Covid-19 crisis as opportunity for a more sustainable form of leisure travel to take…

Conde Nast Traveler Names Slovenia Best 2021 Destination Due to Location, Cuisine & Environment
US luxury and lifestyle travel web portal Conde Nast Traveler has picked Slovenia as the top holiday destination for 2021. Tucked between old favourites Italy and Croatia, Slovenia offers Michelin-starred food, excellent wine, turquoise rivers, glacier-fed lakes and soaring, snow-capped peaks, it says on its web…

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Tours and Activities

A whistle-stop tour of north Wales
The ever-changing rules around international travel and loosened restrictions at home make a staycation (or “UKation”) in Britain an even more attractive option than it usually is. Those missing European hills and forests may want to consider northern Wales as an alternative. Perhaps the most attractive town and the best base for exploring the area is the market town of…

10 reasons to travel to Mongolia
Travel to Mongolia when the coronavirus (COVID-19) is over. Because Mongolia has been overshadowed for many years by its powerful neighbors, China and Russia. Despite the exceptional growth in international tourism, the country has escaped the trampling boots of thousands of…

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Cruise

Cruise CEOs Call for Return to Service in United States
Cruise line CEOs aggressively called for a smart return to service during a meeting of the Miami-Dade County Tourism and the Ports Committee on Thursday…

Major cruise lines are about to resume sailings to Greece — but not everyone’s invited
Add Greece to the list of places where big-ship cruising is resuming. Germany-based TUI Cruises on Sunday will become the first major cruise line to restart Greek Island voyages since the coronavirus lockdown began with sailings out of Heraklion,…

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Transportation

United Airlines Reaches Deal To Avoid Pilot Furloughs - Simple Flying
United Airlines has reportedly reached a tentative deal with its pilots unions to avoid furloughing just under 3,000 aviators on October 1st. The jobs were revealed to be at risk, along with 13,000 other positions, in a leaked memo from the company over a week…

Major airlines have canceled change fees—but a few loopholes could still cost you
Four major U.S. airlines, Alaska, American Airlines, Delta and United, recently announced they were getting rid of a much-reviled travel expense: change fees.…

Israeli airline Israir announces first direct flight route to UAE
Israir became the first Israeli airline to announce the first direct route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the two countries reached a historic agreement last month to normalise…

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Lodging

Will COVID-19 Be a Catalyst for More Hotel Mergers and Acquisitions?
COVID-19 has put many restaurants and hotels out of business. A recent example is the permanent closure of the iconic Hilton Times Square…

Maldives resort launches $23,250 luxury remote working package
A desk with an ocean view, a "dedicated" personal assistant, non-stop refreshments and a complimentary laundry service. This might read like an over-imaginative wish list from a frustrated remote worker, but a luxury resort in the Maldives has just launched a "Workation Package," with all of these benefits and…

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Other and Odd

Black Parents on Choosing Where to Take Family Trips
Health and safety always come first during a family vacation. But Black families and families of color have to factor in race when planning a trip, and consider whether they will be welcome in the places they visit or whether their family will be discriminated…

Best Travel Insurance Companies 2020
We scored the coverage features of multiple plans to find the best travel insurance companies. See our rankings and learn about important plan…

Today in History

September 11 Terrorist Attacks
On this day in 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four passenger jets, crashing two into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. The fourth hijacked plane - United flight 93 - crashed in Pennsylvania after the passengers tried to reclaim control of the airplane from the…

Deck Plans

Replay: CroisiEurope | Avid Cruiser & River Cruise Advisor Meetup

Wow! We were impressed and encouraged while listening to Michael DaCosta, CroisiEurope’s General Manager, North America. Mike spent an hour with us talking about CroisiEurope’s return to cruising. River cruisers and barges are back in business, with no incidents (knock on wood). Capacity is limited to 75 percent, and dining is done in two shifts, unlike the single seating on CroisiEurope’s ships during normal times. In this informative webinar, Mike outlined several itineraries currently operating and discussed protocols. If you want to feel good about the future of cruising, check out our replay of Wednesday’s…

  — Travel Research Online
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Point-to-Point

The Three Worst Ideas If You Want Cruising to Come Back
by Steven Frankel
Wednesday September 09, 2020

Many travel advisors and industry experts agree that cruising is unlikely to rebound until cruisers feel much safer. After six months of intensive work, the travel industry is taking baby steps towards regaining its former glory and strength.

A few ships sailed in August, but several didn’t complete even their first few cruises. Now it looks like most other cruise lines won’t try again until January. Bookings are reportedly going well, but it’s difficult to forecast how many passengers won’t cancel (or be cancelled) once again.

Here are three things that will likely causes passengers to further defer their sailings and lose confidence in…

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

Watch Your Tone

Someone once told me to remember that elephants don’t bite. Mosquitoes do. This is a clever way at reminding us that it is the little things that can annoy us the…

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Upcoming Training Opportunities


Blue-Roads Touring the Experts in Small Coach Touring

Blue-Roads Touring the Experts in Small Coach Touring

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT

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Don’t Let a Crisis go to Waste: Overhauling Travel Advisor Relations

Don’t Let a Crisis go to Waste: Overhauling Travel Advisor Relations

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT

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