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Monday October 05, 2020

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

The Bahamas Is Launching New Travel and Testing Protocols for Visitors
The Bahamas is set to launch a new set of travel and testing protocols that would remove the country’s existing mandatory quarantine for visitors.…

Mexico’s Yucatán Tourism: Reopening with high standards of bio-security
Mexico’s state of Yucatán entered the second phase of its tourism reactivation plan in September, successfully reopening cenotes and archeological sites, including Chichén Itzá; most tourist activities and tours; and haciendas, hotels and restaurants, along with limited operation of its congress and conventions…

Europe Travel: The 15 Coronavirus-Safest Christmas Trips According To European Best Destinations
Every year around this time, the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization, which is part of the European Commission’s EDEN Network ("European Destinations of Excellence") working to promote sustainable tourism on the continent, releases its approved list of beautiful European cities that host the best Christmas…

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Cruise

Carnival Cruise Line Executive Details Life On Board [VIDEO]
A new video from a Carnival Cruise Line executive talks about the company’s return to cruising and shows exactly what life on their ships will look…

5 Large Cruise Ships Resume Operations In The Mediterranean
5 large cruise ships will have resumed operation in the Mediterranean as of October 19th as MSC and Costa set standard for crusing…

Cruise Ships Back in Service: October Update
The cruise industry is slowly staggering a restart of operations with ships restarting operations globally at reduced capacity levels. Here are the…

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Transportation

Airlines forced to court leisure passengers with deals, perks and new destinations
Airlines have long depended on business passengers, who are no longer flying. Now those who occupied the back of the plane are having their…

Congress takes another run at airline bailout; fate unclear
House Democrats on Friday proposed a new $28.8 billion bailout for the airline industry after the carriers began furloughs of more than 32,000 workers to cut costs during a pandemic that has devastated air…

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Lodging

Appeals court upholds ban on holding migrant kids in hotels
An appeals court refused Sunday to allow the Trump administration to resume detaining immigrant children in hotel rooms before expelling them under rules adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Other and Odd

The 'ABC Travel Green Book' aims to redefine Black tourism in a modern way
Wanderluster Martinique Lewis has achieved a holy grail of sorts: She turned her passion for travel into a full-blown career. Lewis, who works as a content creator and diversity consultant, noticed a lack of diversity in the travel industry and grew determined to change the status quo.…

Five Useful Tips To Help You Travel During The COVID Pandemic
I have travelled and flown a few times, both domestically and internationally, in the last 3 months, as soon as travel restrictions began to ease. Here are some useful tips I would like to share with you to equip you to fly safer during the COVID pandemic. This post is not meant to encourage you to travel, but more it is to share some useful hints and tips if you must…

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Today in History

First Televised Presidential Address
On October 5, 1947, President Harry Truman made the first presidential address broadcast by television. In 1947, however, only a few thousand Americans had televisions. Therefore most Americans did not watch the event, but listened to it on radio. Truman's broadcast asked the American people to reduce the consumption of grain products so that more could be exported to Europe where years of war had devestated agricultural…

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Editorial Musings

Just do it!
by John Frenaye
Monday October 05, 2020

I was listening to the latest TRO Signal Podcast this weekend, A Talent for Practice and it was a fascinating look into some of the non-travel sides of or colleagues. A pumpkin carver, a comedian, and a construction maven.

I am not going to spoil the episode, because you really ought to subscribe and listen on your own, but there was a theme that jumped out for me during the conversation and it is an important one for all of us as we navigate this strange place in which we find our collective selves.

Just do…

  — Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner

Turning Point
by Richard Earls
Sunday September 27, 2020

Today, in an article on ATI-DriveAmerica, TRO posted a video produced by Clayton Reid, the CEO of MMGY Global. The presentation is an important, clearly stated, and credible explanation of not only the current status of the travel industry, but also regarding the likely path of the road to recovery.

I highly recommend you watch the video and take notes in an effort to plan your own path into the recovery. It confirms the industry is at a turning point, but a path to recovery is emerging and all segments of the travel professional community much be prepared and dexterous enough to make the change and market ourselves into the post-pandemic…

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

I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

One of the many truths I have learned throughout my 71 years of dancing and scratching my way to this point in time, is that everything has a flip side. I mean EVERYTHING. To give you just one example: “Haste makes waste,” is a phrase we all can come to terms with. But soon we are reminded, “He who hesitates is lost.” Total opposite…

  — Travel Research Online
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