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Monday October 12, 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

Ready for a Hawaiian vacation? Surf's up, but so are lots of COVID-19-related hassles
OK, so you're willing to stare down the coronavirus and travel to Hawaii, but know the restrictions and rules on the islands before you…

Europe Winter Travel: The 10 Best Covid-Safest Ski Resorts For 2020-2021
The ski resort of Val Thorens, France, has been selected as the “European Best Ski Resort” for the 2020-2021 season for the fifth time, making it the most-awarded destination by the European Best Destinations…

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Tours and Activities

With Americans anxious to go out, walking tours pick up pace
With an eerily quiet and empty stadium plaza behind him, the tour guide tried to help people picture what they would have seen there more than 160 years earlier. His audience of eight, all on foot, peered over masks at maps as he described hundreds of groceries, saloons, blacksmiths and 100,000 people living across two square…

Why Virtual Travel Is Here to Stay — Even After the Pandemic
As the pandemic forced travelers to stay home, virtual reality quickly became a portal to the world. Consider Google Arts & Culture, with its photos and 360-degree videos of more than 2,500 landmarks, including the Louvre, the Tate Modern, and U.S. national parks like Volcanoes and Kenai…

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Cruise

Cruise line CEOs talk with Vice President Pence; industry adopts recommendations for how to restart sailing
Vice President Mike Pence met with the cruise industry executives and the CDC Friday to discuss the resumption of sailing in U.S.…

What It’s Like To Cruise With Costa During The Pandemic
Costa Cruises was back in action on Sept. 6 as the Deliziosa sailed from Trieste on a new week-long program for Italian guests heading to Italian ports. New health and safety measures meant a new look onboard for the cruise experience as Costa hopes to slowly ramp up operations in Europe this fall and into the…

New All-Inclusive Cruise Line Launching Next Year
A new all-inclusive cruise line is launching next year that will include everything from medical evacuation insurance to drinks to shore excursions on their cruises. Atlas Ocean Voyages, the world's newest all-inclusive cruise line, has five cruise ships on order and their first vessel, World Navigator, will begin offering cruises in July 2021.…

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Transportation

There Will Be Blood. This Week U.S. Airlines Will Begin Reporting How Big Their Third Quarter Losses Were
The butcher’s bill will be revealed by U.S. airlines Tuesday when Delta leads off the (now euphemistically named) third quarter “earnings” report season. And the only question is not whether, but by how much will the third quarter rank as the single worst in industry…

Hawaiian Airlines temporarily suspending its 'Ohana by Hawaiian flights
Hawaiian Airlines will temporarily suspend its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian passenger flights and cargo services between Honolulu (HNL) and Moloka‘i (MKK) and Lāna‘i (LNY), beginning Nov. 1. The move leaves travelers with mobility limitations with one less way to travel between the Hawaiian…

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Lodging

New York's Roosevelt Hotel to close after nearly 100 years due to the coronavirus pandemic
The Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan cites the coronavirus pandemic and slowdown in the hospitality industry as reasons for the…

20 Stunning Hotel Rooms With Private Pools
From the Maldives to Italy, here are 20 of the best hotel rooms with private pools that are worthy of your travel bucket…

Dominican hotel among top five in the world
The first and only english language online news publication in the Dominican Republic. Providing local and international news, DR guides and access to real estate and car portals. Your most up to date source for info on the Dominican…

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Other and Odd

‘Flights to nowhere’ are popular. Experts explain the psychology behind the COVID-era concept
On three days in early October, hundreds of Taiwanese travelers boarded packed Eva Air flights at Taoyuan International Airport. They were not bound for an international or even regional destination; instead, the flight would end exactly where it…

What will the Covid business recovery look like? Look to travel and learn
When it comes to recovery look to travel and learn - an insight comparing two destination recovery efforts past and…

Today in History

Christopher Columbus
On this day in 1492, the expedition of explorer Christopher Columbus's made landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believed he had reached South Asia. Columbus made a total of four voyages of exploration to the New World, funded by Isabella I of Castile. His explorations began the process of European colonization of the Americas.…

Agent Perspectives

Travel Agent Social Media Challenge w/ Special Guests
by Melissa Mackey
Monday October 12, 2020

After speaking at this year's Travel Market Place in YVR, and recently a webinar for 1300 agents, I realized how many agents needed assistance in the social media…

  — Travel Research Online
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Editorial Musings

Give your clients the gift of wanderlust -- virtually
by John Frenaye
Monday October 12, 2020

This week, I had an “aha” moment.  We are all struggling to make sure we remain relevant to our clients and prospects; and it is getting more and more difficult the longer this COVID-19 pandemic continues. We have talked about making sure our blogs are up to date, we are active on social media and that newsletters are going out just to say hello.  We even mentioned going old school and picking up a phone and giving then a personal telephone call.

While we all may be a bit tired of Zoom calls, here’s an idea.

Produce a Zoom film festival or a series of travel…

  — Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner

Pent-up demand: the editorial dilemma
by Richard Earls
Sunday October 11, 2020

The editing part of having a media company is not near, not even close, to being the fun part. Seldom is there a reason to get excited about looking for typos, correcting grammar or determining if the article’s author can back up their remarks with solid evidence. Then, we have an episode like we had last week and things get a bit more interesting.

TRO has in the past few weeks brought on several new writers: Steven Frankel, Cheryl Rosen, David Cogswell and Richard D'Ambrosio. Within a day of each other, Richard and David turned in articles that kept our article editor, Joey DeLoach, both amused and perhaps a bit…

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

Summer Has Come and Gone… Again

This year, time may not have flown as it has in the past, but we are looking down the barrel of the last quarter – complete with beautiful foliage. Yesterday, I heard from a local country “hay seed” that this year’s colorful scenery was due to a lack of water. Sounded plausible to…

  — Travel Research Online
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