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Destinations
Step-by-step guide to Hawaii’s pre-travel COVID-19 testing program
Travel to and around Hawaii looks different during the pandemic. Here are the steps to participate in the state's pre-travel testing…
— Hawaii News Now
7 Wes Anderson-Like Places to Travel to When This Is All Over
In terms of travel, the year 2020 couldn't be more unusual. First, local lockdowns forced people off planes and into their homes, and as limitations eased up, travel bans compelled many to answer the call for adventure by land instead of air. It's no wonder that RV sales hit a peak in…
— Gear Patrol
Cruise
New to cruising? Here are all the terms you need to know
If you’re new to cruising, you may feel like your fellow passengers are speaking in an insider, secret language, exchanging words and phrases that stump you. Fortunately, TPG can keep you from getting lost in translation with this handy glossary of cruise lingo. Take a peek and you’ll know your berth from a beam in no…
— The Points Guy
5 Reasons to Book With a Travel Agent for Your Next Cruise
Cruises have many nuances and moving parts that make planning more confusing than what you'd experience with a land-based vacation. You might be wondering, "Should I book my cruise through a travel agent?" Our answer is…
— Cruise.blog
Century Cruises to launch new ship in 2021
River cruise line Century Cruises is to launch Century Victory in 2021, its fourth new ship in two years. Century Victory is the sister ship of the cruise line’s newest vessel Century Glory. She will have capacity for 650 passengers in 260 suites, with each cabin featuring a balcony.…
— Cruise & Ferry
Transportation
More people flying? TSA screens 1 million daily passengers for first time since pandemic began
More people flew in the U.S. over the weekend of Oct. 16-18 than at any other point in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. The TSA crossed a long-awaited threshold Sunday, screening 1 million passengers at airport checkpoints for the first time since March 17, spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said in a…
— USA Today
A new reboot of the iconic Eastern Air Lines is flying between New York and Cabo this winter for under $250 round-trip
The new Eastern Airlines might not be the same as its legendary predecessor but the fares to Mexico are unbeatable for winter…
— Business Insider
Air New Zealand offers 'mystery breaks' to lure travelers back
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, all of travel seems like a big question mark. So, one airline argues, why not embrace that question…
— CNN
A video message from Enterprise Rent-a-Car!
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Lodging
How Are Hotels Surviving During COVID? Extreme Makeovers, Innovative Business Promotions Keeping Industry Afloat
There are plenty of reasons as to how the hotel and vacation-rental operators have gotten back on track after dismal sales in…
— International Business Times
Other and Odd
Big Tech eyes travel again with autonomous vehicle push
Over the last couple of years it has been easy to predict that autonomous vehicles are coming, but hard to predict exactly when. The impact was always expected to be significant - for example in January 2018 (now almost three years ago) I wrote that autonomous vehicles will reshuffle the travel…
— PhocusWire
Americans can expect to travel for cheap this holiday season
New data from travel site Kayak might actually surprise you: Americans are expected to book last-minute, longer-than-usual trips during this holiday season and they'll likely be treated to cheaper flights than…
— Time Out
Today in History
The Hollywood Black List
On October 20, 1947, a Congressional committee began investigating Hollywood writers and actors in one of the darkest moments of what is now known as the "Red Scare." As conservative members of Congress sought to further their own ambitions by suppressing the rights of others, the House Un-American Activities Committee began questioning witnesses in an attempt to intimidate them into "naming names" of suspected socialists and communists in the ranks of the movie industry. "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" became the infamous refrain of the Committee. Hollywood powers instituted a "Black List" banning the work of more than 300 writers, actors, and directors including Dorothy Parker, Arthur Miller, and Orson Welles.
They who can give up essential…
— Travel Research Online
Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Elephants Don't Bite
 Little things can make or break your business.
In a “me-too-only-cheaper” competitive environment, the fundamentals and strict adherence to the little things will position companies faster and more accurately than just about anything else.
Fact: Clients are in the driver’s…
— Travel Research Online
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Taking Control
Testing… Testing…
by Richard D'Ambrosio
Tuesday October 20, 2020
While the trave l industry waits for a viable, widely available vaccine, testing remains one of the crucial elements for both preventing the spread of COVID-19, and in helping increase the confidence of consumers that they will be relatively safe traveling…
— Travel Research Online
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