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Destinations
These destinations were overwhelmed by tourists. Here's how they're doing now
Travel bans, quarantines and country-wide lockdowns have forced many tourists to stay home in 2020. Destinations once dealing with too many tourists have been left reeling. But is overtourism truly over?…
— CNN
Jamaica To Launch Mandatory Travel Insurance For Visitors
A NEW mandatory insurance for travelers to Jamaica coming in November called "Jamaica Cares", but at around $50 per person, is it worth…
— Travel Off Path
Cruise
CDC Issues New Cruise Warning as No-Sail Set To Expire
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has issued a new travel warning which could throw a wrench into the resumption of cruises and lifting the no sail…
— Cruise Radio
New Antimicrobial Film Reportedly Kills COVID-19 Bacteria
Southern Barcode has come up with an idea for a product that reportedly kills COVID-19 bacteria and prevents its cross-contamination on various surfaces.…
— Cruise Industry News
Which Cruise Line Will Recover the Best in 2021?
How will cruise lines eventually resume sailing, and which cruise line will recover the best in 2021? The answer will not be a simple…
— Cruise Hive
Transportation
American Airlines' CEO Thinks It Needs Only 6 Months Of Government Support
Doug Parker, CEO of American Airlines, thinks that a six-month extension of the payroll support program that the carrier has been lobbying heavily for would be the last necessary round of government support. He believes that, without an extension of government support, the airline industry will not have the critical infrastructure in place to handle a rise in…
— Simple Flying
Hawaiian Airlines to restart America's longest domestic flight, along with mainland network
Starting in December, Hawaiian Airlines is reviving its entire 13-city mainland U.S. network, including Boston and New York…
— USA Today
Lodging
Conde Nast Traveler Award Goes To Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach
Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach has earned yet another distinction recently. Earlier this month, Condé Nast Traveler named the lodging accommodation in downtown Manhattan Beach as one of the "Top 20 Hotels in Southern California" in its Readers' Choice Awards for…
— The Columbus Dispatch
Other and Odd
Borat’s Iconic Catchphrase Is Kazakhstan’s New Official Tourism Slogan
No, it’s not wawaweewa, but that’s what Kazakhstan is hoping you’ll say when you realize the country is not, as both Borat films would suggest, one gigantic anti-Semitic…
— Vulture
Itching To Travel? Preflight Coronavirus Tests Are Getting Passengers In The Air
In hopes of jumpstarting a business decimated by the pandemic, airlines and airports are offering preflight, on-the-spot testing for the coronavirus, with some test results back in 15…
— NPR
The town of Salem is asking people NOT to travel there this Halloween
If you were planning on heading to "Witch City" Salem, Massachusetts for Halloween this year, think again. Salem is, indeed, closed for business—at least according to the city's official…
— Time Out
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Today in History
Opening of the New York City Subway
It was October 27, 1904 when the first underground line of the New York City subway opened. The construction methods at the time involved digging up the earth, digging the tunnel, building the subway and then re-covering the construction. The street would then be re-built. However, eventually machines began to be used to tear through hard bedrock and under the rivers. Today, the New York City subway operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, one of the few major city subways to do…
— Travel Research Online
Outposts
Adventures at the End of the World
by Joseph DeLoach
Tuesday October 27, 2020
As the closest  departure point to Antarctica, and the world’s southernmost city, this destination is known as The End of the World. Ushuaia sits at the edge of Argentina, its backdrop part of the monolithic Andes mountain range. A lesser known destination in Argentina, Ushuaia is removed from the life most people know – but keeps nature at its doorstep for the traveler to witness.
Ushuaia, meaning ‘deep bay’ in the indigenous Yaghan language, lies between the Beagle Bay and the Martial mountain range. It looks out from the tip of Tierra del Fuego Island, or Land of Fire, named so by the arriving Spanish settlers when they saw the fires of the indigenous people along the coasts.
Often…
— Travel Research Online
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Soundings
ATI-Travel South USA Partner to Promote Road Trips to the Carolina and Georgia Coasts
by TRO Travelmole
Tuesday October 27, 2020
Leading travel  market research consultancy Longwoods International recently released a study showing that some 58% of Americans planning fall travel would choose to travel on a road trip. Continuing to ride the road trip trend through this fall, AmericanTours International (ATI) has partnered with Travel South USA to develop and market road trip packages featuring the Carolina and Georgia coasts - perfect destinations with exhilarating outdoor experiences for travelers this autumn.
ATI's partnership with Travel South is in collaboration with Visit North Carolina, Discover South Carolina, and Explore Georgia, who together are aiming to inspire travel professionals to plan their clients' next road trip journey to their stunning coastal destinations.
— Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Are You Protecting Your Assets?
 My latest audible book “listen” is a book by Greg McKeown title Essentialism. It is about understanding what is essential while discounting the rest. I listen to a chapter every night while lying in bed ready to call it a day. When I heard the phrase, “Are you protecting your assets?” I sat up and made a note to myself…
— Travel Research Online
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Taking Control
The Fear Factor
by Richard D'Ambrosio
Tuesday October 27, 2020
Halloween is ju st days away, and perhaps never in the history of travel have I felt our industry bearing a higher level of fear. Coronavirus new cases are on the rise. The federal government has failed to agree on a new stimulus package at the time of this writing. And the earliest we are likely to see widespread distribution of vaccines is the latter part of…
— Travel Research Online
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