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Wednesday November 04, 2020

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Destinations

Travel Industry Aces Talk About Bucket List Destinations
Staying curious, with a persistent urge to learn about other cultures, destinations, and landscapes is what will connect us as humans during these uncertain times when we have to stick closer to home to be safe. Currently, we can’t cross many international borders, but we can continue to dream about far-flung locales, discover the extraordinary…

American travellers flock to Caribbean; TCI edges out Bahamas
The border closures and travel restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a tourism boost for the region, with American travellers flocking to the Caribbean. Turks and Caicos, in particular, has skyrocketed in popularity and defeated tourism powerhouse The Bahamas.…

5 EU Countries With New Travel Restrictions This Week
Each passing day brings another lockdown notice, new curfew order or extended restrictions throughout Europe. Over the past 72 hours, more nations have closed hotels for leisure stays, stopped the sale of non-essential items, closed ski hills, changed testing requirements, or have started limiting free…

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Tours and Activities

The Mom's Guide to Mexico City
High-altitude and high-energy, Mexico City has long been known for its cultural attractions, numerous museums (more than 100 in the city alone!) and thriving art scene. Its reputation as a family-friendly destination however, is more recent, thanks to expanded offerings aimed at introducing younger jet-setters to the country’s capital.…

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Cruise

Exclusive: No cruising in US waters until 2021 as industry voluntarily extends suspension
The cruise industry has suspended cruises in U.S. waters until 2021. The announcement comes after the CDC's no-sail order expired over the…

Outlining the Return To Cruising; Plans From Key Operators
The Marine Hotel Association (MHA) hosted its third Fasttrack Getting Back Into Service webinar, with executives from various cruise operators discussing…

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Transportation

American Airlines cuts 100,000 December flights over low demand during pandemic
American Airlines has cut its December flight schedule in half because of low demand during the coronavirus…

Airlines are offering 2-for-1 deals to drum up demand
Aggressive sales offerings seek to push passengers past pandemic-induced fears in time for crucial holiday…

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Lodging

Safe Hotels To Stay in for Under $200
The coronavirus pandemic brought the hotel industry to its knees in early 2020, and operations still remain far from normal. However, many hotels have reopened, with various protective measures…

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Other and Odd

What's The Difference Between Travel Protection And Travel Insurance?
Travel insurance and travel protection both sound like good ideas in a world of pandemic uncertainty. But is there a difference between the two? And if so, does it matter to you when you’re planning your next…

After Nearly a Decade of Delays, Berlin’s New Airport Finally Opens
After nearly a decade of delays, the Berlin Brandenburg Airport opened on Oct.…

Today in History

The Tomb of Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun was an Egyptian Pharaoh ruling from approximately 1341 BC to 1323 BC. The boy-king was only eight years old when he became Pharaoh. Howard Carter, a British Egyptologist, had found clues to the existence of the Pharaoh, but the location of his tomb was unknown because of the scarcity of records of any type on Tutankhamun. Carter searched in vain for many months for the tomb, known to be located somewhere in the Valley of the Kings. Carter's financing was all but gone, and was given only one more season to find the boy-king's burial place.…

Point-to-Point

Tough Questions for Cruise Lines & Guests
by Steven Frankel
Wednesday November 04, 2020

The NIH No-Sail Order expired this past Saturday, October 31. But read the details, and you'll see that no cruise lines have permission to sail just yet. Before they're permitted to sail, they have to build laboratories onboard each ship that can test all crew members weekly, document in detail how they will deal with any outbreaks, train crew members exhaustively, conduct practice cruises without paying passengers, and certify ships individually when they meet these and other requirements. And, if COVID-19 outbreaks occur on any of their ships, their permissions to cruise can be taken away, even in the midst of a…

  — Travel Research Online
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Motivationally Speaking...

Six Ways to Flip Remarkably Dull and Ineffective Online Speeches
by Stuart Cohen
Wednesday November 04, 2020

“Be sincere, be brief, be seated.” - Franklin D.…

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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos

Attunement

This next quote was taken from the book To Sell Is Human, written by Daniel Pink.

“It was an excess of assertiveness and zeal that led to contacting customers too frequently. Extroverts, in other words, often stumble over themselves. They can talk too much and listen too little… which can be read as pushy and drive people away.”

It has been believed for years that successful sales personnel exhibited an outgoing, people-oriented, fun, and vivacious personality. Sales pros had one thing in common, and that was the “gift-of-gab.” They could mix and mingle with anybody at a moment’s notice. Keep this to yourself but, forty years ago, I failed a test for a high-level sales job because I was not considered extroverted enough.…

  — Travel Research Online
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