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Destinations
Thailand In Talks To Reduce Quarantine Length For Travelers
Prospective travellers to Thailand could see a shorter duration in quarantine time upon arrival if…
— Travel Off Path
Dive Travel names Egypt #2 scuba diving destination for 2nd year in row
Egypt has once again been named the second-best scuba diving destination, according to Dive Travel magazine’s 2020 poll.…
— Egypt Independent
Tours and Activities
Mexico's Best Travel & Tourism Companies to Work for 2021
Tourists mainly visit Mexico for its temperate climate, lively cultural festivals, and charming beach resorts. Mexico is home to 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that include ancient ruins, colonial cities, and natural…
— CEOWORLD magazine
This Bucket List Road Trip Covers 12 of America’s Best National Parks in One 5,600-mile Route
In the early 1900s, national parks were largely playgrounds for the wealthy. Visitation often numbered in the tens of thousands, with itineraries fulfilled via expensive rail tickets, stagecoach tours, and horseback rides.…
— Travel+Leisure
Cruise
10 Hottest New Cruise Ships Entering Service in 2021
2020 didn’t go as planned in the cruise industry. Due to the cruise shutdown that took place on March 13, 2020, many of the new cruise ships that were scheduled to debut will now sail for the first time in 2021. In addition, two new cruise lines will also set sail for the first time this coming…
— Cruise Fever
Key West residents voted to ban large cruise ships from docking — whenever cruises resume
When travel and cruising pick back up again, the residents of Key West want a smaller part in it. The Points Guy reported that on Election Day, residents passed three referendums that will significantly restrict the types of cruises that can dock on the…
— Business Insider
Royal Caribbean Sees 100,000 Sign Ups for Free Volunteer Cruises
Royal Caribbean International has over 100,000 form submissions for volunteers to take trial cruises as part of the CDC's new Conditional Framework…
— Cruise Industry News
Transportation
Australian airline Qantas celebrates its 100th anniversary
Australian airline Qantas is celebrating its 100th anniversary on November 16, a rare piece of upbeat news for an aviation industry hobbled by the coronavirus…
— CNN
Hawaiian Airlines passengers can get coronavirus test kits using air miles
Hawaiian Airlines just made it even easier for passengers to get tested for the coronavirus. The airline announced on Thursday that it will allow loyalty members to redeem their miles for a pre-travel test kit.…
— Fox Travel News
Airlines are making money selling everything but tickets
With hopes that their season in hell could be approaching an end, airline stocks are on a tear. Shares in Singapore Airlines Ltd. jumped the most in 21 years Tuesday while those in Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. were up the most since 2008 after Singapore and Hong Kong announced the opening of a travel bubble starting Nov.…
— The Economic Times
Lodging
Three New COVID-19 Cases Linked to Worker in SA Quarantine Hotel
South Australia has three new cases of locally-acquired COVID-19 after a worker from a quarantine hotel infected family members. An 80-year-old woman was diagnosed on Nov 15 after she went to Adelaide’s Lyell McEwin Hospital for a test, Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier told…
— The Epoch Times
COVID-19 Has Made Private Jets More Accessible — and These Hotels Are Using Them to Ease Travel Worries in Style
Once reserved for the uber-wealthy or exclusively seen as #travelgoals, flying private may become a bit more common due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The process of flying private inherently checks all the boxes for a traveler who may be nervous to fly right…
— Travel+Leisure
Other and Odd
Business travel down 90% as companies turn to digital meetups, remote work
Southwest says business travel is down 90 percent this year and Delta is preparing for a future that sees a 10 to 20 percent permanent drop in its business…
— KHOU 11
The Extra Holiday Travel Costs You’ll Need To Budget For This Year
Traveling during the holidays is notoriously expensive and this year, if you’re planning to hit the road or skies, you’ll likely have to spend even more than usual to travel safely amid the pandemic. From PPE to mandatory testing, here are some of the extra costs you may have to factor into your…
— Yahoo! Finance
Today in History
Operation Paperclip
World War II was over, but the Cold War was beginning to simmer. The United States seized on the opportunity to grab the technology lead in rocket design and development. On November 16, 1945, the first group of German scientists from Nazi Germany arrived in the United States to begin their new roles as United States scientists, among them Wernher von Braun. U.S. law officially prohibited Nazis from immigrating to America, but the war records of these scientists were expunged. The program was justified on the grounds that if the United States failed to secure a position for the scientists, the Soviet Union would do so. The government employed most of the former German scientists at White Sands Proving Ground, New…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Collette Launches Its Biggest Sale of the Year: Save up to 20% Worldwide on Tours
Collette, global tour operator, is thrilled to announce the launch of their biggest sale of the year, up to 20% off tours worldwide, as part of an extended Black Friday promotion. Agents can make bookings for their clients between 11/16/2020 – 12/1/2020 for travel 1/1/21-8/31/22, on a wide range of destinations including the Oberammergau Passion Play in 2022.
Agents can book guests confidently knowing there are enhanced wellness protocols on tour and additional flexibility, including no-fee changes up to 60 days before departure and Collette’s Travel Protection Plan – which allows for cancellation for any reason up to 24 hours before their…
— Travel Research Online
Editorial Musings
Are you ready for a new world in travel?
by John Frenaye
Monday November 16, 2020
In my home stat e of Maryland, we are in the predicted fall surge or COVID-19 with no real hope for vaccine availability until the spring or summer of 2021. The situation is likely the same where you are. The first cruise ship to begin re-cruising in the Caribbean is experiencing a COVID incident. This virus is not going away, so we are likely stuck in this travel holding pattern for another six months at least. But are you ready when the demand returns?
First of all, the demand WILL return. It always does. The trick will be for us all to keep it all together until it does. But I think the travel landscape will look vastly different based on recent signals.
Take that cruise I mentioned…
— Travel Research Online
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One-to-One Interviews
Miki Taylor, Owner, Taylor & Co. Travel
 Miki is in love with travel, culture, event planning, planning destination weddings, and creating Taylor Made Travel Xperiences & Events To Fit Your Lifestyle. She has been an accountant, domestic & international, for over 23 years. During that time she created & implemented a travel program for a software company that grew from 50 employees to over 200. With this experience came her love of working in the travel industry. When the best boss one could ever ask for decided to leave the company Miki was working at, Miki decided she needed more, and needed to feel able to make a difference. So, she left the security of a 6-figure income, became a Global Concierge, and created…
— Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner
Ready, Fire... Aim!
by Richard Earls
Monday November 16, 2020
There is absolu tely no doubt that a failure to plan is one of the biggest mistakes many business people make. Without a solid business plan, even the best travel consultant can fail to act consistently in any given aspect of their practice. Planning is truly essential.
But so is action.
I see far too many travel professionals planning their lives away, getting ready to act, and then... not acting! In the time of Covid-19, the problem can induce a near paralytic state. Too many times we over-plan and over-perfect, and in the process lose valuable opportunities to others who are quicker to act.…
— Travel Research Online
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