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Tuesday December 01, 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

Caribbean Travel Now Requires Insurance, But Is The Minimum Enough?
If the tropics are beckoning you in 2021, make sure to plan for the way the pandemic has altered travel. Many destinations are updating insurance requirements for visitors. Even…

21 Best Places to Go in 2021
In putting together our list of the best places to go in 2021, we were faced with factors we’d never had to consider before. After a year marked by grounded planes, closed borders, and mandatory quarantines, it felt key to have a 2021 list that is equal parts realistic and…

Travel Writers Tell Us The Small American Towns They Can’t Wait To Visit Again
Travel will return. That’s a foregone conclusion. Vaccines are on the horizon (though their full rollout worldwide may take years). Once hitting the road is on the table again, expect things to be different. The industry has been rocked by the…

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Tours and Activities

Chasing Southern Lights! Best places to spot this wonder
South Lights, ask Aurora Australis, lights up the sky in orange, red, green, and pink. Although, catching a sight of the Northern Lights features in the travel wishlist for many, it has been found that people are now showing overwhelming…

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Cruise

More Cruise Ships Poised to Resume Service
The cruise industry will continue its careful resumption of service during December. This will include both the first sailings by Royal Caribbean International in over eight months as well as the first cruises in China. While fears of the resurgence of the virus continue to…

10 Ways to Socially Distance on a Cruise
The process for cruises to resume is slow going, but the outlook is bright for 2021, with cruise lines staffing ships and familiarizing themselves with new requirements that have been established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

Riverboat cruises set to make a return to Vicksburg
Vicksburg tourism took a big hit thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Now the city is working to rebound and redevelop its riverfront with cruise lines recommitting to partnerships with the city. “The riverboats have not docked at all since COVID began,” said Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Laura Beth…

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Transportation

DOT finalizes rule defining 'unfair and deceptive practices' by airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new policy last week that could bar most additional unfair or deceptive practices by airlines, according to…

5 major airlines to roll out digital health passport for travelers next month
The CommonPass technology is operated by the CommonTrust Network, a nonprofit that includes hundreds of health systems and hospitals, along with accredited labs and other providers in the U.S. and…

Taiwanese airlines introduce touchless boarding amid COVID-19
Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) Taiwan's two major airlines said Tuesday they have geared up for services that can better address the COVID-19 threat due to overcrowding at airports, mainly the facial recognition system that enables touchless…

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Lodging

Las Vegas hotels are closed during the week. Blame the lack of business travelers
It’s impossible to stay mid-week right now at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas. It’s not because the 3,007 rooms are sold-out at one of the largest casino hotels in the…

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Other and Odd

TikTok User Banned From Spirit Airlines for Sharing Hack to Alter Boarding Pass for Free Bags
A TikTok user named Rob K. (robkallday), has been effectively banned from Spirit Airlines after posting a video on how to smuggle large carry-on bags on board without paying for…

The mysterious Utah monolith disappeared, and brands like Southwest, MoonPie, and Steak-umm are making it all about themselves on Twitter
The metal monolith discovered in a Utah desert has mysteriously disappeared, Insider reported Sunday. As corners of the Internet discuss theories and jokes about where the sculpture came from and where it went, brands quickly joined…

Today in History

The Last TWA Flight
On this day in 2001, Trans World Airlines Flight 220 landed in St. Louis International Airport ending 71 years of TWA operations. TWA’s assets were purchased by American Airlines. Flight 220 was piloted by Captain Bill Compton. Started in 1930, TWA filed three times for bankruptcy during its history, the last just prior to its acquisition by…

Press Releases of Interest

A Season of Giving: A Time for Agents to Receive
With the holiday season and year’s end now upon us, many of us have found our traditions, our lives, and our careers upended. But, we are in this together, giving us a shared reality and a special strength in numbers as we continue to fortify ourselves and our community for the eventual return of travel. As we pack up 2020, unpack holiday décor and experience the season, we invite agents to enjoy a few special gifts from us. We’ve ensured something for everyone during this December’s Season of Giving, hoping to meet agents where they’re at in their careers and regardless of…

Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos

How Is Your Quality Control?

Not unlike many of my messages, I want to feature a mistake I made yesterday in hopes that will help you avoid the future embarrassment, or worse.

I try earnestly to stay a few days ahead when submitting my articles to my editor at Travel Research Online, but sometimes the holidays and other last minute occurrences have me up against the eight ball.

It was Sunday night when I realized I did not have an article for Monday morning’s edition. I sprang to my laptop and begin documenting my thoughts as they entered my mind. All in all, I thought it was a pretty good last-minute piece. I hit the send button and for the next 24 hours I thought my life would be under…

  — Travel Research Online
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Taking Control

Where Are We Headed Next?
by Richard D'Ambrosio
Tuesday December 01, 2020

I’m so glad I took economics and history in college. My professors taught me two immutable…

  — Travel Research Online
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