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Destinations
50 Best Places to Travel in 2021 for a Much-needed Vacation
After a year of travel plans turned upside down, 2021 brings a new horizon for travel. Here are the best places to travel in 2021 for you to explore all year long. Our list of best vacation spots includes the Berkshires, Texas Hill Country, the Gulf Coast, plus the always lively New York City, Miami, and New…
— Travel+Leisure
Travel destinations in Asia: Top Travel Tips for Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the top travel destinations in Asia. It has a lot to offer: picturesque sights, fun activities to indulge in, some of the best beaches in the world, great cuisines to tantalize your taste buds, exotic wildlife, and vibrant culture, among other…
— Aviation Nepal
Tours and Activities
This Browser Extension Lets You Take a Virtual Vacation Every Time You Open a Tab
We all have a million tabs open at once, so why not use them to go places? Not being able to travel in 2020 has certainly been a struggle for many people out there. Aside from doing virtual experiences and tours of museums, national parks, and other attractions, people are also looking for ways to…
— Travel+Leisure
Cruise
Why Volunteers for Royal Caribbean's Mock Cruise want to return to sea
Royal Caribbean recently announced that it's looking for volunteers to go on free "mock cruises" to test its new health and safety measures. Within days of the company's November 12 announcement, more than 100,000 people applied to…
— Insider
Ecuador Set to Tighten Entry Rules for Cruise Passengers to Galapagos Islands
Ecuador is planning to use this year's visitor slump caused by the Coronavirus pandemic to tighten up tourism procedures for the Galapagos Islands. Senior tourism ministry adviser Mariano Proano cited moves to improve the performance of naturalist guides who accompany travellers…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Delta's 'COVID-free' flights to Europe allow passengers to skip quarantine
Delta Air Lines has established the first quarantine-free travel corridors between the U.S. and Europe as airlines continue to turn to testing as a way to safely reopen travel routes that have been cut amid the pandemic. Delta's three-week pilot testing program allows U.S. travelers flying for essential…
— ABC News
U.S. airlines closing in on new government assistance package
U.S. airlines are on the brink of receiving a four-month extension of a government assistance program that is expected to provide another $17 billion to fund payroll costs, congressional aides told Reuters. A roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief bill still under negotiation would allocate $17…
— Yahoo! Finance
Lodging
Hotel bookings surge following news of COVID-19 vaccine approval
The hotel industry is getting a glimmer of hope from the COVID vaccine. After news of the FDA's first COVID-19 vaccine approval, the number of hotel bookings at properties across websites for hotels such as Hyatt, Marriott and Best Western and booking platforms like Kayak, Hotwire and Priceline saw the largest jump in daily bookings since…
— FOX Business
9 Creative Uses for Hotel Rooms for All Budget Types in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 has presented a challenge for the hospitality industry, unrivaled by the likes of any challenge that came before it. Yet, despite global shutdowns and downturns in travel, there is no shortage of hotels thinking outside the box to attract…
— Hospitality.net
Other and Odd
Alaska Airlines updates Men Without Hats' Safety Dance for flying during coronavirus times
The airline released its Alaska Safety Dance video earlier in the week. It's set to the toe-tapping tune of Men Without Hats' synth-heavy Safety Dance, but with some updated lyrics, like "we can fly if you want to/we can leave your house behind."…
— C|Net
Why Is Finnair The Official Airline Of Santa Claus?
While United Airlines was the official airline of the 2020 US Presidential debates, and Qatar Airways is the official airline of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Finnair claims to be the official airline of Santa Claus. With multiple years of making and promoting the claim, what gives the Finnish carrier the right to give itself this…
— Simple Flying
What the Vaccine Distribution Timeline Means for Travel
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on December 11 and the imminent authorization of Moderna’s vaccine on December 17, it seems that international trips may be a realistic thing to start thinking about…
— Outside
Today in History
The President Takes A Wife
President Woodrow Wilson was the last President of the United States to become a widower while in office when his wife died of Bright's Disease. A few months later, his sister introduced him to Edith Bolling-Galt from Wytheville, Virginia. At age 58, President Wilson married the 43-year-old Edith on December 18, 1915. The couple took their honeymoon at Hot Springs, Virginia. During President Wilson's…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Where Will We Cruise In 2021? Highlighting 5 Itineraries For Our Return To The Seas
Though the COVI D-19 pandemic put most of our travel plans for 2020 on hold, many people are dreaming of the days when they will be able to travel again. With good news about vaccines on the horizon – and some countries already vaccinating – it seems that time may be sooner than some of us expected with some experts saying things could return to “normal” by spring of 2021. We at Avid Cruiser are dreaming of the days when we will travel again. I know that I, for one, am quite literally counting down the days until the spring – daydreaming of trips that I want to take next summer and fall. So today I am going to share my daydreams with you.
Here are five…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
A Proven Success Formula: Day Three – Motivation
 We have spoken about sales and customer service in days one and two of this three-part series. Today, MOTIVATION is our focal point.
As I warned you yesterday, what you are about to hear should not come as news to you, but I am betting you are not following through on these reminders. Please, prove me wrong.
Eat, rest, and exercise…
— Travel Research Online
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