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Destinations
Amsterdam Wants to Ban Weed for Tourists
It’s one of the freak phenomena of lockdown, akin to wild boar rampaging through Barcelona or mountain goats roaming the Welsh town of Llandudno—but in the case of the Red Light District, as Amsterdam’s medieval city center is best known, the pandemic has brought…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Traveller writers on the five destinations they're fantasising about returning to
Imagine this: that you could click your fingers and be taken back to a favourite overseas travel destination at this very moment. That is the fantasy we put to our top writers who, like everyone else, have been starved of travel…
— Traveller
Tours and Activities
A musical museum first for African Americans
Sing gospel with Bobby Jones and record your own rap song. The first museum to bring all African American musical genres under one roof opens in…
— CNN
Canada's Ice Hotel Is an Incredible Winter Wonderland — and Now You Can Explore It From Home
While the border between the U.S. and Canada remains closed throughout at least Feb. 21, Quebec is making sure Americans don't miss out on one of the coolest experiences on the…
— Travel+Leisure
A video message from AAT Kings!
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Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line Makes Difficult Decision on Crew Members
With further suspensions to May 2021 and a long journey ahead to return to normality for Norwegian Cruise Line, it’s now confirmed that non-essential crew members are being sent back home again after recently returning to the…
— Cruise Hive
MSC Cruises Flexes Environmental Commitment with Green Tech
2021 will see two new MSC Cruises vessels enter the market, the MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore, and both ships will be equipped with a wide range of the latest-generation environmental technologies and equipment, according to the cruise…
— Cruise Industry News
Disney cruises won’t relaunch in February as COVID-19 drags on
The “Happiest Place on Earth” is dry-docked for at least a few more months due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, Disney Cruise Line has…
— New York Post
Transportation
Low-cost airlines may be 'better positioned' for 2021 challenges
As the world races to roll out mass vaccination programs to combat Covid-19, analysts say more carriers will likely go bust this year and pre-pandemic demand won’t be returning anytime soon. But there could be one bright spot: Low-cost airlines that mostly fly domestic…
— CNBC
American Airlines boots passengers for flouting mask rules
American Airlines booted a group of passengers from a flight for not complying with its mask policy, the airline said Wednesday. The group was booked on Flight 1214 from Salt Lake City to Dallas on…
— New York Post
A video message from Enterprise!
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Lodging
UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
British people arriving home from 30 "high risk" countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the United Kingdom tightens border controls to try to curb one of the world's worst Covid-19…
— CNN
This Hotel Brand Is Transforming Its Kitchens Into ‘Digital Food Halls’ so Anyone Can Order Delivery at Home
One of the beauties of visiting a food hall is that you don't have to settle on one cuisine. Now, there's a way to visit a food hall without the crowds. Graduate Hotels, a collection of hotels near universities across the U.S., teamed up with C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), a new food and beverage…
— Travel+Leisure
Other and Odd
Woman screams when asked to exit Southwest Airlines flight, viral video shows
You can hang out in an airport, but you can’t stay on a plane. A woman has gone viral for inexplicably screaming when asked to deplane a Southwest Airlines flight after landing. Though most travelers are eager to keep it moving, one woman caused a commotion when she hollered and refused to move from her…
— Fox Travel News
The 2020 list of bizarre items left behind at Travelodge hotels
Where would you find a life-size R2-D2 robot, a money tree bearing £50 notes to the value of £10,000, a William Shakespeare outfit & skull, a 6ft cuddly polar bear, a case of union jack face masks, a 60 year old marriage…
— Hospitality Net
Today in History
Henry VIII Dies
The second Tudor King consolidated power in the monarchy, which consequently made him possibly the most powerful of British kings. Famously married six times, Henry's love life landed him cross-ways with the Roman Church - a circumstance that he chose to deal with by declaring himself head of the Church…
— Travel Research Online
The Incessant Traveler
Terry Dale’s NOT-Recovery Program
by David Cogswell
Thursday January 28, 2021
I was having a  conversation with a tour operator the other day who said this: “How many businesses can go a year with no income and still be on their feet?”
It’s a great question, at the moment a great unknown quantity. Then he followed with what seemed like a reasonable conclusion.
“I wouldn’t feel comfortable putting down a deposit with any tour operator right…
— Travel Research Online
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