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Destinations
Hawaii visitors happy with trips despite virus restrictions
A survey conducted by the Hawaii Tourism Authority has found that visitors to the islands between late December and early January were pleased despite limitations caused by the coronavirus…
— Hawaii News Now
20 Fastest Growing Vacation Destinations in the US
Travelling has always been one of the best ways to spend some free leisure time with your loved ones and break away from the monotony of life. Since the beginning of this century tourism industry has flourished and there has been an increasing mindset of…
— Yahoo! Finance
Canada Suspends All Sun-Destination Flights, Enacts Hotel Quarantine
Canada grounds all sun-destination flights, enacts mandatory testing on arrival and hotel quarantine, plus more additional travel…
— Travel Off Path
Tours and Activities
9 Best California Wine Tours for Learning, Sipping, and Sightseeing
Large swaths of beautiful California countryside are dedicated to the production of wine, with boutique and big-name wineries alike producing some of the most famous varietals in the…
— Travel+Leisure
You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of Club Med La Rosière in the French Alps
All these times we’ve been suppressed with round-a-clock travel restrictions since the last holiday season, it may now seem that our hope for better days is currently pending. And a recent flagship opening of Club Med La Rosière in the French alps has just…
— Prestige
Cruise
Canada extends cruise ship ban to early 2022
Canada said Thursday it was extending a ban on cruise ships entering its waters through February 2022 because of the ongoing coronavirus…
— MSN.com
When will it be safe to cruise again? These signs that will help you decide when to sail
Travel industry watchers say most people won't feel completely safe on a cruise ship until fall. What has to happen…
— USA Today
Two U.S. Cruise Lines Will Require Passengers To Be Vaccinated
Two U.S cruise lines have recently announced that they will be moving to make vaccinations mandatory for…
— Travel Off Path
Transportation
How to find out if your flight has been canceled far in advance
A look at how to determine if an airline schedule change means that your future flight will be canceled, even if your itinerary is still…
— The Points Guy
Alaska Airlines To Begin Using VeriFly's Health Passport
Alaska Airlines is set to begin using the VeriFLY health passport. The airline is soon to join the oneworld alliance, whose members American Airlines and British Airways are already using the…
— Simple Flying
A look at the startup airlines entering the market in 2021
FTE looks into startup carriers entering the global market in 2021, and how the COVID-19 pandemic could present new opportunities for launching an…
— Future Travel Experience
Lodging
The world's most breathtaking clifftop hotels
There can be little doubt that some of the most breathtaking hotel properties in existence happen to be perched dramatically on top of…
— CNN
How COVID-19 Has Changed Hotel and Restaurant Design, According to Experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching economic effects in addition to the tragic loss of life over the past year. The hospitality industry has been hit particularly hard, with airlines cutting flights and flying half-empty planes, restaurants closing or barely staying…
— Travel+Leisure
Other and Odd
Should You Book Travel Now For Later In 2021? What You Need To Know
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the globe, non-essential travel is still off the table. But many would-be travelers are holding out hope for later this…
— HuffPost
Would you give up more of your privacy to travel?
Your phone is tracking your location. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) knows your travel plans before you even show up at the airport. An app on your phone may unlock your hotel…
— The Points Guy
When will international travel return? Here's what we know right now
The number of people busting out of their countries will start creeping up this spring and rise higher by mid-year, travel industry experts predict, as vaccines and risk-based safety measures are rolled out more…
— CNN
Today in History
The Tybee Bomb is Lost
Somewhere off the coast of South Carolina on the bottom of a shallow channel lies an 11-foot-long canister. Written on it, a serial number: "No. 47782." It is a fully functional hydrogen bomb, lost by the US Military fifty years ago.
On February 5, 1958, a B-47 bomber collided with a fighter plane during exercises. The bomber jettisoned its cargo: a 7,600 pound hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb. The Navy and Air Force…
— Travel Research Online
Agent Perspectives
The Chelsea Flower Show, Agatha Christie, Ceramics, and the Goodwood Revival
by Paull Tickner
Friday February 05, 2021
To celebrate my 100th article for Travel Research Online, and in the hope that planes start crisscrossing the Atlantic in the summer, here are seven magnificent tour ideas that will resonate strongly with anglophile clients who’ve been deprived of a UK tour – for far too long. Use the videos and websites to whip up interest and then, between us, let’s encourage them to play their part in the renaissance of GB-bound…
— Travel Research Online
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Deck Plans
Viking’s New Nile River Ship
Viking announce d an expansion of its Egypt fleet with Viking Aton. Inspired by the design of the company’s Longships and built specifically to navigate the Nile River, Viking Aton is currently under construction and is scheduled to debut in September 2022. Sailing on Viking’s Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, the new vessel will join Viking’s existing Egypt river fleet, which includes its identical sister ship Viking Osiris and Viking’s first owned and operated ship on the Nile, Viking…
— Travel Research Online
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Upcoming Training Opportunities
Universal Orlando Resort’s MARDI GRAS 2021: International Flavors of Carnaval
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 1 pm EST/10 am PST
Mardi Gras served up a whole new way! Join Cynthia Holmes to learn all about Universal Orlando Resort’s new Mardi Gras event and what’s changed this year. She’ll also be covering what new amazing promotions we have running that your clients can take advantage of, and more!
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