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Monday March 08, 2021

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

Top 10 European Destinations From Movies That Will Inspire You To Travel
As European countries have shifted in and out of travel bans, movies that make us feel like we’re touring Europe have been a great escape. They took us all across Europe and added place after place to our lists of must-see…

UK destinations take steps to avoid tourist pandemonium
Back in June 2020, as the the UK's first Covid-19 lockdown started to ease, a bout of beautiful weather culminating in the hottest day of the year saw people flocking to the country's…

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Tours and Activities

14 Best Senior-friendly Travel Groups
These senior-friendly travel companies offer tours and travel experiences as diverse as their…

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Cruise

Cruise Lines Under Pressure to Significantly Raise Ticket Prices
Cruise companies may be eyeing a significant increase to ticket prices in the near future as demand surges and sailings sell out in record…

Is Alaska Back on the Table for Cruises?
We have some interesting times ahead of us! Michael Bayley, the President and CEO of Royal Caribbean has asked his followers to support a Bill that has been introduced by two U.S. Senators that could put cruises to Alaska back on the…

Exclusive: Virgin Voyages announces Resilient Lady, third cruise ship of four-vessel fleet
Virgin Voyages has announced the third ship in its four ship fleet: The Resilient Lady is scheduled to be complete on July 1, 2022, joining sibling ships Scarlet Lady and Valiant…

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Transportation

I flew on United again during the pandemic and found it to be a leading contender for best US airline to fly in 2021 — here's why
United Airlines had a rocky start to social distancing during the pandemic. A botched seat blocking policy was quickly abandoned after a customer exposed the airline failing to keep seats open on a flight from Newark to San…

American Airlines plans $5 billion bond sale backed by frequent flyer program to pay back other debt
American Airlines said Monday it is planning to issue $5 billion in bonds and seek a $2.5 billion loan backed by its frequent flyer program, funds it intends to use to pay back some of its debt used to help weather the coronavirus…

Airlines warn passengers of data breach after aviation tech supplier is hit by cyberattack
The information technology and communications company, which claims to serve around 90% of the world's airlines, said that a cyberattack on February 24, 2021 led to "data security…

Lodging

Las Vegas Hotels Ban Outside Food & Drinks?!?
Did you know that several Las Vegas hotels ban guests from bringing outside food & drinks into their rooms? Neither did…

Butlers, Outdoor Spaces, and More — Hotels Have Taken Their Long-Term Stay Packages to the Next Level
As the travel industry continues to navigate restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantine has become the gateway to making getaways happen — and hotels have caught…

Other and Odd

What Fully Vaccinated Travelers Need to Know Before Planning a Trip
As coronavirus vaccinations ramp up in the United States, many grounded travelers are likely looking forward to planning their first fully vaccinated getaway—perhaps booking a long-awaited flight to visit family they haven’t seen since last…

Demand for Travel Insurance Takes Off As More Destinations Require Coverage
COVID-19 insurance policies are increasingly joining passports and sunscreen as vacation staples, creating opportunities for insurers as more…

Today in History

Evil empire
On March 8, 1983, President Ronald Reagan in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida first used publicly the phrase "evil empire." In that speech, with reference to the Soviet Union, Reagan said: "In your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride, the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil." Reaction to the phrase…

Editorial Musings

Getting and Retaining Clients in a Post COVID Environment
by John Frenaye
Monday March 08, 2021

It is such great news that more vaccines are becoming available, and more and more people are seeing the end of this pandemic. As a business owner, I see the end as a huge opportunity. We did not see the beginning of COVID coming and all of our reactions were, well, reactionary. But now that we can see the end, we have time to prepare. The clients will return, but…

You need to make sure you keep them; and how to keep them at the lowest possible cost. We all know that it costs a lot more to find a new client than to keep an existing one, right?

Looking forward, remove all barriers to doing business with your agency. Phones need to be answered swiftly, emails…

  — Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner

Examining our profession's vocabulary
by Richard Earls
Sunday March 07, 2021

Psychologists, poets and advertisers all know the extent to which our language defines and shapes perceptions of reality. The words we use to describe our interactions are not only descriptors but also betray our inner feelings as well as orienting the way others view our performance. Deconstructing the vocabulary we use in the travel profession might lead us to some interesting revelations about how we perceive our role and the relationships we have with clients. Let's spend the next few minutes exploring a few of the words travel consultants often use in their travel planning efforts revealing possible weaknesses in our approach to our profession.  I’m hoping to provoke you into thinking through the way our language both leads and misleads us as we think about…

  — Travel Research Online
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Mike's Monday Cup of Mo-Joe

Who Remembers the E-Ticket?

While you are reading today’s article, I am sitting in a Mastermind Meeting (Session Two) in Cancun, Mexico at the Grand Hotel at Moon Palace. This meeting has been on the books for over a year and has been canceled twice since Covid-19 raised its ugly head. Originally scheduled for Jamaica, we decided to hold it in Mexico for logistics’ sake.

It came as no surprise that many people thought a trip to Mexico was less than intelligent. While never underestimating the severity of this pandemic, I have always endorsed the notion that “A ship is safe in a harbor… but that is not what ships are built for.” The pieces are slowly coming together, and perhaps it is time that we begin thinking about getting…

  — Travel Research Online
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