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Monday July 05, 2021

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Destinations

The Best Time to Visit Bali for Every Activity
These are the best times to visit Bali, whether you're coming for the beaches, hiking, festivals, or…

The Maltese Islands reopened for vaccinated and unvaccinated tourists. Here's everything to know before booking your trip
The Mediterranean archipelago has announced that vaccinated and unvaccinated tourists will be able to visit Malta this summer, with at least 18 airlines, including Air Malta, making the…

9 of the best destinations for women to travel solo — now or in the future
In a pre-COVID world, solo travel, especially for women, was on the rise. But if you’re a woman wanting to travel alone, how do you decide where to go? According to a survey, key factors for solo…

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Tours and Activities

A guide to Europe’s most impressive active volcanoes
It may surprise you to hear that Europe is covered with volcanoes. No need to worry though, the vast majority are extinct or dormant. Dormant volcanoes are technically active but haven’t erupted for a long…

5 Volcanoes in Costa Rica That You Have To Visit: Come and See
One of the natural attractions that define the beauty of Costa Rica are its volcanoes, which have generated fertile valleys and diverse…

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Cruise

Carnival Cruise Line Back and Sailing from Miami
Carnival Cruise Line kicked off its first cruise from in almost 16 months from PortMiami today with the departure of Carnival Horizon. It's the…

MSC Cruise Ship Resumes Sailings From Germany
Seventh MSC cruise ship resume operations with MSC Seaview sailing out of Kiel,…

Disney delays test cruise over 'inconsistent' virus results
Disney Cruise Line is postponing its first test cruise after a handful of participants had inconsistent test results for Covid-19, the company said…

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Transportation

TSA screenings surpass 2019 levels in pandemic first as airlines, airports scramble to staff
TSA airport screenings surpassed levels from two years ago, a first during the…

U.S. to propose rules requiring airline refunds for delayed baggage
The Biden administration will soon propose new rules to require passenger airlines to refund fees for bags that are significantly delayed and refunds for services like onboard Wi-Fi that does not work, the White House said…

Airlines are back to overselling flights, and one traveler walked away with a $4,500 voucher after a Delta flight to Iceland was oversold by 30 people
Delta paid one man $4,500 in flight credit to delay his trip to Iceland by one day after bad weather caused a flight to be oversold by 30…

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Lodging

3 New Lodges in Namibia With Amazing Stargazing, Desert Views, and Outstanding Service
In Namibia, new luxury lodges allow visitors to take in the country's endless wide-open spaces in…

Egypt eases hotel restrictions as it expects tourism to pick up
Egypt’s cabinet on Sunday eased guest limits for hotels as well as restaurants, cinemas and theatres to 70% of their capacity from 50 percent at present as coronavirus infections slow, a cabinet statement…

Other and Odd

American Airlines passenger uses emergency exit to jump onto tarmac after flight delayed, canceled
Flight 2396, traveling from Charlotte to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, was canceled Thursday even after passengers had already boarded the…

Where to find some cool travel escapes in the blazin' hot summer of 2021
Summer travel can be so inviting. There are fewer clothes to pack. Days are long for outdoor play. Outdoor dining abounds. And you can't overstate the simple joy of basking in the sun's soothing…

Maui mayor asks airlines for fewer tourists amid travel boom
For nearly a year, Maui residents had their tropical oasis virtually to themselves. Then the visitors all came flooding back. “Over-tourism” has long been a complaint of locals on the Hawaiian…

Today in History

The First Clone
On July 5th, 1996, a female domestic sheep was born, becoming the first mammal cloned from a single cell. The process was successfully completed by the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland. Scientists cloned the animal named "Dolly" from a mammary gland cell taken…

Editorial Musings

What do July 4th, 1776, and July 4th, 2021 Mean to the Travel Industry?
by John Frenaye
Monday July 05, 2021

245* years ago, it was a new day for Colonialists. And today is a new day for the travel industry.  We are ready to get down to business and grow ourselves much like Jefferson, Adams, Paca, Hancock, and the rest needed to do back in 1776.

Yesterday was Independence Day. Hopefully, you got some baseball, hot dogs, or apple pie—I mean that IS what America represents, right?

But did you think about your clients?  I am not talking about having them over for. Cookout (but if you have space, it might not be a bad marketing move), but just touching base. I regularly send my clients and prospects an email broadcast wishing them well. No pitch. No telling them how great we are. No links to our…

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

What the World Needs More of…

CONFIDENT PEOPLE. I recently had the pleasure of attending my great niece’s dance recital. Mila will be five years old in August, and she is on her way to becoming a multi-talented young lady. This year’s performance was staged under a tent in a freshly mowed hay field in upstate New York—to satisfy the open-air mask requirements of Covid-19. This little girl exudes confidence, and I applaud her parents for that. In a word, the entire afternoon and performance was FABULOUS.

On more than one occasion, I found myself smiling and feeling my emotional button being pushed. I was watching a group of young people “doing their thing” after hours of training, rehearsal, practice, corrected errors and polished dance routines. In addition to being entertained, I…

  — Travel Research Online
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