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Destinations
What to consider before traveling to Europe
The Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens travel far beyond Eastern Europe. Gas prices are rising, and there’s a growing sense of unease about the upcoming travel season. So how do you protect your vacation from a distant…
— Washington Post
Take a trip back to the beginning of time in Chile
A blinding-white plateau marbled with rust-red rivers and fringed by volcanoes, Laguna Tebinquiche looks like a scene from The Land That Time Forgot, and in reality it is not far…
— Sunday Post
Top 10 things to see and do in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Start planning your trip to Cape Breton Island, one of the most beautiful places in Canada, and the perfect road trip…
— The GATE
Tours and Activities
Spring break travel is here: These 6 tips will help you survive it
TPG readers from around the country are sharing photos of long lines at U.S. airports as travel ramps up for spring break. This airport onslaught is…
— The Points Guy
96% of travelers want their vacation dollars to positively impact the place they visit
Nearly all travelers surveyed by booking platform Kind Traveler said it's important their travel dollars have a positive effect on the destination they…
— CNBC
Cruise
What It's Like to Sail to Antarctica on Viking's Luxe New Expedition Ship
Viking Cruises' first expedition ship just completed its shakedown season in Antarctica with penguin encounters, zodiac boat rides, and a dazzling panoramic…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Five Months of Cruises Canceled on Norwegian Ship
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that it has canceled upcoming cruises on its ship Norwegian…
— Cruise Radio
Transportation
Airline bookings are bonkers, pushing prices up
Delta, American, United, Southwest and JetBlue airlines can raise ticket prices to cover higher fuel costs because travel bookings are…
— USA Today
Train Travel Could Mean Cheaper Travel
A number of European countries have been asking their citizens to avoid short-haul flights between their…
— Peter Greenberg
Lodging
See the Northern Lights from These New Glass Cabins in Iceland
A four-night stay at a glass lodge in southern Iceland, where you have a chance to catch the aurora at the right time of…
— Thrillist
Playa Hotels & Resorts to bring luxury all-inclusive stays to Saudi Arabia
Travellers visiting Saudi Arabia will soon be able to book beachfront all-inclusive stays as Playa Hotels & Resorts is coming to the…
— National News
Other and Odd
If Everybody Is Traveling There, I'm Not Going
We asked a simple question on Instagram, and now we have a feeling that we're uninvited to the cookout.…
— Travel Noire
Travel agent accused of fraud agrees to pay $500k in restitution
A Florida-based travel agent is accused of defrauding her customers and making Ponzi-style payments to book cruise…
— WMAR News
98 Of The Worst Travel Fails People Have Experienced
When Jimmy Fallon announced another iconic “Hashtags Time!” asking people to describe their weirdest and funniest travel experiences, it hit close to…
— Bored Panda
Today in History
March 17, 461 (Maybe)
On March 17, according to tradition St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland died. Some sources record the year as 493, others say 461. Patrick was born in Roman Britain. Irish raiders captured…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
5th New American Riverboat Launched at Maryland Shipyard
American Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that American Symphony was successfully launched last week at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD. It is the 5th ship in the new riverboat class American first introduced in…
— Travel Research Online
Canva Templates for Travel Professionals Produced by TRO and Voyager Websites Week of 3.14.22
Use these Canva templates to market your travel agency on…
— Travel Research Online
The Incessant Traveler
Russia and People to People in 2022
by David Cogswell
Thursday March 17, 2022
Keeping a const ant, anxious watch on the heartbreaking news pouring out of Ukraine, I have come across some demoralizing reports that say most Russians support Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
On March 6 the Guardian reported that “Despite the international condemnation and sanctions that have met the military attack, Putin’s approval ratings have jumped in Russia since the invasion, according to Moscow-based pollsters. Putin’s rating rose six percentage points to 70 percent in the week to 27 February, according to the state pollster VTsIOM. The pollster FOM, which conducts research for the Kremlin, said Putin’s rating had risen seven percentage points to 71 percent in the same week.”
According to a March 8 article in the Washington Post, “58 percent of Russians…
— Travel Research Online
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