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Destinations
Guide to Cape Town
Star chef Charn Sampson shares her favorite restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops in Cape Town.…
— AFAR
New York's healing mountain village
Around 150 years ago, the upstate New York village of Saranac Lake became home to people looking for a cure to a highly contagious disease. Today, its healing legacy lives…
— BBC
Tours and Activities
This 30-mile Trek Bring Hikers to Some of the Best Restaurants and Hotels in Northern California
Not a fan of dehydrated meals and camping pads? This European-style, inn-to-inn trek from San Francisco to the Muir Woods may be more your…
— Travel+Leisure
11 tips for pandemic-era travel with a baby in tow
However, traveling with a baby in whatever era you’d like to call this — post-pandemic, still pandemic or simply in the times of lingering COVID-19 — doesn’t have to be too…
— The Points Guy
Cruise
The cruise industry is still riding the ups and downs of the pandemic
With the CDC ban lifted and vaccines widely available, she said cruise loyalists have been returning. But the recovery is coming in fits and…
— Marketplace
Carnival Cruise Ship Departs U.S. for Final Journey to Scrapyard in Turkey
The Fantasy-class Carnival Sensation has begun her journey to the ship-breaking yard in Aliaga, Turkey, to be recycled for…
— Cruise Hive
A guide to cruise line private islands: What they are and what you can expect
What is a private island? Perhaps you're having visions of relaxing on a secluded beach, cocktail in hand, without another person in sight. That might be…
— The Points Guy
Transportation
Polar express: How airlines are plotting a new route to Asia
A Russian airspace blockade meant quickly diverting some Europe to Asia flights over the North Pole. Here's how an airline creates a new route over the top of the…
— CNN
Could these extravagant cabin designs be the future of air travel?
From double-decker booths to immersive screening rooms, here’s what flying might look like in years to…
— Time Out
Lodging
10 Best All-inclusive Resorts in Greece
From the Greek islands to the mainland, these are 10 of the best adults-only and family-friendly all-inclusive resorts in…
— Travel+Leisure
Top 25 Hotels of 2022 on TripAdvisor
From California and New York to Texas and the Carolinas, here are the top 25 U.S. hotels of 2022 according to…
— The Street
Other and Odd
Welcome to Travel Hacking Land, where if you learn to play the game well, you get to travel for for no cost
Credit card points, airline miles, and hotel loyalty programs all intertwine and interact with one another, and if you know how to strategize to optimize them, you can travel the world at no…
— Upworthy
Repeat: FBI Chicago Warns Public About Virtual Kidnapping Scams
Emmerson Buie, Jr., special agent-in-charge of the FBI-Chicago Division, is warning the public about virtual kidnapping…
— Federal Bureau of Investigation
Overtourism Has Reached a Dangerous Tipping Point—Am I Part of the Problem?
The stunning destination of Sedona, Arizona is feeling the squeeze, along with many other iconic destinations worldwide. A new film called "The Last Tourist" offers up ways we can fix the travel…
— Outside
Today in History
The Jamestown Massacre
On this day in 1622, Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy executed a coordinated, surprise attack on the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia and the surrounding settlements, killing 347 English settlers, almost a third of the colony's population. The English had earlier killed many…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Canva Templates for Travel Professionals Produced by TRO and Voyager Websites Week of 3.21.22
Use these Canva Templates to market your travel agency on social…
— Travel Research Online
TRO SMITH
2 Minute Marketing Video: 5 Rules of Customer Service - #3
by Richard Earls
Tuesday March 22, 2022
Clients want to feel important. By being prompt in all of your dealings with clients, by always entertaining them in your presence with a warm and welcome manner, you make them feel special and you stake your claim to their attention. Far too often, though, we allow our perspective to wander off course and clients become intrusions on our day. If you catch yourself thinking of clients as annoyances rather than the primary reason you are in business, it's time for an attitude…
— Travel Research Online
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