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Destinations
Best time to visit Turin
As one of Italy’s great unsung destinations, Turin is a good year-round destination. Here's when to make the most of…
— Lonely Planet
Ireland's travel secrets: Glenelly Valley, Co. Tyrone
Glenelly Valley is the longest valley in the Sperrin Mountains in County Tyrone and is regarded as one of Northern Ireland’s most idyllic and dramatic…
— Irish Central
What You Need To Know Before Planning A Trip To Italy, According To Italians (video)
Locals explain how tourists like you and me can get the best out of an Italian visit - including tips, tricks and hacks that'll make your trip…
— Digg
Tours and Activities
Pride is back — and more expensive than ever
Cathy Renna, communications director for the National LGBTQ Task Force and a consultant who has worked with many major Prides throughout her career, says the celebrations kicking off this month will include many of the core elements…
— Washington Post
The Greatest Road Trip I Ever Took
Our digital director recalls how she quit her job and set off on a month-long road trip across the U.S., with serendipity as her…
— AFAR
11 of the most important things I've learned about solo travel.
Learn about how to maximize your travel time and combat…
— Insider
Why are more people traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery, and what are the risks?
With border restrictions largely evaporated, health experts say plastic surgery tourism is picking up. But there are risks travelers should…
— USA Today
Cruise
Disney To Launch Newest Cruise Ship - Here's What Travelers Can Expect
Disney Cruise Line is finally all set to launch its newest cruise ship, having taken receipt of the vessel during the…
— Travel Off Path
I'm cruising the Atlantic on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 right now. I can't think of a safer way to travel
Passengers on a transatlantic cruise on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 are in a bubble as the ship makes no port…
— The Points Guy
Transportation
Pilot shortages, fuel prices and Covid: US braces for travel chaos
US sees rise in travel after two years of pent-up demand but issues continue to cloud the…
— The Guardian
The luxury train from Colorado to Utah. Here are 5 of the best parts about the trip and 6 things I thought were disappointing
The Rocky Mountaineer glass-dome train travels from Denver to Moab over two days and has great service and views but some logistics could be…
— Insider
Lodging
Inside Madrid's Most Exciting New Hotel
The Madrid Edition is the newest pearl in the Marriott luxury brand's…
— Travel+Leisure
Why Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt say hotel prices are only going up
Hotel room prices have surged alongside a growing demand for travel, and hotel chains see no decline in the future as travelers seem willing to pay high…
— CNBC
Other and Odd
'Inundated with American travelers': End of testing rule opens summer travel floodgates
Just as summer heats up, the US is lifting its long-standing requirement for all travelers entering the country to present a negative Covid-19…
— CNN
Need Help Planning a Trip? How To Find a Trustworthy Travel Agent
Consumers spend billions of dollars each year traveling. With the convenience of the internet, sometimes it's difficult to find a trustworthy third party travel…
— WHNT
10 Reasons I Love Traveling Full Time
Full-time travel presents an amazing lifestyle to experience. Even if you only try it for a few months, it will transform you in beautiful…
— Travel Awaits
Today in History
Vancouver burns to the ground
On June 13, 1886, the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, British Columbia was clearing brush out of the areas between Main and Cambie streets. A controlled burn fire was started…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Canva Templates for Travel Professionals Produced by TRO and Voyager Websites Week of 6.13.22
Use these Canva Templates to market your travel agency on social…
— Travel Research Online
Editorial Musings
Did You Know Google Could Do These 16 Things?
by John Frenaye Monday June 13, 2022
It happens to us all. Writer’s block. It hit me hard this week. But that changed last night after a conversation (read argument) with my girlfriend. We were at dinner talking about something and needed to Google it. Out came her phone and some frustrations about not being able to find something. I suggested putting a minus sign and an excluded word would help. She had no idea. And then it hit me.
Writer’s block is gone. I figured if she was unaware, maybe others were as well. We queried a few friends on some of the Google functions and sure enough, the majority had no idea about most of them. And with travel being very search centric, I thought I’d gather a handful of Google…
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Publishers Corner
Stranger in a strange(r) land
by Richard Earls Saturday June 11, 2022
I love airports, and I missed them for the last two years. I'm serious. I still have a kid-like fascination with the very concept of an airport. The moving walkways, the arrival and departure boards, airplanes taking off outside of the windows. You walk through a door in Seattle, and you walk out a door in Bangkok.
And still, there are people who don't believe in magic.
Calendars are a lot like airports. You walk through one portal at the end of the year into a new adventure in the next. This year is far from over, but there is a bit of a time warp in our way, a wormhole…
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Transits
Travel Advisors, Take Note: Serial Cruising and Retiring at Sea Are a Thing by Cheryl Rosen Tuesday June 07, 2022
Concerned about Covid quarantines on cruise ships, Jeff Farschman has fallen behind his usual schedule on Holland America, which so far includes 12 World Cruises and 6 Grand Asians. But he is sailing once again, with 246 days booked in the near term, then a Grand Africa and a World Cruise in 2024. Not a fan of long airline flights, his affinity for back-to-back cruising took root when he booked his first Grand Africa and World Cruises in the same year—and realizing there were only four or five weeks between them, asked himself the question his travel advisor loved to hear—“Why am I even going home?”
Christine Brown’s client…
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