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Destinations
How Naples Blends Its Historic City With The Best Mediterranean Vibes
Naples is a stunning and historic city in southern Italy - it is the third-largest city after Rome and Milan. It boasts a long history having been first founded by the Greeks in the first millennium BC making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is a crazy city that…
— TheTravel
The ultimate LGBTIQ+ travel guide to New York City: from queer history to the best gay bars
New York City is a special place for queer people around the world. It’s here where the modern LGBTIQ+ rights movement was born, and throughout the years, NYC continues to be a safe haven for people from all walks of life. In the musical Rent, Angel famously starts off the song…
— Lonely Planet
Tours and Activities
The food legacy of a Holocaust survivor
A mere block from Budapest's mammoth Keleti railway station sits Tibor Rosenstein's eponymous restaurant. The entrance comes off a quiet, unassuming residential corner far from the city's traditional culinary hubs. But like a temple, Rosenstein Restaurant stands alone as a monument…
— BBC
2-Week Bucket List Road Trip Across Canada, Vancouver To Quebec
Going coast-to-coast across North America is a goal of many travelers and road-trip fanatics. There are more than a few ways of making it across the continent, but here’s one way that goes the entire distance through Canada. Travelers who enjoy spending hours on the road exploring…
— TheTravel
Cruise
Two Largest Cruise Lines React to Latest CDC Decision
The world’s two largest cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line, both posted statements regarding the CDC’s decision to stop the COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships. Now that the CDC’s voluntary COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships has been canceled, what does…
— Cruise Fever
Heres All the Unnecessarily Great Food Aboard Disney's Newest Cruise
Let’s face it: No one is boarding a Disney Cruise Line vessel simply for the food. But if you do find yourself wrapped in the arms of the mouse while traipsing through the Bahamas on the company’s brand-new Disney Wish ocean liner, you’ll eat surprisingly well. If you’re unfamiliar…
— Eater
Transportation
United Airlines Announces Return to Profitability
United Airlines (UAL) yesterday reported second-quarter 2022 financial results. The company achieved the highest second-quarter revenue in its history, delivering its first profitable quarter since COVID-19 began, despite record-high fuel prices. For the quarter, the company saw…
— Travel Research Online
Delta to 'soon' make good on promise of free inflight Wi-Fi
Before the pandemic, Delta CEO Ed Bastian shared some lofty goals for inflight connectivity. Bastian promised in early 2019 that Delta’s goal was to “make Wi-Fi free with high-speed quality.” And now, just over three years later, the carrier is well on its way to delivering on that…
— The Points Guy
Airlines Have Stopped Service to These 5 U.S. Cities. Now It’s Harder to Get to Them
Airlines in the U.S. continue to cancel flights due to pilot shortages and rising fuel prices. But the biggest losers here are the passengers from small communities who are losing connectivity as airlines pull out of their towns. It means that they have to drive longer distances to bigger…
— Fodor's Travel
Lodging
Top 7 Boutique Hotels In San Diego This Summer
San Diego, California has a ton to offer visitors, from gorgeous coasts to countless outdoor adventures. If you’re looking to plan a trip, staying in a boutique hotel – a smaller, often more personalized hotel with unique selling points – is a great way to experience the city. Here are 7…
— Travel Off Path
The Florida Resort Offering Guests A New Experience That Will Have Them Seeing Stars
Destinations for astronomical tourism, or astrotourism, are growing in popularity. The beauty of this outdoor activity is that it can be done anywhere with a clear night sky. People don’t have to look far for this adventure as more resorts are offering experiences. The Hillsboro Beach Resort…
— Travel Awaits
Other and Odd
Capitals of Croatia, Greece & Slovenia Ranked as Europe’s Top 3 Best Value-For-Money Tourist Destinations
The travel intelligence platform, Mabrian, has ranked in its most recent study the best European cities based on the value for money they offered in June 2022. According to Mabrian, the top three best value-for-money European destinations are Zagreb (Croatia), Athens (Greece),…
— Schengen Visa News
Brawl Breaks Out Near Peter Pan's Flight at the Magic Kingdom
In yet another incident of physical violence among guests, a brawl broke out among a large group of guests, this time at the Magic Kingdom. A close angle from TikTok user @straightstunner (now removed) shows the fight between guests dressed in identical white…
— WDW News Today
Today in History
First Battle of Bull Run
On July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, Union and Confederate forces met in the Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the American Civil War. The soldiers on both sides were inexperienced, from the rank and…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
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— Travel Research Online
Spotlight
Alaska Airlines launches electronic bag tag program
by TRO Staff
Thursday July 21, 2022
Alaska  Airlines announced on Tuesday it's launching an electronic bag tag program later this year, the first U.S. airline to do so.
"This technology allows our guests to tag their own bags in just seconds and makes the entire check-in process almost all off-airport," said Charu Jain, senior vice-president of merchandising and innovation for Alaska Airlines. "Not only will travelers with the devices be able to quickly drop-off their luggage, our electronic bag tags will help also reduce lines in our lobbies and give our employees the opportunity to spend more one-on-one time with guests who ask for assistance."…
— Travel Research Online
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The Incessant Traveler
The Freedom to Travel: Do You Have It?
by David Cogswell
Thursday July 21, 2022
Do you believe  you have the right to travel?
You may have taken it for granted that you are free to travel wherever and whenever you want for whatever reason you wish, but it may not be that simple. Legal reasoning can get very weird and can lead to some surprising places. And then there’s politics.
Dobbs v. Jackson, the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to have an abortion, was based on the idea that the right to an abortion is not mentioned in the…
— Travel Research Online
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Crossings
United Airlines Announces Return to Profitability
by TRO Staff
Thursday July 21, 2022
United Airlines (UAL) yesterday reported second-quarter 2022 financial results. The company achieved the highest second-quarter revenue in its history, delivering its first profitable quarter since COVID-19 began, despite record-high fuel prices.
For the quarter, the company saw operating revenue up 6 percent versus the same quarter in 2019 and expects to see sequential improvement in the third quarter. The company also had record-setting TRASM (Total Revenue Per Available Seat Mile), up 24 percent versus the same quarter in 2019, and expects 24 to 26 percent improvement in the third quarter over third quarter 2019. Second quarter revenue improved at a rapid pace and while the company anticipates the economy will slow in the…
— Travel Research Online
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Gatherings
"Jingle in July" Annual Supplier Showcase Successfully hosted by the ASTA Mid-Michigan Chapter
by Deb Belchak
Thursday July 21, 2022
Once again, the ASTA Mid-Michigan annual supplier event was a great success. This year the event was held at the Detroit Yacht Club. The annual event, hosted by the Mid-Michigan Small Business Network, is always a themed event, and for the past four years, the theme has been "Christmas in July." The event started as a fundraiser for ASTA Pac and a community giveback program for foster children where warm items such as hats, gloves, socks, pillows, and blankets were collected and distributed to the children during the holiday season. This year we changed the theme to "Jingle in July" since we could all use a little more change in our pockets!
The event's giveback program shifted and…
— Travel Research Online
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