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Destinations
This Is The Safest Country To Travel In Latin America
Safety remains a primary concern for Americans traveling in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in places where neither local customs, nor the language feel familiar and scamming culture is widespread. However, there is one country where risks aren’t as high, and that has been deemed…
— Travel Off Path
Death of Queen Elizabeth: how the mourning period will impact travelers in the UK
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday, the UK is in a 10-day period of mourning. Public gatherings, business closures, event cancellations, and transport disruptions are likely during this time, culminating with a National Day of mourning next Monday, September 19 to coincide…
— Lonely Planet
Tours and Activities
Intrepid Travel Expands Premium Range With 10 New Tours
Intrepid Travel has introduced ten new tours as part of its Intrepid Premium range. The new tours come a year and a half after Intrepid launched their inaugural Premium collection, a range of tours appealing to discerning travelers that feature hand-picked accommodations…
— Travel Research Online
12 Amazing Walt Disney World Restaurants According To Disney Travel Experts
Dreaming of dining at Disney? Our Disney travel experts weigh in on what’s worth your time and money on your next visit to The Happiest Place On Earth. When it comes to Disney restaurants, there is something for everyone. Kiddos love character dining, while Mom and Dad prefer…
— Travel Awaits
Travel to the Newest U.S. National Park and Other West Virginia Wonders on This Road Trip of a Lifetime
I knew from some short visits from my home in D.C. that West Virginia is a state of immense natural beauty—with more parks than I could keep straight (including the country’s newest national park, New River Gorge). It’s also a state of contradictions—of coal mines and verdant parks, of…
— AFAR
Cruise
American Cruise Lines - Brand New 15-Day National Parks & Legendary Rivers Cruise
American Cruise Lines proudly announces a brand new 15-Day National Parks & Legendary Rivers itinerary for 2023. Following successful product testing this year, the itinerary will be the country’s largest land-cruise package and the first-ever coupling of a river cruise with the…
— Travel Research Online
Why A Fall Cruise In Alaska Was One Of My Favorite Travel Experiences
Alaska is often a place on a must-see list, but out of reach for financial and time constraint reasons for many people. My husband and I were no exception. However, a few years before we were ready to retire, our investments did extremely well. It was an easy decision to turn our Christmas…
— Travel Awaits
Transportation
10 lessons summer 2022 air travel meltdowns taught us
Labor Day weekend unofficially wrapped up summer travel with relatively few major flight disruptions, but it certainly did not erase a season full of headaches for travelers. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends this year, the five largest U.S. airlines canceled more than…
— The Points Guy
DOT Sec. Pete Buttigieg Says Air Travel Is 'Going to Get Better by the Holidays'
Department of Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg said air travel should be smoother by the holidays following a summer of mass cancellations and delays. "I think it is going to get better by the holidays," Buttigieg said during a Thursday appearance on the The Late Late Show with James…
— Travel+Leisure
Lodging
Enjoy a calming getaway at the 10 best waterfront hotels in the US
Whether by a lake or the sea, there's something special about vacationing near water. Nominated by a panel of hotel and travel experts, then voted as the 10 best waterfront hotels by USA TODAY 10Best readers, each of these properties sets the scene for a memorable and relaxing vacation…
— USA Today
Glamp In A UFO, Yurt, Or Airplane At This Unique Welsh Campground
Thinking of visiting Wales? Pembrokeshire is a county in southwestern Wales and is famous as one of the most stunning locations in Wales. It is home to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (one of the first national parks in the United Kingdom). Wales is a country lost in time - it even has the…
— The Travel
Other and Odd
TSA announces passenger screening canine Eebbers voted the “2022 Cutest Canine”
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that Eebbers, an 11-year-old explosive detection canine who works at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in St. Paul, Minnesota, was voted the winner of TSA’s 2022 Cutest Canine Contest. The TSA held a…
— Travel Research Online
10 Safest Countries For Solo Female Travel
As solo travel gains more popularity, many women are jumping on the bandwagon. However, the lingering question remains: where are the safest places for women to travel to alone? While the obvious universal notions of using street smarts, respecting local customs, and not walking alone at…
— The Travel
11 of the World’s Most Stunningly Beautiful Libraries
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of a library may not be a “tourist destination.” It may, in fact, be “that place I owe money to” or “the place where I hung out in college pretending to study.” But, it’s time to re-train that mind. There are unique, historical, and breathtaking libraries…
— Fodor's Travel
Today in History
The Re-Discovery of the Lascaux Caves
On September 12, 1940, four teenagers and their dog were exploring the hills near their home village of Montignac, France. They discovered the entrance to a cave and walked into its interior. On the stone walls…
— Travel Research Online
Editorial Musings
Now That Your ’23 Marketing and Business Plans Are Done…It's Time To Fire Some Clients
by John Frenaye
Monday September 12, 2022
Last week, I su ggested that after Labor Day, you need to bet on the ball and develop your marketing and business plans for 2023. And hopefully, you have started that or are planning to shortly. Today, I have another task for you once that is done. Time to clean house!
While this is a perfect time to get rid of all the older paper stuff you have been accumulating and thin out the prospective trip files that never materialized. But it is also a great time to get rid of some…
— Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner
Keep Learning Your Craft
by Richard Earls
Sunday September 11, 2022
I have a fondne ss for words both simultaneously a noun and a verb. The word “craft” is a wonderful word. “Craft” denotes expertise, intelligence, intuition, and skill. A craft is more than a hobby, more than a pastime. When you craft an answer, you work it, paying attention to details, to the magic that is in the turns and twists in the subtleties of language and insight. A craftsman is devoted to a chosen trade, and practitioners of a craft are both learned and wise in the application of their practice.
Not everyone will be a craftsperson. Not everyone has the passion for their trade, and when craftsmanship shades into artistry, when it merges with design, we call it genius.
— Travel Research Online
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Supplier Profile
American Cruise Lines - Brand New 15-Day National Parks & Legendary Rivers Cruise
American Cruise Lines proudly announces a brand new 15-Day National Parks & Legendary Rivers itinerary for 2023. Following successful product testing this year, the itinerary will be the country’s largest land-cruise package and the first-ever coupling of a river cruise with the mountain states’ national parks. Operating between Portland, Oregon, and Jackson, Wyoming, American’s National Parks & Legendary Rivers itinerary includes an…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Monday Cup of Mo-Joe
Are You Willing to Pay the Price?
This week’s article has to do once again with the concept of Kaizen, the practice of incremental improvement.
The truth is that you don’t have to be twice as good as your competition in order to become enormously successful. I have previously labeled this mindset The 1.6% Rule, referring to a downhill Olympic skiing event where the difference between first place and seventeenth place is commonly less than 1.6% in overall time.
The following borrowed quote was responsible for my recalling this all-important reminder…
— Travel Research Online
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