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Destinations
New Zealand drops all covid travel restrictions
New Zealand has lifted all pandemic travel restrictions, including vaccination and testing requirements, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this…
— The Washington Post
4 Charming Small Towns in Switzerland Every Traveler Should Visit
Discover why Stein am Rhein, Gimmelwald, Chur, and Speiz are four of Switzerland's most charming small towns for travelers to…
— AFAR
Japan set to announce restart of visa-free tourist travel
Japan will drop a ban on individual tourist visits and remove a cap on daily arrivals, Nikkei has learned, moving closer to pre-pandemic…
— Nikkei Asia
Tours and Activities
7 Destinations That Are Trending This Fall—in the U.S., Caribbean, and Beyond
Interest in these spots is spiking for fall travel, yet hotel and airfare prices remain lower than…
— Conde Nast Traveler
8 best hikes in Italy
Italy’s beaches and art-rammed cities often steal the limelight, but – trust us – it isn’t until you strike out into the wild mountains and trek along vertiginous coastlines that you can even come close to understanding how ravishing this country really…
— Lonely Planet
Cruise
Belize-It! UnCruise Adventures Rolls Out Ultimate Eclipse Cruise for Belize 2023 Season
UnCruise Adventures launches an extended specialty sailing perfectly positioned for the viewing of the annular eclipse in 2023. The one-time 9-Day cruise will offer magnificent landscapes, natural surroundings, and ocean viewing…
— Travel Research Online
12 gay cruises you don't want to miss
Don't miss the boat on making lifelong friends during an epic vacation. Here are 12 of the best gay cruises coming up in 2022 and…
— The Points Guy
Avalon Waterways’ Hoffee Dishes on the New Avalon Alegria
It’s a new ship on a new itinerary, sailing with Avalon Waterways’ first onboard pool. And Pam Hoffee is excited about all three elements. The new all-suite Avalon Alegria will join the fleet in 2024, sailing the line’s first-ever itineraries on the Douro River in…
— Travel Research Online
Transportation
'I felt terrible': Travelers stuck in limbo as they wait for Amtrak to restore canceled trips
Some Amtrak customers whose trips were canceled are still waiting to find out if they can make their trips now that a rail strike has been…
— USA Today
Southwest Airlines sees Q3 leisure travel revenue above expectations
Southwest Airlines Co's revenue from leisure travel for the current quarter was exceeding its expectations, the U.S. carrier said on Thursday, underlining strong appetite for travel despite high…
— Reuters
France travel: Which airlines are cancelling flights this weekend?
France's aviation authority the DGAC has warned of "severe" disruption, calling on airlines to halve their schedules ahead of the…
— EuroNews
Lodging
Travel demand creating opportunities for Hawaii hotel employees, but labor shortage persists
Hawaii hotels are looking to fill thousands of jobs statewide as the hospitality industry, one of Hawaii's top economic drivers, continues a recovery this year that's projected to surpass 2019's pre-pandemic…
— Honolulu Star Advertiser
Just-Opened Cahkal Hotel Provides New Luxury Stay In The Arctic
The summer-2022-opened Cahkal Hotel places you more than 400km above the Arctic Circle in a vast expanse of the Finnish…
— Forbes
What Do Guests Really Want in a Modern Hotel Stay? 5 Essentials
As much as the landscape in the hospitality industry changes, some things stay the same when it comes to setting expectations for the average hotel stay. One of those things is the mandate to create a sense of welcome and comfort. Much of this is about an approach to…
— Hospitality Net
Other and Odd
How Do You Decide If A Travel Destination Is "Safe?"
Even for experienced travelers, it can be tough to determine if a destination is "safe." Here's the general thought process I go…
— One Mile at a Time
Perspective | Will Thanksgiving be as bad as summer for travel?
This holiday season, plan defensively to avoid the worst of summer's travel…
— The Washington Post
What travel was like before the internet
It's hard to believe, but once upon a time we navigated the world using pay phones, guide books and paper maps. Here's what travel was like before the digital revolution transformed the way we got…
— CNN
Today in History
The 1920 Wall Street Bombing
On September 16, 1920 at noon, a horse-drawn wagon paused outside of the J.P. Morgan building at 23 Wall Street, near a very busy corner of the financial district of New York City. Inside the wagon was more than 100 pounds of dynamite with 500 pounds of metal shrapnel. A timer detonated the dynamite at the beginning of the lunch hour, ensuring the maximum number of casualties.
Thirty-eight people were killed and more than 400 injured. Italian anarchists were suspected of perpetrating the crime, but…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
This Week In River Cruising: Stuck In Passau, Who’s To Blame?
Earlier this week, we heard from a reader who was “stuck” in Passau on Uniworld’s River Duchess. Underway now, the ship had been stationary since September 3 due to low water levels on the Danube. “The River Duchess has been impacted by the low water near Passau,” Uniworld’s CEO Ellen Bettridge told us on Wednesday. “Good news is that it is raining.”
— Travel Research Online
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Soundings
Southwest Airlines offers $59 Flights for Fall
by TRO Staff
Friday September 16, 2022
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Southwest Airlines is offering fares as low as $59 available for departures through February 2023. The deep discount applies to select domestic and international flights.
A few…
— Travel Research Online
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The Rosen Report
Norwegian Prima Sets the Tone for Del Rio’s Six-Year Vision: #CruiseNorwegian as “The Most Innovative Ships Ever Built”
by Cheryl Rosen
Friday September 16, 2022
To unde rstand the new Norwegian Prima, it helps to keep in mind that for Norwegian Cruise Line—and on a personal level, for Norwegian Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio—Prima is not just the newest ship in the fleet. From the curves in the stateroom dressers to the floor-to-ceiling chandeliers in the Orca dining room; from her intimate and upscale little nooks to her seven-deck, 107-suite Haven complex; from the $10,000 painting on the wall to the $12,000 bottle of wine, Prima was designed to usher in a new luxurious vacation experience that will guide its growth over the next six years.
— Travel Research Online
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Crossings
Belize-It! UnCruise Adventures Rolls Out Ultimate Eclipse Cruise for Belize 2023 Season
by TRO Staff
Friday September 16, 2022
UnCruise Adventures launches an extended specialty sailing perfectly positioned for the viewing of the annular eclipse in 2023. The one-time 9-Day cruise will offer magnificent landscapes, natural surroundings, and ocean viewing from a private vessel for the atmospheric event. Departing October 13th, 2023, guests will have the opportunity to join other eclipse enthusiasts and experienced guides for the ring of fire eclipse visibility off the coast of Belize. The all-inclusive sailing starts at $6,900 per person. This fleeting phenomenon is a journey of a lifetime for photography lovers, nature lovers, and umbraphiles.
The 66-guest Safari Voyager passenger vessel will provide viewing for the annular eclipse culminating in a celebratory toast with the…
— Travel Research Online
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