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Destinations
This European Country Wants To Be The First ‘Rewilding Nation’ — Here’s What It Means
When you think of Scotland, what comes to mind? Boggy moors, earthy woodlands, myriad kinds of life in the wetlands, and meadows for miles. It’s a place where you can connect to nature. The deforestation of Scotland unfolded over hundreds of years, beginning in the early…
— Travel Awaits
The Day the Sun Rose Twice: A Tour of Atomic New Mexico
They say the sun rose twice over a corner of southern New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The first sunrise was produced by the detonation of a new weapon its makers had nicknamed “the gadget.” The actual sun rose 10 minutes later, dawning on a new era in human history. The…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
Move Over Vail: Here Are 8 Better Ski Resorts
With winter fast approaching, skiers across the country are gearing up to book this year’s ski adventure. While many skiers have favorite mountains that they return to again and again, others seek out new and exciting resorts where they can hit the slopes. A recent analysis of…
— Travel Off Path
10 food and wine festivals you can feel good about attending
These 10 food and/or wine festivals support a range of nonprofit organizations that champion a variety of causes, from ending childhood hunger to preserving fragile ecosystems. Pack your appetite – and your stretchy pants! – and drink and eat for the greater good…
— USA Today
10 unique Christmas markets in Europe
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, copious amounts of mulled wine and some of the best hot chocolate you've ever had. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas across Europe as hundreds of yuletide markets set up their seasonal shops for 2022. While most popular in…
— Lonely Planet
Cruise
Let the 'Celebration' begin: Cruise giant Carnival's biggest ship ever debuts this weekend
It's celebration time for Carnival Cruise Line fans. Literally. The maiden voyage of the line's much-awaited Carnival Celebration will take place Sunday as the vessel departs Southampton, England, on a two-week transatlantic cruise to Miami. Recently completed at a shipyard in…
— The Points Guy
Israel’s Haifa Port Sees Business Like Never Before
Prior to the pandemic, there was only one local Israeli cruise line sailing from Haifa Port in Israel, making the country less accessible to cruisers and harder for locals to cruise since major cruise lines didn’t operate from Haifa. After the pandemic, Haifa Port has seen a major…
— Porthole Cruise And Travel
Transportation
Holiday travel: Airfare has become more expensive at these airports, data shows
With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, you may be thinking about your holiday travel plans. Travel experts are anticipating high demand and more expensive flights this season after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. A new report shows a ticket for certain airports may…
— The Hill
At least one travel fee is going down: Price drops for TSA PreCheck
At a moment when it seems like everything is getting more expensive, there's at least one travel convenience that will cost air travelers less. The Transportation Security Administration announced on Friday that TSA PreCheck, the service aimed at expediting airport security…
— KCRA Sacramento
10 of the best railway journeys in Italy
One of Italy’s loveliest rail routes is the coast-hugging track along the Cinque Terre in Liguria. Called an express, it’s more of a gentle pootle above all five of the Unesco-listed seaside villages in this celebrated national park. Setting off from La Spezia, the route ends in Levanto…
— The Guardian
Lodging
What hotel star ratings actually mean today
Online user ratings are great, until you discover they're fake. Or you remember how your uncle always leaves reviews and his taste is terrible. Travelers want a proper set of standards, which generic hotel star ratings seem to offer. After all, you see, "Five-star hotel" and think, "Must be…
— CNN
11 Incredible Book-Themed Hotels and Hotel Rooms
Sometimes travelers hop on a plane to get away, and other times they read a book to transport them to a different time and place. Other times, those who love to read can combine the best of both worlds and stay at a hotel with ties to their favorite books and authors…
— Fodor's Travel
Other and Odd
10 Destinations You Should Not Visit In 2023, According To Travel Experts
Fodor’s, a popular travel guide publisher and website, has brought back its “No List” for travel destinations after a three-year hiatus, and the list contains destinations you would never expect. Fodor’s explains that the “No List” is not meant as a critique of the destination but as…
— Travel Off Path
7 Travel Anxiety Tips to Ease Stress, According to a Psychiatrist
Travel is a gift. It makes us more connected to the world, can inspire us in ways we never imagined, and helps us bond with loved ones along the way. It can also leave us rather frazzled with anxiety. Travel anxiety is nothing to be ashamed of, and if you have it, you’re far…
— Travel+Leisure
Today in History
The US Capitol Bombing
The Senate had planned to work late into the evening of Monday, November 7, 1983, but unexpectedly adjourned early. Consequently, at 10:58 p.m., when a thunderous explosion tore through the second floor…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Goway Is Ready to Meet Demand for Travel to Japan
ORONTO, ON - Goway is ready and delighted to meet the high demand for trips to Japan in light of the country’s full reopening and dropping of Visa restrictions to visitors from the United States and Canada this past…
— Travel Research Online
Editorial Musings
Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming
by John Frenaye
Monday November 07, 2022
Over the years, I have seen it all. I have seen airline commissions dwindle and finally be eliminated. The Internet has done its best to thwart me. Tour operators have now become my competitor by selling directly to my client. And cruise lines kept lowering their fares while raising their fees so they could pay less. With all that, imagine my surprise when I saw this subject line in my e-mail.
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE TO PAY TRAVEL AGENT PARTNERS COMMISSION ON NON-COMMISSIONABLE FARES
What? Pinch me please, I must be…
— Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner
The Essence of Customer Loyalty
by Richard Earls
Sunday November 06, 2022
Carnival Cruise Lines did a study several years ago indicating 80% of cruisers booked their second cruise with someone other than the travel professional with whom they booked their first. However, the clients must have been satisfied with the cruise experience, because they took a second cruise.
So how to explain this rather startling statistic?
Though most of us feel like we understand the essence of customer loyalty, our study first necessitates grasping a very simple concept: Even a satisfied client will go elsewhere when an opportunity arises the client perceives as objectively better than the one you offer. A loyal client, however, will…
— Travel Research Online
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Spotlight
American Cruise Lines rolls former NCFs into Commissionable Fares
by Cheryl Rosen
Saturday November 05, 2022
Followi ng on the heels of a similar announcement by Norwegian Cruise Lines this week, American Cruise Lines has changed its policy and will roll non-commissionable fees (NCFs) into its fares—and pay travel advisors commission on them.
While Norwegian’s change goes into effect in January, American Cruise Lines will make the change effective on all bookings on its US fleet made after November…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike's Monday Cup of Mo-Joe
You Can’t Be All Things to All People
There is not a day gone by that I do not stop to think how lucky I am to have “stumbled” into a career that has allowed me to stay at five-star hotels, get paid to visit over 19 countries, meet many hundreds of nice people, take numerous cruises on both sea and river, and do it all by verbally sharing my experiences along the way.
— Travel Research Online
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