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Destinations
Book Your Summer Trip To Europe Now, Or Face Higher Prices Later
Travel is at a record high in Europe, with many destinations welcoming more visitors than at any other time, and the trend shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Travel experts are now advising tourists to book European hotels and flights for summer 2023 soon, or they…
— Travel Off Path
It may be one of the last countries to let travelers in — and it’s not China
In 2008, the national anthems of both North Korea and the United States resonated throughout the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre — echoing hopes of a thawing relationship between the countries. The curtains have since long closed on these hopes. The historic…
— CNBC
The best time to visit Barbados
Do you love music, culture, gastronomy and sport, or just laying back on a stunning beach in the tropical sunshine? If so, Barbados will tick all your checkboxes and then some. This lush tropical island at the southern end of the Caribbean has everything you'd expect from a…
— Lonely Planet
Tours and Activities
These Japanese beef croquettes are so popular there's a 30-year waitlist
If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop in Takasago City in western Japan's Hyogo Prefecture, it'll take another 30 years before you receive your order. That isn't a typo. Thirty. Years. Founded in 1926, Asahiya sold meat…
— CNN
Favorite Children’s Book ‘Goodnight Moon’ Comes To Life With New Immersive Experience — Here’s Where To See It
Millions of parents and their children have experienced the joy of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s story with its colorful visuals and simple but deep meaning. The story is now coming to life in a massive way with a brand-new immersive experience. But…
— Travel Awaits
Cheers to the 10 best new breweries across the country
Hundreds of craft breweries open in the United States every year. To find the best new breweries in the country (those that opened in the past four years), 10Best asked a panel of beer experts to nominate their favorites and then invited readers to vote. These are the 10…
— USA Today
Cruise
Majestic Princess Arrives in Sydney with 800 Cases of Covid-19 Aboard
The Washington Post reported Saturday that a cruise ship carrying 800+ passengers infected with COVID-19 has arrived in Sydney, Australia. All those testing positive were either asymptomatic or displaying mild symptoms. The Majestic Princess was carrying more than…
— Travel Research Online
Is the Most Magical Library in the World in the Middle of the Ocean?
The Disney Wish, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ocean liner, which made her maiden voyage this summer, has a lot of razzle-dazzle. It’s big (with more than 70% veranda staterooms for its 4,000 passengers) and beautiful (the atrium is a literal fairy tale castle). But most importantly…
— Fodor's Travel
Texas is finally home to one of the world's biggest cruise ships
Florida and New Jersey are no longer the only states in the union that are home to one of Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class vessels — the world's biggest cruise ships. As of this week, Texas now has one, too. Royal Caribbean's giant Allure of the Seas, one of five vessels in the…
— The Points Guy
Transportation
How to Protect Yourself From Air Travel Issues This Holiday Season
The airlines landed a beatdown from the feds this summer because of repeated delays, waves of cancellations, and mountains of lost luggage. So, should we expect a sequel for the holidays? We found some signs of airline improvement. But there’s also some drama, and…
— NBC Bay Area
Canadian Pacific Holiday train set to return to eight US states for first time since 2019
After a three year hiatus due to COVID, the Canadian Pacific Holiday train will return to rails in the U.S., beginning this November. The train does not offer rides to members of the public, but it will bring festive joy across thousands of miles to more than 160 communities throughout…
— USA Today
Lodging
Enjoy Amazing Views Of The 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade At These 10 NYC Hotels
Is there anywhere more festive to celebrate turkey day than taking in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade? With celebrities on floats, giant balloons drifting down Central Park West, and marching bands galore, this iconic bit of Americana is a national treasure. Why not head to…
— The Travel
Miami Beach's Deauville Beach Resort Goes Down Marking End of an Era
The decaying hotel at Miami Beach's historic Deauville Beach Resort, which once played host to everyone from the Beatles to President John F. Kennedy, was imploded Sunday morning after it was declared an unsafe structure. The implosion of the Deauville hotel tower at 6701…
— NBC Miami
Other and Odd
A guide to travelling the world as a plus-size person
As every keen traveller knows, there are a number of checks and research one must undertake before travelling to a new country. We all know what they are, for the most part, basic questions such as ‘what’s the local currency?’, ‘‘how far behind is the time difference?", and "is…
— Conde Nast Traveller
How to Stay Healthy This Holiday Travel Season Amid COVID, Flu, and RSV
It’s hard to believe, but here we are preparing to embark on our third COVID winter, and just like the two COVID winters before it, there are a lot of unknowns ahead. This winter will be unique from the two previous ones in that it will be the first during which there will be almost…
— AFAR
Editorial Musings
Master These Ten Traits to Become Known For Over-The-Top Service
by John Frenaye
Monday November 14, 2022
If you are look ing to win the game of business, you must master three aspects of running that business. Product. Service. Price. Unfortunately, we have no control over the product in the travel industry. We have little control over the price. But we have absolute and total control over the service. So, how to make sure you are at the top of the game? Here are ten ways to get there! (Relax, it’s a short read)
Be a problem solver. Customers come to you to solve their travel…
— Travel Research Online
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Publishers Corner
Civilians
by Richard Earls
Friday November 11, 2022
Your clients wi ll mislead you. Most often, they will do so unintentionally, but they will give you bad intelligence and expect you to work with it. If you are not careful, you find yourself sending clients off to invade the wrong country. It can happen.
Clients do not always know what they want. They say they do. The truth, however, is clients are influenced by advertising, word of mouth, friends, and other resources that do not take into consideration the real needs of this particular individual.
Your client is a civilian. You are the professional. That's why it's important for you to take charge of the relationship and lead them to where they need to…
— Travel Research Online
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