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Destinations
The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2023
With much of the world reopened, 2023 is shaping up to be the year travel officially bounces back. We made our list of the 50 best destinations for 2023 a little differently this year: We asked Travel + Leisure's editors where they want to go in the months ahead. Some are raring…
— Travel+Leisure
Foreign visitors flock to Japan after tourism reopening
The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two years of Covid restrictions, more than doubling the volume from September. Japan on October 11 ended some of the world's strictest…
— CNN
Where to go in 2023: when to visit our Best in Travel winners
If you’re anything like us, you’re looking to cram as much adventure into 2023 as possible. Luckily, we’ve just released Best in Travel 2023 — a list of the best places to unwind, connect, eat, learn and journey around the world next year. And with 30 different destinations and…
— Lonely Planet
Tours and Activities
The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have
One July morning, a five-person jury — including the writers Pico Iyer and Aatish Taseer, the architect Toshiko Mori, the chef and food scientist David Zilber and the landscape photographer Victoria Sambunaris — gathered over Zoom to debate what, exactly, constitutes…
— New York Times
The 50 Best Restaurants in Latin America 2022 List Has Just Been Revealed
For the first time since 2019, the top chefs in Latin America were all in the same room last night. In Mérida, on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, there was much for them to celebrate—old friends to see, food markets to explore, flavors to try for the first time. Many had not been to…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Top 6 Wellness Destinations In The U.S. To Visit In 2023
Do you want your next vacation to be relaxing and rejuvenating rather than hectic and stressful? Wellness travel is one of the top travel trends of 2023. Although there’s no one definition for what “wellness travel” actually means, it encompasses travel that promotes…
— Travel Off Path
Cruise
Fastest Growing Cruise Line Adds Another New Ship Headed for Miami
MSC Cruises, the world’s fastest growing cruise line, has added another new cruise ship to their fleet when they took delivery of their latest flagship, MSC Seascape. MSC Seascape will be christened in New York City in early December before heading to her home at the Cruise…
— Cruise Fever
Disney Completes Purchase of Global Dream Megaship
The fate of Dream Cruises’ former megaship Global Dream has finally been decided. At 208,000 gross tons, the ship is one of the biggest ever designed, but unfortunately Dream Cruises went out of business along with its parent company, Genting Hong Kong. Rumors first…
— Porthole Cruise and Travel News
Transportation
JetBlue Is Launching Flights to Paris from These U.S. Airports in 2023
After recently hinting that it is planning to expand in Europe beyond its existing routes to London, JetBlue Airways made it official on Wednesday when it announced that it will be adding new service to Paris in summer 2023. The goal, according to JetBlue, is to introduce…
— AFAR
10 holiday train rides guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit
Singing carols, baking Christmas cookies, and visiting Christmas markets are time-honored ways to ring in the holiday season. And for a growing number of families across the country, taking a Christmas train ride is near the top of the list of holiday traditions too. Decked out…
— USA Today
Lodging
Celebrate New Year’s Eve At These 10 Dubai Luxury Hotels
New Year’s Eve is one of the most awaited moments by everyone around the world. Dubai, a popular New Year destination among wanderers, organizes every year the most exquisite new year events people won’t witness anywhere else. The New Year’s Eve fireworks in Dubai at…
— The Travel
Rustic comfort: 14 hotels with cabins and cabin-style rooms
Is there anything better than cozying up near a fire in a cabin during the cooler months? Maybe it's waking up early in a cabin during the summer to spend a day fishing, hiking or just breathing in some fresh natural air. Luckily, you don't have to just rent a random cabin to…
— The Points Guy
Other and Odd
How to Prepare for Travel Chaos Over the Holidays
After two years of stop-and-start COVID-19 restrictions, Americans are ready to re-embrace holiday travel this year. If you’re hitting the road, expect company—lots of it. According to a recent survey from travel booking app Hopper, almost 60% of people plan to travel over…
— Time
10 Tips For Booking Cheap Travel During Busy Season
Between the crowds and general chaos, traveling during high-season is stressful as it is. It certainly adds insult to injury that airlines and hotels jack up their prices during summer and the holidays, knowing that more people will naturally be traveling. Though it can be frustrating…
— The Travel
Today in History
The Luxor Massacre
One of the darkest events in international tourism occurred on this date in 1997 in Luxor, Egypt. One of Egypt’s top tourist attractions, the Temple of Hatshepsut, was filled with tourists from around the world at around…
— Travel Research Online
60-Second Geography
A Land of Fire and Ice
by TRO Staff
Thursday November 17, 2022
 Iceland always makes for a spectacular experience. Settled over a thousand years ago by the Vikings, this island sits along the mid-Atlantic ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean and has a culture deeply rooted in its ancient heritage. Pristine nature forms and stark landscapes are just the beginning. Icelandic art and culture, which draws from the ancient Sagas, continues to surprise visitors. It is a fascinating country that is sure to capture your heart.
— Travel Research Online
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The Incessant Traveler
Time to Exhale
by David Cogswell
Thursday November 17, 2022
 The Election is over. Hallelujah!
Election years are well known to be bad for markets, because they introduce an element of uncertainty, and markets don’t like uncertainty.
The midterm of a president’s first term is particularly troublesome. According to Jeff Sommer, in the New York Times, “Numbers going back more than a century show that the second year has generally been the weakest for the stock market in a president’s term.”
— Travel Research Online
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