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Destinations
The New Orleans Neighborhood You Must Visit
New Orleans is one of America’s best cities to visit for its delicious food, lively music, and beautiful architecture. You can find all three of these things in the Garden District and a variety of other neighborhoods uptown—aka upriver, or up the Mississippi River. Known for its…
— AFAR
UNESCO Says Venice Is in Danger as a Destination—Should You Still Visit?
Venice has long been teetering in a delicate state, suffering the impact of over-tourism exacerbated by the effects of climate change. While the Italian city has desperately been installing measures to curb its list of growing issues, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Tours and Activities
This French City To Allow Swimming In Its River — Why It’s Back After A 100-Year Absence
When the 2024 Summer Olympics begin in Paris, France, the opening ceremony will take place on the Seine River instead of inside a stadium. What’s more remarkable though, is that the famed river will play a much larger role in those Olympics. Indeed, several swimming…
— Travel Awaits
England’s Last Wild-Camping Refuge Saved as Campaigners Win Legal Battle Against Landowners
According to a local legend, when a wealthy businessman sought to make a profit by farming on Dartmoor, Old Crockern – the mythological protector of the moors – cursed the venture and drove the man away. That same spirit may have ridden again this week: on Monday, July…
— Lonely Planet
Greece to Introduce Caps on Daily Visitors to Acropolis
Starting on September 4, a limited number of daily visitors will be permitted to enter Greece’s historic monument of the Acropolis, as the respective authorities try to put a strap on mass tourism. According to Lina Mendoni, the Culture Minister, daily visitors to the Athens…
— SchengenVisaInfo.com
Cruise
Bimini & Its Free Beaches: What To Know When Cruising Into This Port
Located only 55.6 miles from Miami, the small Bimini Island stretches over 14 miles and is the Bahamas' westernmost district. This tiny island is one of the most beautiful places travelers can visit in the Bahamas, and its new port makes the island accessible for those traveling…
— The Travel
HRH The Princess Royal to Open Aberdeen South Harbour
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to officially open the Port of Aberdeen’s multimillion-pound South Harbour expansion during a quayside event with 200 invited guests on 22 September 2023. A specially designed accropode will be unveiled at the event to…
— Cruise & Ferry
Transportation
Azores Airlines Slated to Fly Transatlantic Flights From Porto
Azores Airlines, a small Portuguese carrier, is looking to further expand its footprint in North America. Starting June 2024, the carrier plans to fly between Porto — one of Portugal's largest cities and major tourist destinations — and three North American destinations: Boston…
— The Points Guy
1,300 Flights Canceled, Thousands More Delayed Due to Stormy East Coast Weather
More than 1,300 flights in the U.S. are canceled, and another 5,700-plus are delayed as of 5:30 p.m. Eastern with severe weather blanketing much of the East Coast Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. The Federal Aviation Administration warned on…
— USA Today
How to Use the Tube in London
Forget taking expensive taxis or the horror of renting a car (you’ll spend longer stuck in traffic than doing much else). The Underground (or the Tube, as it’s known across the pond) is London’s not-so-secret weapon and hands-down the most efficient way to travel around the…
— Fodor's Travel
Lodging
In Ireland’s ‘Forgotten County,’ a Tiny Inn Does It Right
The back story of Breac House, a tiny hotel in northwest Ireland’s County Donegal, sounds like a cautionary tale: Two city-slickers, accountants from Dublin, who’d never worked at a hotel or served a scone, decide to open a custom-built, designer property on a remote…
— New York Times
This Hotel Was Just Named the Best in Nashville — With a Swanky New Bar and a Rooftop Pool
With its living green walls, gallery-worthy art collection, and midcentury Italian-inspired decor, it’s clear from the moment you arrive that The Joseph, a Luxury Collection Hotel, isn’t your typical Music City haunt. A favorite city among Travel + Leisure readers, Nashville is known…
— Travel+Leisure
Other and Odd
Oak Lawn Travel Agent Accused of Scamming Families Faces Charges
A suburban woman posing as a travel agent who CBS 2 has investigated multiple times is going to have to answer to a judge. Maysoon Nasir was arrested over the weekend on several felony charges including identify theft. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reported about multiple…
— CBS News
This Organization Uses Travel to Transform Black Boys' Lives in Baltimore
When Matt Hanna started teaching in Baltimore over a decade ago, he was unaware of some of the hardships his students faced. He lived in the same urban neighborhood as the kids he taught. On the weekends, he noticed many of the young, Black boys never had much to do…
— Travel Noire
Today in History
The Great Train Robbery
On August 8, 1963, a group of 15 men held up a train at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The robbery did not go well. The robbers were misinformed, ill-equipped and…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Travelers Describe Time With Local Family on Collette’s ‘Colors of Morocco’ Tour as ‘Powerful Experience'
Pawtucket, RI (August 7, 2023) – Collette has seen a surge in rave reviews of its “Colors of Morocco” small group explorations tour in the past year. Travelers have been enjoying their time on the 15-day tour through…
— Travel Research Online
Agent Perspectives
Italy’s Atlantis: The Story of Portus Julius
by Joseph Walker
Tuesday August 08, 2023
I remem ber back in 1990 while living in Italy as part of the US contingent of NATO, of consistent rumors of an underwater city near Naples, Italy. Local Italians told me conspiratorially that it was their own Atlantis, but few knew much else about this fabled town. In the absence of knowledge, the legends grew over time amongst the locals and the US military stationed just a few miles away. Was it a town built by the Romans, or maybe by the Greeks who came before them? As this region was known by the ancients to be preferred by the “Gods,” could the sunken city be something else entirely?
— Travel Research Online
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