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Destinations
New Tours for Boomers Prove That Travel Adventures Don't Have an Age Limit
Several tour operators are catering more to senior travelers, with hiking and biking trips at different activity…
— AFAR
Will 2024 Be the Year of the Latin American Summer?
With an increase in visitors and travel content on TikTok, there's no denying Latin American destinations are becoming more popular. In 2024, will Latin America be as popular as Europe was in…
— Thrillist
"The Points Guy" predicts 2024 will be busiest travel year ever. He's got some tips.
Brian Kelly, founder and CEO of The Points Guy, says Quebec, Cairo, San Diego and Costa Rica are among some of the top travel destinations for the upcoming…
— CBS News
Tours and Activities
2024 to see a spike in Sustainable Travel and Event Tourism: Trip.com Group
In 2024, travel will be reshaped by Sustainable Tourism and Event Adventures, reflecting changing traveler values and…
— Travel And Tour World
Cruise
Five Ships Under Construction for American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that it has five more new ships under construction, all scheduled for delivery over the next two years. These are in addition to the three ships the Line took delivery of this year. All five ships will be for the U.S. market and will include a mix of…
— Travel Research Online
The Best Cruise Ships in the World: The Gold List 2024
Welcome to The Gold List 2024, our annual list of editors' favourite hotels, resorts, and more. Here, our picks for the best cruise ships in the…
— Conde Nast Traveller
Observant Passengers Help Cruise Ship Rescue Stranded Fishermen
It was Christmas Day and Costa Cruises' 114,500 gross ton Costa Serna was on a leisurely day of ocean cruising on the Arabian Sea. The cruise…
— The Maritime Executive
Transportation
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Close Roads to JFK and LAX
Travelers knew Wednesday was going to be a mess at the airport—but they didn’t plan on the extra stress of pro-Palestine protesters blocking the access roads as well. More than 60 protesters were arrested after two separate demonstrations closed roads leading to JFK and LAX airports, backing up traffic and forcing some travelers to get…
— Travel Research Online
Airline Failures: Which Carriers Did We Lose In 2023?
While there were quite a few bankruptcies during the year, there were only a handful of airline mergers that were…
— Simple Flying
Here is why a major airline just cut dozens of flights
There's a story behind every statistic. People in the airline industry would probably like to forget last year, when consumer complaints to the U.S. Department of Transportation board jumped 55% from 2021 and five times the pre-pandemic levels of…
— The Street
Lodging
10 Best Hotels Sao Miguel Azores
Ah, Portugal! Where sun-kissed beaches meet cobblestone streets. If you’re traveling beyond the mainland to the Azores archipelago, then São Miguel Island, the largest of Portugal’s cluster of Atlantic islands, is probably on your…
— Travel Awaits
8 Best Hotels in Jamaica, From Kingston to Montego Bay
Including, and certainly not limited to, the property that helped inspire the James Bond…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Other and Odd
What would the 'Home Alone' Paris trip cost today? We did the math.
We asked travel experts to calculate the cost of the McCallisters' disastrous Christmas…
— The Washington Post
These Google Maps Tips Are Essential for 2023 Holiday Travel
Remember to use these Google Maps features to cut out some of the holiday stress from…
— CNET
Today in History
Massacre at Wounded Knee
After years of the United States seizing Native American lands and forcing tribes onto reservations, as well as treaty provisions that were never honored, tensions finally came to a head on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee.
European settlers were growing concerned over a new movement with the Lakota tribe called the "Ghost Dance"; this religion assured the Native American people that soon their ancestors would return and the white man would be swept from the land and the wildlife returned. Settlers…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Viking Announces 10 Additional River Ships For Europe
Viking® has re vealed plans to add 10 new Viking Longships to its river fleet. Eight of these vessels will navigate the popular routes along the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, while two will join the Seine River. This expansion includes a Longship for the Seine, announced in February 2023.
The construction of all 10 ships commenced with a keel-laying ceremony at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, Germany. The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2025 (five ships) and 2026 (remaining five).
Viking also recently announced a new ship for the Mekong in 2025 with the addition of the Viking…
— Travel Research Online
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The Rosen Report
Host Agency Gone Wrong: Six Travel Advisors Head to Court Over Nonpayment of Commissions
by Cheryl Rosen
Friday December 29, 2023
Scott Austin ha d been with his host agency for only six months when things started to go wrong. A former hospital CFO, he signed up with Pinnacle Travel in 2022, and immediately immersed himself in learning about the industry first-hand. He traveled extensively with Pinnacle owner Annaliza Proctor to places like Puerto Vallarta and Cancun, and quickly came to consider her a “very, very good friend.”
When his first commission check failed to appear, he let it be. The second time, though, he called the supplier—and was told they had sent the money to Pinnacle 45 days earlier.
He wasted no time in moving on. “I was the first agent to leave Pinnacle because of this,” he told TRO. “It was a big shock to everyone because…
— Travel Research Online
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