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Destinations
The Best Time to Visit Cancun (And Things to Do Beyond the Beach)
If you're looking for the best time to visit Cancun, the answer is “whenever you can go.” The city's location on the Caribbean coast of Mexico offers turquoise blue waters, fine white sand, and plenty of culinary and nightlife options to choose from for a classic beach getaway. On top of…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Move Over Austin! Travelers Are Flocking To This Diverse Texas Metropolis In Record Numbers
Austin and Fort Worth may be battling head-to-head for the ‘trendiest city in Texas' title, but there's a new sheriff in town. Reporting record numbers of visitors with another month left to go, it's safe to say the ‘Lone Star State' has more than one shining star after all – at least in…
— Travel Off Path
Great Apes and Tiny Bears: Chasing Wild Thrills in Borneo
We lurched along an unpaved road in the night, walls of trees and knotted vines on either side. In the darkness lurked some of the world’s most unusual mammals, and I had come to Borneo to fulfill a lifelong dream to see them: catlike civets, scaled anteaters called pangolins and…
— New York Times
Tours and Activities
The 5 Best Road Trips to Explore the Côte d’Azur
The Côte d’Azur has a mythical quality; an ancient stretch of coastline with legends of the Cannes red carpet and Monaco’s yacht-filled port. Yet despite its fame (and literal fortune), the ‘Côte d’Azur’ doesn’t have clearly defined borders. In fact, it never did. The term originally comes…
— Lonely Planet
Skip The Grand Canyon: This Is Arizona's Most Underrated Hike (But It's Dangerous)
Some of the most dangerous hikes in Grand Canyon National Park include Bright Angel Trail and Grand View Trail. Still, if you want to get off the beaten path and embark on another challenging hike, Arizona has an exciting alternative. The trail, considered challenging, guarantees…
— The Travel
Cruise
This 69-Day Cruise That Sails Across the Arctic Circle from Iceland to Japan Is a True Explorer's Dream
A new cruise is offering travelers a chance to follow in the wake of legendary sailors like Erik the Red, the Viking explorer known for establishing the first colony on Greenland (and giving the island its misleading name), and Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian adventurer who…
— AFAR
Summary: Norwegian Moves Ships Back to North America in 2025-26
Norwegian Cruise Line is moving its ships back to the Caribbean and North America as part of a redeployment plan that saw over 50 cruises for 2025-26 being cancelled. Here’s all we know about the cancellations and the new itineraries, which will open for booking on Nov. 29, 2024…
— Cruise Industry News
Transportation
Union Members Call Strike and Rally at LAX and Charlotte
As if record crowds and anticipated storms aren’t enough trouble for the Thanksgiving rush, airport workers at Los Angeles and Charlotte are threatening labor actions that will add to the turmoil. At LAX, 100 members of members of the SEIU United Service Workers…
— Travel Research Online
Delta Air Lines Takes In-Flight Dining To New Heights With Shake Shack Partnership
Delta Air Lines has announced an exciting new partnership with beloved burger chain Shake Shack. Starting December 1, 2024, first-class passengers on select Delta flights will have the opportunity to savor Shake Shack’s iconic cheeseburgers. The collaboration with Shake Shack is…
— Travel Noire
American Airlines, Frontier planes clip wings at Boston Logan Airport
Two planes clipped wings on the tarmac at the Boston Logan International Airport on Monday. An American Airlines plane clipped the tip of a wing on a Frontier Airlines plane at the airport's Terminal E. According to a spokesperson from Frontier Airlines, the affected flight was en…
— USA Today
Lodging
Marriott Bonvoy Members Can Score 25% Off Winter Stays Around the World – When to Book
Marriott Bonvoy is making an epic winter getaway easier with up to 25 percent off stays at thousands of hotels around the world. The company’s Cyber Week sale is available to book from now through Dec. 3, and is valid on winter stays from Dec. 1 to Jan. 20, 2025, Marriott…
— Travel+Leisure
12 Hotels That Go All Out for the Holidays
Christmas away from home is always a mix of nostalgia and novelty. While you might miss the traditions and familiar faces, there's a certain magic in experiencing a different kind of holiday. This memorable trip could be your first time seeing snow on Christmas morning or…
— Lonely Planet
The Willard Intercontinental Hosts Pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys Before Their White House Visit
One of the glitziest hotels in the IHG Hotels & Resorts orbit hosted VIP — very important poultry — guests over the weekend prior to their high-profile pardon from U.S. President Joe Biden. Peach and Blossom, the turkeys Biden pardoned Monday ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving…
— The Points Guy
Other and Odd
How to Travel With Less Stress This Thanksgiving
About 79.9 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 for the Thanksgiving holiday—a new record, according to projections from the American Automobile Association (AAA). That number is up by 1.7 million compared to 2023 and…
— Time
You *Really* Need to Think About These Things When Renting an EV Car on Vacation
Even before my 20-something daughter and I got on the plane, I’d made a gamble. I’d pay $40-ish less if I opted for a “mystery” airport rental car to drive my daughter and I around the southern coast of North Carolina in search of loggerhead turtles nesting, Venus flytraps in the wild…
— Fodor's Travel
Today in History
Entering King Tut's Tomb
On this day in 1923, Howard Carter and Lord Carnavon became the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 3,000 years. The discovery is significant in part because the tomb was extremely well…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
American Legend Sets Sail from Florida Today on Inaugural Cruise
Guilford, CT—November 25, 2024—American Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that American Legend sets sail today, along its first cruise. The newest small ship in the country, is sailing American’s 8-Day Florida Gulf Coast…
— Travel Research Online
Publishers Corner
Thanksgiving
by Richard Earls
Monday November 25, 2024
"Remember t hat sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck." -Dalai Lama
In many ways, Thanksgiving is the greatest of holidays, a reminder of the debt of gratitude we owe to everyone and everything around us. It is always tempting to magnify our losses and minimize the ordinary, daily miracle. We long for big, outrageous fortunes and forget the small, mundane but truly astonishing gifts. One day of the year, however, is a reminder to contemplate the undeniably interdependent nature of our existence. How amazingly special is it when a client takes the time and effort to say "Thanks"? Being on the receiving or giving end of gratitude is a pretty special thing. Especially now.
Everything is connected. We don't have to look…
— Travel Research Online
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