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Destinations
6 Most Affordable Travel Destinations To Visit in January
According to the winter edition of the Portrait of American Travelers report from MMGY, almost eight in 10 American adults planned to take a vacation over the next year, a 7% increase from the winter of 2023. The report also found that the average vacation budget had reached…
— AOL
Puerto Rico Is Without Power - Here's How It'll Impact Travelers
An island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico has left 1.3 million experiencing a lack of power on New Year’s Eve. According to LUMA Energy – the island territory’s power provider – the outage began at 5:30 a.m. on December 31. Within hours of the blackout, LUMA claimed on its X…
— Travel Noire
Thailand's Secret Island: This Turquoise Paradise Boasts Crowd-Free Beaches And Lavish Resorts
Add Thailand to the list for overtourism. Europe may hog the spotlight with their global gripes demanding to have their beloved hometowns back, but Thailand is no stranger to busy streets and jam-packed beaches either. Bangkok is and always will be a bustling city, but what may be…
— Travel Off Path
Tours and Activities
Winter Glamping Done Right: Best Cold-Weather Sites in the US
Glamping is on the map for travelers—even during winter. In case you’ve missed out on the hype of glamorous camping, it’s slowly slid into the American purview for three main reasons. First, it gets exhausted city-slickers out into nature. Second, glamping removes the onus of buying…
— Travel Awaits
‘Noctourism’ Is Expected to Be a Big Travel Trend in 2025
Rebecca Douglas has been to Iceland 29 times. And she’s already booked her 30th trip. The goal of every trip is the same: photographing the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. Douglas has been photographing this spectacular phenomenon since 2010. It’s colors — which can paint…
— CNBC
Bora Bora: Best Hikes
Most visitors head to Bora Bora for a blissful island vacation that centers around relaxing in an overwater bungalow on the sparkling lagoon. So you may be surprised to learn that it’s possible to work up a sweat with a vigorous hike on this gem of French Polynesia. Given its small size…
— Lonely Planet
Cruise
How Princess Cruises Creates a Meaningful Connection
Princess Cruises’ itineraries visit more than 330 destinations across the world, encompassing both the world's most popular ports and lesser-known places. The process for choosing which destinations make the cut is a complex task that involves evaluating a variety of factors, says…
— Cruise and Ferry
Stonestreet Stars in NCL’s ‘Experience More at Sea’ Campaign
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has named two-time Emmy® Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet as its new brand ambassador and the star of the “Experience More” advertising campaign. The campaign features 30- and 15-second spots showcasing Stonestreet enjoying various…
— Porthole Cruise and Travel
Transportation
British Airways Overhauls Loyalty Program and How Reward Points are Earned
British Airways is overhauling its loyalty program this year, switching to a revenue-based system and moving away from allowing travelers to earn points based on the route and fare class. As part of the new program, which has been rebranded “The British Airways Club” and will go…
— Travel+Leisure
Boeing Provides Safety and Quality Plan Updates
Boeing said it's on track with its safety and quality improvement plan as the new year begins. The storied manufacturer faced criticism for what many saw as slipping standards on its production lines in recent years. In January 2024, an Alaska Airlines flight operated by a months-old 737…
— USA Today
Lodging
The Hotels of ‘White Lotus’ Thailand Are Ready for Prime Time
When the new season of HBO/Max’s White Lotus series reaches screens starting on February 16, I predict the deep-pocketed guests won’t arrive by the route that real-life people travel to the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui—that is, by the traffic-clogged, unscenic ring road from the…
— Fodor's Travel
One of Greece’s Most Popular Islands Is Getting a JW Marriott Resort This Year
It may be the early days of January, but it's never too early to start pining for summer. And this coming August, Marriott Bonvoy loyalists — and those who just want to get away to Greece — can look forward to the first-ever JW Marriott resort on the island of Crete. Now accepting…
— The Points Guy
Other and Odd
How Mobility Issues Changed the Way I Plan Travel With My Mom
My first trip to Paris with my mother was in 2014. Every morning, we started walking along the Seine River, and by the end of each day had covered a dozen miles. One afternoon, we wandered through the Marais district, popped into gardens, and posed in front of fountains between…
— Afar
6 Things to Do for Stress Free Travel in 2025, From Reassessing Airline Loyalty to Applying for Global Entry
There's nothing like airport chaos or passport emergencies to ruin a vacation—which is why stress free travel is one of our New Year's resolutions for 2025. Travel can be thrilling, eye-opening, and restorative—but let’s face it, actually getting to your destination leaves plenty of…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Today in History
The March of Dimes
In the early part of the 20th century, polio either killed or paralyzed thousands of Americans. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, himself a victim, founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis on January 3, 1938. Better…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Brrrr: The Best Of The Danube With AmaWaterways…In February
We’ve always  loved the quieter side of travel – those moments when you can really connect with a place without the rush of peak-season crowds. So, when AmaWaterways invited us to sail its Best Of The Danube itinerary in February, we didn’t hesitate to say yes. This round trip journey from Budapest gives us a chance to experience the Danube at its most peaceful, with fewer tourists and a fresh perspective on some of our favorite destinations…
— Travel Research Online
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The Rosen Report
Kristin Karst and Mara Hargarther Talk Building Partnerships and Friendships
by Cheryl Rosen
Thursday January 02, 2025
“Out of succe ssful partnerships come wonderful friendships,” says AmaWaterways EVP Kristin Karst—and many travel advisors would agree that their relationships with her go a step beyond just business. So when I sat down to chat with Karst about how travel advisors might build relationships with her and the river cruise company she co-founded, neither of us was surprised when Mara Hargarther stopped by to give her a hug. Soon she joined us in a three-way conversation about how travel advisors and suppliers can best work together.
The two ladies met at a cocktail party for CruiseOne top producers in about 2008; today, Hargarther’s Maratime Journeys is a $12 million business and the top-producing agency for AmaWaterways among all Dream Vacations franchisees. To a large extent, she…
— Travel Research Online
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