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Destinations
After a Life-changing Trip to Coastal Mississippi, I Underwent a Major Health Scare. Here's How the Power of Travel Helped Me Heal.
It was a bright November morning, and I had just flown back from the endless coastline of the Mississippi Gulf, my skin still dewy from the humidity. I’d sat down at my neighborhood café in Charleston to write this very essay, and borrowed a charger from a man drinking an Americano. In…
— Travel+Leisure
Is Japan Safe To Visit?
Japan’s tourism boom is anticipated to continue in 2025. The East Asian island country is popular among Gen Z and millennials, but it’s a year-round destination with something for everyone. Japanese cuisine, culture, and vibrant, stylish retailers are major draws. In addition to its bustling…
— Travel Noire
Italy Proposes New Law To Protect Accommodations and Restaurants From Fake and Paid-For Online Travel Reviews
When consumers check online reviews for a host of accommodations, restaurants, and even attractions through booking platforms such as TripAdvisor, Expedia, Booking.com, and Airbnb, what they’re reading may or may not always be factual. Far too often, many reviews are either fake or…
— The Travel
Tours and Activities
Explore Black History at These 15 Places in the US
Black culture has shaped much of American history and its cultural impact around the world. In a time where conversations around race and the injustices committed against the Black community have moved to the center – triggered by the murder of George Floyd in 2020 – it is critical to…
— Lonely Planet
Kanazawa: Everything You Need to See in Japan's Hidden Treasure
From trend reports to travel blogs, Japan has slid into the mainstream for travelers across the world. The country’s rise in popularity comes as no surprise—Japan offers a near-perfect trifecta for adventurers. Its traditions are distinct, stretching back centuries but still palpable and alive. Its…
— Travel Awaits
Cruise
40+ People Report Gastrointestinal Illness on Silversea Cruise
More than 40 people got sick in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a Silversea Cruises ship. Among 681 guests onboard, 38 reported being ill during Silver Ray’s current voyage, along with five crew members, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Their main symptoms were diarrhea…
— USA Today
Asuka II to Offer 20 Cruises in Summer 2025
Asuka Cruises recently announced its deployment plans for the Asuka II for late summer and early fall 2025, which will include a series of 20 cruises departing from Japan. According to the company’s website, the one- to 12-night itineraries sail from Yokohama, Kobe, Kanazawa, Otaru and Hakodate…
— Cruise Industry News
Transportation
What to Know About REAL ID
Planning to travel by air in the U.S. later this year? A regular driver's license may not cut it. Travelers flying through U.S. airports will soon need to show TSA agents a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, a passport or another form of REAL ID-compliant identification if they want to pass through the security…
— ABC News
This Elon Musk Company Has Been Screwing Up Qantas Flights
Fliers traveling with Australia-based Qantas Airways have faced inconveniences over the past several weeks for an unusual reason. The flag carrier has been forced to delay its flights between Sydney and Johannesburg due to SpaceX rocket debris reentering the atmosphere. The U.S. government warned…
— Fodor's Travel
Hop Aboard Amtrak's New Route To New Orleans For Southern Charm & Coastal Bliss
CNN just unveiled their take on 2025's most exciting new train routes across the globe, and we've covered Europe's new additions, like Brussels to Venice on a sleeper train and Paris to Berlin in just 8 hours. When it comes to the U.S., truth be told, there's a lot of bureaucracy. Sometimes we ‘put the…
— Travel Off Path
Lodging
Andaz Mayakoba Closing for Yearlong Renovations Starting in March
Bad news for Hyatt loyalists hoping to bask in the sun of Mexico's Riviera Maya at the Andaz Mayakoba this year: The popular hotel will close for an extensive renovation in just a few months. In a statement to TPG, Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya general manager David Cayuela said…
— The Points Guy
Hotel Employees Share the 7 Red Flags to Look for When Checking Into a Hotel
Airbnb is losing clients to hotels — but that doesn't mean the latter is always a perfect solution. Some hotels are better than others, and there are a few things guests can look for to see how their accommodations may stack up. Business Insider asked hotel employees about the red flags to look…
— AOL
Other and Odd
Here's How The TikTok Ban Could Have Lasting Affects On Travel
TikTok’s fate and future accessibility to its 170 million American users remains unclear ahead of January 19, the date of its proposed ban in the United States. On January 10, the Supreme Court sat through oral arguments in favor of the app’s presence in the U.S. NBC News reported that the…
— Travel Noire
The Euro and Dollar Are Nearly Equal—Meaning Americans Can Get More Bang for Their Buck While Traveling
In late September 2024, a €250/night hotel in Paris—the price of many four-star hotels in the French capital—would have cost you nearly $280. As of this writing, that price is down to $256. For the past 12 months, the U.S. dollar has struggled to hold its own against the euro. The average exchange rate…
— Afar
Today in History
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution Ratified
On this day in 1920, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution went into effect, initiating Prohibition. The new law forbade the sale, manufacture, transportation and consumption of alcohol throughout the United States. The…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
The Travel Institute Continues to Sponsor Ongoing Education Efforts
FRAMINGHAM, MA, January 13, 2025 – The Travel Institute announces its Q1 2025 event calendar with a robust list of PEP Talks—complimentary live, online expert learning events, from its Professional Educators Program, or…
— Travel Research Online
The Incessant Traveler
Discovering Panama, a Narrow Strip with a Wide Range of Possibilities
by David Cogswell
Thursday January 16, 2025
Panama is a tin y country everyone knows a little about, but most of us don’t know very much about. We all know about the Panama Canal, which revolutionized world transportation and shipping when it was completed by the United States in 1914 after 10 years of construction, following a failed attempt by the French to do the same thing.
The importance of the canal cannot be overstated. It saves about 8,000 nautical miles in making the trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
What else can you tell me about Panama? It is the country that inhabits the narrowest piece of land between the Atlantic and Pacific in all of the…
— Travel Research Online
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