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Destinations
What Travelers Need to Know About France's Strikes
France is set to come to a standstill this week as workers take to the streets for a strike protesting against austerity measures. This comes after Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government collapsed on Monday, following his intentions to slash France’s multi-billion-euro deficit by…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Can You Visit the Bermuda Triangle? You Can—And It’s a Tropical Paradise
The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most enduring travel legends in the world. Sailing myths, old wives’ tales, and even published books have speculated that a certain geographic area on the north-easternmost edge of the Caribbean is a no-go zone where vessels and aircraft are…
— Travel Awaits
A Guide to Faro, Portugal
Even as the Algarve continues to be one of Europe’s great getaway spots, Faro, the region’s principal city, seemed to fly under the radar. Yet that’s all changed now. Southern Portugal’s regional capital has slowly cemented its city-break credentials. And today, this exciting city is…
— Lonely Planet
Tours and Activities
Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts
“In the desert, there’s a solution for everything,” our guide, Ahmed, told us. “Except the wind,” he added with a wry smile, zipping up his light jacket. As the sun dipped below the horizon on our second night camping in Egypt’s surreal White Desert, the stillness shattered. A sandstorm…
— New York Times
The Newly Discovered Desert City That’s Rewriting the History of the Americas
On Peru's desert hillsides, archaeologists have uncovered a 3,800-year-old city that may reshape our understanding of the cradle of civilisation in the Americas. Four hours north of Lima, the ochre slopes of the Supe Valley seem inhospitable: windswept plains, crumbled adobe walls…
— BBC
Cruise
Quark: New Training Module for Travel Advisors
Quark Expeditions has introduced a new addition to its advisor learning platform, PolarPRO. A new Groups and Charters specialization module has been designed to help travel advisors unlock new revenue opportunities. The new module is available exclusively through the Quark…
— Cruise Industry News
Cruise Guest Allegedly Jumped Overboard to Avoid Reporting Money
A Royal Caribbean International passenger was arrested after allegedly jumping off a cruise ship to avoid reporting currency. Jey Gonzalez-Diaz allegedly leapt from Rhapsody of the Seas during disembarkation while the vessel was docked at the Port of San Juan on Sept. 7…
— USA Today
Transportation
JetBlue Launching New Flights To 7 Stunning International Destinations This Fall
If adventure is calling your name this fall, JetBlue has answered the call! America's hippest airline (sorry Spirit, bankruptcy isn't cool) is set to launch new flights to 7 stunning international destinations in the coming months. Here at Travel Off Path, there's nothing we love more than…
— Travel Off Path
You Can Soon Book a Blade Helicopter on Uber in the U.S.–What to Know
A VIP trip to the airport may soon be a tap away. Rideshare company Uber plans to offer seats on Blade helicopters and seaplanes directly through its app, allowing customers to book fast rides between city hubs, to airports, and more, the company shared with Travel + Leisure…
— Travel+Leisure
Major Airline Announces Two-Hours Worth Of Cancellations Due To Strike: 27,000 Passengers Affected
It has been a summer of strikes across many airlines, both in North America and internationally. The worst is yet to come by the looks of it. Hundreds of flight cancellations are expected next week as France's air traffic controllers plan a walkout. This would be yet another…
— The Travel
Lodging
The Great Migration in Africa You Haven't Heard Of Yet
Most travelers associate the Great Migration with East Africa’s Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in Tanzania and Kenya, where millions of blue wildebeest—African antelopes also called gnus—thunder across the savanna each year. But in western Zambia’s Liuwa Plain National Park…
— Afar
This Hotel Has One of the Most Amazing Spas We've Ever Seen
We’re going behind the scenes at the iconic Stanglwirt Hotel in the Austrian Alps with journalist Esme Benjamin. Join her as she explores the hotel’s spacious suites—think roaring fires, plush sofas, and that rare hotel luxury: a massive soaking tub. Upstairs, there’s an inviting…
— Fodor's Travel
Maine Inns: A Design-Lover’s Guide
You might associate the great state of Maine with summer camps, ample lobster shacks, or maybe a fortuitously wealthy aunt and uncle in Bar Harbor—but fishing villages and ferries aside, the Pine Tree State also hosts dozens of small inns with verdant menus, seaside…
— Architectural Digest
Other and Odd
7 Ways Lower-Middle Class Families Travel That Make Experienced Travelers Cringe
We’ve all been there—squeezing every dollar, juggling credit cards, and trying to make memories without breaking the bank. For many families in the lower-middle class, travel isn’t about luxury; it’s about making it happen at all. But here’s the tricky part: the habits that help…
— Veg Out Magazine
The 6 Best Places For Pumpkin Picking Around The U.S.
When fall arrives, nothing signals the season quite like visiting a pumpkin patch. Across America, farms change into festive wonderlands where families create lasting memories among sprawling fields of orange. Hayrides, winding corn mazes, warm cider donuts, and barnyard…
— Travel Noire
Today in History
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
On this day in 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four passenger jets. The terrorists crashed two of the planes into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. The fourth hijacked plane…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
Seasoned Sales Leader Vonda Keeler Joins Rental Escapes as Director of Travel Advisor Partnerships, Willie Fernandez Also Promoted
Montreal – (September 10, 2025) – Rental Escapes, a full-service luxury villa company specializing in providing private villa experiences worldwide, announced today the appointment of Vonda Keeler as director of travel…
— Travel Research Online
The Incessant Traveler
Tauck Introduces Roam, for Gen Xers and Millennials
by David Cogswell
Thursday September 11, 2025
As Tauck charts the course for its second century, it’s looking towards new customer bases and new demographics that it can attract into its fold. Tauck has been looking hard at Gen Xers and the Millennials coming up after them, and looking for ways to shape its culture of guided touring into a package designed specifically for their needs and preferences. The result of that research project is Roam by Tauck.
Designed for people in their 40s and 50s, Roam offers small-group journeys of around 16 guests, with a balance between flexibility and active adventures, luxury accommodations and Tauck’s signature VIP experiences.
As part of its efforts to scope out Gen X and other possible emerging markets, two and a half years ago, Tauck brought Josh Brown…
— Travel Research Online
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Top Headlines
Russian Drones Cause Closure of Polish Airports
by Cheryl Rosen
Wednesday September 10, 2025
 Poland closed all four of its major airports this morning after multiple Russian “drone-type objects” violated its airspace during a wave of strikes on Ukraine.
Warsaw’s main Frederic Chopin Airport, Warsaw Modlin Airport, Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport near the Ukrainian border, and Lublin Airport were closed and dozens of flights were diverted.
Flights were diverted as far away as Copenhagen, and the changes reverberated through the airline systems. Lublin Airport remains temporarily closed but the other three have reopened. But after…
— Travel Research Online
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Attracting and Selling to Generation X
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT
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