The Traveler's Journal  
Press Releases - The Traveler's Journal

Informative Press Releases for Travel

Press Release information you can use!

 

The following information is provided by the travel supplier or its public relations representative. The Traveler's Journal can accept no responsibility for the accuracy or validity of any material in this section.

TRO Travelgram: July 16

07-16-2013

 

Tuesday, July 16
Destinations
Slice of the City: Vicenza - a trove of architectural treasures
Palladio's grand buildings are a feature of this northern Italian city... The Independent

Can't Miss Things to do in Berlin 
First time visitors to Germany's capital city of Berlin will find they have no shortage of culturally stimulating destinations well worth exploring... The Huffington Post

How to Explore Europe - on a Budget 
Those lucky enough to be traversing not one but several European cities over the course of a few weeks or, as is more likely, months, may worry about the many expenditures that go hand in hand with extensive traveling abroad... The Huffington Post

Tours and Activities
The World's Most Unusual Food Festivals 
Some festivals stray from the beaten path of tradition,and make for some unique and unusual fetes. Whether people are smearing tomatoes into the hair and faces of loved ones at La Tomatina or hurling sausages into the air at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, food festivals all over the world express cultural pride in some relatively surprising ways... The Huffington Post

America's most awesome boardwalks
If your idea of summer perfection involves roller coasters, funnel cakes, and Whac-A-Mole, here are 19 little pieces of honky-tonk heaven — from Jersey to Cali —just waiting for you to pay a visit...NBCNews.com

Ky. museum remains a ventriloquist haven
Vent Haven Museum bills itself as the world's only museum of ventriloquists' figures... USA Today

Cruise
Carnival Cruise Lines Appoints Industry Experts to New Safety and Reliability Board
Carnival Cruise Lines recently announced it has appointed four highly acclaimed experts to its new Safety and Reliability Review Board, just three months after deciding it will be investing $300 million in fleetwide operational upgrades... CruiseCritic.com

Refurbishment of Regent Cruise Ship
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced that Seven Seas Voyager will go through a multi-million dry dock refurbishment this October to include new interiors and restaurants... CruiseCritic.com

Whales in Glacier Bay prompt new limit on cruise ships
Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska has ordered visiting cruise ships to slow down to 10 knots in whale-heavy areas, citing "extremely high humpback whale densities"... USA Today

Transportation
Asiana crash probe moves on from San Francisco airport
The National Transportation Safety Board has wrapped up its on-scene work as part of its investigation of the Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco airport, the agency said Monday... CNN

[Back to Press Releases Main]