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TRO Travelgram: Aug 28

08-28-2013

 

Wednesday, August 28
Destinations
Insider Guide: Best of Venice 
On any given day, there are as many tourists in the Floating City as there are locals. With this guide, you can enjoy Venice as both...CNN

8 great Labor Day weekend getaways
Labor Day weekend may be just around the corner, but it's not too late to plan the perfect three-day getaway. From coast to coast, there are plenty of free and budget-friendly activities to choose from... CNN

Tillicum Village: A Seattle must-do
One of the best tourist activities in Seattle is actually a short boat ride across Puget Sound. Tillicum Village, on tiny Blake Island, is reached by a cruise and offers a dinner of alder wood-roasted salmon and an evening of ancient Salish stories told by dancers in traditional native wooden masks... USA Today

Tours and Activities
Best Mountain Music Venues You May Be Missing 
When it comes to memorable mountain music venues, there are some places that stand out in hearts and minds for good reason, like Red Rocks or Telluride during the Bluegrass Festival. But for every Red Rocks Amphitheater, there are other mountain gems that are still waiting to be discovered by the masses... The Huffington Post

Machu Picchu's 'Sister City', Choquequirao, To Get Tramway
The former mountaintop refuge of Incan royalty has elegant halls and plazas much like those of fabled Macchu Picchu just 30 miles. Yet only a handful of tourists visit the ruins each day, those willing to make a two-day hike to reach its majestic solitude... The Huffington Post

Spain hosts world's biggest tomato fight
People are covered with tomato pulp at the annual Tomatina Festival on Aug. 28 in Bunol, Spain. Twenty thousand people threw 130 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight... USA Today

Cruise
Grab a repositioning cruise bargain
Repositioning cruises – when a ship moves from one market to another – bring big bargains twice a year, in spring and again in the fall... USA Today

Update: Couple's Medical Emergency in Turkey Raises Issue of Cruise Line Responsibility Abroad
Royal Caribbean Cruises has agreed to pay "any out of pocket medical costs" for an 89-year-old passenger receiving hospital treatments in Turkey... CruiseCritic.com

Transportation
Justice fights AA-US Air request for speedy merger trial
The Justice Department is sticking to its request for a March trial about whether to block the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways. That's even though the airlines prefer a quicker timetable, asking for a November trial... USA Today

Will 'sharing' replace renting cars?
Three years ago in this column, I asked if car sharing made sense for you, but that referred to the Zipcar model —i.e., hou
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