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TRO TravelGram - Oct 6

10-06-2009

Tuesday, October 6
Destinations
48 Hours In: Florence
The autumn sunshine brings a new lustre to the Renaissance treasures of this great Italian city. Aoife O'Riordain checks it out... The Independent

Honolulu Essentials
Hawaii's bustling capital city offers much more than the famous shores of Waikiki Beach... IndependentTraveler.com

An Austrian Ski Vacation Offers Culture, Adventure, and Value
Welcome to Solden, Austria! At 4,517 feet above sea level, the Alpine village is home to one of Europe's leading ski areas, the Otztal Alps... Smarter Travel

 Tours and Activities
Ancient temples, present coexist in Cambodia
Beyond Angkor and you can find places that serve up the old solitude and sense of discovery... Seattle Times

World's Most Beautiful Sunsets
And where to find them... Forbes Traveler

Just Outside San Francisco, a Wild Coastline
Stark beauty and treacherous mystique make a stretch of coast on Highway 1 called Devil's Slide a heart-stopping road trip... New York Times

Three spooky spots that can't help their fright factors
Haunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required... USA Today

 Cruise
Cruise ship report: Live blogging from the Carnival Pride
USA Today's Gene Sloan is blogging live this week from the 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride -- the first ship to be based year-round out of Baltimore... USA Today

Titanic memorial cruise to mark 100th anniversary
A trans-Atlantic cruise is being offered in 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic... Yahoo Travel News

Transportation
Flight attendant heroes: coffee, tea or a defibrillator?
Though the public too often thinks their chief duties are to find pillows and ferry soft drinks, the primary duty of a flight attendant is to ensure the safety, health and well-being of passengers... USA Today

Airline fares may be leveling off
The great airline sale of 2009 may be ending... Yahoo Travel News

United's new twist on fees: $249 for a year of checked luggage
United Airlines put a new twist on baggage fees Monday, introducing a sort of all-you-can-carry fee for luggage... USA Today

Other and Odd
A clown, a crisis and the future of space travel
With NASA a no-go, can the private sector fill the space gap?... MSN.com

365 Guide Tip for the Day
Communication Skills for Travel Agents - Active Listening
Listening is a very important part of conversation. Yet, if we are honest, most of us would admit to needing to sharpen our listening skills... Travel Research Online

Today in History
Jason Lewis Completes His Journey
Little recognized by most people, Jason Lewis on October 6, 2007 became the first human to circumnavigate the planet entirely under his own power, using no motors and no sails... Travel Research Online


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