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TRO TravelGram - Jan 18
01-18-2011
Destinations Tours and Activities
Tuesday, January 18
Escape the Cold: Eight Warm Weather Winter Vacations
If shoveling your driveway and scraping ice off your car sound less appealing than hiking in a rain forest or sunning yourself on a white sand beach, it's time to start planning a warm-weather getaway... IndependentTraveler.com
Visiting botanical gardens on Kauai, the anything-grows Hawaiian island
Kauai, like its sister Hawaiian islands, is a botanical bonanza...Seattle Times
Offbeat Traveler: Turkey's Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Popular since ancient times, the Pamukkale hot springs are one of Turkey's top attractions... LA Times
In the Mood for Maldonado
For empty, endless expanses and easy living, nothing beats the ribbon of boho-chic enclaves along Uruguay's Maldonado coast... Conde Nast Traveler
Disdain popular tourist traps all you want, but don't miss ‘the big ditch’
Some spots on the planet – despite all the hype and rhetoric, crowds and clichéd postcards – consistently exceed expectations... Globe and Mail
Craving pizza in New York City? Try Ray's
Tracking down the original, famous Ray's in Manhattan proves no easy task ... MSN.com
Death Valley: Star-gazing party at national park starts Jan. 28
The Las Vegas Astronomical Society and park rangers are hosting the 10th annual Star Party at Death Valley National Park in California... LA Times
Cruise
A Cruise Log guide to the new ships of 2011
For some cruise fans, there's nothing like a new ship, and this year there will be plenty of new ships from which to choose...USA Today
A photo tour of Celebrity Cruises' revamped Constellation
The eight-year-old Celebrity Constellation is the first of Celebrity Cruises' Millennium Class ships to undergo a top-to-bottom overhaul ... USA Today
Transportation
Airlines take luxury to a new altitude
Pricey art, chef-made meals, sommeliers, lounging in monogrammed pyjamas on seat beds filled with time-passing gadgets... Globe and Mail
How to outsmart the airlines
The à la carte fee menu for everything from aisle seats to bags to lunch has brought the airline industry back to profitability. That's good for the airlines, but passengers feel like they have been nickeled-and-dimed to death... CNN
Airbus tops Boeing as world's top jetmaker in 2010
Airbus says it narrowly topped Boeing in plane orders in 2010, pushed over the top by a large end-of-the year order fromVirgin America... USA Today
Lodging
Sleep like royalty at Versailles hotel
A historic mansion about a hundred yards from the Château de Versailles is being renovated into a five-star, 22-room luxury hotel, Grand Hôtel de l'Orangerie... CNN
AAA's Five Diamond hotels for 2011
AAA has revealed the 124 hotels and resorts that were awarded its coveted Five Diamond ranking for 2011... USA Today
Other and Odd
Travelers stuck in Chile as strike continues
Thousands of travelers remain stuck in southern Chile after striking workers, frustrated with rising fuel prices, set up roadblocks in front of a major airport access road... CNN
Six reasons why consumers need travel agencies
Let's all take a deep breath and remember what travel agents — whether online or "bricks and mortar"— are good for... USA Today
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Five Travel Agent Myths – #2: Clients Expect Too Much
Clients can be demanding. They have impossible budgets and unrealistic expectations. They blame you for every mishap and seldom give you credit for the miracles you pull off. Right? Not so fast... Travel Research Online
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