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TRO TravelGram- March 11

03-11-2011

 

Friday, March 11
Destinations
New Zealand: Area regaining its balance after deadly February quake
The magnitude 6.3 quake that hit the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island last month may have staggered its residents, but not for long... LA Times

Croatia: Seeking shelter in a sobe
These affordable and plentiful rooms in private homes throughout Croatia and along the Adriatic Sea may be the best way to visit the region... LA Times

36 Hours in São Paulo, Brazil
A city of high-rises and traffic jams in a country of rain forests and beaches, São Paulo, South America's biggest metropolis, is a Brazilian freak of nature... New York Times

10 great places to go off the beaten path in Italy
Independent and proud, Italy's 20 regions existed long before a national identity did. As the country nears its 150th anniversary of unification this month... USA Today

Tours and Activities
Sipping Serenity in the City
Afternoon tea in the Big Apple gets interesting... New York Times

Disney World to end Grad Nite after this year
Walt Disney World is ending its annual Grad Nite festivities for high school seniors from around the country after this year because of concerns about scheduling ... Yahoo Travel News

Cruise
U.S.V.I. eyes extra tax on cruise ship passengers
The Daily News reports a committee of the U.S. territory's senate approved a measure this week to add another $1 per passenger tax on cruisers... USA Today

Carnival to end cruises out of Mobile, Alabama
Industry giant Carnival today announced it would end its program of cruises out of Mobile, Ala., effective in November... USA Today

Transportation
No more emergency oxygen in airplane lavatories
Citing a security vulnerability, agency orders equipment disabled in 6,000 U.S. planes... MSN.com

Aircraft collisions with birds increase
Severe collisions between airborne jetliners and birds have soared the past two years ... USA Today

Lodging
Las Vegas adult pools open for the season
Vegas' adult pool season gets underway again this week... USA Today

Hawaii on tsunami alert: Flights diverted, hotels evacuate to higher floors
Hotels across Hawaii are evacuating tourists to higher floors as the islands brace for a three to six-foot tsunami in the wake of an 8.9 earthquake in Japan earlier today... USA Today

Other and Odd
She booked wrong month for Disney vacation
Christopher Elliott saves another online booker... San Francisco Chronicle

Digital devices, print guides both useful on trip 
Digital devices are making headway, but the printed guidebook is not a relic yet... MSN.com


365 Guide Tip for the Day
Incorporating Blue Ocean Strategy into your travel practice
The secret to blue ocean strategy is to break through conventional thinking. The improvements in value to the customer cannot be incremental, but must be a true leap that leaves the competition behind... Travel Research Online

Today in History
General MacArthur Leaves the Philippines
It was March 11, 1942. General Douglas MacArthur climbed aboard a gun ship in the Philippines under cover of darkness, and ran a Japanese blockade... Travel Research Online


 


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