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TRO TravelGram - April 19
04-19-2011
Destinations
Tuesday, April 19
Dubrovnik, Croatia: cultural city guide
An essential cultural guide to the city that more than lives up to its 'Pearl of the Adriatic' sobriquet... Telegraph (London)
An insider's tasty tips for Rome
Romans do know how to throw a party. Rome is young, fun and fast-moving, but you'll get the most out of the Eternal City if you really take time to explore and savor it... CNN
10 top honeymoon hotspots
Where do newlyweds want to go? Wedding site TheKnot.com gave us the inside scoop on the most frequented romantic destinations...CNN
Back in business in Hawaii
Many tourist spots have reopened in wake of the quake-triggered tsunami that hit March 11... LA Times
Tours and Activities
Where to shop like a (fashionable) local in Paris
There may be no city that takes shopping more seriously than Paris, the birthplace of haute couture and a place where mere browsers, while welcome, can still be made to feel snubbed in subtle ways... Globe and Mail
Around the world with the Smithsonian
Luxury tour transports travelers to 14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites via private jet ... MSN.com
Mountain High ski resort goes all out for final week
It's last call at Mountain High, Southern California's only clothing-optional resort... LA Times
Cruise
Caribbean cruises: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice
Readers offer their advice on cruising in the Caribbean... Telegraph (London)
Cabs Boycott First Cruise Ship to Call in Victoria
Crystal Symphony is kicking off the Pacific Northwest cruise season this week with the first calls of the year in Seattle and Victoria. But the ship was welcomed with a taxi boycott by most major Victoria cab companies... CruiseCritic.com
Princess Cruises ships to resume calls in Egypt
Princess Cruises is returning to Egypt, effective May 15... USA Today
Transportation
Hong Kong Airlines' flight attendants get kung fu training
Crews urged to learn wing chun, a self-defense discipline well suited for tight spaces ... MSN.com
Air-traffic controller suspended for watching a DVD on duty
An air-traffic controller who was watching a movie on a portable DVD player while overseeing traffic has become the latest embarrassment in a wave of red-faced incidents in the nations aviation system... USA Today
Lodging
Finally, a chance to sleep in a Ping Pong paddle
Huainan, a coal-mining city in China, hopes to catch the world's attention with an Olympic Park filled with bizarre-shaped buildings. On the drawing board is a hotel designed in the shape of a Ping-Pong paddle... Globe and Mail
Cool and unusual hotels in the U.S.
Hey, is that a helicopter in your room? Be it a bed-and-breakfast in a beagle or an entire ghost town, we look at weird ways to bed down... LA Times
Hotel owner faces jail time for alcohol sale to minor
A hotel owner who avoided prison after fatally shooting the hotel's bartender while drunk now faces jail time for the sale of alcohol to a minor... USA Today
Other and Odd
Scalpers fleecing campers at Yosemite National Park
Visitors entering Yosemite National Park for free this week will be greeted by some of the most spectacular spring waterfalls in recent memory. But they may also encounter a far less savory element: scalpers auctioning the parks coveted campsites and Half Dome climbing permits to the highest bidder... USA Today
365 Guide Tip for the Day
A Client Retention Program
In the quest to obtain new clients for your travel agency, don't allow your existing clients to drift away from you... Travel Research Online
Today in History
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