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TRO Travelgram - June 14

06-14-2011

 

Tuesday, June 14
Destinations
Balearic beauty: The enduring charm of Mallorca
A glorious villa, an island's worth of majestic views, plentiful sunshine. Just make sure you can handle Mallorca's hairpin bends... The Independent

Bergen, Norway: a cultural city guide
An essential cultural guide to Bergen, a city with a colorful port and rich musical and maritime history... Telegraph (London)

How to look - and dance - like a local at a Cape Breton ceilidh 
In Western Cape Breton, the hills are alive with the sound of music. So are the parish halls, the pubs, even several barns... Globe and Mail

Salem, steeped in witch tourism, rebrands beyond
Salem - the very name conjures witches. Witches hanged in the notorious trials of 1692, witch houses and covens, a Salem Witch Museum and the Witch Dungeon Museum... Yahoo Travel News


Tours and Activities
Rancho La Puerta spa: it's summer camp for grownups 
Rancho La Puerta is a vacation with a mission ... Globe and Mail

Summer Vacation Inspiration
Get great ideas for epic road trips, less-traveled national park expeditions, beach escapes and more... IndependentTraveler.com

Atlantic City: Casino resort heating up
Miss America and her tiara are gone, replaced by lingerie-wearing blackjack dealers, beverage servers in bustiers or fishnets, a million-dollar steakhouse/gentlemen's club and soon a "Naked Circus"... Yahoo Travel News

Restaurant Report: Two One Two Bar and Grill in Mumbai
Beyond buzz, Two One Two Bar and Grill, an upscale Italian boite in Mumbai, offers beef in a country where Hindu beliefs restrict its availability... New York Times


Cruise
Cruising the Amazon in style
Amazon cruise: taking to the world's mightiest river in a floating townhouse... Telegraph (London)

Carnival Magic review Carnival Magic review 
Carnival Magic suits those who want a lively holiday but don't mind sharing it with thousands of others... Telegraph (London)

Opponents of cruise tourism in Charleston sue Carnival
It's official: Residents of Charleston, S.C., who are unhappy with the growing presence of cruise ships in the city today filed suit against Carnival Cruise Lines for issues including ship size and pollution... USA Today


Transportation
Airlines collected $3.4B in bag fees in 2010
If not for fees, 'airlines would most likely be losing money,' analyst says ... MSN.com

Airbus shows off its vision of the future of air travel. 2050 style.
Airbus engineers let their imaginations run wild when they created 'The Future, by Airbus' last year, which predicted the future of commercial air travel... LA Times

Boeing's jumbo jets are built here
The assembly plant at Boeing's Everett, Wash., plant is mighty big - after all, it's where 747s and the new 787s are assembled. Tour the facility and you'll get an early look at the 787 Dreamliner... LA Times


Lodging
Camping in NYC? Soon it will be possible
Many visitors to New York plan their trips to include shopping, a Broadway show and a hotel with fresh, clean sheets. Sleeping bags under the stars? Not so much... MSN.com

Hawaiian JW Marriott hotel overhauls guest rooms
The JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa on Oahu's west side has finished an $18 million overhaul of all of its guest rooms... USA Today

Some NYC hotel restaurants score low for cleanliness
Some New York City restaurants - including eateries at the iconic Plaza and Hyatt's chic, boutique Andaz Fifth Avenue - have received poor grades from the city's Health Department and are reluctant to prominently display them... USA Today


Other and Odd
Tibet again closed to foreigners: travel agents
Foreign tourists will be barred from going to Tibet until the end of July, travel agents said Monday, the second time this year the troubled region has been closed to overseas visitors... The Independent

Flooding, fires impact travel across the West
Even as wildfires continue to burn across the parched Southwe
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