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TRO TravelGram - Aug 4

08-04-2011

 

Thursday, August 4
Destinations
Feeling the heat in Missouri
Missouri is covered in beautiful forest and the roads are hilly and twisty... Telegraph (London)

Essential Rome Travel Guide
The capital city in the land of Leonardo, Michelangelo and the popes is today a living museum with gorgeous artwork, amazing architecture and inspiring ancient sites... IndependentTraveler.com

SC tourism slumps sharply due to Great Recession
Tourism in South Carolina was battered by the Great Recession after almost two decades of steady industry growth, according to new figures released by the state... Yahoo Travel News


Tours and Activities
A Jazzlover's Guide to Summer
With the help of a few insiders, we're on top of the jazz beat like a snare drum... Travel and Leisure

Get your fill at fun August food festivals
August, it seems, is food-festival month, which means you can get your fill of burgers, brats and a host of other foodstuffs... MSN.com

N.Y.'s Met to stay open until midnight for Alexander McQueen show
An exhibition of late fashion genius Alexander McQueen's work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has wowed New Yorkers... LA Times

Holiday World to add record-setting water coaster - again
Holiday World's new ride for next year is essentially the same ride the Indiana theme park added last year ... LA Times


Cruise
Luxury Cruise Lines Make Late-Season Tweaks to Middle East Voyages
Combine ongoing unrest in the Middle East with widespread economic anxiety, and what do you get? For luxury lines Crystal Cruises and Regent Seven Seas, it appears to mean highly unusual last-minute changes to autumn itineraries... CruiseCritic.com

Carnival Corp. orders three new cruise ships
Carnival Corp. ordered three new ships today for its European cruise brands, displaying continued confidence in the growing passenger market across the pond... USA Today


Transportation
Some airlines to help fliers get tax refunds
Some airlines now say they will process ticket tax refunds the federal government owes consumers due to a Federal Aviation Administration shutdown... Seattle Times

In-flight Wi-fi Slow to Expand Outside the US
While in-flight wi-fi is fairly common on domestic US carriers, its availability on flights elsewhere in the world has been growing at a much slower rate... Travel and Leisure

A new airline passengers' 'bill of rights'
A tongue-in-cheek but nonetheless practical Passengers' Airline Behavior Bill of Rights... USA Today


Lodging
Stay The Night: Hospes Palacio del Bailio, Cordoba
Cordoba's first five-star hotel blends modernity with hints of an older pre-Christian Spain... The Independent

Dukes Hotel, Bath: review
Dukes Hotel in Bath boasts a central location and reasonable prices, but there is a surprising lack of attention to detail...Telegraph (London)

Seven resorts with spectacular views
A pool sounds good, a great decor is pleasant, but one of the nicest amenities a vacation destination can offer is a room with a view...CNN

Other and Odd
Women Travel Tips 
Women travel together for many reasons... IndependentTraveler.com

Dolly Parton is sorry for lesbian T-shirt flap
Dolly Parton has apologized to a lesbian couple for an incident in July ... USA Today

365 Guide Tip for the Day
Tactics: Press Releases and Articles
Writing press releases and stories about travel is a proven way to promote your travel agency with little or no capital outlay... Travel Research Online

Today in History
Champagne is discovered
"Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!" That little pronouncement, like so many other legends surrounding the Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Perig
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