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TRO TravelGram: Nov 29
11-29-2011
Try these winter wanders near Vancouver, B.C. In Vancouver, not only is it possible to hike or snowshoe or ski all day and return to the city in the evening, outdoor recreation is so close that it's possible to go from one to the other in minutes... Seattle Times 36 Hours in Porto, Portugal For years, Porto's motto was, in essence, "You've tried the wine; now try the city!" But these days Portugal's second-largest metropolis no longer needs to coast on the reputation of its famous digestif... New York Times Tours and Activities Happy trails at four cross-country ski destinations Within about a half-day's drive of Seattle are world-class areas for nordic skiing that also offer close-to or on-the-trails lodging... Seattle Times A hiker's-eye view of Mammoth Cave With more than 365 miles of discovered passageways, Mammoth Cave is the world's largest cave system, and geologists believe there could be hundreds of miles yet to discover... MSN.com Paris exhibit on disturbing history of human zoos A new Paris exhibit examines how for centuries, colonizers plucked villagers from Africa, the Americas or the South Pacific and put them on display half a world away... Yahoo Travel News Cruise Cruising into extra charges Ground transfers are supposedly included in Robert Brown's Viking River Cruise. But he supposes wrong, and now he's being asked to pay extra for them... Seattle Times Photo tour: Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' revamped Braemar Built in 1993, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' Braemar underwent a massive overhaul in 2008 that included the addition of a an extra deck and a 102-foot-long prefabricated midsection...USA Today Transportation Disruptions: Fliers must turn off devices, but it's not clear why Millions of Americans who got on a plane over the Thanksgiving holiday heard the admonition: "Please power down your electronic devices for takeoff", and absolutely everyone obeyed... New York Times Airlines cancel flights to UK over strike Airlines said Monday they are canceling some flights in and out of London's Heathrow Airport ahead of a nationwide public sector strike this week that will include employees who check passports... Yahoo Travel News It's Not the Carriers, It's the Kids Horrible. Annoying. Distasteful. Miserable. These are a few of the words used by readers to describe traveling with children - whether their own or someone else's... New York Times American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection The parent company of American Airlines and regional affiliate American Eagle is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection... USA Today Lodging NY hotels initially avoided paying $8.9 million in taxes The New York Daily News reports that the Bloomberg administration initially failed to collect $8.9 million in taxes from 92 hotels and hostels over the last decade... USA Today Marriott announces first hotel in Haiti Marriott International announced Monday that in 2014, it will open its first-ever hotel in Haiti in Port-au-Prince... USA Today Kansas City mayor: 'We need a new hotel' Mayor Sly James says the city needs a new full-service hotel so that Kansas City can compete against other cities for bigger conventions... USA Today  Other and Odd Himalayan Highway During a two-month window in the heart of the Himalayan winter, the Zanskar River becomes a highway connecting a few dozen villages to the rest of the world... ABC News Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone deemed too hot for tourists A Ukrainian court has banned tourists from the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown less than a year after government officials declared the region safe and opened it for tours... USA Today  365 Guide Tip for the Day A 2012 Marketing Plan for Travel Agents: Step 1 -Create Your Mission Statement A mission statement is a clear and succinct statement of the aspirations of a travel agent as those aspirations relate to clients... Travel Research Online [Back to Press Releases Main]
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