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TRO Travelgram: July 2

07-02-2012

 

Monday, July 2
Destinations
Switzerland: Hike above Rhone on Valais Wine Route
Walking, in Switzerland, is a point of national pride, as instinctual to the populace as political neutrality or tuning the rail system to the workings of a finely calibrated watch... San Francisco Chronicle

36 Hours in Turin, Italy
WHEN it comes to urban reputations, being home to the Shroud of Turin and the headquarters of Fiat isn’t a lot to coast on. But Turin, Italy’s fourth-largest city, also has the elegant cafe culture... New York Times

Norway: Driven to a Fjord Lately?
A fjord looks like a lake but is, in fact, a slender arm of the salty seas, reaching deep inland. As you enter one, it can seem self-contained... New York Times

Tours and Activities
America's best all-inclusive resorts
The best all-inclusive resorts offer a slew of activities in picturesque, get-away-from-it-all settings. Each has its own personality, from a luxurious ranch in Colorado... MSN.com

See Gettysburg battlefield by horseback
The rolling farmland that is Gettysburg can be toured in a number of ways, but on horseback you can transport yourself to the vantage and vulnerability of a Civil War officer... USA Today

Cruise
Caribbean cruises with a difference
Cruise lines are experimenting with interesting Caribbean itineraries that expose travelers to a broader swath of the region...Seattle Times

Mixing Cruising with Independent Travel
To help reluctant or clueless day-trippers (and to add to their bottom line), cruise lines offer a smorgasbord of packaged shore excursions... San Francisco Chronicle

Transportation
More airlines offer sale prices on fall travel
Consumers looking to save a few bucks on fall travel have until Thursday night and a choice of fare sales among most of the major U.S. airlines... MSN.com

Flight attendant loses cool aboard NYC plane
A flight attendant on a weather-delayed plane yelled at passengers and challenged them to leave the plane if they dared before he was removed and the flight was canceled... Yahoo Travel News

New airport virtual assistant holograms guide passengers
She's got tips for getting through security, a warm personality, and she speaks two languages. But don't ask her any questions. Carla is a video-projected "virtual assistant"... USA Today

Allegiant Air begins Hawaii flights, stirs up competition
The leisure-oriented carrier's first service to the state went into the books on Friday as Allegiant Flight 570 inaugurated the airline's Honolulu-Las Vegas route... USA Today

Other and Odd
Vacation Sabotage: Don’t Let It Happen to You!
I’M heading into another vacation, and I’m nervous. I don’t want to kill again... New York Times

Chimps attack American at South Africa sanctuary
Chimpanzees at a sanctuary founded by famed primatologist Jane Goodall pulled a Texas graduate student into their fenced-off enclosure, dragging him nearly a half-mile and biting his ear and hands... Yahoo Travel News

Olympic quest: Can British food overcome dire reputation?
The country hosting the Summer Olympics has an international image as a culinary wasteland, but with hundreds of thousands of tourists, athletes and journalists descending on London in less than a month... USA Today




Today in History
The Assassination of President James Garfield 
Charles J. Guiteau was an unhappy man. Disgruntled by his failure to obtain a government position, he stalked James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States... Travel Research Online

 

 

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