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TRO Travelgram: Aug 1

08-01-2012

 

Wednesday, August 1
Destinations
Kenya: On the beaten track
What makes Kenyan distance runners so successful? To find out, Sarah Baxter heads to the Great Rift Valley, home to the national High Altitude Training Centre... The Independent

The best London restaurants
For the 11 million visitors who are expected to attend the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, here's an insider’s guide to the best restaurants in the city.... MSN.com

Going Where the Finns Go in Helsinki
The Frugal Traveler asked locals in Helsinki where to go. Here's where they sent him... New York Times

Tours and Activities
Serbia: Time to blow the trumpet
Every August brass band fans flock to the Serbia's Guca village for days of festival fun. Marc Dubin offers a steer to some of Serbia’s other idiosyncratic summer festivals... Telegraph (London)

Elephants crossing
Chobe National Park is the right place for a love of elephants, as here is the largest concentration in Africa... The Australian

10 best national park campsites across the USA
Elements of campground desirability tend to be homogeneous. Most of us probably prefer a peaceful environment, beautiful scenery, spacious sites offering a degree of privacy, availability of drinkable water and flush toilets... USA Today

Cruise
New Chair Hog Program on Carnival Breeze
Carnival Cruise Lines is the latest to announce it will make every effort to put the brakes on chair hoggers (derisively known as "choggers"), who claim chaise lounges by the pool even though they're not using them, in a new pilot program... CruiseCritic.com

New National Geographic cruise to circumnavigate Iceland
Is Iceland on your bucket list? A new small ship expedition planned for next year by National Geographic Expeditions offers the chance to circle the entire island in just over a week... USA Today

Transportation
Senate panel passes bill to block EU airline law
A Senate committee passed a bill on Tuesday authorizing the transportation secretary to bar U.S. airlines from complying with a European Union law that would require them to pay for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe... MSN.com

Another needle found in an airline meal, this time in Canada
Another sewing needle has turned up in a passenger's airline meal, this time on a Monday night Air Canada flight from Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto... USA Today

Bird strike leaves big gash in United Airlines 737, all safe
A United Airlines Boeing 737 landed safely in Denver despite a bird strike that left the jet with a large gash on its nose, reports KUSA Channel 9 News of Denver... USA Today

Lodging
Hotel of the Week - L Hotel Seminyak, Bali
L Hotels & Resorts has debuted in Bali with an all-suite, deign hotel located in the heart of Seminyak on Jalan Petitenget, minutes from the beach... The Australian

Hotel shops get an upgrade: Not just for toothpaste anymore
Hotels aren't just places for sleeping, eating, and drinking. They're also great for shopping. It used to be that the gift shop at a hotel would have nothing more than postcards, T-shirts, and sundries such as toothpaste and pretzels... USA Today

New York's Plaza Hotel gets a new owner
New York's landmark Plaza Hotel has a new owner. India's Sahara Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the hotel overlooking New York's Central Park for $570 million... USA Today

Holiday Inn celebrates its 60th anniversary
Holiday Inn, which transformed itself from a budget roadside motel chain to a contemporary midscale brand, turns 60 this month... USA Today

Other and Odd
Woman found dead at a Hard Rock Hotel
A woman was found dead inside a hotel room at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Catoosa, Okla., on Monday morning... USA Today

Spirit flier threatens to smack crew over his saggy pants
Spirit Airlines booted a passenger off one of its flights after the man became "verbally abusive" to flight attendants who asked him to pull up his saggy pants... USA Today

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