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TRO TravelGram -Thursday, September 2

09-02-2010

 

Thursday, September 2
Destinations
Doha, Qatar: Middle East luxury special
Unimaginable wealth can make great things happen at the click of a finger – and Doha, with its new museum, is now home to an instant icon, argues Johnny Morris... Telegraph (London)

Detroit: Culture hums under the hood
There's a new engine revving in Detroit's downtown. Take a bike tour and discover artist collectives, rebuilt mansions and an urban farm... Globe and Mail

Five Perfect Days in Tuscany
Touring the region's tastes, smells, and sights... Conde Nast Traveler

An Oasis Off London’s Beaten Path
East London feels light years away from central London, and is totally self-sufficient, thanks to a host of enticing restaurants, shops, markets and hotels... New York Times

Tours and Activities
Famous attractions that welcome pets
From the nation's Capitol to Tombstone, Ariz., to Seattle's Pike Place Market... MSN.com

Tours along the Miami River full of history
The Miami River isn't the prettiest body of water in the city. It's not the clearest or the cleanest, and it's certainly not made for swimming. But along its banks are remnants of Miami as it once was... Yahoo Travel News

New River Gorge Bridge attraction not for the faint of heart
Bridge Walk is the newest tourist attraction in Fayette County...USA Today

Cruise
Cruise ships returning early to New York, Boston to ride out Hurricane Earl
After knocking nearly a dozen cruise ships sailing in the Bahamas and the Caribbean off course in recent days, a northbound Hurricane Earl is now having an impact on vessels that sail to New England, Canada and Bermuda... USA Today

Transportation
Comair to lay off workers and halve fleet by 2012
Comair, a regional airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc., said on Wednesday that it will shrink its fleet by more than half and reduce staff over the next two years to cut costs... Yahoo Travel News

Slip sliding away at Singapore's Changi Airport
Billed as the tallest airport slide in the world (there are others?), Slide@T3 opened earlier this summer in the public arrival hall of Terminal 3... USA Today

U.S. airlines warn Hurricane Earl could snarl flights
At least five big U.S airlines have waived change fees for customers flying into the path of Hurricane Earl, which threatens to disrupt flight schedules just as the Labor Day holiday weekend begins... USA Today

Lodging
How to Find a Clean Hotel Room 
Are bed bugs lurking in your hotel mattress? Take these precautions to make sure that your room isn't infested...IndependentTraveler.com

Pet-friendly hotels with pets on staff
The pet-owning populous has spoken: When it's vacation time, no four-legged family member will be left behind... MSN.com

Other and Odd
When Renting Cars Abroad, It’s Renter Beware
Several kinds of insurance can come into play and it behooves travelers to seek information on driving rules and road conditions in the countries they plan to visit... New York Times

Utah ski areas add amenities like bubble chair
Utah's fastest growing ski area is spending millions of dollars to reconfigure the mountain and add North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles... Yahoo Travel News


365 Guide Tip for the Day
5 Limiting Myths – #4: The Pareto Principle
You have heard of the Pareto Principle, but you probably call it something else. You probably know the Pareto Principle as the 80/20 Rule... Travel Research Online

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