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TRO TravelGram- Feb 22

02-22-2011

 

Tuesday, February 22
Destinations
Oscars 2011: film location holidays
How to explore the filming locations of this year's Oscar-nominated titles... Telegraph (London)

Sizzling, hot... New Brunswick? 
For sizzling summers head to New Brunswick... Globe and Mail

Reveling in romance in New York visit
What's romantic? Taking your sweetheart to New York City...Seattle Times

Northwest Passage
High in the Andes, Argentina's Noroeste is heating up... Conde Nast Traveler

Top 10 presidential getaways 
Follow in footsteps of the commander in chief at these captivating vacation spots... MSN.com

Tours and Activities
Garden tourism grows afresh 
It seems that garden tourism is the latest flourishing trend; people are all about the notion of visiting gardens great and small... The Australian

Winter birdwatching in the Big Apple
New York winter bird-watching is a pastime as warmly rewarding (despite such potential predatory dramas) as the atmosphere is cold... Globe and Mail

Auschwitz to shift from memorializing to teaching
Those in charge of passing along the legacy of Auschwitz, a notorious Nazi death camp, insist it needs an update. Its story needs to be retold, in a different way for a different age... Seattle Times

Cruise
How one writer learned to stop worrying and love his cruise butler
Assigning a personal butler to every Silversea passenger is one of the latest innovations in the luxury cruise business... National Post

Sidelined for Months by Fire, Is Carnival Splendor Ready for Its Comeback Cruise?
Is Carnival Splendor, crippled by a fire last fall off the coast of Mexico, safe to sail again? That was the question on everyone's mind during a Saturday press conference on Splendor's lido deck...CruiseCritic.com

Fog along Gulf Coast delays Carnival, Royal Caribbean ships
Thick fog along the Texas coast in recent days has thrown a wrench into this week's cruises out of Galveston, with three ships experiencing delays... USA Today

Transportation
Flight test: Korean Air 
The wisdom of seat-back touchscreens is in question when you're getting poked in the back of the head... Sydney Morning Herald 

Alaska lawmaker refuses TSA pat-down at Sea-Tac Airport
An Alaska state lawmaker is taking a ferry home after refusing a pat-down search at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport... Seattle Times

Las Vegas-themed airline promises holograms, full frills
Are you ready for a new "Las Vegas-themed" airline? A Nevada businessman thinks New Yorkers are... USA Today

The germiest parts of plane travel and how to avoid getting sick
A run down of the "5 germiest places at the airport and on the plane" and tips for avoiding bacteria and viruses that could make you sick... USA Today

Lodging
Moscow Hotel Rooms World's Most Expensive Yet Again 
Moscow hotels remained the world's most expensive for the sixth straight year... Moscow Times

Hotel with Discovery Green views opens
The 262-suite Embassy Suites Houston-Downtown opened Monday ... Houston Chronicle

The Big Six: Himalayan Retreats
Some of the best lodging in and around the Himalayas... The Independent

St George Lycabettus, Athens
A review of the St George Lycabettus, a hotel with a rooftop pool and Acropolis views in Athens's smartest neighbourhood... Telegraph (London)


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