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TRO TravelGram- March 24

03-24-2011

 

Thursday, March 24
Destinations
The Azores: thermal baths in sub-tropical sunshine 
Warm up to an archipelago where the locals cook in the fumeroles and wallow in natural thermal baths... Telegraph (London)

Top 10 Undiscovered Destinations 
Special places that guidebooks barely mention and that even frequent travelers may not have heard of... IndependentTraveler.com

Nassau Essentials 
A laidback tropical island with copious amounts of candy-pink colonial (and sometimes funky) charm, Nassau is the capital of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas... IndependentTraveler.com

Why Americans love Europe 
Historically speaking, we're barely teenagers by comparison ...MSN.com

Tours and Activities
6 Unforgettable African Wildlife Trips
The best African safari options... Budget Travel Online

Legoland Florida gears up for fall opening
Legoland officials said Wednesday they are counting on the popularity of the little plastic building blocks to draw families to their newest theme park, which will open this fall near Orlando...Yahoo Travel News

Filthy new exhibition explores importance of dirt
Dirt has a bad image... Yahoo Travel News

Cruise
Fares for Alaska cruises on the upswing
Thinking about booking a cruise to Alaska this summer? Here's the bad news: Fares are up notably from a year ago... USA Today

Royal Caribbean plans record deployment in Europe in 2012
Industry giant Royal Caribbean plans yet another expansion in Europe in 2012 as demand for cruises in the region continues to grow... USA Today

Transportation
NTSB probing sleeping air traffic supervisor 
Two planes reportedly land at Reagan National Airport without clearance... MSN.com

United Continental to add Wi-Fi to more than 200 aircraft
United has become the last of the major hub-and-spoke airlines to announce plans to add in-flight Wi-Fi ... USA Today

Fire extinguished at Miami airport fuel tank farm
Firefighters extinguished a fire early Thursday that broke out in an area where fuel is kept at the Miami International Airport... USA Today

Plane Tickets: Buy Early or Wait?
Buying an airline ticket is always something of a gamble... New York Times

Lodging
Muntri Mews, Penang
The newest offering from expat Australian hoteliers Karl Steinberg and Christopher Ong, the team behind Sri Lanka's Galle Fort Hotel, is a boutique property located in the heart of Penang's old town...The Australian

Archangel, Somerset: hotel review
Archangel's imaginative lighting, good cuisine and "modern medieval" decor makes it a welcome arrival in the Somerset town of Frome... Telegraph (London)

Half of Sheraton's North American hotels renovated
Since Starwood in 2007 kicked off a $6 billion global revamp of the chain, Sheraton has refashioned its image... USA Today

Other and Odd
Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat
A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly 4,000 tourists from the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday... Yahoo Travel News

World crises wallop travel industry
We're just three months into 2011 and it's been one blow after another for the travel industry - not even considering blizzards and the soaring price of fuel... CNN

 
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Communication Skills for Travel Agents - Public Speaking
Speaking in front of a group is daunting to many travel planners...Travel Research Online

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