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TRO TravelGram - Aug 10
08-10-2011
Destinations
Wednesday, August 10
Dubai's mystique, beauty captivate travelers' imaginations
As one of the seven small emirates in the United Arab Emirates, it has managed to put itself on the international map relatively quickly... CNN
Get away to Baghdad -- yes, that Baghdad
The U.S. State Department warns Americans against all but essential travel to Iraq but that doesn't stop some people from venturing off the beaten path... MSN.com
NYC tops Hotwire's Top 10 Labor Day list
Discount travel site Hotwire.com announced the Top 10 most popular Labor Day destinations that customers plan to visit this Labor Day weekend... USA Today
Will riots tarnish London tourism?
The spreading violence in London has prompted new travel advisories and fears that London's tourist image could take a nosedive less than a year before the the Summer Olympics and Queen's Diamond Jubilee... USA Today
Tours and Activities
Rogue 24: A New 24-Course Tasting Menu in D.C.
Last month saw the opening of Rogue 24, a new restaurant by James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper, in Washington D.C....Travel and Leisure
10 New Earthly Wonders in 2011
These may not be household names, but one peek at these hidden gems and you'll know why they deserve protection and recognition... Yahoo Travel News
Diving around the scuttled Yukon off of San Diego
Divers around the sunken Yukon, a Canadian detroyer about two miles off Mission Bay, will find colorful anemones and fish... LA Times
Revived 'people-to-people' Cuba tours start Thursday
Everyday American travelers, forbidden for years from visiting Cuba legally, can now go, with restrictions... USA Today
Cruise
Carnival asks that SC lawsuit be tossed out
Carnival Cruise Lines has asked a state judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging its South Carolina cruise operations... Forbes Traveler
Norwegian latest cruise line to ban smoking in cabins
Norwegian Cruise Line is changing its smoking policy. Effective in January, passengers will no longer be allowed to smoke in their cabins.... USA Today
Transportation
Some air passenger protections delayed
The federal government is postponing some of the consumer protections scheduled to take effect later this month after airlines and travel agents said they needed more time to implement the changes... CNN
3 injured when D.C.-bound flight hits turbulence
Three people aboard an American Airlines flight to Washington, D.C., were injured Tuesday when the plane encountered severe turbulence... MSN.com
Flier pleads guilty to being stowaway
A Nigerian-American man pleaded guilty today to being an airline stowaway after he was arrested in Los Angeles in June carrying other travelers' expired boarding passes... USA Today
Lodging
Off the Grid in Malibu
A "no-options" regimen at The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu, a boot camp for building physical strength, endurance and discipline...Travel and Leisure
Hotel Review: Hotel Keen in Palo Alto, Calif.
A thrifty yet inventive place in the heart of Silicon Valley... New York Times
Hospitality Boutiques
Many hotels are upgrading their shops as destinations for both guests and local residents, much as they did with restaurants a decade ago... New York Times
Other and Odd
Yosemite seeks to remove cabins in rockfall zone
Historic wooden lodgings have been frozen in time since 2008 slide ... MSN.com
Economic tumult leaves travelers rattled but resolute
The market's up, the market's down, and that has travelers doing what they always do in uncertain times: making plans, trimming costs and trying to avoid settling for another staycation... MSN.com
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Tactics: Choosing Distribution Channels
As the past couple of weeks of columns have demonstrated, you have at your di
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