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TRO TravelGram: Nov 23

11-23-2011

 

Wednesday, November 23
Destinations
Oxford city break guide
A comprehensive guide to Oxford's best hotels, attractions, restaurants and bars... Telegraph (London)

Essential Houston Travel Guide
From local culinary hot spots to far-out space centers, Houston offers a world of unique attractions...IndependentTraveler.com


Tours and Activities
Rome's Newest Restaurants
Italy's top chefs seem to agree that all roads lead to you-know-where, with a clutch of new restaurants relocating to the Eternal City... Travel and Leisure

Top 10 Destinations for Holiday Lights
From dazzling Disney displays to brilliant boat parades, these 10 destinations mark a spectacular start to the holiday season... Yahoo Travel News

At Agriturismo, Mark Strausman's Farm-to-Table Approach
A country restaurant in Pine Plains, N.Y., fulfills an urban chef's dream of offering good food in a unique setting...New York Times


Cruise
Cape Town gets canal cruise
Visitors to Cape Town can soon enjoy the city's first-ever canal tour... Misc

A Danube cruise at Christmas time
This particular cruise along the Danube is destined for Vienna, Nuremberg, Budapest and Bratislava... Telegraph (London)

Is Your Cruise Ship's Water Contaminated?
Could your cruise ship's drinking water be contaminated? That's the question raised in a recent article about a 2004 issue with a possibly carcinogenic coating on the inside of cruise ship water tanks. ... CruiseCritic.com

Photo tour: The allure of Bahamas Celebration
Built in 1981, Celebration Cruise Line's Bahamas Celebration isn't the newest ship at sea -- or the most luxurious... USA Today


Transportation
Spirit Airlines fined for deceptive advertising 
the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) fined Spirit Airlines $50,000 for using misleading price advertising in a series of billboards, posters and Twitter messages...MSN.com

In the Fast Lane, Biking in Tel Aviv
In traffic-snarled Tel Aviv, where a car is an albatross, touring by bicycle is the way to go... New York Times

ID card helps travelers with medical devices
Passing through airport security was so humiliating for breast cancer survivor Electra Paskett that she dreaded traveling... USA Today


Lodging
Marriott International debuts three new brands in Qatar
Marriott International, Inc. celebrated its new multiple-brand Doha City Center complex with an exclusive event...Misc

Starwood Hotels to open 10 new resorts in Asia
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said it will open nine new Sheraton-brand resort properties in China and one in Indonesia by the end of next year...Businessweek

Other and Odd
Going Abroad, Staying Authentic
With "No Reservations," and now his new food and travel show, "The Layover," Anthony Bourdain continues to pay attention to the actual experience of travel... New York Times

Does social media make travelers more loyal?
A new study questions the effectiveness of social media marketing to consumers at a time when hotel giants continue to ramp up their efforts... USA Today

Man sues Delta for $2 million over loud flight
An Oregon man who claims he suffered hearing loss because of a loud flight is suing Delta Air Lines for $2 million... USA Today

365 Guide Tip for the Day
How Accessible Are You?
Is there any possibility that your clients feel they are actually bothering you when they want to research a bit of travel?... Travel Research Online

Today in History
The Birth of Henry McCarty 
On this day in 1859, Henry McCarty was born..
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