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TRO TravelGram: March 20

03-20-2012

 

Tuesday, March 20
Destinations
Cuzco, Peru's often overlooked treasures
Many tourists on their way to Machu Picchu blow right through Cuzco, Peru. But Cuzco's historic streets and museums and its cuisine make it much more than a gateway... LA Times

48 Hours: Dublin
St Patrick's Day was a chance for the Irish capital to celebrate, but there are plenty more reasons to visit this welcoming city... The Independent

Brussels: 'If you decide to go on a diet, leave' 
There's more to Belgian cuisine than waffles. Lena Corner takes a culinary tour of the capital as it hosts a 12-month food festival...The Independent

Tours and Activities
Belfast wagers on Titanic's appeal
Northern Ireland's capital is gambling on a gleaming new Titanic tourist attraction to bring it fame beyond the Troubles - and a renewed sense of civic pride... Seattle Times

Munich's other beer festival
Starkbierzeit, loosely translated as Bavaria's "strong beer festival", is the lesser known but notably stronger of the sud-soaked events for Müncheners... CNN

America's finest home and garden tours
You might think home and garden tours are merely a superficial pleasure, but these estates' beauty is far from skin-deep... MSN.com

Tourists drawn to distilleries, breweries
Each year, thousands of tourists are coming to Kentucky distilleries - it's just one of a growing number of states seeing more and more visitors coming to tour distilleries, vineyards and breweries... USA Today

Cruise
Norwegian Introducing Expansive Indoor-Outdoor Spaces on Newest Cruise Ship
During an early-morning press conference at the 28th annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference, Norwegian Cruise Line revealed details on Norwegian Breakaway's restaurant-packed, indoor-outdoor passenger hub... CruiseCritic.com

Luxury cruise liner involved in collision off Vietnam
A luxury cruise line ship collided in deep fog with a container ship off Vietnam, punching a hole in the container ship and knocking passengers off their feet, a passenger told CNN Monday... CNN

American Cruise Lines begins construction on third riverboat
Add another riverboat to the growing list of vessels that will be plying the Mississippi River in the coming years... USA Today

Transportation
Direct Air under fire as it files for bankruptcy
The parent company of leisure carrier Direct Air filed for bankruptcy protection last week... USA Today

Disruptions: Time to Review F.A.A. Policy on Gadgets
Laura J. Brown, deputy assistant administrator for public affairs for the F.A.A., said that the agency has decided to take a "fresh look" at the use of personal electronics on planes... New York Times

CEO: American would consider a merger, but not now
American Airlines parent AMR is open to the idea of merging American with another airline. But not right now... USA Today

Lodging
Will Hyatt's new hotel TV system win over travelers?
Will Hyatt's system-wide overhaul of the hotel TV be a game changer for Hyatt? Maybe - and maybe not... USA Today

TripAdvisor's No. 1 hotels yield some surprises
What's the No. 1-rated TripAdvisor hotel in popular destinations? You might be surprised: Often the top lodgings aren't the most luxurious or best known... USA Today

To Be a Hotel and Gay in New York
Welcome to the Out NYC, whose owners have called it both the first gay hotel in New York and a "straight-friendly urban resort." In a place like New York City, what does it mean to be a gay hotel...New York Times


Other and Odd
Avalanche kills 5 foreign tourists in Norway
Police say four Swiss and one French citizen have been confirmed killed by a massive avalanche in northern Norway... Yahoo Travel News

10 great places to have a drink underground
Some great new bars and restaurants (and a few old standbys) are underground, says Brian Ellison, president of Death's Door Spirits, a Wisconsin-based craft liquor maker. Basement locations are conducive to conversation, he says... USA Today

5 awesome U.S. food trucks worth chasing
A few years ago, spurred by an economic malaise, many professionally trained chefs began taking to the streets - in trucks...CNN


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