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TRO TravelGram - Dec 14

12-14-2010

 

Tuesday, December 14
Destinations
A historic town with 21st-century attitude
Gothenburg has one foot in its romantic past, another firmly in the present... The Independent

Tampa Essentials 
Tucked inside Tampa Bay on Florida's west coast, the city of Tampa has evolved into a popular beach destination and a bustling cruise port... IndependentTraveler.com

Stay at the place where a Capra classic was born
Surrounded by desert, director Frank Capra once lounged in a cozy casita near Palm Springs and penned the 1946 snowy holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”... LA Times

Tours and Activities
Ukraine to open Chernobyl area to tourists in 2011 
Want a better understanding of the world's worst nuclear disaster? Come tour the Chernobyl nuclear power plant...Seattle Times

Disney California Adventure: A peek into what the future may hold
As Disney California Adventure reaches the midway point of a $1.1-billion expansion, take a look at what Walt Disney Imagineering might have in mind for Phase 2 of the massive renovation project... LA Times

The joys of snowshoeing
Tired of the skiing hordes? Put on some snowshoes. They're an inexpensive way to explore the magical winterscape of the forests and revel in the solitude... LA Times

Cruise
Royal Caribbean Passengers Getting a Full Refund for Nightmare Cruise
The nearly 2,060 Brilliance of the Seas passengers who endured a horrifying early morning in the Mediterranean won't be paying a dime for the experience... CruiseCritic.com

Tampa-based Carnival ship stuck at sea due to foul weather
A Carnival cruise ship scheduled to return to Tampa early today remains stuck at sea due to adverse weather at the port... USA Today

Transportation
The Joys of Airport Layovers
Airport layovers aren’t so bad with these great amenities...Travel and Leisure

Continental lets customers pay to lock in fare
Continental Airlines says it will let passengers hold a reservation and lock in a quoted ticket price for up to a week — for fees that vary widely... Yahoo Travel News

Lufthansa to begin A380 flights to New York in February
German carrier Lufthansa will begin flying the world's largest commercial passenger jet to the airport on Feb. 18, operating twice-weekly service to its Frankfurt hub... USA Today

Airlines rake in $4.3 billion in fees; Delta tops list
The amount airlines rake in from fees continues to rise, according to a report from the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics ... USA Today

Other and Odd
Clinton home readies for new historic site status
The home in Hope where Bill Clinton spent the first four years of his life will officially be a national historic site as of Jan. 2...Yahoo Travel News

Road Warrior-tested gift ideas
Road warriors are in perpetual pursuit of simplicity and lightness in their traveling ways... USA Today


365 Guide Tip for the Day
Travel Agency Web Sites: Content
Most travel agency websites fall on a spectrum with regard to their function and content... Travel Research Online

Today in History
St. Lucia's Flood 
On December 14th, 1287, an enormous storm tide hit the coast of Germany and the Netherlands... Travel Research Online

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