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TRO TravelGram- Feb 11

02-11-2011

 

Friday, February 11
Destinations
Past forward in the Grampians 
In rural western Victoria it is the present, not the past, that is another country... The Australian

Turkey holiday planner 2011
A comprehensive summer holiday guide to Turkey... Telegraph (London)

Welcome to Planet Tokyo
The Japanese capital, Tokyo, is fast, frenetic and famously unfathomable... Telegraph (London)

10 Islands to See Before You Die
Each of these places offers something that you can't find anywhere else... Budget Travel Online

36 Hours in Brooklyn
No need to gaze longingly at Manhattan when the action is all around you... New York Times

Tours and Activities
Hola Yola: Cool New Yogurt Spot Debuts in DC
Washington D.C.'s new, one-off Yola yogurt parfait bar near Dupont Circle is a great way to start the day... Travel and Leisure

Greece's soothing hot springs
Greece's many mineral-rich therapeutic sites have been a lure since ancient times. Take a whirlwind tour of four of these... LA Times

Cultural revelation and a good soak in St. Petersburg
Russians alternate between steam rooms and icy pools at traditional bathhouses... LA Times

10 great places for post-ski nightlife
Grabbing a snack and drink after a day on the slopes is such a time-honored tradition that it has a name: apres ski... USA Today

Couples retreat is an Rx intimacy 
Any combination of things can turn a once-sizzling union into a back-burner one.... USA Today

Cruise
Mexico man arrested in cruise employee's death
A Mexican man has been detained in the death of a Royal Caribbean cruise employee who was discovered drowned in the sea off the resort island of Cozumel... Washington Post

Is Regent Seven Seas close to ordering a new cruise ship?
The owners of Regent Seven Seas Cruises are talking about placing a new ship order for the three-vessel luxury brand... USA Today

Iconic Skywalkers Nightclub to be removed from Grand Princess
Princess Cruises will remove the iconic Skywalkers Nightclub from the 2,600-passenger Grand Princess when the ship undergoes a major refurbishment this spring... USA Today

Transportation
Qantas may face pilot strike as talks falter 
While Qantas searches for ways to reinvigorate its deteriorating international business, it now faces a damaging pilots' strike...Sydney Morning Herald 

Airlines 'cancel early and often' tactic pays off 
Airlines' strategy to cancel flights early and often ahead of bad weather paid off in December... Seattle Times

Slapstick in the skies
Ashley Halsey III wrote a story reporting that the number of air-traffic-control errors recorded nationwide increased in fiscal year 2010 by 51 percent, to 1,869... MSN.com

Search for Low Airfares Gets More Competitive
The familiar world of online air travel search is about to get a major shake-up... New York Times

Lodging
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Joint Venture Enters Into a Standstill Agreement
Morgans Hotel Group Co. announced that subsidiaries of the joint venture through which it holds a minority interest in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas have entered into a Standstill and Forbearance Agreement... PR Newswire

Risk of identity theft in hotel declines
Hotels are no longer the No. 1 target of hackers in their quest to steal credit card information ... USA Today

Ravella hotel puts contemporary twist on former Ritz-Carlton
When guests start checking into the new Ravella hotel they'll find much of the Italian-inspired decor of the old Ritz-Carlton but with some more contemporary flourishes... Las Vegas Sun

Other and Odd
Whole coastline of Namibia is designated a national park
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