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TRO TravelGram - May 5
05-05-2011
Destinations
Thursday, May 5
Bucharest Essentials
The word on Bucharest is that it's ugly, gritty, grimy -- and parts of it are. But don't make do with first impressions...IndependentTraveler.com
Go green, go Mayan on a trip with the kids to Mexico
Visit temples, tromp through the jungle and swim in a cenote ...MSN.com
Paradise in Aeolian islands
Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Campbell flock to this archipelago off the northeastern shore of Sicily ... MSN.com
Tours and Activities
Pebble Beach Food & Wine
The fourth-annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine, a four-day festival in one of the most beautiful settings: Monterey, California, just ended.... Travel and Leisure
What do Napoleon and Lady Gaga have in common?
Both have been favorites at Madame Tussauds wax museums in different eras... USA Today
Cruise
Cruise Mystery: Is a Royal Caribbean Ship Headed for a New Korean Cruise Line?
According to a report in the Korea Herald, a local travel company, All That Cruise, is acquiring a ship from an "overseas cruise line" to begin operating in January 2012 under the name of Hallyu Star...CruiseCritic.com
Coast Guard halts search for missing cruise ship passenger
Ship's video footage shows 63-year-old woman jumping overboard ... MSN.com
Transportation
Strike to halt Italian flights, trains on Friday
Italy's national carrier Alitalia says it is taking measures to guarantee intercontinental flights during a nationwide strike Friday called by the powerful CGIL union confederation... Seattle Times
Traveler's Aide: Typo on ticket trips travelers
Officially, name changes are not allowed on airline tickets because tickets are not transferable from one passenger to another... USA Today
Frequent flier challenge: How to get the flights you want
If the stories circulating around company water coolers are true, frequent-flier miles are worse than useless... USA Today
Lodging
America's best affordable hotels
From an antebellum mansion in South Carolina to Las Vegas hot spots ... MSN.com
How much!?! Watch out for hidden hotel fees
Final bill might include charges for everything from parking to early check-in ... MSN.com
Some hotels don't live up to online hype
With the rapid growth of the Internet, many travelers rely on hotel photos and marketing descriptions... USA Today
Other and Odd
Space tourism craft reaches glide-test milestone
High over the Mojave Desert, the stubby-winged SpaceShipTwo bent itself into a near-right angle shape and plunged nearly straight downward for more than a minute before unfolding and gliding to a runway landing before an excited crowd... USA Today
Why We Travel
Readers share their stories... New York Times
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Sales Training for Travel Agents - Visualization
Is it true practice makes perfect? In almost every endeavor, the more you perform a particular task, the better your skills become...Travel Research Online
Today in History
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo ("5th of May") commemorates the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862... Travel Research Online