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TRO TravelGram - June 29
06-29-2011
Destinations
Wednesday, June 29
Obama to draw more tourists to overburdened Bali
US President Barack Obama is this year expected to be one of millions of visitors to Indonesia's resort island of Bali... Yahoo Travel News
Have a radical time in Berkeley, Calif.
For a one-time hotbed of protest, this liberal college town is pretty chill these days... Yahoo Travel News
36 Hours in St.-Tropez
The capacity to indulge in this Mediterranean resort town is notching upward with new hotels, party spots and restaurants...New York Times
Tours and Activities
Eating Myself Silly
Adam Platt looks back on a lifetime of exotic, magical, and strangely soothing food... Conde Nast Traveler
Five festive ideas for July 4
Here are five picks guaranteed to please without busting the budget... CNN
Philadelphia: City tour mixes murals and meals
Here's a city excursion with appeal for culture vultures, foodies and altruists alike... LA Times
The Hidden Route to Machu Picchu
Join the crowds and take the easy way up Machu Picchu. Or follow the trail of early explorers and see a handful of rarely seen Incan masterpieces... New York Times
Cruise
A historic waterway unlocked
Go without the flow: that is the beauty of canal travel... The Independent
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Flunks CDC Inspection
A human hair in an ice machine, "extremely dirty" water in a pool, chemicals stored near napkins and paper cups and even a few errant cockroaches... CruiseCritic.com
Budget brand Carnival aces health inspections
It may be less pricey, but that doesn't mean it's less clean... USA Today
Transportation
Police: Flier impersonated U.S. soldier to win upgrade
Police arrested a Long Island man this past Friday on charges that he impersonated a U.S. soldier... USA Today
Babies banned from first class, No swearing we're Delta, TSA hassles
What a week it was in the friendly skies... Yahoo Travel News
Lodging
The Big Six: Celebrity stays
From Donna Karan's The Sanctuary to the former estate of Frank Sinatra... The Independent
Istanbul hotels: four of the best
From a former palace to stylish boutique hotels, the best places to stay in Istanbul... Telegraph (London)
Battlesteads, Hexham: hotel review
Battlesteads, a village hostelry with a green heart in Northumberland... Telegraph (London)
Other and Odd
'Agritourism' becomes a growing portion of many farms' profits
For all the talk about sustainable agriculture these days, most small farms are not self-sustaining in a very basic sense: They can't make ends meet financially without relying on income from jobs off the farm... Seattle Times
Dive boat leaves US tourist 30 miles off Australia's shore
An American tourist on a snorkeling trip to see Australia's Great Barrier Reef was left behind by his tour boat while about 30 miles offshore... MSN.com
Mo. high court sides with travel firms in tax case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with several online travel companies in a dispute over hotel and tourism taxes... Yahoo Travel News
New travel passes mean more choices, less money
Travel passes called Go Select by Smart Destinations, which takes the traditional city travel pass (pay one price to visit a set list of sites for a certain number of days) and lets vacationers pick out only the attractions they want... Yahoo Travel News
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Public Relations for Travel Agents - How to Interest Media
Why is it that some travel agencies consistently manage to garner good press coverage while others don't? Smart travel agents that know how
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