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TRO TravelGram - Aug 16
08-16-2011
Destinations
Tuesday, August 16
An essential guide to Berlin
Expert advice on what to see plus reviews of hotels to match every budget... Telegraph (London)
Sizzling summer in Death Valley
Summertime in Death Valley. Breathing hurts a little. The wind blows heavy like a hair dryer. The asphalt sizzles... Seattle Times
Port Townsend lives it up
Mention Port Townsend, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, and wooden boats and old houses come to mind... Seattle Times
Tours and Activities
Philly Zoo unveils new Treetop Trail
A new network of stainless steel mesh tunnels allows adorable monkeys to stray far from their usual cages... MSN.com
Walton-backed museum sends ripples across USA
At first glance, Bentonville -- population 35,000 -- seems an unlikely setting for a world-class art museum... USA Today
Border Patrol secrets revealed at Texas museum
No matter what side of the immigration debate you're on, this museum is a fascinating stop worth a detour... USA Today
Cruise
Canadian Line to Launch Round-Cuba Cruises
In a new chapter of the on-off love affair between cruise lines and Cuba, a Canadian tour operator has announced that it will launch week-long voyages out of Havana for the winter season...CruiseCritic.com
Photo tour: A look inside Windstar Cruises' Wind Spirit
Powered by diesels and sails, Windstar Cruises MSY Wind Spirit is an intimate luxury cruise ship with its own marina... USA Today
Transportation
57 Indian airline pilots found to be 'tipsy' ahead of flying
More than 50 Indian airline pilots were found to have excessive alcohol levels just before they were about to take the cockpit controls... Telegraph (London)
Muslims often put on no-fly list without explanation
The calls have reached a point of repetitive regularity for civil rights lawyer Gadeir Abbas: A young Muslim American, somewhere in the world, is barred from boarding an airplane... MSN.com
FAA denies altering LaGuardia's safety zone
The Federal Aviation Administration denied Monday charges it had altered a runway protection zone around New York's LaGuardia airport to accommodate a controversial New York City garbage transfer center... CNN
Lodging
MGM Resorts aims to demolish tower
Casino company seeks approval to demolish the defective Harmon hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip, concluding it's not worth the time, money or effort to salvage the building and open... MSN.com
Green hotel dreams: garbage in, energy out
Unlike most hotel guests, Shawn Seipler spends a lot of time thinking about the wasted resources left behind after he checks out of a hotel... MSN.com
Virtuoso agents' 'hotelier of the year' nominees
Five general managers are up for the "hotelier of the year" award to be revealed Wednesday night by Virtuoso, the luxury travel agent network... USA Today
Other and Odd
10 popular travel scams around the world
You may have heard of, or fallen victim to, the old "catch my baby while we pick your pockets" scheme. The new class of tourist rip-off makes that look like chump change... MSN.com
What to look for in a travel credit card
In the world of credit cards, there's an array of choices... USA Today
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Setting expectations and exceeding them
The most difficult marketing hurdles travel agents face are the misapprehensions of their clients... Travel Research Online
Today in History
August 16, 1964 Sports Illustrated
On this day in 1964, Sports Illustrated published its first issue...Travel Research Online
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