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TRO Travelgram: June 1
06-01-2012
Destinations
Friday, June 1
48 Hours In: Verona
The Verona summer festival is one of the highlights of the operatic calendar. You could hardly find a more magnificent venue than the Arena, the Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city... The Independent
Paris - The art of getting lost in the City of Light
I knew as I wandered the streets, winding through markets and crowds, that I would find the bakery eventually, but at that moment I was lost. And I loved it... Globe and Mail
36 Hours in Oxford, England
Oxford is not a college town - it is the college town. Its namesake university's 38 colleges are so steeped in scholarly history they make Harvard and Yale seem like baby-faced freshmen... New York Times
Tours and Activities
The official after-party
The journey from life into death has an audience in this remote Indonesian area and Maria Visconti gets a front-row seat... Sydney Morning Herald
The Big Six: European wine hotels
The six best places in Europe to tour and experience wineries while enjoying relaxing resorts... The Independent
Cruise
Azamara to Tweak Policy After Cruise Critic Members Gripe About Unwanted Phone Calls From Travel Agents
Azamara Club Cruises upset past passengers and prospects when it began sharing their contact information with a third-party travel agency without permission or notification... CruiseCritic.com
Cruising From Britain On The Rise
Cruising from Britain has never been so popular - more than 650 cruises are due to depart from ports in these fair isles this year...CruiseCritic.com
New Carnival cruise ship, Breeze, to debut this weekend
Industry giant Carnival today took delivery of its newest cruise ship, the 3,690-passenger Carnival Breeze... USA Today
Transportation
26 bus operators shuttered over public safety concerns
The Department of Transportation, which oversaw the investigation, called the shutdown order of 26 bus operators in the Northeast the "largest single safety crackdown in the agency's history" in a press release issued Thursday... MSN.com
Airlines to Congress: 'Stop looking at us as a cash cow'
The airline industry warned Congress on Thursday against heaping new taxes on them, saying transport and tourism are too important to the U.S. economy to be hamstrung with higher taxes or more regulation... USA Today
American Eagle jet skids off O'Hare runway; no injuries
An American Eagle regional that reported mechanical problems veered off the runway after it returned to Chicago O'Hare this morning, according to WLS TV of Chicago... USA Today
Report: US Airways eyes new options for American merger
US Airways' interest in merging with American Airlines is back in the news today... USA Today
Lodging
8 cool hotels that used to be forts
Historic forts were often set up on high elevations or perched at the edges of bodies of water-in other words, places that have amazing views. Lucky for us, many of these buildings are now historic hotels... MSN.com
Marriott inks deal to run Gaylord Hotels
The deal that Marriott International announced this morning with Gaylord Hotels potentially provide Marriott with another $1 billion a year in revenue... USA Today
Other and Odd
San Jose, Calif., airport hotels prostitution sting target
San Jose police arrested 32 people in a city-wide prostitution sting that included hotels near San Joses international airport, the San Jose Mercury News reports... USA Today
To tip, or not to tip? Here's some advice on a meaty subject
The question of how much - or whether - to tip for meals in foreign countries continues to generate indigestion among well-intentioned American travelers... USA Today
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Marketing a travel agency website
A web site is a great marketing tool for your travel agency - if anyone can find it. Today, we will discuss how to properly cross market your site with your other marketing efforts... USA Today
